Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-16
Senator Brown Proposes to Drop Word Male" From
 Existing Statute.
CALDWELL OFFERS
 LOCAL ROAD BILL
Jefferson Senator Proposes Measure Creating District No. fJ to (om- Dletr Roads to Sheridan
 and Princeton.

Little Rock, Jan. 16.-Seldom does a senate adopt house methods of doing business, but this session there is Il prepondcrence of graduates from the lower body in the senate, and house procedure has been invoked in the upper branch of the assembly in q way as to expedite business. The senate Monday afternoon adopted q rule to introduce bills on roll call, and within hour there after the roll had been through twice and 17 bright and shining new billAhad been placed in the hands of Secretary Langley and were either sent to committees or placed in position 70 be called up for passage with another reading. This is the first time within the mem ory of the oldest legislator that a senate introduced bills on a roll Gall. It has been customery for any sena- tor who could get recognition to send up bill, and then start yelling again, with the hope of getting two over within short time.
 Many of the bills introduced Mon day afternoon we're highly important and most of them are statewide in ma l change some existing statute of the digest, affecting legal procedure One : measure, introduced by Senator Brown, appeared as harmless as a Holfford bond, on the face of it, but when it was taken to the Digest, I developed into measure to permit women to practice law in Arkansas The bill merely drops the word male" out of the existing state law thus permitting women to practice in the courts.
 Senator Adamson introduced a bill placing under the control of the su- preme court of Arkansas, all eXami nations for admittance to practice law. This takes examination from the minor courts of the state. though the supreme court, if the bill passes may make rules, delegating authority to the courts as in the past,
 A bill to prevent the setting aside of judgments on the ground of mis direction of jury or improper admis- sion or rejeotion of evidence, was in troduced by Senator Greenhouse. Senator Owens introduced bill regulating the manner in which ap peals may be taken from justice courts; and Senator 'Ponder sent up a bill making lawful the contracts be tween attorneys and clients for fees
 Want Committee Named.
 Senator Rogers introduced another bill to regulate liens.
 The senate judiciary committee not having been appointed, the members who have bills referred to this body began to show a restless disposition and to ask for bills to be recalled an6 plac led on third reading.
 Senator Bush was fortunate with his railroad lien law, it being called back and passed without much opposition
 Senator Smith introduced in the senate the administration constitu tional convention bill, which Gov C H. Brough has placed before all othe. bills that he desires to see passed. Th' bill calls for the convention to be helf November 19, with an election of dele gates June 26. There are to be II: members, ten from the state at large and each county having representa- ton as now in the house of represen tatives.
 Senator King introduced bill regu lating fraternal insurance and pre- venting an increase of rates ove' those quoted at the time the insurance is issued
 For Special Road District. Senator Caldwell introduced a bil creating Road Improvement distriol No. 19 in Jefferson county, to con strct highways to close the gaps il the Pine Bluff and Sheridan and Pine Bluff and Princeton highways. Th' commissioners for the district namec in the bill are: Wm. Richen, J. w Cardor Ralph Robinson, Jacob Bain Peter Windor, l.. E. Cheek and J. w Moring.
 Among the local bills were thos' by Senator Rogers of Logan to cleo road overseers, and Burgess, to ereq 8 $25,000 depot at Atkins.