Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-17
Jefferson Senator Offers Bill Creating Honorary
 Charities Commission.
WOULD LET STATE
 FARMS PAY TAXES
Jefferson Senator Passes Two Bills at Night Session and Introduces Two, One Authorizing Pen
 Board to Pay Leyee Tax.

Little Rock, Feb. 16.-The only new bill introduced in the senate in the afternoon came from Senator Creed Caldwell of Jefferson, who vaultcd over the house business rule long enough to send up bill providing for the creation of the Arkansas charities and correction commission to be com posed of seven members, at least two to be women. The members are to serve without remuneration, and an appropriation of $5, GOO to cover the ex- penses incurred in two years during investigation of conditions at the state charitable and penal institutions is provided for in the bill.
 The measure, which is somewhat similar to the Adams bill, defeated in the house yesterday, was introduced by Mir. Caldwell at the request of sociological workers, who are anxious to improve conditions in the institu- tions. Governor Brough favors such a commission, and charges concern ing the hospital for the insane. the penal farm and other institutions 1n- dicate that inspection and report to the legislature by an unbiased. un- intimidated body is about the only way the public will ever learn the truth of actual conditions at these places.
 Senator Caldwell's reputation as a debater and his known ability and willingness to keep fighting until he succeeds causes friends of the plan to have great hopes that the bill will become law.
 The Riggs bill, permitting women to vote in primaries, which passed the house Thursday, was read twice in the senate and without objection re- ferred to the committee on elections. State Farms to Pay Taxes. At the night session tonight Senator Caldwell passed bills creating road improvement district Nos. IS and 19 of Jefferson county, and introduced bill l to permit the penitentiary commission to pay from penitentiary funds assess ments for levee construction levied against the state penal farm proper ties, and another for the creation of Special School District No. IT.
 The senate passed eight senate bills, read three house bills and received IS new measures at the session before adlourning until Monday. Among the new senate bills are two affecting in- Surance companies, one to permit cltes to grant sewer franchises and one prohibiting the shipment of liquor ihto the state, or maintaining lockers.
 Frlday afternoons session of the senate was featureless. There was nothing to compare it with the morn s ,as session, in which the McFerrin Olll appropriating $496,O0o for road Work to secure federal aid. was passed. The afternoon session started lale because most of the members paruclpated in the review of the First seslment, A. N. G., and it was hum u'uih or local bills thereafter.
 Bone Dry" in Danger.
 '1st oefore noon adjournment Sena- ;t. W. Jones called up his bill to regulate naae ne,aat vendors. This bill was pro- Suseu w"" Dy mayors of several cities, and h,.s Ss primarily to exclude certain Sana or horse traders. but in amend ,as tae present statute, Senator Jones tvped much from the old, and men, Ssme. Sneu the regulation of "ale shops" sna'of t;ma Caldwell asked for further drus' r,s' as this might nullify the "bone Wb,u WI ana all prohibition legislation. aft0al h.n tne senate returned for the amou ,uoon Senator Jones offered an woraa aaiaent to his bill so that the tha 'as ale shop were omitted, and
 " amendment was adopted.
 seaelendum seneldum on Varsity Removal.
 to senator e;na Alexander caused business ArIas p'ck up among the University of tha aaasas hs' lobbyists when he called for form M Olll permitting Pulaski county to burnosa an improvement district for the nn;S rIse or raising $1,OO0,O0O to erect lion na'nerslty me in this county. Ob1ec- coula n was a made that no general bills Inc S;, pe considered on house day, so
 by cOn oaa went over until Monday, when
 nent atuseat @a it Will come up for amend
 prouos,tie @ me amendment is to refer the
 ttSSUs,.lon tSa nIs'a to the voters of Arkansas
 The The next sa general election.
 Ter Ie nc. senate then in rapid fire or
 By p'sSed Ms thu the following house bills:
 brandas MT. osborne-To protect un-
 By Ba.9 ~tle cattle straying from range.
 oaambliss-To permit quorum