The Prescott daily news., 1917-03-06

and Senatorial courtesy, when the Senate refused to permit Senators Hester and King, whose district alone was affected, to indefinitely postpone the Held bill, from the House, to ere ate a municipal lighting improvement district in Fort Smith. Senator King of Logan county, called the bill up for consideration and Senator Hester of fered the motion for indefinite post ponement.
 Senator Hester explained that the business interests of Fort Smith, as well as the property owners, and the factories of the outlying districts were against the bill, and presented petitions from any widows and prop erty owners, as well as letters from the Commercial Club of Fort Smith and civic interests. He stated that he had offered to amend the bill to leave the question to the property owners of the district, but that the author of the bill declined to accept such an amendment, insisting upon the refer endum to all the people. Senator Hes ter explained that he was willing to take the blame for the death of the bill and begged that he be given the courtesy that had been shown to every other member of the Senate by being permitted to handle alone the affairs of his district
 Senator King joined in the plea of Senator Hester. saying that his dis trict was affected by Van Buren secur- ing light from the Fort Smith plant, and the people in Van Buren wanted the bill killed
 Senator Rogers declared that he had been drawn into the controversy by having constituents who owned property in Fort Smith, and whose property would be seriously injured by the failure of the bill to pass.
 Senator Caldwell urged that the usual courtesy be extended to Sena- tor Hester and replied rather curtly to questions from Senator Rogers as to what he would do in ismilar circum- stances. He stated that if his con stituents owned property in Fort Smith he would let them look to Sen ator Hester for protection and then settle with him for what action was taken.
 The Senate refused to entertain the Hester motion to indefinitely post pone, and Senator Hester gave notice that on the following day he would ask reconsideration. Senator Adam son. in the chair ruled that notice of reconsideration would not bar further procedure on the bill, and Senator Rogers moved that the bill be advanc- ed to it's third reading. At this point several Senators objected to an effort to use the steam roller on Senator Hester, and were instrumental in se- curing a delay until Tuesday morning when all the members might be pres ent to vote upon the bill. Senator Smith and Senator Bush had very pointed war of words in which per sonalties were indulged in before the motion to postpone prevailed.
 Four new bills were introduced Monday afternoon, one by Senator Hester to regulate cattle dipping in Sebastian county; one by Senator Jones to appropriate $40,0OO to con struct buildings and maintain the in- dustrial school for girls; one by Sena- tor Cabiness to suppress disorderly houses; one by Senator Caldwell to create a no fence district in Jefferson county.
 Quite a few House bills were pass ed, and the Carter bill to pay to the common school fund Sl50,000, the amount due under the settlement of the 16th Section grant from the gov ernment.