Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-02
LAWMAKERS FIND IT EASY ID GUT
 HOSPITAL BILL
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total, $5O9.0o0. He said il would be- economy to bore the wells. as the water for tho institution is now cost ing $S5 a day, or $3t ,05e year.
 Mr. Gentry offered an amendment to tho substitute to reduco the item Of current expense 10 Sl00oG0, which was finally adopted, and ,Ae house re- cessed
 The house receded from an amond- ment to the Whitaker bill to authorize bond issue of $15,00o for the St. Francis Drainage district. in which the senate refused to concur, and | placed the bill back on second read | ing for the adoption of further amendment by Mr. Craig of Craighcad and Mr. Curtis of Clay. This amend ment reduces the estimated benefits from $2,0OO ,0OO to $1,350. .000, and pro vides that no assessment shall be made to exceed S150 000 above the original assessment of $i,20Q,Q00 for betterments and benefits on tie real estate of the district.
 Objects to Being Voted When Absent.
 Mr. Choate of White county arose to a question of personal privilege, and said: When 1 came here l took an oath with my hand on the Bible to obey the laws. I object to being re- corded as voting on local bills. or any other bills, when l am not here to cast my vote. And l want to warn the speaker and the clerks not to put my name on the roll coll of any more local bills unless l cast it It is not right to come here with less than q quorum present and make the records show 9S votes cast on q pending bill. l NIr. Cla ck agreed with Mr Choaie.
 The Norfleet bill, to prohibit cotton oil companies from owning cotton gins, was passed by a vote of 34 tcl 30. The bill was at first designed as a general measure, but the following counties were exempted: Arkansas, Ashley, Boone, Bradley, Baxter, Clark Crawford, Cleveland, Calhoun, Craig head, Dallas, Desha, Scott. Little River, Lafayette, Johnson. Miller, Woodruff Van Buren, Independence, Izard White. Grant, Monroe, Jeffer- son, Sebastian, Cleburne, Lincoln Perry, Polk, Prairie, Drew, Searcy Yell, Logan, Hot Spring, LonOke, New ton, Sharp, Pulaski. Lee, Conway, Co., lumbia Nevada, Phillips, Hempsteal and Faulkner.
 Appropriation Bi!ls Passed.
 The following appropriation bills were passed:
 By budget committee $140000 for general deficiency.
 By budget committee GOO fol university maintenance.
 n hN cation of railroad commission orders
 Would Avoid Extra Session.
 There was warm debate over the order of business when the bill tC appropriate $29,2OO for the support and maintenance of the Reform school was called up for third reading and final passage. Several bills had been made special order for the forenoon including that Hardage bill to abolish the board of control and substitute an honorary board of charities, the Hester bill for gasoline inspection and the Vinson bill to make railroads liable for damage by fire in certain ] cases.
 Speaker Cazort ruled that appro- priation bills were privileged, and at any time should take precedence over special orders. "We have only six days left for work" said the speaker, "and we must get these appropriation bills out of the way or we will force aN extra session, and you know the peo- pie would never forgive or forget that Some of us must make concessions and sacrifices
 Mr. Hardage raised the point of or der that the Reform school bill was not privileged, and cited the house rules to the effect that privileged bills are only those for the support of the state government and the charitable institutions, and this being a penal in stitution would not come in that class. The speaker overruled the point of order, and on an appeal being taken from the ruling of the chair the chair was sustained by vote of i 45 to 23
 "It has been the custom all this year to hold appropriation bills as privileged, and it was the custom last session." said the speaker. 'I have done the best I could to get all neces- sary legislation through, and if you want to be criticised all over the state, refuse to sustain the chair anG force an extra session"