The Prescott daily news., 1917-02-09
STATE SENATE
 DISREGARDS WORK.
 lNGMAN'S WHISTLE
Pass Jones Bill to Work COnvicts on Highways-Carter Text Book Commission Bill Made Subject for Amendment.

whistles blew for working men to cease toll at 5:30 Thursday evening, the members of the State Senate re- fused to heed, and kept right on with the introduction and passage of bills, l matters of general interest getting 1 little more consideration than local | bills, and wheelbarrow load of bills | passed in an hour or so. Some mem- bers of the Senate declared that it was | certain they would die in the House anl it was easier to call the roll and permi them to pass than it was to argue the question.
 The Senate passed the Jones bill to work the convicts on the State high ways, where a week ago it killed similar measure, and those who fought it the former time, voted for it now, saying it would hardly be considered in the House, which has other road legislation along the same line.
 The Carter text book commission bill was made the subject for amend ment, ty Senator Caldwell, requiring the company supplying the books u sell them 25 per cent cheaper than they are now being sold in the state Senator Carter declared that he would rather have his bill tossed into the waste basket than have the amend ment, but he got it on roll call. Senator Carter then gave notice that he would ask for reconsideration. The Caldwell amendment was knocked
 off the House text book bill by MT.
 Bland, the day before, but Senator
 Caldwell had in the meantime con-
 vinced the majority that lis amend
 ment was necessary to get cheaper
 text books.
 An amusing condition arose when
 Senator Johnston sought to have
 some joke amendments taken off the
 Burnett bill requiring railroads to
 bury the carcasses of animals killed on their rights of way. This bill was
 amenled several days ago by provid- ing befitting funerals for house cats and canary birds. It was again amended to substitute cremation for burial. Senator Johnston found he could not get the amendments off as the authors refused to yield. and the time had elapsed for reconsideration.
 He then had to make the bill special order in order that it be passed and sent over to the House to have the amendments knocked off.
 Other general bills passed were: By Mir. Hardage, to increase the corpora ton tax from 1-15 to 1-10 mills; Sen ator Greenhouse, to validate mar riages performed by non-registered ministers; by Senator Hester, requir- ing the mine operators to provide wash and change rooms for their em- ployes; Rogers, reducing tax on com mercial feed stuff by Senator Sims, regulating the use of motor driven vehicles in cities and making those operated for hire common carriers; and by Senator Davenport, to empow- CT guardians to extend mortgages or deeds of trust.
 The Senate chloroformed the Ed | mondson bill to change the manner of | students to the University | of Arkansas. The Edmondson bill | would have taken from the President | of the University the power to ap- point students to take up the defcien- cy resulting by different county judges not appointing the county's full quota. Senator Edmondson declared this would prevent Washington county having such large representation at the University, and thus reducing the attendance, and making the buildings sufficient to care for the needs of the institution, thus creating quite saw ing for the state. Only six members voted for the Edmondson bill, and % against.
 The King bill for the regulating of fraternal insurance organizations, and .the mfrom increasing their rates over the rate quoted at the time the member joined was also killed. It was argued that this would put all the fraternal insurance organizations out side the state within a few days. The Senate voted all but five members against the bill.
 Tho Rusb state aid for rura1 hiph