Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-28
House G Passes Bill Requiring Candidate to Announce
 Business Connection.
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iSeiiator Ctley's Measure, Providing Tor Compulsory Education and Free Books for Needy, Passes
 House, 63 to 26.

hOuht, O0 to 26.
 Little Rock, Feb. 27.-By vote of
 oo to l6, the house this morning passed
 the Dill by Holloway and Waggoner tc require the candidates for delegates tc
 the constitutional convention to file g
 sworn statement with the county
 clerk, to be published at the expense or the candidate, showing his affila- tlon. as attorney, officer, director or stock holder, with any corporation.
 speaker Cazort took the floor in op- position to the bill, declaring that since o4 members had signed the bill, there was little use in opposing it. But thought, many would conclude that ne believed that on sober second they had acted hastily, and that it was not a good bill. He argued that the time has come when the dema- Gogue,s efforts to stir up strife and prejudice between the corporations and the masses must stop if the state IS to make an yprogress. Capital should be invited and encouraged, in- stead of antagonized, and corpora tons, which are the creatures of the state, should not be held up to exc cratlon as criminals. He said the adoption of the bill would help defeat the constitution, and that it will have enough troubles without adding this unjust burden.
 MT. Waggoner, speaking for the bill, argued that there is no proper ob- 1ectlo nto it, and that the people have right to know whether a candidate represents corporate interests. "The man who is ashamed to state in the public press what his corporate affili- atlons are has no right to sit in the convention" said MT. Waggoner. Raises False Issue. MT. Adams of Phillips said he had no connection with any corporation, but that the bill raised false issue. The men who run for election as dele gates are well known in their own To- calities, and this bill is therefore use- less and would have a tendency to rouse unjust prejudices.
 MT. Cheats, of White, who opposed the bill calling for constitutional con- vention, opposed this bill also, de- claring that they must be constantly on guard against schemes to increase the tax burdens of the state. MT. Choate will probably be a candidate for delegate.
 MT. Osborne spoke against the bill, Saying that he helped draft the bill calling the convention, and that he considered it had been adequately safeguarded, so that all classes of cit lzens might be represented. It would be an unnecessary expense to require such affidavits, and there are many good meny of irreprochable interg- rity and honor who would decline to make the race rather than to disclose their private affairs.
 MT. Allen of Cleburne, said he had signed the bill and was not ashamed of it, and denied that the people are prejudiced against corporations. A man who would be beaten by dem agogue who would use such argu- menus against him would not be strong enough to sit in a constitutional con ventlon. Ellis of Randolph also>spoke for the bill.
 Newton and Niven Vote No.
 The bill was then passed by vote of 63 to 16, those voting against it be- ing Representatives Adams, Buchan- an, Gentry, Hardage, Hudson, Hum- hrey, Leigh, McInturff, Newton, Niv- en, Osborne, Smith, Trawick, Thane, Willis and Cazort.
 The Norfleet bill to remove the bar of limitations and ultra wires against proceedings brought against the St. Franics Levee district was amended to strike out "ultra vires," and to re- fer the bill to the people. The Nor fleet bill providing for the organiza- tion of the St. Francis Valley I'm provement district was amended by striking out the provision for levying taxes of one cent on each town lot and acre of land, and 5 cents on each mile of railroad, for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out the pro- visions of the act.
 The bill by Senator Utley to pro- vide for compulsory school attend ance, and to furnish free school text books to children unable to buy them, was passed by vote of 63 to 26, af- ter stenuous opposition on thepa Tt of representatives from counties where there is an excess of negro children.
 To Amend Bridge Bill.
 Representative Mage of Jefferson introduced bill Monday night to amend the bill recently passed amend ing the act creating the Jefferson County Bridge district. The original amendment made the commissioners elective, and provided that the coun- ty tax collector, clerk and treasurer should serve the district without ad- ditional compensation. It was amend ed by Senator Caldwell to require that the taxes be extended on the regular rolls. Since then it has been discov- cred that a new assessment would be necessary, or there would likely be an increase in the tax if assessed as other taxes. The Magee amendment is to permit the use of separate tax book as heretofore.
 Bills Passed.
 By Senator Utley, to provide that prosecuting attorneys may be remov- ed from office upon indictment for criminal offenses.
 By Brown to permit women to prac-