The Little River news., 1917-01-24
UNIVERSAL RE-
 M0VAL BILL UP
Legislators May Also Vote OF Measure For Constitutional Convention this Week; Bill Up to Work County
 Roads By Contract.

Little Rock, Jan. 22-Interest in legislative proceedings this week is expected to center in the Senate's ac- tion on the vacation appointments of ] former Governor Hays, which probab- N ly will be token up in the executive q session today and in the action on var s ious bills, regulating liquor, the most @ drastic of these, the "bone dry' mea- sure, which has been introduced in both houses, is expected to be called up in the house today. Temperance Organizations plan to have a delega- ton in the house galleries.
 To Press Bill to Move U. of A The first indication of the sentiment fof the assembly on the bill for removal lof the University of Arkansas to Lit itle Rock is expected the last of this week, when supporters of the measure ] plan to call it up for passage in the | Senate. No predictions have been made regarding the disposition of the l measure.
 Another important bill that may come up in the Senate is Senator Smiths bill for a constitutional con- vention. It will have the support of administration leaGers and several of che reutrals in the Senate, anl it is believed the bill will pass that body. 50 jar no similar bill has been intro d Laced in the house.
 Have Introduced 373 Bills.
 The first two weeks of the legislature probably set a record in both houses for the number of bills introduced. In the Senate 139 bills were introduced, and in the house 234, more than half the number introduced in each house in the 1915 session. In the Senate 3S Senate bills and 13 house bills were passed In the house 34 house bills and IS Senate bills were passed.
 Calendars Make Hit.
 Official house and Senate calendars which have been authorized to be printed and laid on the desks of the members every Monday and Thursdays in an innovocation which has met with great favor. The calendars give the status of every pending bill, the bills signed by the governor, and other in- formation. The plan was originated ty Representative Burt Brooks of Pu- laski county. The first Senate calen- oar and the second house calendar will } appear this morning.
 To Work Roads by Contract.
 Representative Shockley of Saline has proposed a system for the working :, Of the public highways in House Bill No. 19S, which he, believes will solve the problem of effective good reads building. It provides that all public roads shall be worked by contract, let to the lowest bidder. Each political township shall constitute a road dis trict and there shall be three road commissioners elected for each at the general elections. holding office for two years They shall be paid $50 a day for each day actually employed. They shall meet in February to- re- ceive bids for the construction and re- pair of roads. The county judge is made ex-officio county road commits sioner Roads shall be classified as first. second and third class, depend ent upon the amount of traffic passing over them. The county judge is em- powered to contract with the contrac- tor for the use of county prisoners. All taxes collected under the three mill tax for road purposes from rail roads, road beds, rolling stock, tele- graph companies, palace or sleeping car companies and express companies shall be paid into the county treasury as a general road fund to be appor- toned to the various districts on a milage basis. All male citizens sub ject to road duty shall be exempt, but shall pay an annual road tax of $3.
 WEDDING AT WILTON