The log cabin Democrat., 1917-01-15
HARDY WORRItD Al
 COVtkhOR'S STAND ON LOCAL LEGISLATION
Faulkner Representatives Plans Up. set by Brough's Position Against
 Local Measures.
Special to the Log Cabin Democrat.


 Little Rock, Jan. 15.-The an- nouncement that Governor c. Il. Brough will require an enforcement of the constitutional provision for 30 days advertisement of local bills in the counties to which they pertain be- fore approving of them has consid- erably upset the plans of Dr. II. B. Hardy, representative of Faulkner county, who had prepared several bills of this character for introduc- tion
 The measure in which Dr. Hardy is most interested is salary bill for Faulkner county officers, but is is possible that this bill may not be passed, for the reason that there are no funds available with which to pay for the advertising, and the 30 days which must elapse after publi- cation before the bill can be intro duced would bring the legislature so near the time of adjournment that the passage of any measure through both houses would be difficult. Dr. Hardy stated yesterday, however, that he would present the governor with a copy of an interview by him published two weeks ago in the Log Cabin Democrat. in which he out lined the salary bill he proposed to introduce. and will endeavor to con- vince the executive that this was sufficient publication to comply with the governors stlpulations.
 The opening of the second week of the legislature sees that law-making body well on its way, with total of l01 bills and thirteen proposed con- stitutional amendments pending, and the first roll call not completed in the house for the introduction of the new mea sures. Pockets ana desks of members are bulging with bills that are waiting an opportunity to be in .rodueed, and they range all the way from forcing the Frisco to stop a train at Rudy to calling a consttu- tional convention.
 It is expected that the announced stand of Governor Brough on local legislation will have a great deal to do with that class of legislation. He declares that the evil of local Iegislation is one he proposes to overcome as far as possible, and that he will insist that any bill of that character must first nave been ad- vertised for 90 days in the community interested before he will consider it..
 A large proportion of the bills already introduced have been local measures, and comparatively few of the ruling of Governor Brough, it will be a waste of time to proceed further with them. and it is expect ed that the far-seeing legislator will withdraw his bill and proceed at once to advertise it in his home paper as provided by the constitution. Sev- en days of the session are already gone. and only 53 remain. Adver- tisements can be started this week, and 30 days will leave about three weeks at the end of the session for the consideration of a flood of local bills that each members will be anX- ious to have passed. At the last session there were aoout 800 bills, of which nearly 600 were local and special bills.
 The governor says that there is still time to comply with the law, which has been for years ignored One reason for the stand he has taken is the greater necessity of general Legislation, and another is that ire uuently a local bill, affecting only my own county, gentlemen, IS passed without investigation of the other members, although it contains iokers that are dangerous and unfair
 There are bills and proposed amendments pending to curb the evil of local legislation, one amendment providing that all matters affecting a county shall be left exclusively to the quorum court. But this is long and uncertain method of reaching it, while it is conceded that the constl- tution if its provisions were en- forced, is sufficient in itself to reach the required end.
 Dr. Hardy on Saturday introduced T general bill known as the pure seed" law. It provides for the in spection, tagging and guarantee shrubs, seeds, fruit trees and plants offered for sale. The measure IS known as house bill No. 6. It was read twice and referred to the com mittee on agriculture,
 Dr.. Hardy's first official action was the introduction of memorial, which was adopted by the house, urging congress to enact law pro |hibiting the shipment of liquors into