Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16
House Defeats Measure In- tended to Effect Reforms
 in State Institutions.
WOMEN SUFFRAGE
 BILL IS ADOPTED
innropriations of Several Millions Asked in Measures Offered in House Yesterday-Niven Hotel In.
 spectiOn Bill Goes Thru.

Governor BrOugh's measures went down in defeat this afternoon, when the house, by vote of 35 to 39, re- fused to pass the Adams bill pro- viding for the appointment of a con- mission to make survey of the char itable and penal institutions of the state This was done notwithstand- ing the fact that during the discus sion, special message was read from the governor, urging the pas sage Of the bill. The chief opposition came from MT. Waggoner and others of like mind, who declared that it was only a scheme to create more salaried office for hungry politicians, and to stir up strife in the institu- tions of the state.
 Appropriation Measures.
 Appropriation bills aggregating be- tween three and four million dollars were introduced in the house yester- day. All of them must be passed on by the budget committee, which will shave them down several hundred thousand dollars, and then they must pass through the crucible of the bat tle-ax brigade and the economy squad Of the house, so that the amounts carried in the bills represent only small part of what will reach the governor. The totals were given on only few of the bills, so that v was not possible to secure an esti- mate of the aggregate amount. Among the bills are the following:
 General appropriation bill, ap- proximating $2,000,000.
 Northeast and Northws st tick eradi- cation districts, $7S,00O.
 General deficiency bill.
 State hospital for nervous disease, about s700,00O
 For printing l. and R. amendments and measures, $36,00O. CPassed.)
 For printing orders for railroad commission. s1,732.
 Medical school deficiency, $4,O71.92.
 Expenses of general assembly, $25,- 900 additional.
 Refund to estate James R. Henry or Hampstead county for taxes er- roneously paid, $1,159. OPassed)
 MT. Harrison, chairman of the con- mittee on budget, said the general bill nad not been passed upon by the committee. and when members were heard to express surprise at the large amounts demanded, he said the com mlttee would cut at least $150,000 rom 1t before it came to the house TOT consideration.
 Woman Suffrage Favored.
 Ine house passed the Riggs suf- lrage bill by a vote of 71 to 19, to per- mt lelt women to vote in primary elec- nons There was a flood of oratory TOT and against, principally for, for 'le delegation of hundreds of women ~ao thronged the galleries.
 me vote on the Riggs bill follows:
 Ayes-Adams, Alexander, Allen, A.narews. Baxter, Bell, Bland, Brin- oa, Brooks, Buchanan, Cardwell, varter' Chambliss, Collier, Copelan1, % Howard, Craig, Creekmore, Curtis, uavls' Davis of Monroe, Elliott, Ellis, w Hempstead, Emerson, French, Frv, ny' naaNy' Harrison, Held Holloway, Rnunnleutt. Jarrad, Johnson, Josephs, Meaurlck, Koonce, Leigh, Limbeckec, aeev Maees, Mathis, McFarlin, McFerrin, aua %vulll, Meador, Moore of Independ- M'.. SHce. Moore of Yell, Mosley, Newton, v.a. pon1 Norfleet, Osborne, Phillips, poa.' ppoa.er' Ranking, Riggs, Robbins, SSs' SSUsels' Ross, Rowland Scrimshire, raaer' Ws;.' Shockley, Smith. Thane, Wade yor, yMm,te' Williams, Willis, Wilson. iork; total, 71.
 chso hMsootes-Ashley. Atkinson, Burrow, Co1m1, Ca.e, copeland of lizard, Davis of donh dSh'ola' Doyle, Ellis of Ran SSra.,, SSpn, Hardage, Harris, Henry, Hum- S.awss, Svs, McCulloch, McInturff, Shinn, Mr Me"sns. ea Vinson waggoner Wagon. ! , Mas speaker; total, 19.
 centsu ts Votlng-Babb, Burnett, Coker. Owan.s Os' Gunnell, Hudson, Willard, ens, Plemmons, Trawick r,. Text Book Bill Passes. c,aa ae house concurred in the Bland- teyt ttnnore n bill for the uniformity of msnt Oooks, providing for the appoints sion ol a state text book commits niss;eIN sae Norfleet bill to appoint com suns .oa 10 investigate the sale of distr;ot.a tanos in the St. Francis levee tee or w, was referred to the commit
 M revees and drainage.
 Harrison introduced a bill to
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