The Dermott news., 1917-03-01
SENATOR SIMS OF RAzEN AND SENATOR BURGESS OF RUS
 SEllVillE ARRESTED.
RELEASED ON S1O.OOO BOND
Senate Bill Relating to Trading Stamps and Coupons Alleged To Be Involved ir Bribery Charges. Not
 in Secretary of States Hands.
Little Rock

lslttle ROCK
 Circuit Judge Robert ]. Lea conven- ed the Pulaski County grand jury III special session to investigate charges of bribery lodged against Senators Burgess and Sims. Tha jury was sum moned in court before taking up the cases fled with them and instructed by Judge Lea 10 make thorough in vestigatioa us ali charges filed wi'h the jury alleging corruption in the Legislature
 II has been known for some time that two of the best known detectives, members of the Burns Detective Agen- cy of New York. were in Little Rock quietly invesugating certain bills pending in the Legislature. Senators Sims and Burgess, were released from custody oy Sl0,000 bonds The grand jury conducting the in vcStigafion is composed of (. r. Per. ric, vice president of the Union Trust Company. as foreman. (. ]. Lincoln I K runnah \ Rri7 lolari C ] Grif- fth. Y. M piNlev Q. l.. Enloe. l.. ! Baer Mark Valentine. Sam Tender. son. Thomas Steele, Ike kempner, lo- seph Jung. M. l klnelehaunt Kramer Darrach and John T. Ginnocchio
 Police say they saw the two sena- tors accept packages containing Sl GOO each when the arrest was made in dark alley in tbe downtown business district of Little Rock The money was given tho police charge. 10 sc cure suoDort against hill introduced In the Senate hv Senator Burgess which would place ? tax of Sl00 year on firms using trading stamps or col- pons
 Tho two Sona'e bills relating ;o trading stamps and coupons which aro declared by fha police to he in volved Tn fhe bribery charge against Senator Burgess and Senators Sims arc not in possession of tte secretary of the Senate. Ira C. Langley
 Tho sccret arv. who is required to keep all bills Tn his possession. else have receipts slowing to whom thov were given. searched for Senate bll No o52 and Senate bill No 30e both hv Senator Burgess ard both relating to trading stamps Neither could be found
 There is no record ef what became of Senate bill No @52 No receipt is in possession of the secretary and tho bill could not bo found in his files
 The other bill declared hv the DO lice to he the one for which tho fr '"red bribery wa attempted when tho TWO senators were arrested was rir- on to Senator S.ns few minutes be- fore o'clock Friday afternoon. a". 'ording 10 receipt held by Secro. ~v Langley of the Senate.
 Sen?tor Sims is chairman Of th" Committee or Public Service Corro. -atiors. to which both the trading "amp hill which referred for recon rendation as to whether they should pass
 On February % Senator Sims. act nF for the Committee on Public Scr vice ,'ornorauons. returned Senate p'l No 952, prohibiting tho use in Ar ',ansas of any kind of coupons or trad ny stamps Nlti d f'+ftfHtii' Huttlbu ha' tho bill do not pass"
 On February 23 Friday al 3'2o clock Senator Sims. acting for the Committee on Public Service Corno -at'ons. returned Senate Bill No 3o" with recommendation that II do 'of pass"
 Senator Burgess introduced his 'rst bill. prohibiting use of trading lamps. and coupons In the state. on February & The bill was read twice and referred to the Public Service Corporation Committee On February '0 Inc committee returned an unfav- orahle report
 on February l6 Senator Burgess ir- troduced Senate Rfl No 3n2. fixing tax of sl00 on every merchant usiny trading stamps or coupons This bill was read twice and referred the same day to the Committee on Public Ser vice Corporations, Senators Sims. as chairman. returned the committee re port Friday afternoon.