Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-09-23
75 BILLS ARE INTRODUCED AT FIRST SESSION Two Profiteering Measures in Senate; One in the
 House. VOTE IN HOUSE ON
 MEASURE VERY CLOSE Most of Measures For Road I.egisla tion--Governor Trough Makes Brief Statement, Touching
 On Profiteering.

i Little Rock, Sept. 22.-sevanty- the senate were introduced today, the opening day of the special ses- sion of the Arkansas legislation. 1 There are two proftee1ing bills in the senate and one in the house. House Bill No. l9, by MT. Mason of Ouachita is an "act to require all wholesale or retail merchants, brok- CT or other doing commercial busi- ness within the state, to mark in plain figures the cost price of all articles offered for sale; to regulate the hoarding of food in storage places; to define profiteeering and provide a penalty fer violation of this act"
 The reading of this bill was the signal for the first clash in the house MT. Mason attempted to have the bill read the second time, but there were objections, and Hr. Hill house moved that the bill be tabled
 When the speakers name was reached on the roll-call, the vote was tied 3S toss, but changes were tier 38 to 38, but changes were for tabling and AZ against tabling.
 As indicative to some extent of the lineup in the fight which seems imminent on the bill, the vote in de- tail is given as follows:
 First Vote Test,
 Ayes-Anderson, Andrews, Atk- inson, Beard, Bohlinger, Carter of Pike. Crump, Dalton, Davidson, Dil- lard, Elliott, Finn, Fisher, Goldman, Quinn, Hartsfield, Hillhouse, Hclla- baugh, Holloway, Jackson of How ard. Kelly, Kennedy, Jefferies, Light, Limbocker, Mcconnell, Mitchell, Moore, Niven, Oliver, Parnell, Spann, Talbott. Thomas, Vaughn, Whatley- total 3G
 Noes-Alexander Angelo, Bagley, Blankenship, Campbell of Clay, Campbell of Faulker, Carter of Franklin. Chastain, Copeland, Deisch, Doyle, Duvall, Ewell, Few, Fry. Goodwin, Gower, Gurley, Henry, Hill of Independence, Hill of Jefferson, Hudson, Jackson of Dallas, Jameson, Jones, Kendrick. Knowlton, Mason, Meador, Porter, Riggs, Rodgers, Sex ton, Stevens, Sullinger, Thompson of Independence, Thompson of Jeffer- son, Turner. Williams of Perry, Will Hams of Washington, Yates, MT. Speaker-total 42.
 Absent and Not Voting-Carson, Harris. Keld, Maiden. McCulloch, Privett, Reagon, Reed, shinn, Smith, Talkington, Thane, Wade, Wilsox- son.
 MT. nalton introduced resolution to provide that each member should receive $6 day for stationery and pcstaoe. but this was opposed by MT. Stevens, Speaker Newton, and others and finally tabled. The Speaker said:
 "This is ridiculous, gentlement, 10 make such an attempt as this to increase our rav. and any tax-pay- CT could enioin the payment of such an amount. The very fact of us meetino here is ridiculous enough. but I know the people understand we are not here of our on choosing. But Tam not. a. quitter, and propose to stavfand 1o, my duty even if we are getting little or nothing for onr services. The people practically abolished the legislature when thev said that we must do all the work that is necessary for us to do in 60 days but the legislature is the crea- ture of the people and we must abide by their decisions" Gov. Rroueh declined bried ad- dress. setting forth the necessity of measures to reduce the hioh cost of Twin. He was vociferously applau- ded when he said: "I have always acted without be- inr governor bv political considera- tions, and I know you must agree with me that, hv reason of the line of work upon which I have entered political considerations could have had nothing what every to do with the recommendation am so ear rstly mekin" 10 you now to come to the relief of the people.