The Monticellonian., 1919-01-31
SOLONS KEEPING
 UP EARLY PACE
MUCH LOCAL AND GENERAL LEG. ISLATioN RECEIVING ATTEN-
 TON OF LAWMAKERS.
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SILVER SERVICE BILL UP
House Votes To Aid in Completing F Serice For Batt!eship Arkansas- k, Proposed Amendment On n Boundaries.
EftleS Rock

Little Rock
 The Legislature keeps Up it's record ret in the opening by grinding out legislation in record time. Many bills have been before the two houses and several have become laws
 Local Legislation to great extent till takes up time, however, state wide laws and amendments are re- cetving their due. 4 proposed tnew amendment to the constitution made Its Appearance in the House, intro duced by MT. Rogers of Drew, to fix She boundaries of the state, particu- aariy the western boundary in the vii cin1ty of Fort smith. The House, by syote Of 73 to ii, passed the Boiling or bill, making an appropriation of $1,400 to be applied toward the pur- chase of silver service for the bat tleship Arkansas.
 The bill introduced by Senator Caldwell for the maintenance and support of the mediea, department of the University of Arkansas and the Branch Normal school, appropriates VS.000 for. the medical department lnd soO,000 for the Branch Normal school
 Senators Owen and Vaughan intro duced in the Senate Senate Bill No 146. for the consolidation of munich pl corporations, intended to bring about the merger of Little Roak and North Little Rock. The measure was read twice and referred to the gdf. ctary Committee.
 The distfnctin of being the cham pion sbillintrodueer of the session was clalred by Representative Choate of WhHs county, who introduced to- kik 40 in three lays, having secdr- MX4her members. time on the roll aS~i1s Among gEhtA measures are bills se 1klish the stAe,Veterinary Board, tho Fish and efafSls, Gommission and the Marketing Bureau and ginners' law, and to, reduce the penalty for nonasse essdnent for taxes from 25 per cent of the valuation to g fiat.
 
 Senator Goodwin introduced a bill similar to one already in the House providing that the Arkansas Actu- arial Bureau, now controlled by the dre insurance companies, be placed under control of the state fire insur- ance commissioner, which. in effect, would give the commissioner the nrnaont ra4e-fvipp ,,o,vorc oF +h~ h,, reAu. The bill was referred to the committee on insurance
 Senator Whitaker's Dill makes the following appropriations for the agri- cultural schools: First district, S63.- 200 for salaries, $56,60o for mainte- nance, repairs and such Second dis str1ct, $63,000 for salaries, $57,000 for maintenance, repairs and such. Third district, $60000 for sa-aries, s60.000 tor maintenance, repairs and such Fourth district, 1000 for salaries, &66.0o0 for maintenance, repairs and such.
 Gov. C.. II. Brough sprung quite a surprise. on the Senate when he sent eN message to that body announcing the resignation of Gordon Huffmaster rAs state inheritance tax attorney and spresenting for confirmation Judge Henry S. Yocum of Fl Dorado as his esuCcessor. The resignation of Attor- they Huffmaster is effective March L. dSeveral other recommendations were made to the Senate by the governor d Senator Utley has bill to make sEAlse swearing misdemeanor pun sIshable by fines ranging from $50 10 bS00 The bill does not repeal or in terfere with the prejury statutes, but b Cumulative to such acts, and cures stechnicalities which have made it al- fmOet impossible to obtain coneic- et10n of professional witnesses who epwcar falsely in court trtals.
 Gov. Brough announced the reap 30intment of Judge D. Hopson of ssorning as a member of the board of Hrectors of the Western Clay Drain lhgo District The governor stated n-
 hat Judge Hopson had perhaps done more than any one man to develop ssho drainage project and the reclam- alton of the swamp lands in North i. ,astern Arkansas.
 The Senate passed the Ward bill rAioing the minimum in grand larceny rs;e $50. nE He Senate and House in joint ses- 9 1 confirmed the appointment by ygfM Movernor of Judge w. A. Coker tu 6rew county as member of the hS6Gltentiary board The expected op- nll6nent failed to materialize and there lao only one vote against the con nWnation.