The courier-index., 1919-02-21

the original bill. It is needless to say that the counties of Pulaski, Sebastian, Jefferson and Garland are not included in the list of pro- hibited counties.
 Then Judge Doyle started another movement to prohibit all kinds of horse racing in three miles of any church or school house in the state. This would bar the races at Hot Springs or anywhere except in re- mote sections of the Ozark moun- tains. But the committee on agri- culture to whom the bill was refer red, returned it with an amendment to permit county fair associations of the state to hold a race meeting not exceeding ten days in any one year, provided there was not gambl- ing in connection with it.
 MT. Choate, of White, introduced a bill the second day of the session to abolish the fish and game con- mission, and it was permitted to lie dormant on the calendar until an opportune moment last week when it was called up and passed. The House has just tabled bill care fully prepared by special commit tee appointed to draft a bill which jections. But majority of the house does not appear to be favor able to the conservation of fish and game by placing restrictions upon the hunters and fishers.
 Then MT. billiard of Garland has designs upon the abolition of wild cats, partners, and other "var,mints' that poster the farmers. He seeks to abolish them by means of heavy bounties to be paid for their scalps.
 The house and senate very early in session jumped with both feet onto the blind tiger and proceeded tc put him out of business-if the law enforcing agencies will do their work as we'll as the legislative las donc it's duty. The saloons were abolished two years ago-aad ev- eryboGy IS glad of it-and 50 the law-makors proceeded to pu'l the claws of he eyeless brute that ilaH taken the place of the saloon.
 Very early in the session, also the members began shooting in the fire insurance companies through the Arkansas Actuarial Bureau. The companies agreed that it would be all right to place the supervision of the bureau under the state insur- ance commissioner, and the senate has passed bill to that effect. But that did not satisfy the house, which last week passed the Beard bill to abolish the Bureau by repeating the act of 1913 whih authorized the insurance companies to employ common expert for the making of rates and classification of risks. This bill now goes to the senate, and it's further fate will be watched with interest all over the state.
 And one of the favorite diversions of some of the members, particular ly in the house, is to abolish high salaries and bills for creation of new offices. The house has gone on record frequently against both of these propositions.
 The abolition of bad roads is also a popular pastime and one that meets with general approval.
 There are some members of the house that have been trying to abol- ish tn boiler inspector, and the Alex ander road law, and the alien fruit tree peddler, and high rates of in- terest, and fence districts, and >il- literacy and various and sundry other things. And with it all there is r1uch that adds to the gaiety of nations. The house, incidentally, abolished the publicity act, but re- fused to abolish the present spelling of Arkansas, and there are four weeks more,