Cleveland County herald., 1919-03-13
PROPOSED LAW FOR RUN-OFF PRIMARIES WHEN SEVERAL
 WERE IN RACE FOR OFFICE.
COMPROMISE REMOVAL BILL
Much Opposition To Original Measure Because of Chance For Persecution Bone Bill Creating State Finan-
 cia Board Is Passed.
Little Rock

1 gued that the best men were often kept out of office by having several in political contest, which would permit an inferior person securing a majority of votes, his bill for run off primary was defeated in the Sen ate by a vote of 20 to G. There was little argument against the bill.
 compromise was reached in the Sullinger bill for the suspension of officers during investigation of charges against their character or of ficial actions. The bill was reconsid- cred and placed back on second reading, then sent to the judiciary committee. Here the bill will pe amended to relieve the prosecuting attorneys, the section stipulating that the attorney general might remove this official being objectionable, suca action already having been declared unconstitutional by the supreme court, according to the opponents of the measure. The bill will be other wise amended, as at present it Is pos sible for enemies of an official to keep him constantly in hot water.
 The Senate passed the Bone bill, creating the state board of finance, consisting of the governor treasurer, auditor, comptroller and attorney gen eral, which will have authority to is sue deficiency proclamations to ma.n- tain institutions during vacation Of the Legislature.
 The bill providing a tax of 50 cen.s per capita for the maintenance of the national guard was passed This is the third bill for the support of the guard. Others have been defeated because the rate of taxation was so high it would produce more than needed for the maintenance of the guard Soldiers of the recent war are exempted from the payment of the tax
 The Senate killed the Greenhouse bill for the regulation of utility cor porations.
 The House passed the bill by Light and Kendrick to suppress anarchy and to prevent the spread and intro duction of Bolshevism and kindred subjects. Objection was offered to the bill in the original form on the ground that it contained an indirect thrust at organized labor.
 A substitute bill for the fish and game commission was introduced by MT. Holloway and 50 other members. It provides for the employment Of lot to exceed eight game wardens.
 A bill introduced by MT. Goodwin, passed, will tend to reduce the amount of local legislation that comes before the General Assembly, by transferring certain matters to the county courts. It is a proposod measure to enable the county courts to correct all defects in the organi- zation. or attempted organization, Of improvement districts, school dis tricts and road districts, and for changing the boundaries, upon the petition of ten residtnt citizens and property owners of the district af- fected.
 When Senator Owens introduced in the Senate his bill providing for an nexation of six sections in Faulkner county to Pulaski county, Senator Hartie was on his feet and vigorous ly objected to its being made spe- 1 .ial order. The bill was read twice and placed on the calendar.
 Governor Brough, in a special mes sage appealed to the House to take I'D without further delay S. B. No. i3S, by Senator Emory, providing for the creation of the Arkansas Corpora tion Committee. 3
 MT Newtons' bill to appropriate s17S,340 for the support and mainte- nance of the Confederate Home for the biennial period was passed with out debate or a dissenting vote, after a brief explanation by MT. Newton.
 Senator Owens withdrew his bill which would provide for the annexa- tion of North Little Rock to Little K. ut Ulli W do AObAy SOhlSSbNt by friends.
 A bill by MT Davidson to raise the standard of osteopaths was passed.
 Senator Caldwell introduced Con- current Resolution No, IS. request ing the Arkansas delegation in Con- gress to use their best endeavors to prevent the dismantling of the picric acid plant in Little Rock, and that it be disposed of to a corporation for the manufacture of fertilizer ingred tents. It was adopted.
 Prospects seem poor that the pres ent legislature will submit a propos ed new constitutiin to the voters oi 1 Arkansas.