Cleveland County herald., 1921-03-03
LEGISLATURE GETS BUSY
 ON APPROPRIATIONS.
Becker Says Swee. Pc.ato Grow .rs
 Should Use Bctter Seeds.
By " I. Gil BERT (State Capitol Staff CorrespondenJ)

IlCCle ROCK, FeD. ZZ.-1n0ugn the close of last week saw a turn in events in the State Legislature that bid fair to block administrative legis- lation, at the beginning of the pres ; ent week, it seems that this has been swept aside, and both branches of the General Assembly are enter ing upon their work with considera- ble vigor Aside from a few sur prises furnished by the Senate, when it passed over the Governors veto the bill to permit the sale of cigar cites in the state, and the action of the House Committee on Roads, Highways and Federal Relations, and the Senate's refusal to pass the Board of Control bill winch would have sounded it's death knell, both branches have spent considerable time upon legislation of a general local nature.
 Appropriation for the various de- partments is now the order of the day, and the senate has already pass ed bill giving to the University of Arkansas, the sum of $837,0 ,000, one ofthe largest sums ever designated for that institution. At the present writing this bill has been read twice in the House, and 1t is expected that it will pass with little opposition. This is the first appropriation meas ure that has rode thus far, although it is expected that by the close of the week, that other similar meas ures will be disposed of. including an appropriation for the state school at Monticello
 From the governors office there emanates the word that his chief in terest centers in the appropriation for the state penitentiary systeml which has been carrying huge bur den for the past several years As yet no concrete proposals have been made for the disposition of this debt, but it is expected that the gov ernor will make recommendations to the newly created honorary board along this line, which, in turn, is expected to take the matter up With the legislature, the chairman of the honorary board. J. R. Alexander of Pulaski county, also being mem- Der of the House.
 The walls" of the penitentiary have not yet been moved from Pulas- Ri county, and it will require spe- cial act of the legislature before this can be done. This is due to the fact that when the present State capitol building was being constructed an act was passed by the legislature which designated Pulaski county as headquarters for the State peniten- tiary system. It has been definitely decided that the Tucker farm, how ever, will be made the permanent headquarters for the system, while it operates under the direction of the honorary board, even if the present General Assembly does have to do, or rather undo, the action of .
 While the Senate has put to sleep , one of Governor McRae's pet pro- posals, which he himself terms one of his chief administration measures, he has voiced no criticism of that body. The governor, however, does not attempt to hide his disappoint- ment over the fact that the board of control was not abolished as he feels that he is duty bound if possi- ble to carry out a pledge he made to the people of the state during his r campaign for the office he now holds. The measure which would, if pass l ed, have abolished this board, and inaugurated an honorary one, was : indefinitely postponed, which means l that it cannot be called up except on , two-t thirds vote of the Senate. This , probably means that it will never l again be brought before the senate, , and the only hope now for the abol- : ishment of the board of control IS by the introduction of another bill. It is rumored that this is being contem- plated though from what source the rumor comes, no one seems to know. $ It was the introduction of this , measure the governors veto of the f cigarette bill passed by both branch : es, and the agitation of highway de- , partment legisuation that led, it is ) generally conceded, to the parting of ways last week, on the part of the Senate, House and the governor. I The House. however, did not go as far in it's antagonism to the governor as did the Senate, although it proba- : bly did not have the opportunity that was thrust in the face of the Senate.
 Unless South Arkansas is too over