The log cabin Democrat., 1921-02-22
DEFEAT BILL 10
 DEFER TAXPAY|NC NORMAL TRAINING BILL By Senator Wilson of Calhoun Passes Senate-Sunday Baseball Meas ure Introduced.

Little ROCK, Feb. 22.-By decisive
 vote, the house decided yesterday that
 it would be inadvisable and inexpedi
 ent to grant an extention of time
 for the payment of taxes. A bill hat
 been introduced by Mir. Robbins ot
 Hempstead providing that persons un
 able to pay their taxes by April 1(
 might have the time extended unti
 November 1, upon the payment of 1(
 per cent penalty. The bill was tabled
 after a large number of counties hao 1 been exempted from it's provisions.
 Declaring that the people of Arkan
 sas do not require any legislation tc
 make them patriotic, Mir. Mason ot 1 Ouachita moved in the house that 3 bill proposed by the committee or education to require the teaching of American history and patriotic eXer- cises in the public schools, be tabled. The bill was originally introduced by Mir. Moss of Crawford county and the sustitute bill was offered by the committee with the recommendation that it be passed The bill seemed, however. to strike an irresponsive chord and when the members began to offer amendments exempting their counties, MT. Mason came forward with his motion which effectually dis posed of the measure.
 Should the senate pass bill by MT. Arnold of Miller which was passed yesterday by the house by vote of 33 to 22, it will be possible in general and primary elections hereafter, for citizen who expects to be absent from his precinct on election ady, to cast his ballot in advance and leave it with the county clerk, to be opened on election day and canvassed with the other ballots. Mr. Kelso moved to table the bill which was seconded by Mr. lobe. but The motion was lost and after a slight debate the bill was pass ed.
 Divorcees in Arkansas will not be forced to wait l ? months before they can remarry as the senate Monday afternoon defeated the Woods bill. The bill was reported adversely by the judiciary committee, but Senator Woods called 1t up and after a con- siderable argument it was defeated by vote of II to IS.
 Sunday baseball in cities of the first class between the hours of ? and 6 o'clock is provided in a bill introduc- ed in the senate Monday afternoon by Senator Owens of Pulaski. The bill was referred to the judiciary commit tee
 What promised to be an interesting argument came up in the senate Mon day afternoon Iust before a belated adjournment. Senator Latimer called for his bill to make changes in the prohibition law, amended by the judi ciary committee, to fix the punish ment at from six months to three years. It was explained that this change is favored by the circuit judges and prosecuting attorneys as it will give the violator an incentive to enter a plea of guilty When pro- hibition champions began to see loop holes being made in the bone-dry law, they raised strenuous objections, so the bill was deferred until Tuesday morning.
 General bills passed by the senate Monday afternoon were: McFarlin, to empower city councils to fill vaca- ncies in the office of recorder and marshal; Wilson of Calhoun, to re quire normal training for teachers after July, 1929. Among the general bills introduced were Caldwell, to give chancellors power to remove disabili- ties in vacation; Walls, making an appropriation to correct the acoustics of house and senate chambers; Walls, to amend law regulating manner in which city improvomnt districts may borrow money; Walls, to empower Ar kansas Railroad Commission to con- tinue investigation of natural gas rates; Barnes, to establish uniform time within which land sold for de- linquent improvement district taxes may be redeemed.
 The bill by Senator Wilson. of Un- ion to relieve county collectors of making the rounds of rural townships in collecting taxes, was again before the Senate Monday afternoon. AL though sponsored by the sheriff's as- sociation, about half the counties of the state had been exempted This bill will require the citizens in the counties to which it applies, to pay their taxes at the county courthouse. Senator Wilson expects to pass the bill with it's few remaining counties this week.