Cleveland County herald., 1921-03-10
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
 ALMOST WOUND UP
Body Has Made a Splendid Record For Doing Nothing For Sixty
 . Days.
By ". A. GILBERT.

lation, decried from every stump" in the State as the worst of all bad legislation, has consumed practically the entire session of the legislature A legislative "mix-up" has resulted in the defeat of abolishment meas ures urgently advocated by Govern or McRae in his campaign for the office of governor. The legisla tive tangle may also be accredited with the defeat of several measures, prob ably including few local bills.
 Governor McRae has maintained a silent attitude, voicing few opinions in private or in public He has indi- cated more than once, however, that the actions of the legislature have been displeasing to him. The gov ernor in his campaign decried the fact that local legislation had be- come such a factor in session of General Assembly. It is to him disappointment that the present ses- sion has devoted so much of it's time to bills of this character.
 Exclusive of appropriation meas ures, which are of necessity made by every General Assembly, there has
 been total of only Is bills, general in character, that have been passed and approved. This is also exclusive of the measure incident to the con- vening of the assembly such as those pertaining to the salaries of em-
 ployes.
 There has been a total of 600 bills already introduced in the Senate, while the House has had equally as
 large number. This will make
 when 1,200 measures have been in-
 have been introduced, and affords
 one the opportunity to grasp at least
 the enormity of local legislation A total of IT bills, general in character,
 when 1,200 measures have bee nin- troduced, might be declared as one reason why Governor McRae is not
 particularly we'll pleased with all that has been done.
 Of this number, only POP measures have found their way into the office of the governor, that have met with his approval. He has vetoed how ever, only four measures during the
 session. A total of nine constitution al amendments have been referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, from both branches. Another 'smiX-up" occurred and these measures have lain dormant in the hands of the committee. The general measures that have
 been approved by the governor up to this time are as follows: : ''Act No. 10, Emory, to eliminate : bond proviso from act creating the :, Arkansas Corporation Commission. "Act No. 4,To Abolish the Peni-
 tentiary Commission and substitute
 an Honorary Commission, by Gates. "Act No. 59, To permit women to hold office in Arkansas, by Andrews. "Act No. 81, To fix the date for : holding state elections, by Roddy and } Bogle.
 "Act No. 100, To require owners
 of mines to make maps of same, by
 Haley.
 Act No. 109, To make appropria- tion to pay newspapers for publish ing constitutional amendments, by Newton.
 "Act No. 116, To provide for CO operative marketing associations, by Latimer.
 Act No. 124, To abolish the Ark ansas Corporation Commission, by Emory and Walls. "Act No. 125, To provide for pay ment of interest on the common school fund, by McFarlin Act No. 138, To prescribe the mill age tax for the state normal school by Hartje.
 Act No. 40, To amend the mini mum wage and maximum hour law by Wilson of Union. ''Act No. IA, To provide for in- 
 spection of producing gas wells, by Haley.
 Act No. 145, To establish free
 library service, by Golf Act No. 147, To authorize appoint
 ment of guardians for minor heirs,
 by Townsend.
 "Act No. 156, To provide penalty for misbranding and adulterating vinegar, by agricultural committee.
 "Act No. 179, To provide U
 race of contracting parties be ST
 ln marriages and divorces, by
 "Act No. 199, To regulate
 commercial feed mld ferti'
 Arnold of Miller.