The log cabin Democrat., 1921-02-16
HOUSE TAXES RAP
 AT SENATE BILLS
D0iNGS OF LEGISLATURE
Local Measures Still in Vast Majority Oil and Gas Conservation
 Bill Introduced.

Little Rock, Feb. 1G.-A Lill by Sen ator Caldwell which had passed the senate adding only 10 days to the closed season for quail encountered opposition in the house yesterday. Some of the friends of Bob White thought the season should be restrict ed even more than was proposed in the bill and had the measure placed back on second reading for further amendment seeking to restrict the season to the month of December only. They said that they would even be in favor of prohibiting the killing of quail altogether for five years. The hunters, however, look with dis favor upon this suggestion and upon motion of MT. Brown of Monroe the bill and amendments were tabled. The house was in tabling mood and also tabled bills by Mir. Owens for the formation of local improvement districts in the vicinity of certain cities, the bill being designed to ap- Iply only to Pulaski county; also bill to pay the travelling expenses of the lcircuit judge of the Ninth judicial cir cult. The house defeated bill by Senators Townsend and Owens to au- thorize county judges to appoint guardians of minor heirs in certain cases.
 It is a noticeable fact that out of 124 bills that have become laws by ex- ecutive approval, only are of gen. eral character. All the others are either local bills; chiefly for the re- peal of special road laws, or emer- gency appropriation bills made neces- sary by the decision of the supreme court of January To- All the agita- tion and opposition to the vast amount of local legislation has failed to bear any fruit whatever unless it be an increase in it's volume.
 ] One of the important measures passed by the house yesterday is the senate bill providing for an appro- priation of $115.000 for state aid to high schools and the promotion of vo- cational education for the year end ing June 30, 1922, and S135,000 for the year ending June 30, 1923. These amounts are payable out of the fund derived from the one-ffth of a mill levy authorized by act of 1919.
 Without ceremony the senate Tues day afternoon sent the Doyle bill for suppression of vice on the long jour ney to the happy hunting grounds. Senator Walls had the bill called for a third reading; opponents objected, but the friends of the measure suc- ceeded in having it read. Senator Walls then moved for an indefinite postponement which motion carried on roll call, 20 to 10. This measure was proposed by the club women of Arkansas and was debated several hours in the house Monday, passing with substantial majority.
 Senator Wilson of Union introduced Ia gas and oil conservation measure Tuesday afternoon by which Arkan- sas takes advantage of mistakes made in other oil and gas producing com munities. The Wilson bill would put the oil and gas regulations in the hands of the Arkansas Railroad Com mission with gas and oil inspector and five deputies. The commission is given authority to fix rates for pipe lines. Meters must be attached to gas wells to register the daily flow. No well can be spudded in without five-day notice to the oil and gas in spector and wells are prohibited with in distance of 300 feet of each other or within 150 feet of property line. The judiciary committee will consider the bill.
 Among the bills introduced in the senate Tuesday afternoon was one by Senator Johnson requiring that the cost of the compounds to the manu- facturer be stated on all patent med icines offered for sale in Arkansas. Another bill by Senator Stewart, would place the oil inspection depart ment under the state commissioner of agriculture.
 The circuit and inferior courts com mittee of the senate has rendered an unfavorable report on the Woods bill which would prohibit marriages of divorced persons within 12 months after the granting of a decree. The judiciary committee has made fa- vorable report on the Owens bill which would grant pensions to the members of city fire department who have served a certain number of years.