The log cabin Democrat., 1921-02-19
.ACC|F SCHOOLS TO GET SI23,O0O EACH DURING NEXT BIENNUM Banker Commended in Senate for Shooting Henry Starr, Noto-
 riOus Bandit.

Little Rock, Feb. 19.-By the terms
 of bills pending in the legislature,
 passed by the senate and read twice in the house, each of the four district agricultural school at Monticello, Mag nolla, Russellville and Jonesboro is to receive $123, 900 for all purposes for
 the next two years. The bills provide that an unexpended balance in any
 item may be used for another, and
 Mr. Belote made an unsuccessful eff fort to mend the bill by striking out this provision.
 According to an estimate made by technical expert, the acoustical de- fleets of the house and senate cham
 bers can be remedied at a cost of $26,0O0. It is proposed that pads and
 hangings be provided that will ab- sorb and deaden the reverberations of sound and will enable speakers to be
 heard in all parts of the halls. As it is now it is almost impossible to be heard distinctly on account of the re- verberation and the echo. A bill seek ing to cure this defect was intro- duced yesterday in the house by a special committee consisting of Sen- ator Walls and Representative Ken nedy.
 The cigarette bill which was vetoed by the governor and which proposes to license dealers in cigarettes was made a special order in the house for 10 a. m. March 4, after it had been passed by the senate over the govern or's veto.
 Unable to go full day without some effort to show it's recently de- veloped ill-feelihg toward the gov ernor's office, the senate late Friday adopted an amendment to the general salary bill reducing that of the secre- tary to the governor from S3,000 to $2,500. An amendment somewhat similar was offered on Thursday af- ternoon, but voted down. Governor McRae sent a special message to the senate in the morning in which he dis claimed any responsibility for the in- crease by the budget committee in the secretary's salary. Senator Co., lins argued that since the admins tration was pledged to economy, the increase should not be given, calling attention at the same time to the re- duction in the cost of living. Sen enough to say that he favored an honorary secretary to the governor and saving the entire salary account. The amendment was adopted on roll call, 16 to 7, so the salary of the sec retary remains at the present figure.
 The senate adopted a resolution of fered by McFarin Friday afternoon commenting w. J. Myers for the part he took in the capture of Henry Starr, notorious bank and train robber at Harrison Friday morning. The senate took some action on 128 bills during the day Friday, and adjourned until Monday morning. Among the new bills were: Barnes, for the regulation of the practice of dentistry; Vaughan, to prohibit an interest charge on judg- ments against cities; Bone, to require collector to settle for improvement district taxes at the same time as other taxes; general appropriation bills were introduced for the Confed- crate home, state hospital, deaf mute institute and school for the blind. The senae passed the Owens bill to prevent the removal of property upon which there is a title retaining lien. The Wilson of Calhoun bill which would require citizens to make their tax at the sheriff's o--ce instead of the sheriff sending the books throughout the count, came up but there was considerable objection and in order that all those who desire to exempt their counties might do so by amendment, it was referred to the labor committee of which MT Wilson is chairman The sheriffs' associa- ton of Arkansas has endorsed this