The Mena weekly star., 1921-02-10
CORPORAlIONCON-
 MISSION IS HI.
.H.xn Votes, s7 to 2, to Aoclish--Resi vixhs Expected in Serate--Chair- Ssn ot Csmmi, icR VaRted to
 Quit Job a, Once.
FIGHT ON IN SENATE gr~r;sl uira to The Star.

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 t.aus Rock. Feb. S--The kmory hsa nholishing the corporation com- aaiSS;sa was called ap in the Senate tsAsy.
 sieaatcs Woods moved an indefinite pustBeaement, parliamentary pro eee.,sng which would permit unlimit- es debate.
 croponents of the measure obiec. rd. declaring this would give oppcE- eass both the opening and closing of tise debate.
 An agreement finally was reached Ay which no motions will be made to limit debate and the Woods motion was withdrawn.
 The Senate then recessed until 2 e'cisck, when Senator Walls will open srSate for the bill in place of Senator Emory, whose physician has prohibit c6 his taking part in the debate.
 Little Rock, Feb Following a dag of oratory, the house showed over another big administrations victory this afternoon passing the Gates bill ts abolish the corporation commission, sy vote of s7 to 2, with two mem hers paired.
 Indications are this will be short 1ired should 1t be called in the senate unless there is complete shake-up in tho present lines. The senate. at the request of the administration leaders, has side-tfacked all corporation com mission abolition bills for consider afi0n of the Emory-Gates measure, which come up Tuesday morning for passage. Included in the bills side tracked is the Johnson measure, copy of the Gates bill.
 Action of the house in voting to 0ust the commission entirely came very near putting an end to an other wise perfectly good hearing of the Arkansas Natural Gas company's pe- tftion for an increase in rates. When news of the house action trickled down to the commissions office, I. E. Wood, chairman of the commission, abruptly announced that the continu- stion of the hearing would be post -Honed indefinitely. The consumers, ir- cfzsding the city of Little Rock, had juxt begun introduction of evidence to refuse the claims brought by the gas company during the two weeks the hearing has been in session. There was an immediate protest.
 If the people don't want this com mission, then l am in favor of step ping out" said the chairman as he grow red in the face.
 Commissioners Oliver and Burkett immediately objected, both declaring it was their duty to continue until the legislature has taken definite ac- tisn, at least, Wood insisted upon a -eentinuance, and the case was recessed xntil next Monday, by that time the fate of the commission, it is thought will have been definitely settled. sAimost immediately after news of the houses actic3 got to the senate whst some charge is retaliatory =nanasure went on the senate calendar 1t was a copy of the Greenhouse bank guaranty law, which came near being enacted four years ago, and which uns introduced but defeated in the senate two years ago. Seven senators -sigued the bill as co-authors. They wHre Golf, Bone, McFarlin, Wilson of Calhoun, Wilson of Union, Woods and Jackson. The bill was read twice and r-<erred to the committee or banks saa banking.
 Senator Woods introduced a bill ir taa1 senate to prohibit remarriage for 1& months after the rendering of { divorce decree. Senator Wilson in trpduced bill to assist in paying rv1Eions by adding $1.50 to the fee: for marriage licenses.
 Senator MeFerrin's resolution fol a constitutional amendment to persni ceunties to form road districts, and t' levy up to 10 mills for road work wa xAnde 2 special order for action in thu
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 Judge Fin6p. s@as $ hatfield vis
 the latter part of last week.
 The Hatfield Lumber Compa
 planer is now running on full tii
 MT and Mrs T A. Allen of N
 spent Sunday with Mrs. Carrie w
 pie. mother of Mrs Allen
 Ira Keller has purchased the
 cry from E. c. Muldrow and took
 session of same last Friday.
 ". R Parsons of Rocky spent
 ursiay nieht with his parents, Mir.
 Mrs G W. Parsons.
 Amos Musgrave returned Ss
 day from a business trip to Mu
 gee. Ok.
 Mfr. and Mrs. !. D. Henderson
 tied at Vandervoort at the ]. A.
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 seriously III.
 John Harrsen blacksmith for
 Beach Lumber Company. had the
 fortune to have his arm broken
 dev while cranking an auto.
 Four of M. T Ransfield's q
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