Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-02

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were not morally obligated 10 pay
them, ss it would in many instano-
es mean contiscatlon of their
homes. The proposition, however,
was not received with favor. Since
it's defeat there have been rumors
that the repudistlonists will endeav
or to initiate au amendment similar
to that known as the FIshbAck
amendment to repudIate all bonds
issued under the provisions of the
acts creating road improvement dis
tricts The more conservative and
level headed business men, however
are insisting that this action would
be unfair and dishonest and that the
state would not recover for genera
tIons from the evil effects of such
course,
The road question and school prob
lem, which are inextricablY connect
ed with that of revenue and taxation
are the biggest propositions hetore
the General Assembly. And they
are only partially solved at this
time. The governors measures
which seek to provide source OF
revenue that will obviate the neces-
sltY of general property tax for
the maintenance of the state govern
ment have been only partially adopt
ed. The Severance tax bull, which
is nov q law, is one of his measures
4 but no one knows and there can be
only vagne conjecture as to the
amount Of revenue that will be de-
rived from this source. The major
part of the tax is 10 be diverted to
the use of the common schools, To
be distributed per capita among the
schools OF the state ss are other pub
lIc school funds. While this Will
provide a partial relief, il is not
probable that the revenue wall be
sufficien TO meet all the require
ments of q school system already
seriously crippled and handicapped.
Efforts have already been made to
divert this fund bat so far 1t has re-
msined 10 tact. A proposition To
appropriate $4lO, 900 of 1t for new
buildings at the Russellville Agrlcul
tursl School has been lying on the
calendar for several weeks and will
D, obably continue there until the
end Of the session. Friends of the
other schools are watching the situs
tion and will not likely be willing
10 give Russellville so great a slice
of the new revenue when they them
selves are not able to get it.
With several hundred bills on the
House calendar and only nine and
one halt working days, there is
plenty of work for the solons dur
ing the remaining days of the As
sem bly,. The Highway Bill, the Gen
eral aud other appropriation bills,
the Workmen's compensation blh,
the University removal aud the
adoption of two more constitutional
amendments IN addition TO the food
of local legislation will probably
cause the House to bold several
night sessions this week. Nospecisl
orders are on the calendar, as this
session has not been disposed TO
make special orders and 1t Is not
possible to predict when any propo
sition may come up. The House Is
working at high tension IN it's
efforts to grind out the heavy grist
of local bills and finds 1t difficult 10
keep up with the constantly increas-
ing HOw. A rift IN the clouds that
have been hanging over the legisla-
tive proceedings with reference to
the Highway Commission has ap-
peared and the dove Of peace threa'-
ems to hover benlgnly before the
end of the session. There are num-
erous tax measures and revenue per.
susders pending in the House as vel
as 10 the Senate, which II Is SAID
have the approval Of the admlnistra
ton. These measures will receive
much of the attention OF the law
makers during tLis week. 1t is not
~. III n tha,,, tg,Il ta