The Little River news., 1923-01-17
42 Bills in House "A in
 Senate on Opening Day

MCRae at 10 o'clock Wednesday will deliver his biennial message to the general assembly of Arkansas. iii joint session of the two houses. The hour was fixed at the governors sug- gestion. Until that message is re- ceived, the legislators virtually are marking time. Most Of them feel they know what the governor is going to advise and urge, but they all want to be sure before they start anything. Business will pick up" within the next day or two, once the governor is heard from.
 The biennial Arkansas University | fight was started today in the gen. eral assembly when Representatives Caudle offered in the lower house a bill for an act "to detach and re- move from the University of, Arlar- sas the department designated as the College of Agriculture and Me chanic Arts and the Experiment and Extepsion forces, and to establish the same at BatesyilIe, and to place the Branch Normal school for the education of colored persons, To- cated at Pine Bluff, under control and management of the board ol trustees of the Arkansas College of Russellivlle."
 The bill was read twice, under suspension of the rules and then was referred to the committee on educa- tion. The bill contains the so called emergency clause, and will become effective upon it's passage and sign ing by the governor, without the us- ual period of grace, according to the men who wrote it and intro 1 ing talk made, but the mere an- nouncement that the bill was intro duced caused buzz of conversation among member and senators, and created something of a stir clear at she ether end of the building in thq senate chamber
 It was busy day in both houses. Additional employees were allowed by resolutions in both branches, and it is believed now that alp tAe avail able jobs have been provided and filled, although there Are still some good henchmen left oEt in the cold.
 51iiiils to kill r9ad improvement districts were numerous in both houses and the roads and highways committees will have much to do The first appropriation bill was of fered in the house to provide $210,- 900 for the maintenance of the Con- way Normal College A bill in the house will raise Confederate pen sions to $20 per month, while an- other will allow a reward of $25 to informer" when stills are cap tured, the owner of the still to pay the reward"
 A bill to provide fer a state boil CT inspector at $2,10O per year, two deputies at $1,S00 per year each and stenographer at $500 was iOtrO6nco6 in fho
 President Wilson called Senator Bogles to the chair, and then the ElDorado man offered bill tt make the salary of the governors secretary s3,600 and of the assistant $2,500. Wilson strongly urged the passage of the bill, which wens to the budget committee
 Benton county will have no more new highways, work will stop on the one now under construction, and all road improvement districts will lose ,all power and authority instantly, under the terms of measure intro duced today into the senate by Sen ator Austin of that county.
 The bill was read twice and went to the committee on roads and high ways. Office expenditures of all s.ate officials for the past year will be examined including salaries and incidentals by joint committee of the senate and house under resolu- tions introduced by Senator Norfleet The matter will be special order Wednesday.
 The resignation of Tom Ward of Fort Smith as assistant journal clerk was accepted by Senate which then elected Civil Turney and Miss Lillian Carrigan assistant journal clerk A. w. Parke was elect nI all