Washington telegraph., 1923-02-02
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With House business cleared up
and nothing pending the Senate
staged its first comedy session when,
just before adjournment Senator Bo
gle called up House Bill 1S by Rep
resentative Butler, entitled, "A Bill
for an act to be entitled an act to
prevent chicken-eating hogs from
running at large" Senator Bogle's
resolution deferring further consid'
GRAFTON Of the bill to January Is,
1949, started a clamor OF senators
demanding recognition, the blocs
about equally divided between sen
ators desiring TO consider the Bill
further with a view to ascertainins
the addresses and telephone numbers
of the chickens, IL any: and those de-
string to table the bill before any
investigation was started as TO what
or who was meant by "hogs." Sen
ator Thompson who was in the chair,
ruled that the amendment was con
stitutional. and over a heavy vote OF
NO. ruled that II had carried.
Representative Dennison Of Perry
county, introduced a bill to make II
unlawful to kill any deer or turkeys
in the state until after January 1,
1928. After that time any person
would be allowed only one turkey
and one deer during the year
Speaker Reed announced the ap
pointment of Ben d. Morris OF Lon
oke county as chairman of the House
Judiciary committee to succeed Rep
resentative w. L. Lee Of Yell coun.
ty, who died on the floor OF the
House last week.
Miss Erie Chambers was appoint
ed to fill the vacancy on the com
mittee caused by the appointment Of
Representative Morris as chairman,
as Mr.. Morris already was a member
OF the committee
A resolution by Miss Chambers OF
Pulaski, providing for an investiga
tion of the Arkansas Medical College
in Little Rock, also was adopted.
The speaker named on the commit
tee authorized to conduct the inves.
tigatlon Representatives Hardy, Ray
and Kitley, the three physician mem.
bers Of the House.
The House made some inroads on
the appropriation bills which is un.
usual this early in the session by
passing the following bills:
To pay states portion OF improve.
ment Of roads through grounds OF
Jonesboro Agricultural Sehaal--.s3S.-
OH.
To pay flremens pensions for four
years ending 1895, s12S,22s4S.
For maintenance Of Monticello Ag,
ricultural school, s157,0OO.
For maintenance OF Jonesboro Ag.
ricultural School, S151,5O0.
The following bills were introduc.
ed:
The House ground out over a hall
hundred local measures at the night
session Monday night, the largest
number of bills introduced and pass.
ed at any previous session, and as a
matter of fact probably In years.
While most of the measures were
unimportant as far as the state is
concerned. Representative billiard Of
Garland county introduced a bill
which would prevent the dismantling
and require operation Of the Glen.
wood division OF the Memphis, DaL
las and Gulf railway.
This part Of the road has been or.
dered abandoned by the Arkansas
Railroad Comlssion and the Inter.
state Commerce Commission. Intro
duction Of the bill is the climax OF
a fight that has been waged by res.
idents along the line Of the road to
prevent it's abandonment. Apparent
| ly the measure will pass the lower
, Hose of the assembly without diff
Guilty.
Gannaway.-To regulate sale OF
motor vehicles. Read twice and re
ferred to roads and highways com.
mittee.
Hunt.-To provide for inclusion OF
course in patriotism, morals and man.
ners in public schools. Read twice
and referred to educational commit
tee.
Chambers.-To abolish tenancy by
courtesy Read twice and referred
to judiciary committee.
The House again went on record
as being opposed to salary raises.
The issue was brought up on the VIII
son bill, passed by the Senate. to in.
crease salaries of officials and en-.
ployes OF the Department of State
lands Highways and improvements.
As soon as the bill was read. Mr.. Nc.
C"llough Of Lawrence moved that Il