The Arkansas banner., 1845-01-15

IqmOunt Ol lIlOlCy to iii0Ss 'iiS iiNiio 3s If the State for the next two years. second was so to amend the revenue
 to require in future the operations l Government to be based upon a sound Farr-thereby to ensure the Stae officers [ablic creditors the payment of what ,nalIy promised-and at the same time i l3er e5yen-handed ' justice to all, making r1ions distinctons. And finally, to put
 to speculation upon the taxes, collect eathe people, on its way to the Treasury.
 bat the first, I humbly conceive the |, ,, wholly failed to accomplish such ob- consequently beg leave to withhold Eproyal. n,Ioo npry IreUTIvE OFFICE,
 l Rocb, Jun. 9, 1915. ]
 |,y fine Message was read, Col. JAMES ol Jefferson, arose and made tire fol
 g remarks -
 PREsIDENT,-Ape peculiar question has he'd itself, that places me in q delicate |on, and requires the calm deliberation 1, Senate and it is to be hoped, that Eody of Senators, which have, on so irving occasions, shown themselves N of the high trust reposed in them, { equal to the emergency which now ls itselE Senators, in your hands you kold the destiny of this State for the Eao years. You have now the power to lie wheels of government for thatspace 2. or subject the State to the enormous ts. aud the Executive to the great re- |5lity of called session, attended with |nense expense, and the evil consequent |leh may How from too much 16gisla- is no time to indulge the idle whims
 adice, or suffer your passions to mls- |our judgments, although anxiety stands Hoe for home, and the thousand en- scenes of the family circle, and home |s present themselves, still 1t is to be l that you will let reason resume her IRd that calm judgment which has help |uide the helm of State for so many |be now your guide ill this matter-and Ia will hear me a few minutes on this |pa in the same spirit that l have every to believe you have heard me, on Important occasions heretofore, for l land on delicate ground. The bill from |his Excellency has now withheld his |re, is one that l have opposed from Einning, for several of the very just X of objection which he urges in that |nl, and very calm and perspicuous Ee i; and that the bill Is objectionable, l 55nost of you, if not all, are bound to But this is the close of the session, ] |uton sanctioned and passed by both ! 10 adjourn sine die this day. The |R before you for reconsideration, is bpropnation and revenue bill, for the |I8l5 and 1916. It's peculiar arrange makes 1t the revenue, as Well as the ap- tdon bill, for that space of time. Ma |he legislators have made arrangements ] Ie for home this day, and the business
 y is such, that they are bound to leave bon. If this bill should fail to pass at kaod of the session, 1t Is more than
 that we could not keep quorum of
 ouses here to pass another, and if we twould take Us about five days to bmend and mature the bill, at an expense
 State of at least four hundred dollars
 1, and when 1t would be finished (be- tde by the same hands that have made
 would not be, in all probability, much
 han the present bill. 4 bill of some
 f the above purposes we are bound to f the wheels of government of this Pe bound to stop for the next two
 And you will all agree that 1t would
 ba considerably better than the pre-
 tcould make up for both time and fe which such a course would be the
 Gy consequences of, even if we had wer to pass, and were likely to agree another bill.
 here we arc estopped by an obstacle Pore lorcible than commonly arises Tn
 ceedngs-we have passed resolu- tat no new bill shall be introduced into pouse during the present session of the al Assembly. And even if we could punt this difficulty, one still more for
 le presents itself, and that is, according legislative proceedings and parliament sage, II this bill Is killed, one of the |Alhd cannot be introduced into either
 ol the present General Assembly,
 ais olll must pass as 1t is, or pass al- fMg amended and here arises another isole questlon-and that is, whether the
 ails stage admits of reference or amend
 10 settle this question, we must as-
 i'll what situation the bill stands al
 The constitution provides that il
 serHor does not approve a bill, he shall
 U 10 the House in which 1t originated,
 objections. They then proceed to Fler II. Now, in what position does the
 Nelauon place the hill3 If tplaces thC
 oa Its third reading, 1t may be either
 sa or referred, for the rules of this Se-
 Io'ide that bill may be referred on Faea! at any time before it's final pas.
 0a' It has been said, that il Is not tho
 @ such cases. All the answer hay,
 assertion IS, tha. there never has suct
 f4eseated itself before in this Lcgisla.
 @ hope, for the interest of the State
 never present itself again. And now
 consideration of tho Senate. ash
 introduce resolution 10 refer th,
 committee of i've members, with in s ,. when lo report aad sueha ease
 "e peculiar circumstances tIlat sut- sshi l. not likely ever ta nrisf aeaift