Washington telegraph., 1845-01-15
LITTLE Rock, FRIDAY. JsS. 10, 1915

Our Legislature has passed bill changing the
time of holding our State eleciions--fr'm October
to August. This, think, IS judiciois arrange
ment, it will give time to tIose elected TO
the General Assembly of the State and TO Con-
gress to make preparations to be present at the
convening of those bodies
An act has also been passed entitled IAN act TO
regulate the price and sale Of the 100000 acres OF
land donated the State of Arkansas, for the pur-
pose of Internal improvement, and 10 establish
I.,a osfs.. 6a- thu. r--I.nS4;-' printed enry af
which act I herewith -end You A one or two
sections of this act are somewhat obscure. sup
Elementary explanatory act TO il has since been
passed, which will dssipate all doubts which might
arise as to the import and meaning Of those obscure
sections in the principal act. Lambert J. Reardon'
ESQ.,. of this place, was unanimously elected by the
General Assembly to fill the Office of Land Agent,
created by this act
Yesterday the House passed the appropriation
or specie BILL (which previously passed the senate)
which was Immediately sent to the Executive for
his approval. But few members Of either House,
anticipate, slept soundly last night beng aPprr-
hensve that the Executive would uefo i; and this
morning about o'clock they could be seen IN all
directions and at every corner, enquHng
has the Governor done with the appropriation o'iif
But being unable to ascertain IFS fate they al re-
paired to the State House with quick pulses ana
paipitaiing hearts; but after the roll had been Called
still no could be gathered as to its iate' ana
they were kept in the most agonIzIng suspense ana
anxiety, till about IL o'clock when- all q sud
den, a loud rap was made at the door which burst
like thunder-cap upon their ears, and they sll
looked arhasi as if nearly frightened out Of their
senss 8. when the door-keepcr announced 'iHe@-
sage from the GorerRor,' and when l. J. Keardon'
the private secretary OF his Excellency cnteredthe
Hall and proceeded towards the clerks table, the
eyes of every one in the House was fixed upon HIM
When he began TO unfasten roll Of paper winch
he held in his hand the bosom Of each member
might be to swell, and their eyes 70 sparkle;
and when the Governors veto was read, each one
threw himself back in his scat with patriotic resg
nation. and said within himself. ..weI, see that
there is now but one alternative, and that j., again
to play the old game of 1872; and sure enough
when the question was put aud the yeas and nays
called on the second passage Of the bill, they had
resolution enough to pass il over the Executives
head. l was in the Representative Hall and wit
messed the whole scene, and assure you il was
quite amusing to their actions am confident
that few who voted against the bill were extremity
fearful that it would not pass. Several wished to
be excused from voting on IFS second passage, but
the House would not excuse them The two
representatives from Hampstead voted against the
bill.
The Governor urges but slight objections to the
appropriation bill; he does not object 10 the section
providing for the collection of the revenue Of the
State in specie; but the bill does not make il
penalty for the sheriffs to collect taxes in specie
and almost leaves it their discretion to do so, he
alleges this objection to the bill Since the
second passage Of the bill, supplement was passed
by both Houses, positively requiring the sherfs to
collect specie. I have neither time 10
state all of the Executives objections; but viii
be published next week in the city papers, you will
soon have an opportunity to read it. F. II.
p. Sc o'clock, p. MI understand that the
two Houses have just this instant adjourned sine die.
About supper time a was made upon the
Treasury, and they have already absorbed nearly
all the specie in il. But there is consolation,
as they have provided for IFS repenishment, it viii
soon be filled with the same kind Of coin r. II.