Des Arc citizen., 1859-01-08
Adjournment of the General Assembly
 on the 23d of December, 1858, to meet again on the 17th January,

Adjournment of the General Assembly
 on the 23d of December, 1858, to
 meet again on the 17th January,
 1859.
 The private secretary 10 the Governor appeared in the Senate chamber and the hall of the House of Representatives, on the morning of the 23d inst, and read the following proclamation by the Cover nor. which adjourned the two houses over until the l7th January next.
 THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, To ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL
 ASSEMBLY OF SAID SrArE--GREETING. Whereas: It has been made known to the Governor that disagreement between the two houses of the General Assembly, with respect to the time of adjournment, has occurred and that so many members are now absent that there is no quorum in either the Senate or the House of Representatives and whereas, true economy requires that the expenses of the General Assembly should cease until suffi- cient number of members can be assembled to constitute a quorum in each house. Now, therefore l, Elias N. Conway, Gov ernor of the State of Arkansas. by virtue ol the authority in me vested by the constitution of said State, do hereby adjourn the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas over to the 17th day of January, A. D. 1859, upon which day all of the members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives are required to assemble in their respective places in the legis. lative halls of this State, at the seat of gov ernment to complete the unfinished legislative business, and to enact such laws as the public interests require
 In testimony whereof have herehnto sign- ed my name and caused the seal of the TL.s.1 State of Arkansas to be affixed, at Lit
 tie Rock, this 23d day of December, A. D. 1858.
 ELIAS N. CONWAY By the Governor:
 D. B. GREER, Secretary of State.
 The proclamation itself explains the causes that called for this unusual exer- else of authority by the Governor. The disagreement in respect to the time of ad- journment occurred previous to the 23d inst, and, on that day, quorum not be- ing present in either branch of the Gen eral Assembly, it had no other constitu. tionaI power than to adjourn from day to day and send for absent members, pro- ceeding that would have resulted in fruit less efforts to procure their immediate at tendance and at great expense to the State. Hence the duty, by provision in the constitution, devolved upon the Gov ernor to adjourn them over to some speci- | fled time.
 The absence of so large a number of members was in great measure caused by the sickness of some of them and the sickness of the families of many others. There has been an unusual amount ol sickness among the members during the present session-a senator and repre- sentative having died and others having been detained from their seats by danger ous illness.
 The legislature meets again on the l7th of January. On the day of it's adjourn ment 1t was about as far advanced with the business before it as at any previous session. It had passed the usual number of bills, and its various committees had matured and reported much business fol the action of the two houses. If the members will return punctually and de. termne to forego all long winded, bun. combe speeches and go to work in earn. est, they will bring their labors to speedy close with credit to themselves and ad. vantage to the State.- Little Rock True Democrat 29th ut.