Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-09

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 18th. About what price does your wool generally bring at home?
 AyswER-We have never sold wool at home Most of our wool was sold during the panic of l857-8, and netted but little if any over 20 cents
 9th. Is it necessary to cultivate vege- table crop, or gather hay crop to feed them on during the winter?
 AyswgR.-As we do not feed our sheep on an average of ten days in the year. no vegetable crop is necessary.
 {. In connection with the above, we would state that quite number of our citizens have lately engaged in this business, and that many others contemplate doing so at an carly day. Their llocIls are of the i'm proved stock, and all expect to realize handsome per cantage on their investment" ."
 We submit these things to the farmers, believing that there is much that should awaken their attention, and a field of pro- misc that has not been fully explored.
 
 What the Arkansas Papers say on the subject of per diem pay during the Recess.
 The Des Are Citizen copies the card of ex-spealler Oates, and the communication of President Fletcher, to the Senate, but gives no comments.
 Tie Fort Smith Times says:
 "As mueh has been sail about the re- signation of Mi. Oates, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the election of NIT. Duval of this county to fill the val cancv, we have concluded to give the pro- ceeliDes of the legislature in reference to tho matter. So that our readers may see 1t anJ draw their own conclusions. As the amount claimed by each member, for the time he was absent from the capital at home or at Little Rock doing nothing, was tWen- tv-tour davs. at four dollars per day, each member would draw from the treasury nine six dollar, for doing nothing.'
 Then follows the communication of President Fletcher and the proceedings in the Hoa,e that lel to the resignation of AIr. Oates. The Times adds:
 'sThc amount thus to be taken from the pockets of the people to pay members of the legislature, for doing no service to the State, will amount to several thousand dol lars.
 3lr. Oates. the Speaker, is out in long address to the people of the State explain ing the whole matter, but, owing to the press of other matter we are unable to pub fish 1t this week. He sets forth tine facts in very clear manner, and which can be easily understood by all who read his adj dress,
 Upon the whole, this session of the le- gislature, 50 far as we have been able to understand its proceedings, has been of no benefit whatever to the people of the State, anl 1t would have been better, to have ta- ken the money which has been appropria- ted to pay the members, to pay the State debt, or given it to the railroads"
 The Jefferson Independent, one of the best and ablest papers in the State, after copying our article in defense of the House, adds these words:
 "Mr Duval, who was elected to fill the position of Speaker of the House, 1t seems is fulfilling the prescribed routine of duty, well misunderstood previous to his nomna- ton, that of signing the accounts of cer- tain members for their per diem pay dur ing the recess. The loaves and ishes'' show rather plainly in this continued ef- fort of our northern and western membe to receive pay for lqA ornotperiormed. Weare glad to see that ~the Senate supported the President of that body in his refusal to commit himself by like action. The Senate has thus proven itself the more wise and patriotic body. Not only 10 members of the House wrong the State by receiving pay for the time they were absent, but ai- 50 for much time spent in discussing the question ot right to make the tenants, and in election of an new Speaker; having forced Col. Oates to resign by requiring of him an act which ho and others consider unWarrantable.
 When will Arkansas have a legislative body not having sell-interest as a ruling principle of action'
 "Col Oates has long article in the True Democrat, defining the position in which he was placed by the resolution pas sed by the House, demanding the per diem pay during the adjournment, and his req sons for resigning his position as Speaker. On this subject he says: < could not and l would not be the instrument or channel through which ten or twelve thousand dol lars was to be drawn from the treasury. which, according to my opinion of the law and the constitution, was not due from the State to the members of the House. And further, be the instrument of estab- ling precedent, which, should Governor hereafter adjourn a legislature for twelve or eighteen months, that taeo or Mree hun- dred MouSand aollars might be drawn from the treasury, for seroices not perJormed by members of the legislature.'
 '' 1t will be long before the mem bers who favored this pel diem eeaction will rid their names of the odium already at tacned to them on this account
 The Batesville Sentinel copies the card of MT. Oates and promises to give it's views anent the subject.
 The Searcy Eagle comes down on the members with forty horse indignation power:
 '4The legislature was to have adjourned on Monday the Dist, and we blush to have to have to say that if weakness, sectional ism, pettytosging, wrangling, and public l robbery will immortalize any legislature, the recent one ought to bear off the palm. or such q doubtful character has 1t been that honest democrats could scarcely tell to | what party they belonged. From first to last their proceedings have been marked with indecision, want of unity, ignorance and imbceility. Twothirds, we might say three -fourths of the members, seem to have gone there for purely selfish motives, and forgotten in their selfshness that they were | legislating for the public good Money. money for themselves, and little notorie- I ty were apparently their main spring of action.
 They have adjourned we think for ever. for we hope Arkansas will never again be disgraced by such collection.
 We are glad to know that amidst all the corruption, there were few who preferred