The Russellville Democrat., 1893-02-09
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In Favor of an Early Adjournment of
 the Legislature.

MT. Russell, of Pope, offered the following resolution on the 3d day of February, 1893, towit:
 WHEREAS, The best interests of the State demand that the general assembly complete it's labors and adjourn within the constitutional limitation of sixty days: therefore be 1t
 Resolved, That all committees who are expected to report appropriation bills be requested to prepare and report the same to this house within twenty days from this date"
 And in support of the same, said: MR. SPEAKER: Thinking that this res olution would likely meet with but little opposition, had not expected to make any remarks upon it. But since some of the gentlemen upon this floor have seen proper to criticise it, charging that it is a reflection upon the committees having in charge the appropriation bills, wish to refute the charge, and ask the gentle men if they know the difference between reflection and a request? There Is no reflection whatever in the resolution, but simply request that these committees report within twenty days more, or with in forty-five days from the time of the converting of this house. Why should more than forty-tive days be required? :? If these committees would only turn their attention to the work in hand they could report in TEN days. What is there to be done that would require a longer timeY The salaries of the State officers are fixed by law; and with the experi- ence of the past before them it would not require much time for the committee to decide whether former appropriations for the educational and State charitable institutions have been too large or too small. The C mmittee on Penitentiary have already prepared and reported a bill more prolix and one which required more deliberation and deeper thought than any appropriation bill which will be reported here. Why, then, should the committees having appropriations ln charge require so much more time than the Committee on Penitentiary:
 The gentleman from Boone asked : "Why is it that these committees are asked to report, and not others?o l will tell him why. 1t Is because the business in the hands of the committees having in charge the appropriation bills, Is all- important, and were this assembly to adjourn without passing the appropria- tion bills. we would have to be recalled by the governor at q great expense 70 the people of the State. If the governor should fail to recall us, then the State institutions would languish and the wheels of State government cease to run Yet, the gentleman says it is t reflection to request these committees to report. He might as well say it would be a re- flection for the governor to request his private secretary to transact certain work within a given time.
 The gentlemen who oppose this reso- lution seem to fear it because 1t asserts that it is to the best interest of the State for us to adjourn within sixty days. As far as this preamble is concerned, it Is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. But the question of ad- journment is not the one we are now to determine. The only question before us is: Shall we request the said commit- tees to report to this house within twen- .ty days? According to all peecedents, bodies from which committees spring