The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-01-19
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
Legislative WOrk-Gov Clark's Mes
sage and First Official Act,

! ltSLGIudy lnS lower Mouse, AK
ansas Legislature finally completed
the work of electing its minor off,
ccs. After having elected speaker
the second dayit looks as if the last
three days occupied in electing mi,
nor Offices, was consuming toomuch
valuable time. A caucus like that
held by the Senate would have say,
ed time.
At 10 o'clock, on motion, a com.
mittee escorted Goveruor-elect
Clarke into the hall for inaugura.
ton, Gov elect Clarke and Gov,
Nishback entered the hall together.
ihc goyernor-elect read his inaugu-
ral address.
After the address, Chief Justice
Bum administered the Office to the
Governor-elec and to the other
State officers chosen at the last
September election; whereupon the
Joint session was dissolved.
GOV. oLARK's ADDRESS.
The larger part of the newly elec'
ted Governors address was a strong
appeal for a new constitution for
the state. We extract the follow
ing from it.
In my humble judgement the
most advanced step that could be
made in the the direction of improv.
ing our condition, on lines where
State laws can be effective in this
behalf, is to call a convention to
revise our constitution, Whilst
acknowledging the great debt of
gratitude which civilization owes
to the master minds who framed
our existing constitution, and ac-
cording to them all the praise that
could be due to those who had cor
rectIy apprehcnded the dangers Of
an occasion and successfully proyd.
ed against them, | yet venture to
say that the conditions with which
they dealt were Of such unusual oc-
currence that society under peace.
full and normal conditions must
presently grow away from them,
and has now so far grown away
from them as to make it evident to
all intelligent observers that we are
fettered with restrictions which are
not compensated by a knowledge
that through these Inconvenience
we escape dangers fraught with
the most disastrous consequences,
The business Of Government is an
intensely practical affair, and there
is but limited scope in its opera
tions for the display OF merely SEN
timcntal attachments There is no
more reason why new and improved
methods should not be introduced
in a Constitution then why such
improvements should not be tncor.
porated in our statutory system
The people are no more affected by
a law enacted in one form than in
another Whilst ] maintain that
it would be greatly to the interest
Of the State to revise the present
Constitution, | must not be under.
stood as insisting that II is bad in
all It's parts, Such is not the case,
On the contrary assert it as my
deliberate Judgment that any Con-
stitution which does not contain
many Of the provisions Of the pres.
ent instrument will never meet the
approval Of the people Of the State,
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION
Upon assuming the Gubernator'
ial duties yesterday Gov Clarke's
FIRST act was to sign the following
proclamation,
by virtuc Of authority vested in
me by laws Of the State of Arkan'
sas / do hereby proclaim that the
following provision has been IN Its
several stages adopted as part Of
the Constitution Of the State
namely
'orhe Governor shall, in case q
vacancy occurs in any State, dis
trjct county or township Office in
the State, either by ydedth, reSlgild-
tiou or otherwise, 6Jl the same by
appointment, such appointment to
be In force and effect until the next
general election thereafter
The same having been ratified and
adoptedin the manner prescribed
by the Constitution and laws Is now
entitled to have the same force and
effect as any other part Of the Con
stItution and shall be recognized
aud enforced by the legislative,
executive and judicial departments
of the State Arkansas,
Done in my Office at Little Rock
this 18th day OF January, 1885
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