The Prescott daily news., 1908-12-21
LEGISLATURE CON-
 VENES JANUARY 4TH
More Talk of Constitutional Convention. Mayor DuIey III. Gen. Smith Issues
 Circular Confederate Veterans

state house will be buzzing with humanity and excitement, for the legislature will convene upon that date, and as soon as organ- izcd, the inaugurat tion of George w. Donaghey as governor, will follow. True to the old adage that coming events cast their shadows before them, the sha- dows of the coming legislature are now plainly seen. Aspirants for positions to be handed out by the General Assembly, and state boards are Hooking to Lit tie Rock in numbers, to discuss matters with the legislators, who run into Little Rock during the holidays to look over their ground. Nearly every candidate for Speaker of the House, and there are seven in all, is expected to visit Little Rock this week and make arrangements for headquarters, where a cam paign for the position they covet will be carried on. Secretary Lud wig has begun preparations to clean up the old Senate and House of Representatives, get ting out a few wagon loads of dirt before these bodies convene. The inaugural tion of Gov. Dona- ghey will probably be a brilliant affair, if he will permit the in- augural ball being given in the banquet room of the Hotel Mar ion or Capitol Hotel, or if these are not large enough in one of the rinks of the city.
 In the United States Circuit court today, there is being heard the injunction petition of the Jonesboro, Lake Citye& Eastern railroad, endeavoring to restrain the Arkansas Railroad Commits sion from enforcing it's freight tariff on that railroad The tar iff objected to by the railroad, is what was known as the rough lumber rate, and it was made to apply to the JonesborO Lake City & Eastern, at the request of the officials, after a hearing by the railroad commission. An effort was made to establish the fact that the railroad had lost money last year, in the same court several days ago, but Judge Trieber held that no evil dence was introduced to show the loss was caused by the en- forcement of the freight tariff and it might have been caused by the financial panic. He also made some remark about the railroads being forced to show they were not claiming their right, under the state law, to make a certain percentage of earnings annually on watered stock.
 Gen. J. F. Smith, commanding the Arkansas Division of the Un- ited Confederate Veterans, has issued a circular letter to the Sons of Veterans of Arkansas asking them to join with the Vet erans and assist Memphis in mak- ing the reunion to. be held there next May the most noteworthy one ever held.
 Mayor w. R. Duley is a very i'll man in his room at the Ho- tel Marion, and for the past four days has been unable to take any hand in his race for reelection leaving that entirely with his friends. He was the recipient of so many calls yesterday, the phy sicians who attend him were forced to lock the doors and ex- clude all callers. While Mayor Duley is ill in Little Rock Mrs. Duley is i'll in San Antonio, where she went several weeks ago with the hope of regaining her health
 More talk is being heard of Constitutional Convention now than at any time since the meet ing of the Arkansas Bar Associa- tion. which favored by resolution the holding of such a convention and it is thought some date for such a convention. will be set dur ing the meeting of the next leg islature. The subjects which are being discussed as ones to come before such a convention are many, but the most of them have to do with the revenue and elec- tion laws of the state. The a.