The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-19
SESSION FAILS TO MATERIALIZE No Quorum of Arkansas
 Legislature. GOVERNOR PINDALL UPHELD No Attempt Made to Elect New
 Senate President. The Proceedings in the Senate Took Up Nothing but che Question of
 How to Properly Ad-
GOVERNOR PINDALL UPHELD

Little Rock. Ark. May Is.-The Ar kansas Legislature failed to convene today in pursuance to a call issued by Speaker Allen H. Hamiter. while he was acting Governor and as the result there will be no extraordinary session of that body.
 Noon and afternoon sessions were held by members of both the Senate and House. but there was not a quorum at any of the four sessions The House, at the close of the afternoon session. adjourned sine die. The Sem ate met as mass meeting of Senators at the afternoon session and adopting resolutions recognizing Acting Gov ernor x. O. Pindalfs power to revoke Speaker Hamiter's call for an extra session. agreed to disperse and return home.
 Contrary to expectations, no attempt was made in the Senate to elect a new President of that body and thus insti- tute an custer movement against Gov ernor Pindall. However. the possibilf- ties of movement of that kind were so great before the Senate met that Governor Pindall, fearing such an at- tempt, at a minute or two after l2, started to leave his office for the Sem ate chamber with the intention of pre- siding. Previously. he had declared that he would not recognize the session as he had issued 6 proclamation revok- ing the call. Governor Pindall was stopped at the threshold of his ofice by George w, Donaghey of Conway Dem ocratic nominee for Governor, who ad- vised against him going to the Senate chamber
 Governor Pindaii accepted his advice and returned to his offlce. AHe did not so near the Senate chamber at either meeting.
 The Senate proceedings took up noth- ing but the question of how to prop erly adjourn.
 Senator Oldham of Little Rock was elected President of the meeting, and after a few short speeches on the sub Ject, Senator John I. Moore's motion to disperse was adouted and the Senators left the chamber. Fourteen Senators were present at the noon session and sixteen at the second meeting. Isigh- teen were needed for a quorum.
 The House displayed an inclination to adjourn until a quorum could be se- cured.
 There were forty-two members pres ent at the noon session and forty seven at the second session. Fifty-one were required for a quorum. Speaker Ham iter presided at both sessions. The noon session lasted but few minutes. The afternoon session lasted fully an hour and a half. and during that time many of the Representative delivered more or less spirited speeches in which different views on the subject of an ex- tra session were expressed.
 Between 10 and Il o'clock. a caucus of ffty-one members of the House was held at the City Hall. The caucus was open to all members. and those partici- pating were not to be bound by the vote of the caucus Twenty-six voted to adjourn sine die after convening and twenty-five voted against. Eleven voted not to answer roll call.
 Twenty-two members of the Senate caucused at the Hotel Marion. Gov ernor Pindall was present and made a short address. in which he explained his reasons for revoking the call.