The Nevada County picayune., 1908-05-21
NEITHER BRANCH HAS QUORUM
Roll Call in House, But the senate Does Not Attempt Formal session.
 Drops Fight Against Pindal'.

lxlI ck, h.- islature failed to convene in extra ses- sion Monday in pursuance to call ls- sued by Speaker Allen H. Hamiter, | while he was acting governor. ana there will be no extraordinary session of that body. Noon and afternoon ses- sions were held by members or ooth the Senate and house, but there was | not a quorum at any of the four ses- sions. The house, at the close of the afternoon. adjourned sine die. The Sen' ate met as a mass meeting Of sen1 tors at the afternoon session, and, adopting a resolution recognizing Act- ing Governor X. o. Pindalls power to revoke Speaker Hamiter's call, agreed 10 disperse and return home.
 Contrary to expectations, no attempt was made in the Senate to elect new resident of that body and thus lnsti- | ute an custer movement against do'' ernor Pindall. However the possiolll' l ties of such a movement were so great before the Senate met that Governor l Pindall. fearing an attempt 10 under mine him at a minute or two after l2 l o'clock, it is learned upon good author l ity. started to leave his office for the Senate chamber with the intention or presiding over the Senate, despite ms l declarations that he would not recog- nize the session.
 l Governor Pindall was stopped at the threshold of his office oy George w. Donaghey of Conway, Democratic nominee for governor.
 Mr Donaghey checked Governor l Pindall, and, pointing back into the | governors office, advised Governor Pin dall that it would never do for him to take the presidents chair in the Sen. ate chamber.
 Be a man or a mouse" MT. Don- aghey is reported to have said. Gov ernor Pindall accepted his advice, and walked back into his office. He did not go near the Senate chamber at either meeting.
 The Senate practically took up noth- | ing but the question of how properly to adjourn. This question was solved at the afternoon meeting, when Sena- tor John Ike Moore of Helena, without allowing Secretary George Trevathan of Batesville, who presided over the noon meeting in the absence of the president, 10 call the meeting 10 order or call the roll, carried through with a rush plan to turn the session into a mass meeting of senators. Senator | kie Oldham of Little Rock was eject. ed president of the meeting, and af' ter a few short speeches on the sub l iect, MT. Moore,s motion to disperse was adopted and the senators left the | chamber.
 There were II senators present at | the noon session and l6 al the second meeting Eighteen were needed for a quorum More than enough senators were in town to make the quorum. but they refused to attend. With the exception of Senator John H. Hamiter, l brother of Speaker Hamiter, none of the senators expressed any desire 10 go into extra session. With the one exception. all the expressions We're that the majority of the senators were l opposed 10 the extra session and de. sired but to adjourn. according to par liamentary rules, over which there was some debate. Each session of the Sen ate members lasted about 20 minutes | The noon session lasted but a few minutes. The roll was called ser geant-at-arms appointed, and adjourn ment taken until ? o'clock
 The afternoon session lasted fully an hour and a half During that time many of the representatives delivered more or less spirited speeches, in which different views on the extra ses- sion question were expressed
 Before the session was fairly Started | it was learned that the senators had dispersed and that there could not be an extra session. Despite the fact, however. the house continued in ses- sion without a quorum and discussed whether il should adjourn until Tues day, and other similar questions. With. | cut the Senate the house was power less to do anything but follow the course of the higher branch of the as. sembly. In the face of this fact one after another of the representatives took the floor and expounded in sonor. | ous tones their views of what should be done. To the spectators the session seemed to be better than the latest comic opera production.
 | Betweeen 10 to II o'clock, a caucus of 54 members of the house was held at the City hall. The caucus was open to all members, and those participat. ing were not to be bound by the vote of the caucus. Seventeen voted to ad. journ sine die after converting and | l6 voted against Eleven voted not to answer roll call