The Forrest City times., 1909-01-22
Legislative Gossip

| eastern Arkansas politicians are here in connection with the St Francis Leyee Board fsht.
 T. r. Parks. representative from Lafayette. k considered 10 be one of ihe leading authorities on parliamin- ary law in the House
 Announcement was made by Sena- | tor Holland that Senator Nance's con dition was such that he would ask indefinite leave of absence for him. It is said he is not SO well
 Ed Lucas of Oia, chief clerk of he l House two years, has returned home. He has been here this week assisting in the clerks work al the opening of the House
 fte first commission issued by Gov efnor Denaghey was one making Paul Little. the retiring secretary 10 the l governor, captain Of inspection of small arms in the Firs Regiment.
 Senator Bush of White Jeff Little Rock on an early train Friday morn lhS- On motion of Senator Rasco leave of absence was gran.ed Scna- | tor Bush, as his wife is ill
 Just before retiring from the office of acting governor, Jess M. Martin. president of the Senate, granted an additional pardon, making 24 during he three full days he acted as the governor
 The legislative committees of the va rlous labor organizations cf the State are in Little Rock and the majority of hem has opened headquarters and announce the intention of remaining as long as the legislature is in session..
 Senator Patterson of Woodruff will probably not bring his entire family 10 Little Rock to live during the ses- sion. Mrs Patterson and daughter, Eloise. arrived Friday and will spend several days in the city. Elcise Was a mere baby ,wo years ago and was called the Baby of the Senate"
 While many of the senators call upon various stenographers 10 get up their clerical work, Senator Logan of Polk is his own stenographer. He has typewriter on his desk With this he attends to his spondenee and prepares the bills or resolutions he submits from time to time
 of the legislature Friday resulted in a general exodus of senators and rep reseatatiyes last night It is prob. able the Hou7e will hold seven ses- IS week during the remainder of the General Assembly, and il is also probable the Senate will adjourn fof the week every Friday al noan
 On account of the infirmity of deaf ness. Senator Simms of Chicot has 10 pay close attention 10 all proceedings. He has called the attention of his fel- low senators 10 his deafness and has asked them 10 speak as distinctly as possible when talking on any measure Ill which he may be particularly in terested.
 Attorney General Hal L. Norwood Saturday rendered his opinion in re- gard to the authority of each house of the General Assembly to provide for committee clerkship by resolution, the clerk 'o receive his pay out of the contingent fund, holding that each house had that right and that the andito. should issue the warrant for the pay of such clerk when eertln cate properly signed is presented 10 him
 II is thought probable hat some at tention will be paid during the pres ent session of the legislature 10 the divorce laws of Arkansas Governor DUuaghey in his inaugural address de elgred that he believed the laws on this subject now in force ill this state are too lax He recommended that the legislature make careful inves- tigation Of the matter and pass such laws as will make il more difficult 10 secure divorce
 Senator Montgomery has prepared a Stde banking bill modelled after the Oklahoma law. which he expects Ia submit ta the Senate soon. The law k regarded in Senate circles as a good one, but the members expect the bill to be seriously opposed by lead ing bankers of the State. The princi pal objection lies i'll the fact that | every bank guaranteeing depositors money places all on practically the same footing. making weak banks as safe for depositors as the strong ones
 Senator Keel of Jackson is one ol the apt story teliers of the Senate In l defending his newspaper and stamp 1 Dill ne lUiu SlOtS Ill SNbSl dHtt ds follows. When he was a member oi the lower house, one or his constitu ents wrote and told him that in the distribution of garden seed he had been missed Thinking the voter had been overlooked by his congressman Mr Keel informed him that the seed would probably arrive in due course of the mail The seed did not arrive and Alr. Keel was taken personally to task for it, with the result that the present senator bought 70 cents worth of cabbage seed and gave inc package 10 his constituent. During the last campaign. Senator Keel rode mp to he house Of the man 10 whom
 he had given the seed You doaH
 need to get down from your horse
 Senator said he man. heartily. T
 am for YOU and so are he boys
 have been for you ever since I goi
 the cabbage seed reckon I have
 raised the besf cabbages in this sec
 tiau ef the state