The log cabin Democrat., 1909-04-15
PATTERSON BILL
 PASSES HOUSE
GOVERNOR DONAGHEY PLATED
Discharges Commissioners, Ar
 chitect and Contractors.
Appropriation Bill Providing for Compile tion of Capitol to be h.
 troduced.

-"There will be a bill gotten UP now making all appropriation tor the completion of the state capi- tol," said Governor Donaghey yes- terday afternoon after the word had been conveyed to him the Pat terson bill had passed, carrying with it the discharge of contractors, architect and commissioners of the capitol, land submitted to the general assembly. The amount to be expended on the building will be left entirely to the legislature. The Patterson bill has served its purpose and the reports that 1t Is illegal are all without foundation. Lawyers who are good ones say 1t is not. The few words which were left out of the bill do not affect it in the least. A whole clause could have been left out by the en- crossing clerk of the senate with out have any effect upon it. The part of the bill which calls for the discharge of contractors, architect and commissioners, is there all right and that is what counts. l think the general assembly will now pass the appropriation bill without fight against it."
 Governor Donaghey was alone at the time the bill was voted up- on. He paced his office while those engaged about the office rushed off to hear the vote upon the bill when messenger announc- ed the vote had started. One of his staunch followers came in soon to announce the vote on "the pre- vious question" stood 43 to 40 in the affirmative. It was reported a number of friends of the admins tration were absent and an effort was made to send for them, but the vote was on, and soon second messenger came in to announce the bill carried, 4o to 3S. Con- gratulations were then offered right and left to the governor by the many who Hooked to his office.
 Glorious Hour For Donaghey.
 It was a glorious hour for Gov ernor Donaghey, and he did not try to conceal his enthusiasm in the hour of triumph. It was the victory he has fought for all ses- sion and the laurel was his, to be worn lightly alter the strain of weeks had passed.
 The Patterson bill was debated the entire day in the house yester- day and went to vote at 4:3o, Speaker Brown announcing the result ten minutes later. Filibus- tering methods were tried by the opposition, but they were broken before an adjournment could be taken so the vote would not go over until the next senate day, Tues day. The Patterson bill had been labeled the administration bill, and has had a rough voyage from the time it was introduced in the house. Itpassed the senate by one vote, after debate of several days. It has been postponed from time to time in the house, only to find the defenders in the house yester- day backed against the stone wall, determined that it should be put through before adjournment, and they won. The vote, 46, shows that the house favored the bill fought for by Governor Donaghey, for there were a number of repre- sentatives out of the hall when the vote was taken who would have favored 1t.
 How the Vote Stood
 The vote on the bill stood: Aye Batson, Bogard, Bouic, Bradham, Brown of Cleveland, Buerkle, Campbell, Carlton, Clanton, Col lins, Deaton, Doss, Dyer. Estes, Faulkner, Fisher, Floyd, Gam, Glover, Granger, Guiliam, Ham ilton of Poke, Hatchett, Holla- baugh, Holt Of Hampstead, Hud son, Hurst. Jones of Sevier, Kersh Little, Morris, Parks, Simmons, Simpson, Smith, Snider, Sweet, Thompson of Greene, Tucker, White, Wilmington, Williams, Vim, Witt and MT. Speaker.-46
 Nay-Ard, Bellamy, Brawner, Brown, Independence, Cartwright, Clerget, Combs, Davis of Desha, DuLaney, Dunaway, Ellis, Ham ilton of Ouachita, Harris, Heart sill, Hodges, Hogan, Jackson, Johnson, Jones of Pulaski, Lacy, Leigh, McCracken, Martin, Mil Ter, Monroe, Neale, Nix, Oliphint, Owen, Ross, Roundtree, Rowe, Seamster, Shackleford. Street,