The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-21
Legislative Gossip

mirer OF flowers. lie usually "eoA'
single bloom in the lapel OF his over
coat.
T. p. Parks, representative lrohs
Lafayette. is considered to be one Vi
the leading authorities on parllanih-
AIRY law in the House.
Ed Lucas of Ola, chief clerk OF the
House two years, has returned hoilie.
He has been here this week asslStils
in the clerks work at the opening
Of the House.
The first commission issued by NoN
ernor Dcnaghey was one making Faui
Little, the retiring secretary 10 'nS
governor, captain OF inspection VI
small arms in the First Regiment
Senator Bush of White left Llttle
Rock on an early train Friday morn,
ing. On motion of Senator Rasco
leave of absence was granted Sena-
tor Bush, as his wife is i'll.
Just before retiring from the once
of acting governor, Jess NJ. Marlih'
president of the Senate, granted an
additional pardon, making "a durlile
the three full days he acted as inc
governor.
The legislative committees of the va
rious labor organizations OF the olato
are in Little Rock and the maJorl'y
of them has opened headquarters anu
announce the intention of remaining
as long as the legislature is in SESSION.
Senator Patterson OF Woodruff Will
probably not bring his entire family
TO Little Rock TO live during the SEES
sion. Mrs. Patterson and daughter
Elose, arrived Friday and will spehu
several days in the city. Eloise was
a mere baby two years ago ana was
called The Baby of the Senate.
While many of the senators call
upon various stenographers 10 get up
their clerical work, Senator Logan Oh
Polk is his own stenographer. ne
has a typewriter on his desk. WIN
this he attends to his correspondence
and prepares the bills or resolutions
he submits from time 70 time.
of the legislature Friday resulted in
a general exodus of senators ana rep
resentatives last night. IL Is prop
able the House will hold seven SEES,
sions a week during the remainder Oh
the General Assembly, and IT is also
probable the Senate will adjourn for
the week every Friday at noon.
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 TEL
low senators TO his deafness and has
asked them TO speak as distinctly as
possible when talking on any measure
in 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 to receive his pay out Of the
contingent fund. holding that each
house had that right and that the
auditor should issue the warrant for
the pay of such clerk when certih-
cate properly sigred is presented 10
him.
1t is thought probable hat some at
tention will be paid during the pres
ent session of che legislature TO the
divorce laws of Arkansas. Governor
Donaghey in his inaugural address de-
clared that he believed The laws on
this subject now in force in this state
are too lax He recommended that
the legislature make a careful inves-
tigatiOn of the matter and pass such
laws as will make il more difficult
to secure a divorce.
Senator Montgomery has prepared a
State banking bill modelled after the
Oklahoma law. which he expects to
submit to the Senate soon. The law
is regarded in Senate circles as Il
good one, but the members expect the
bill to be seriously opposed by lead
ing bankers of the State. The princi-
pal objection lies in the fact that
every bank guaranteeing depositors'
money places all on practically the
same footing. making weak banks as
safe for depostors as the strong ones.
The youngest page in the Senate
is Bennett Burton Patterson son OF
Senator Patterson Rurr. as his faith
er speaks of him. was named after
Aaron Burr. a man whom Senator
Patterson thinks was lily used. The
lau VIII De ~ years Olu MS neat
birthday. but he has reasoning pow
ers not to be expected in one OF his
age.
Senator Keel of Jackson is one Of
the apt story tellers of the Senate In
defending his newspaper and stamp
bill he told u story in substance as
follows When he was member of
the lower house, one of his constitu
ents wrote and told him that in the
distribution CT 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 Mr.. Keel was taken personally
to task for il, with the result that