Pocahontas star herald., 1911-05-19
GOV. D0NAGHfY
CALLS EXTRA SESSION
WILL Meet Again May p. SIX
Special Matters to be
Taken Up.

at noon Saturday and 80 minutes
later Governor G. w. Donaghey
threw bomb shell into the ranks
of the unbelievers by issuing call
for an extra session TO convene at
the capitol at noon on Monday.
May 22. While the governor has
repeatedly stated through the news
columns of the papers that he was
opposed to any legislation making
appropriations for any purpose, un-
less the money to cover these appro-
priations was forthcoming few, ii
any, of the Legislators seemed to
think that an extra session would
be called TO consider ways and
means of raising money with which
TO operate the state government
and other purposes.
Six general reasons are specified
In the proclamation calling an ex-
ira session for the consideration of
the house and senate. OF these
the revision of the revenue system
was evidently considered the most
important, but a law to abolish the
convict lease system and to make
appropriations to pay the expense
of appealing the railroad rate cases
to the Supreme Court, were also
suggested. The proclamation issued
by the governor was as follows:
"Whereas, an extraordinary oc
casion has arisen which renders it
necessary to do so, l, George w.
Donaghey, governor of the state of
Arkansas, by virtue of the power
and authority in me vested by the
constitution of the said state. do. by
this proclamation, call the General
Assembly of the state of Arkansas
to convene at the seat of government
the statehouse, in the city of Little
Rock, at the hour of IL, noon, on
Monday, the 22d day of May, A.
D., 1911.
"And hereby specify the pur-
pose for which the General Assem-.
| bly, is so convened to be as follows,
to wit:
"To revise the revenue laws of
the state so as to provide sufficient
revenue to meet the expenses of the
state government and distribute the
burdens of the taxation and reduce
taxation.
"ro pass an act to make effective
the constitutional amendment pro-
viding for the initiative and referen
dunn.
"To pass law abolishing the
convict lease system and providing
for the proper management and con-
troll of the state penitentiary.
"To make appropriations to pay
balance due the state accountants
in the rate cases of $500 and to
pay the actual court costs, not at.
torney's fees, of $l2, 500 for appeal
ing the rate cases to the Supreme
Court of the United States.
TO make necessary provisions for
transferring the Supreme Court and
state treasurer's offices to the new
capitol.
ct o make appropriations o
MAINTAIN the several departments of
the state government and to make
appropriations to maintain the state
charity and educational institutions
50 that said appropriations for the
support of the state government and
all these institutions may not exceed
the available revenue for those pur-
poses.
'ln Testimony Whereof, | have
herennto set my hand as governor
of Arkansas and caused the great
sealof said state to be affixed on
this, the 18th day of May, A. D.,
1911. GEoGE w. DoNAGHEY,
"Governor of Arkansas.
= When seen In his private office
soon after issuing the proclamation,
Governor Donaghey refused o
talk. He was asked whether be
would veto the appropriation bills
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