The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-31
ADJOURNMENT
EXPECTED soon
ALL EFFORTS INTELLECTUAL
& o Y f RN OR'S ENEMIES d E.
TERMINED TO HAVE NO LEG
ISLATION PASSED.

Little Rock, May 31-Symptoms of
an early adjournment of the extra
session are daily growing more pro
nounced.
To the original Indifference and re-
sentiment of the administration
forces is being added to disgust of all
over the farcial attempts at legisla-
ton which have characterized this ses-
sion.
You mark the prediction" conf
IDENTIFY asserted President Toney, 1--WE
Will not be here five days longer"
The senate will vote to adjourn, but
it is not believed the house will
concur at this time. There is
resolution in allegiance in the lower
house to adjourn June 10, and the
members are wearying of the struggle
against an adverse current.
A resolution was introduced in the
senate Tuesday evening by Senator
Raney to sand adjourned at noon
Saturday, June 3, and it lost by the
following close vote
Ayes-Covington, Friedell, Glover,
Henderson, Holland, Hughes, Keel,
Raney, Robertson, Rodgers of How
ard, Watson, Williams, White, Woods,
Toney-15.
Noes-CarlLee, Christian, Clerget,
Deaton, Dill, Fletcher, Green, Holt,
jacobson, johnson, Martin, Miles,
Oldham, Owens, Phillips, Turner-16.
This leaves pending the Covington
resolution to adjourn at noon Thurs
day, June l. Senators McBee and Lo-
gan are expected to return today and
they will vote for adjournment, while
Senator Woods is expected to change
to the other side.
1t has reached point where no one,
not even the governor, expects any
thing to be accomplished by this ses-
sion, and all agree that they might as
we'll adjourn and go home.
The house by vote of 60 to 16 in
definitely postponed the Oldham bill,
passed by the senate, providing that
the state auditor should certify out
the tax levy at such rates as sufficient
to produce revenue to meet appropria-
tionS
The house passed the Newton bill
providing for the discontinuance of
the state capitol tax after its col
lection for 1912, provision being there
oy made for an additional $400,0 900
after what has been raised.
The Pipkin bill, providing for an
enabling act to make effective the ini-
tiative and referendum, was read
twice and an amendment offered pro-
viding that the petitioners shall first
subscribe an amount sufficient to pay
the expenses of the election should the
proposition fail, was offered and pre-
cipitated a spirited discussion. No de-
cision has been reached on it. This is
the bill favored by the governor.
The house passed the McFerrin-
Glover bill, appropriating $4,000 for
the removal of the supreme court and
the state treasury departments, and
it was read twice and referred in the
senate. Other bills that had been of
fered carried $50 900 and 100000 for
this purpose.
The senate is working on the Tur-
ner-J acobson bill, as the revised Brad
ham Hurst bill has been christened,
and when the body adjourned Tuesday
evening history was repeating itself
with Covington on the floor speaking
against it, and yielding only for a
motion to adjourn. During the dis
cussion, many amendments were Of
fered, and the most important adopted
provides for the striking out of the
emergency clause. This will have the
effect of letting the people vote for its
ratification or rejection, if they de-
sire, although an amendment by Hen
derson directly submitting it to the
people at the general election was
voted down.
The amendment pending provides
that appeals from the equalization
boards shall be taken to the county
court instead of to the circuit court.
There was waving of the bloody
shirt again Tuesday forenoon, when
Representative Garrison (Rep.) offer
ed a resolution providing that the
house adjourn at noon to attend the
decoration day exercises of the q.
A. r.
This brought forth an acrimonious
debate, pro and con, and it was final
y defeated, 80 to AT.
The governor signed about 60 bills
Tuesday evening, practically all of
them local measures. The only gener-
al act of Importance is the bill pro
viding for state aid to high schools,
which puts the finishing touches on
the educational program.
1t is still a mooted question upon
which the governor will throw no
light, whether he proposes to sign, or
veto wholly or in part, the appropria-
ton bills passed by the regular ses-
sion.
"He had better sign them" remark
ed President Toney, "for they will not
be passed again, and if he vetoes the
bills for the state institutions, it
means that he will close them for two
years. The charity committee says
the bills cannot be cut"
The greatest immediate interest is
felt in the fate of the general appro-
piration bill, which is still unsigned,
although it has been in the hands of
the governor since May II. He must