The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-24
LITTLE PROSPECT
OF LEGISLATION
SPIRIT OF Indifference
APPARENTLY PERVADES EX
IRA SESSION - SIXTEEN
BILLS INTRODUCED.

Little Rock, May PA spirit of
indifference seems to pervade the eX-
ira session of the general assembly
thus far. There appears to be little
prospect for the enactment of much
legislation at this time, and efforts
are already being made to force an
early adjournment. A resolution by
Senator Covlngton, declaring that no
good reason existed for the extraor-
binary session, and providing for adj
journment sine die at noon today, was
defeated by vote of II ayes to 20
noes, and a resolution offered this
morning by Representative McLaug-
lin to adjourn next Saturday, May 81,
was promptly voted down.
Seven bills have been introduced in
the senate and nine in the house. The
bills are having to run the gauntlet
of the closest scrutiny to determine
whether or not they come within the
purview of the governors call, and a
number have been declared out of or
der because they failed to meet this
requirement. To obviate this, and
provide for more extended legislation,
it is rumored that the governor CON
templates sending a supplementary
proclamation to the legislature, pro-
viding for other subjects to be con
sidered.
The senate promptly declared out of
order, as not being included in the
call, the bill which failed in the regu-
lar session, providing for $672,0 900 to
complete the state capitol, but reduc-
ing the interest on the promssory
notes from to per cent The bill
was introduced by Senator Raney.
President Toney said; This is clear
ly not included in the call. The COVER
nor is a plain, blunt man, not given
to doing indirectly what he can do di-
rectly, and had he desired the con-
sideration of such a bill he would
have included it in his call" An APP
peal from the decision of the chair was
not sustained.
In the same manner bill appropri-
ating 100000 to furnish and equip
the state treasury and the supreme
court, as well as other offices, was de
clared out of order, as it went further
than the provisions of the call
The most adroitly drawn bill was
that introduced by Representative Go
ing, providing for the condemnation
and purchase of the two blocks of
ground in front of the new capitol.
The preamble AYERS that sin order
that the state have suitable and suili-
cient grounds adjacent to the land
now owned by the state of Arkansas
and upon the new state capitol there
of is situated, to the end that the
treasury department and the supreme
court of said state may be comfort
ably and conveniently installed in said
,apitol and the said premises proper
ly beautified in keeping with the Dig
nifty and Importance of said state" it
becomes necessary to purchase the
said two blocks of ground. A point of
order was raised on the bill, and it
was taken under Amusement by the
chair
There have been several bills intro
duced on the subject of revenue. The
| first bill introduced in the house is by
Simms and Thweatt, being the bill
submitted by the governor and the tax
commission, revised copy of the
Bradham- Hurst bill. Mr.. Hurst re-
| introduced the Bradham- Hurst bill
and had it read twice and referred.
| He stated that he did not consider
the Simms- Thweatt bill an acceptable
measure, as he understood it conatin-
| ed some of the features of the Keel
bill, which he would never support.
Both bills go to the judiciary commit
tee.
Mr.. Pipkin introduced a bill to tax
legacies, gifts, requests, etc, which
failed in the regular session. Mr..
! Glover re-introduced bill to tax in