The log cabin Democrat., 1911-02-28
EXTRA SESSION
 ARGUED ALL DAY
BUT NO ACTION IS TAKEN
SIXTY-DAY EXTENSION, HOW EVER, IS REGARDED AS
 BEING CERTAIN.

Little Rock, Feb. 28.-Both branch es of the Arkansas legislature Mon day fought all afternoon on measures to extend the session for various times from 30 to 70 days, and finally voted down all resolutions, so the matter now stands for an adjournment at the end of the constitutional period, 60 days, which expires on March 9. The vote on the resolutions in both houses was decisive, but in spite of the result there was expressed a desire immedi- ately after adjournment to reconsider and it is yet believed the session will be extended for 60 days or more, in spite of an agreement which is said to exist in the senate between 12 mem- bers to adjourn at the end of So days and force Governor Donaghey to call an extra session for the purpose of considering certain matters.
 All the argument Monday afternoon against the extension of the session was evidently for the purpose of mak- ing good at home, and those who made the argument agreed the special ses- sion would be imperative, and should it be called the legislature could re- main as long as it pleased with the governor no power to end it, and that the session would probably be longer than the SO days extension which members clamored for. The fight was opened in the house when Mr. Kersch of Lincoln introduced resolution in the forenoon calling for an extension to April 20. Mr. Barker offered an amendment to this to extend the ses- sion to May 8, Mr. Hurst amended to adjourn May 16, and MT Brown offer ed an amendment to adjourn May 1.
 The fight passed over from the forenoon until afternoon with two hours taken out for joint session with the senate to hear from members of the state board of charities on the proposed removal of the state hospital for the treatment of nervous diseases When this discussion closed the argu- ment began all over again with Mir Floyd of Howard county speaking against any extension. He was fol- lowed by MT. Kerwin, Barker and others, all of whom favored an eX- tension for some specified length of time.
 Then began the roll call, at an hour far past the regular time for adjourn ment. The vote was first taken on the Barker amendment to end the ses- sion May 8. On this question 92 mem bers voted, 69 against and 23 for. It was declared lost and before the vote could be taken on the Hurst amend ment, Mr. Brown of Cleveland county i offered his resolution for adjournment May l. This also was voted down, Fl out of 93 voting against it. Then came the real fight on the Hursi amendment to adjourn May 16. There was no argument, but interest was so great the crowd about the desk of the clerk where the vote was being re- corded was very large. The announce ment showed the amendment lost by a tie vote, A to A.
 The advocates of the measure called for sounding of the ballot, and when | it was over the vote stood AZ against the amendment and 42 for it. MT. Hurst made a motion that the house table the Kersch resolution for ad- iournment April 20 and this motion carried 53 to 34. The house then ad- journed with threats from the leaders of the long extension resolution, de- claring they were going to force an adjournment at the end of the so day session.
 In the senate resolution was of fered by Senator White to extend till May 10, contending that it was better , to extend than to be called back for a special session. Senator Martin of Faulkner argued for an extension of 60 days, and declared that he believed the people wanted them to stay as long as necessary. He defended the 1 legislature from it's members who would brand them as rascals and mis- fits and time-killers, and said the flag should be lowered to half-mast when they adjourned. Senator Keel favor ed staying until they got through. The Rodgers amendment to adjourn at the Nd of 30 days more was defeated, 1e N l4, and the original resolution by Senator White was then voted down