The Harrison times., 1911-06-24
The Arkansas Legislature.
LITTLE Rock, Tune 20, 1911

The 39th benerai Assembly has
become merely an unpleasant mem
ory, but Bill Jones continues to pay
for it, Bill is the concrete entity
that by common consent came to
represent the Great, Common People
in the horid speeches of the country
savers on the floor of the House and
Senate He is still paying at the
rate of $212 day for the privilege
of being represented at Lttle Rock
by f-seeking politicians. Provision
was made as usual for members of
the enrolling and journal committees
to stay over for twenty days, to-
gether with numerous officers and
attaches, all drawing their regular
per diem. This amounts to Sis in
the Senate and S94 in the House, a
total of $4,000 for the hold-over
period
The Legislature, both sessions,
cost the people $192,OOO Adding
the cost of the hold-overs, and the
additional cost of about $4,000 for
copying the journals, there will be
left less than $1,000 of the original
100000 appropriated by the Leg
islature for their mileage and per
diem, with the emergency clause
attached There are only four bills
of the extra session to be enrolled,
three of them short, and the revenue
bill covering 10 printed pages, 1t
is expected that it will take almost
the full period to finish the work,
POLITICAL BALL OPENING.
And scarcely has the Legislature
adjourned before the political ball
opens up full blast with a bunch of
aspirants ready to pay the fiddler
for the privilege of dancing. Many
of the members have gone home and
have lit a runnin,' offering for re-
election, for advancement and for
state offices. Senator Henderson
and Representatives Hurst, Hardage
and Going would like to be attorney
general. Representative kerwin of
OF Jefferson, one of the most promin-
ent members of the House, has al
ready announced for Senator to
succeed President Toney and Toney
is reported to have an eye on some
state office. Sergt-at-arms Allen Of
theHouse wantst to he State Auditor.
senator Dill is undecided whether to
run for circuit Judge or for reelection.
These, however, are only incidents
to the big contests that will be wag-
ed for higher Offices. The campaign
opens this week at Benton at the
third annual railroad mems picnic,
on Wednesday. All the big guns.
politically, Of the state, will be there,
and it is announced that no restrict
ions whatever will be placed on
what they discuss, or whom they
discuss. Politics will not be barred.
How could it be, with Gov. Dona-
ghev, Senator Jeff Davis, Congress
man Joe T. Robinson, Attorney-gen-
cral Hal L. Norwood, former Con
gresham S. Brundidge, and Hon.
Lewis Rhoton on the program!
Benton hopes to take from Annie
vile the honor of being the cam
paign opener. 1t is thought That
even the efforts of those who favor
shorter campaigns will be Intellectual,
and a long, hot, virulent campaign
may be expected By the long-suficr-
public
WORKING ON THE REVENUE
The revenue system of the state is
in process of reorganization and it
is inevitable that there should be
great deal of dissatisfaction before
everything has been properly adjust
cd. GOV. Donaghey and the Tax
Commission declare that the famous
revenue bill which finally passed
bearing the names of Turner and
Jacobson, will solve the financial
problems of the state. There are
Others, equally sincere, who believe
that it will be very unpopular
measure, and County Clerk Vogler of
Pulaski County is among those who
are advocating its submission TO the
people, believing that they will re-
pudiatc it as an undesirable measure.
The bill has not been enrolled yet,
and will probably not reach the
governor until next week. After it
has been approved, the people will
have ninety daysin which to petition
for its submission, should they desire
to saddle the state with an expense
of 5000, 900 for that purpose. 1t
has been estimated that it will cost
that amount to have the proposed
law printed for thirty days next pre-
ceding the general election in one
paper IN each county.