The log cabin Democrat., 1911-06-08
SENATE QUITS
 WORK AT NOON TO ADJOURN SATURDAY PASSAGE OF REVENUE BILL, SEEMS NOW AN UTTER
 ACCESSIBILITY.

senate is concerned the extra session of the thirty eighth general assembly adjourned sine die at noon today. The house did not concur in the resoluticn n for adjournment, but the senate clinched it's position by the adoption of resolution by Rodgers of How ard and Friedell to the effect that no bills shall be considered after noon to- day. Two hours work today by the upper house in disposing of some odds and ends wound up its business.
 kerwin of Jefferson struck the key note of the situation with reference to the revenue bill, when he declared while opposing the passage of the Simms-Thweatt bill by the house:
 "The senate has put it up squarely to you. By their resolution to adjourn at noon Thursday, they announce that they will consider no more business. Pass the Simms- Thweatt bill and the senate will do nothing with it. If you want a revenue bill, you will have to pass the Turner-Jacobson bill, from which the emergency clause has been stricken. l am for that bill, but am opposed to the Simms- -Thweatt bill, because you have refused to strike out the emergency clause, there by denying the people the right to cx- press their opinion on it."
 The Simms-Thweatt bill passed the house by vote of 50 to 27, and was at once transmitted to the senate, where an intellectual attempt was made to call it up. Had the senats read the bill twice Wednesday, it would shave been possible to pass ii today before the noon hour, but by refusing to take it up the senate went on record as opposed to it.
 The chief difference between tn, two revenue bills, aside from the emergency clause, is that the Turner Jacobson bill takes from the school fund $228,0 for the two years and the other bill but half that amount, through the difference in the rate of taxation.
 Another one of the objects of the governors call was accomplished when the senate passed by a vote of 16 to Il the Pipkin enabling act vital lzing and making effective the pro- visions of the initiative and referen- dunn amendment to the constitution. The bill, which now goes to the gov ernor for his signature, provides that five per cent of the legal voters of the state may order a referendum upon any measure adopted by the legisla- ture, and five per cent of the legal voters of any county, city or town, may order the referendum upon any law pertaining alone to such politica division. Eight per cent of the legal voters of the state may propose an amendment to the constitution, and eight per cent of the voters of any county or city propose any measure not inconsistent with the general law, applicable only to such county or mu- nicipality.
 It is provided, however, that this act shall not apply to the provisions of the local option liquor laws. Many of the we'll known supporters of anti prohibition measures voted for the bill, and the temperance members were greatly elated by their victory.
 The senate read twice appropria- tion bills for the following purposes: For state land office, $9,790; for at torney general contingent fune 900; for special judges salaries, $2,- 800; for the agricultural school at Jonesboro,. $35,0OO, (Turner) {; for the agricultural department of the uni versity, for stenographer in the de- partment of education, and for assist ant private secretary to the governor, all of which had been vetoed by the governor.
 In the house Speaker Milwee ruled out of order house bills that had been for the state land office and the attorney general, declaring that he did so reluctantly, because he could not see where there was any revenue with which to meet these ap. which the governor had already vetoed. Appeals from the de- cision of the chair in each case were sustained, however, the bills read third time and passed, to be trans