The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-15
NO CHANGE OF
OFFICERS LIKELY
OLD ORGANIZATION HOLDS
GOVERNOR EXPECTED, HOWEV-
Err, TO GET RESULTS FROM
EXTRA SESSION.

Little Rock, May 15.-The call of
Governor Donaghey for a special SEES
sion of the Arkansas legislature to
convene next Monday, will keep Little
Rock as full of politics during this
week as though the session was lust
opening, and all questions of the re-
organization will be settled before
Monday morning. The present indl-
cations are there will be no change
in the presiding officers or the force
in either branch of the assembly,
though Governor Donaghey may take
a hand in the matter and request that
many of the unnecessary employees be
dispensed with, as there are now but
a few things for consideration. In
1891 when Governor Dan W. Jones
called the legislature into special SEES
sion, w. l.. Moose, president of the
senate during the regular session,
maintained his position, and J. c.
Tappan did not relinquish the speak
erhsip of the house If these selec-
tons were not legally made, then all
acts of the special session are void.
The attorney general will probably
be requested to render an opinion up
on this question this week, and there
is talk of quo Warranto proceedings
by Senator W. C. Rodgers of Howard,
who has been elected president pro
tenn of the senate, to decide whether
he or Senator Toney shall preside
Should this action be taken the APP
peal will be filed from the circuit
court decision during the week. so a
decision can be rendered by Monday
Few doubt that the present organiza-
tions in both branches will be in CON
troll Monday, just as though it was
the ordinary session.
With the old organization in CON
troll in the senate, Governor Dona-
ghey will have the same fight on his
hands that he has had since the SEES
sion began. Governor Donaghey will
be far more active than during the
regular session, however, as he in
tends to deal with the senate in
u amer that will bring results quickly
SO the session will not be a lengthy
and expensive one for the taxpayers.
A bill is now being prepared upon the
same lines as the Bradh am Hurst bill.
which passed the house and received
death blow Immediately after it
reached the senate. This will be in
trcduced as soon as the general as
sembly has been reOrganiZed.
Though Governor Donaghey said
nothing in his call for the special ses-
sion which could be considered a re-
quest for legislation along the line of
an appropriation for the completion
OF the state capuitol, or the condem-
nation of ground for charging the
site, yet it is held by those who have
read the message that the section
which calls for legislation for prepar
ing for the removal Of the supreme
court and treasury from the old state
house, will lay down the bars for this
Appropriation.
Nothing was said by the governor
on the liquor question either, but that |
can be attended to under the request |
for an enabling clause for the initia- |
tive and referendum constitutional
Prominent attorneys of
Little Rock, and some judges, state
the constitutional amendment is self !
effective but others claim its provis- |
ions cannot be taken advantage of I'M
loss the legislature passes an enabling
actA With an enabling act there can
be IA .fHrther question of the powers
VI bflF diltIiQii4Cit, anu PNblLiCii7 w
voting upon the liquor question Will
have to be heard.
. Governor Donaghey will have no
control over the length of the special
session, and the members can remain
IN Little Rock until Christmas unless
the voters at home make a remon-
STRANGE, or patriotism prompts the
members to vote for an early adjourn
ment. If both branches get right
down to business, the extra session
can be completed within four weeks,
and in this include Is days for the
reconsideration of measuf&s@Aot men
toned in the call, which right is given
the legislature in special sessions.
Governor Dcnaghey has now put
the affairs Of state up to the leglsla-
tors so strong that they can no longer
protect the interests, and must heark-
en- for the time being, at least, to the
call of the people. With so few meas
ures to be considered, there can be no
room for the continued blocking and
sidestepping of certain members OF
the house and senate, which was so
common during the regular session.
Some things which were considered
very smooth then would appear coarse
without the network of legislation
about to conceal the wires which were