The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-06-09
REVOLT in THE
ARKANSAS SENATE
rug INSURRECTlON FOR A TIME
THREATENED TO BECOME
SERIOUS.
e.,ator FreidelI, However, Bearing
Credentials From Both raet'0ns'
Averts the Expected Clash.

,ittf. bookkeeping TO the fail
...o nj President Toney to order
san eau on motion to adjourn from
~ o,gIcck June l to 11:45 June 3,,and
,rsiee motion the president declared
,orrffd on viva yOee vote, a number
- efoaters. headed by Senators Old
Ia,, Turner, Woods and others, insti-
mtcd movement to GUST Toney from
The presidency. Immediately after
president Toney had laid down the
eaveI aHd vacated the chair, after
5a,.ga declared the senate adjourned
azafove stated, Senator Woods took
the char and ordered the secretary
IN call the roll. which he refused to
do On the grounds that the senate had
adjourned. Assistant Secretary Ter
rsIl was then elected to serve rs see
rotary and called the roll which dis.
Closed that only II members were
rresef.t. Whereupon Senator Woods
declined 10 conduct proceedings far
tier. or tie ground that a quorum
was nor present. and vacated the
chair which was Immediately taken
h. Senator Jacobson who declared Il
ogoram present in the chamber and
apnosH.#a a committee. CONSISTING Of
senators CarlIee. Oldham and Deatou
IA r#=i@ the lonse with instructions 10
raraIftHe Rainey resolution providing
fer nd adjournment on June >. This bed,
.har adjourned until $50 Friday
mora.aa. ~ which time Senator Old
hem c.Ilcd the senate TO order arc
read 3 communication from Prosident
Pro Tf@ ". {. Rogers. authorizina
him o. preside. in case the senate
could be legally convened on that
tfate Assistant Journal Clerk Coun-
II gas elected clerk and ordered to
call eHe# rell. which showed that T.
eenaor= We're present. but Senators
Tur4e. and Rainev entered the hall
'ater When the reading of the jour
nal #4az called for. that inportant
Bo8l r=a'a not Be found. so the Sec
f9,azg was ordered 10 read tie pre-.
vioas tas's PROCEEDINGS from the min.
utes on the secretarys desk, which
wlre adopted as the Journal after be-
fag made 70 SHOW that the senate. on
THURSDAY adjourned to $50 FRIDAY.
instead Of To li.45 Saturday. This
course in reference to the record OF
former PROCEEDINGS was taken upon
resolution offered BY Senator Carl
Lee. reeiting that the journal had
been differed and removed from the
senate chamber. Senator CarlLea
spoke in behalf OF the resolution TO
change the journal vigorously ar.
raignng President Tonev ON acts of
ALLEGED unfairness. and urged all the
members present TO EXPRESS them.
selves fully on the question Sena.
tors Holt. Rodgers of BENTON Turner
Johnson and Phillips followed with
scorehfug 'denunciation of alleged ".
ranHy and gayel rule on the part of
the president in times past while
Senator Moods arose to ask the for
giyeHcss of the senators for present.
ing the name of Senator Tonev for
president at the beginning of the
regular session. Then nm . viva voce
vote, the resolution to correct tba
journal, as above set forth. was de
elared carried.
Senator Green then offered y reso.
luton DECLARING the office of presi-
dent of the senate vacant On far ne
Senator Tonev,s claims arc con.
cerHed and that Senator w Q ROY
ers he named as the duly authorized
president of that body. Among his
reasons for offering This resolution
he stated that he and Senator Tonev
had always differed ON ma,tars ~
legislation. that he opnosed his cleo
ton as president in tbe first nIaca
even eofusing to vote for him aftor
lie lad become the Demoeratic cancrs
non.inra ra, ~ - - ','u,''S
been Dissatisfied with bjo r,1;nc,.,