The Harrison times., 1911-05-27
THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE
LITTLE Rock, ARK, May 22nd

the Arkansas General Assembly
since 1897 convened at noon today,
pursuant to call Of the governor.
Only a small number of the members
failed to return and there appears
TO be disposition to transact the
necessary business as quickly as
possible and go home. 1t is a well
known fact that many of the men,
bers have spent the last four months
here at an actual sacrifice in their
own business, and the prospect of
an extended extra session is not in
viting
President H. X. Toney thinks the
Legislature ought to be able to get
through its work in ten days.
There absolutely nothing so un-
popular as an extra session." said
he. Senator Toney says there is no
question about his holding on as
president of the Senate, and Senator
E. c. Rodgers of Nashville, who
was elected and qualified as presi-
dent pro TEN, has given out the
statement that he has no intention
of giving quo warranto proceedings
to hold the seat.
Judge X. F. Milwee has also said
that he will continue to serve as
Speaker, but should there be any
doubt about his eligibility, he would
be willing to take the floor and run
the race against any other candi-
date He also believes that the
session will be short, as it will not
take a great deal of time to run over
and prune down the appropriation
bills, to bring them within the limits
OF the revenue as required by the
governor,
lust what kind of a revenue bill
will be introduced remains to be
seen. There is little probability of
anything like the Bradham-Hurst
bill ever passing the Senate, but it
is possible that the Keel bill may be
passed to provide relief for the next
two years. That there will be very
material reductions in the amounts
appropriated for the various pur-
poses is certain. Everything, it is
expected, will feel the effect of the
pruning hook. Senator Turner,
however, announces that he will
make a hard fight against any fur
ther reduction in the amount ap-
propriated for the agricultural
schools, $300,000 as he considers
thev have been cut short enough
already Friends of the University
and the charitable institutions will
also make hard fight against re-
trenchment when they are to be the
victims.
1t is expected that the session may
be prolonged by all sorts of meas
ures brought in under the guise Of
one of the seven subjects included in
the call and there are members who
expect to be here on the Fourth of
July,
Gov, Donaghey today noon sub
mitted to the extra session his spec
ial message celebrating the subjects
of legislation specified in the call,
discussing the necessities more in de-
tail and suggesting remedies.
Not an employee of the state, ex-
cepting members Of the Legislature,
have received a cent since April lst,
and by the time funds are available
through the re-enactment of the
general appropriation bill, there will
be two months pay due everyone
from the assistant janitor to the
governor. All the appropriation
bills were completed so late in the
session that they could not reach
the governor in time for his sigma
ture before the adjournment, and he
may hold them twenty days there
after. There are only three funds
available at this time, even if there
were any:money in the treasury to
meet the states Obligations. These
are for the State Normal, the build