The Springdale news., 1912-10-04
FOR SIXTY DAYS SESSION All Other Amendments seem to
 Have Been Defeated.
(Bv Clio Harper.

Craighead, ArkanSds anu ot
 were held up until the last "teh .iA before the returns were nled "itn the Secretary of State. Now that all the returns have been taodiateo' it is interesting to make some con- parisons.
 In 1912 the total vote cast TOT governor was 169,610 as eompaf- ed with a total of 150.61s III 15lo, an increase of little more thali II per cent Two years ago the vote for governor was distributed as follows: Donaghey tDem5 .104 . Roland (Rep 38,87o, Hogan DOC. Z 9I96 In the recent election Il was distributed as follows Room son (Dem. 109, 9,826; Roland (Rep.) 46,40O Mikel tSoc. b. 384. The Republicans regalned anu 1e slightly passed their vote oi i3Ve when Judge Worthington received 45.409 votes The actual Democrat gain in the two years vas I. gain of nearly percent. The Re= publicans gained 6.530. or i6 Der cent. The Socialist gain amounted to 4,1S8, or 45 per cent
 The total vote on the acts anu amendments is as follows
 Act No 1, Characterization blIi1 for 6,806. against .23o. major ity against 2 Al
 Act. No. 2. Statewide pfohibi- tion). for 1895. against 83,7ol. majority against 15.7o6.
 Act No 3. Election law4, for 6,361. against 7t,5332, majority against 5,l71.
 Act No. 1. Uniformity text books), for 63,7S2. against 2,.9.s}. majority against S,75f.
 Amendment No. II. tGrandfather clause), for 50.7s4. again. = ao# majority against 23,966, majority short 34,02l. tories) for 66,719, against 5f.269 majority for 13.45o, majority short IS, ,086.
 Amendment No. fS. f6o-day ses- sion), for 103.242. against q. s3 majority for s9.049. majority over half ,437.
 Amendment No. f4..eReea eall1. for 71,940. against 5s.72t. majority for 13,225, majority short .Sss
 Amendment No. L., Municipal bonds), for 76,239, against 54,ios majority for 22,13f. majority short 8.566
 All the acts were defeated by easy majorities Of the amendments No. l3 Is the only one about which there is no doubt. as it received almost as many votes as the Democratic nominee for Governor The grand father clause limiting the franchise Of the negro was clearly defeated. The other three amendmnts, for the exemption of cotton factories from taxation for the recall of elective officers, and for municipal bond issues. received majorities of the votes cast on those subjects, but fell short Of a majority of the total votes cast in the election. as indicated by the total vote cast for governor
 Atty Gen. Norwood has contend ed. before and since tle election. that under the constitution not more than three amend ments ran He submitted at one time and 10 pas they must receive majority of the total number of votes cast al the election. This was decided several years ago by the Supreme Court when on a test case, several amend ments that had been in force for years were declared invalid because they had received only q majority of the votes cast on that subject, when there are thousands that do not vote on the subjects at all Not 10 vote al all under this construc- tion has the effect of a negative vote
 On the other hand, it is claimed by the legal advisers of Mayor Charles E. Taylor of Little Rock. interest ed in the outcome as the chief pro- moter Of the Bond Amendment, that the l. X R. amendment adopted in 1910, under which the experiment in direct legislation has just been made, amended the constitution in both these respects. They hold that now there can be no limitation to the number Of amendments that may be submitted at one time. and that maorjity of the votes cast on the subject is sufficient
 A test case will undoubtedly be made soon after the Speaker of the House has made his declaration as to the passage or failure of the ats and amendments. The friends of the bond amendme nt express great confidence in. the outcome, believing that the amendment will be upheld by the courts. and the bonds to be issued under it's pro- visions will thereby he made most desirable securities.
 In this connection, it Is interest ing to note that the courts Will have to pass. indirectly. upon the valid lty of the re- all amendment, as it is in precisely the same condition. The courts, as rule. with the le- gal profession generally, are oppos- ed to the recall, which was de- nounced by the last session of the Arkansas Bar Association. If the bond amendment is sustained as the progressive business men are hoping. then the recall must also be sustained.
 One of those radical changes which sometimes change up the cherished traditions of years will be brought about by the emphatic adoption of the amendment initiated by Atty. Gen. Norwood limiting the Legisla- tive sessions to 60 days. This will apply to the session of 1913, and the members must begin at once to