The Green Forest tribune., 1913-03-21
LEGISLATURE MAKES Ii A SIXTY DAY SESSION  Differences Are Settled and End Comes eacefully-Presents
 Exchanged.
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 Little Rock.-The legislature has ad- journed. As was predicted by many the extended or extra session did not occur
 When the final day of the session arrived both houses were in an appar- ent deadlock over the appropriation measure and for a while it looked like the session would have to be extended iii order to pass the measure.
 The house passed the bill with an amendment striking out the salary Of $2,400 for the assistant deputy sup erintendentaof public instruction. The out the provision giving the railroad commissioners the right to accept free transportation. The house refused to concur in the two senate amendments, and the senate refused to recede The house insisted on it's position, and conference committees were appoint ed to reach an agreement. Each house stood firm by its position. Ali ter reporting back to the legislature several times, an agreement was fin ally reached which allowed the assis. tant deputy superintendent of educa- tion to continue in office and the rail road commission to continue to ride Oh passes.
 God be With You 'Till We Meet Again" feelingly sang by the mem bers of the house at 1:20 p. m. Thurs. day, March 13, when the last roll was called and the last official act of the 39th general assembly had been per. formed. The storms of the preceding few days had all given way to calm, harmony and brotherly love reigned where previously had been strife ana division, and Speaker Hardage struck the keynote when he suggested that all harsh and unllind things that had been said or done during the session be expunged form the record In the senate when high noon was ap. ] preaching the closing exercises began and the oath of office was given to Senator J. M. Futrell
 The following presentations were made: To President w. K. Oldham, a silver service; to Secretary Terrall, gold cuff buttons and tie-clasp; to ser &eant-at-arms Guy Tucker, a gold-head- ed umbrella; to Chaplain J. B. S;earcy, gold-headed umbrella; stick pins and fountain pens were presented to clerks and stenographers and cuff-buttons to the pages. Senator Friedell pre- scented an umbrella to Senator Coving- ton.
 Numerous presents were given off cers, employees and members of the house, none of them costly, but ali deeply appreciated. The members gave Speaker Hardage a gold watch and the clerks presented the fob. There were canes for Chaplain Jewell, | Scrgeant-at-arms Harrell, and H. H. Kagon, chairman of the Judiciary con- mittee. 4 hatchet was preseH ed to MT. Jackson of Randolph as the lead CT of the battle-ax brigade, and a beau tiful medal was given him on behalf of the citizens Of Mena in recognition of his services in putting through the Lundy five-mile bill. A toy hatchet was presented MT. Sawyer of Garland in recognition of his having saved the state one cent in putting through al | amendment to the general appropria tion bill reducing one of the items from s1,O0O to $993.99. By permission of the house, Gen. B. w. Green pre- sented to Representative Kidder Of Pulaski beautiful boquet in recogni- tion of his fight for the Arkansas Ma Itional Guard, which the house had abolished by refusing to make an ap- propriation for it's maintenance.
 Farewell addresses were delivered by Mir. Davis of Columbia and MT. Jo sephs of Miller, who swas temporary chairman during tie closing exercises
 And then the gavel fell.