The Springdale news., 1913-03-14
ROBINSON RESIGNS ID
 ACCEPT SENATORSHIP

 cancy may occur. shall elect from it's members presiding officer to be styled, respectively, the presi- dent of the Senate and the speaker of the House Of Representatives; and, whenever, at the close of any session, it may appear that the term of the member elected prsedient of the Senate will expir before the next regular session. the Senate shall elect another president from those members whose terms of office con tinue over, who shall qualify and remain president of the Senate un- til his successor may be elected and qualified; and who, in the ease of a vacancy in the office of governor, shall perform the duties and exer- else the powers Of governor, as else- where herein provided.
 Robinson's Reason Seen.
 One opinion is that tie vacancy in=the office of governor having been filled before the ehd of the legislative session, the president pro tenn will not succeed Senator Oldham This il is asserted. B why Governor Robinson decided to yaeate the office before the end of the session.
 Should the present holder not eaH special election, the question has been asked who will eompelhim to do 50 and how they will proceed 10 compel the action
 And another problem would pre- sent itself should special election not be called The present acting governors term of office as sena- tor will expire in September, 1914 Tn this event, the question arises as to whether the president pro tenn of the Senate would succeed him until the regularly eleted governor assumes office early in 1915.
 Similar Situation Recalled.
 In 1907 situation somewhat similar to the present one arose i'll Arkansas On April l 8 of that year Judge [. NJ Rose, in answer to an inquiry from Senator John P. Lee, gave an opinion which might be made to apply to the present situa- tion. It was in reply to request for information concerning who would be acting governor at the close Of the session of the Senate in the event Gov. John s Little vas unable to return to the state to assume the office
 After quoting the sections of the constitution given above, Judge Rose wrote the following.
 The words for the remainder of the term, or until the disability be removed, certainly show that after the president of the Senate is in ducted into office. there is no oth- CT change until the disability Of the governor-elect shall terminate.
 Tn many of the states, lieuten- ant governor is elected for the ex- press purpose of presiding over the Senate and filling the place of the governor during vacancy or per iod of disability.
 "In my opinion, under our eonsti- tuition, the president of the Senate occupies a similar position. and in case of temporary disability of the governor. the president of the Senate i Il office at the time the dis ability occurs succeeds to the office of governor and will hold until the disability ceases, and he will not be supplanted by any president of the Senate that may be subsequent ly elected ;
 Was Real Disability Then.
 The situation referred to by Judge Rose was ease of a disabil- ity rather than resignation Sena- tor John Ike Moore was president of tbe Senate Wlen fhe 1e87 s5taa= ton arose He became acting gov ernor during the session of the leg islature, but gave over the office To X. o Pindall. who was elected president pro tenn. despite the oRin- ion to the contrary given by Judge Rose=I. k Gazette, Sunday.
 When 1t comes 10 refiecting woman is not in it with her mirror