The Springdale news., 1913-01-24
RESUME OF WORK OF
 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

preme Court, has made the amend ment of the constitution the most difficult feat of the people, and there have been but zen amendments to stand the test since 1874, although majority of the people sufficiently interested ts vote, have voted in favor of the adoption of two or three dozen. It is contend ed. that under the rules laid down by the Supreme Court, tile people are deprived of any right under thei1 Initiative amendment to adopt an amendment to the Gonstitution, since their is scarcely session Of the Legislature that will not submit three amendments There are all ready half dozen pending df coming, for equal suffrage. for isa0- ance of municipal bonds, to fesaB- init grand d-father olause, to re= duce legal rate of interest. 70 change method Of submitting amend ments, and for general distribution of funds derived from sBe iaI 4ail= road taxes for ho9l purposes. Win this line Up tie prosf z ts Tor the people to do anything toward the amendment Of lie organize lsW are very remote
 Proposes Educational Rate.
 The message of Gov. Robinson 10 the General Assembly, deiigreed Monday, is yey thorough and statesman-like discussion of all the important issues confronting ths state He advocates some very fmz portant changes n =tae financial system, the purpogt of which is that expenses shall b. held down 10 fit the revenues, that the tax rate shall not be increased, and that t5e af= fairs Of the state 6e conducted OH a business like basis He 9eeeM= mends that loan, secured hY q bond issue, be made to Heet the=ex= isting defioit in the states finances. so that it can be retired without in creasing the rate He does nor rec ommend any increase in the az gregate rate of taxation Of 57s mills He recommends that the cap itol rate of one-half mill be diseon= tinued and that an educational rate Of 910 mill be provided He pro ceeds of which shall be distributed q as follows 40 Der cent to the State University, 10 per cent 10 the State Normal, and 10 per cent to tie az ricultural schools at Magnolia, Mont icello, Jonesboro and Russellyilie H. further recommends that the state general rate be decreased from 1 34 mills to l 35-too mills, and that no change be made in the sinking fuud rate of ls mill, tine state school rate of mills, and the Confederate pension fund rate of F mills
 The |. S. Senatorial Situation.
 By long odds the oger=shado8ing issue at this time. is the election Of a United States Senator 10 succeed Jeff Davis. for both the short term ending March 1, and the long term of six years beginning on that date
 For the short term there are but two candidates. Judge W H. kaYa- naugh. of Little Rock, Democratic National Committeeman. who has rallied strong support to his stand ard, and whose friends are claiming that he already has more than enough pledged votes to elect him. At a caucus held last week, the mem bers of House and Senate Hooked to his headquarters, and many eli thusiastic speeches were made in his favor
 The other candidate is David |. King, of Hardy, a former member of the State Senate, who was one of the joint authors and promoters of the celebrated antitrust act now on the books, on which Jeff Davis made his rem arkably successful cam paigns. Senator King has been here for ten days looking after his can didacy for the temporary honor.
 But it Is for the long term that the giants are contending in such battle as the political field of Ark ansas has not witnessed in many q day. An anti-Robinson filibuster on the opening day of the Senate, de layed the vote on U. S Senator un= til next Tuesday, Jan. 2S, when the Constitution provides that the two Houses shall vote in joint session
 There are four candidates for the office, Gov. Joe T. Robinson, form CT Attorney general Hal L. Norwood, Associate Justice w. F. Kirby and former Congressman S. Brundidge. Many others have been mentioned more or less prominently since the vacancy occurred, but it is not probable that any other names will