The Harrison times., 1914-10-03
STATE CAPITAL News

legislature to grant some rehet t.
the cotton growers goes up to The
high heavens This appeal is made
without reasoning on the part OF
those making it, They forget that
the legislature meets in regular ses,
sion the second week in January
They ask for the special session to
make it illegal to plant more than a
certain acreage in cotton, yet do not
appreciate the fact that no cotton
will be planted until after the close
the regular legislative session.
Had Amendment No 1G, placing
the legislature on a salary been
adopted the legislature could have
been called into special session at a
very small cost to the state One
special session, or an extended ses'
sion, under existing conditions
will cost more than the additional
expense of putting the legislators on
salary.
Before the next legislature gath
ers, the State Capitol will be com.
pleted so far as the appropriation
provides lor,' states former Govern.
or George W, Donaghcy, who is
now a member Of the State Capitol
Commission
That the State Capitol is finally
completed is music in the ears Of the
taxpayers Of the. state, but that
part of Gov, Donaghey's statement
which says $50 far as the present
appropriation provides for will
probably mean several more years
Of the State Capitol tax
The building is virtually complet.
ed now and any further appropri'
alton will be for decorating the in.
terror. This, however, is unnecesso,
ry, and if il is done, will be in
an effort to make the Capitol look
as rich in mural decorations as are
the capitols Of other states,
The man appropriation for the
the future, however will be for ad.
ditionaI ground, making a large
park Of Capitol hill, and as every
citizen of Arkansas has spoken OF
this need, the continuation of the
tax for such q purpose will be unoP'
posed .......,...
twill probably be up to the Ark.
ansas supreme court to whip some
sort Of q measure that will hold wa.
ter out of Amendment No, lG, which
gives to Arkansas q distinguished
parsonage to be known as a Lieu.
tenant Governor. This amendment
is creation Ie0rlully and wonder.
fully made, 1t would appear as
though it has been adopted by a
majority Of those voting on the sub
jeet in the recent election but even
its adoption is question that must
be solved by the supreme court,
Should the supreme court decide
the amendment to be legally adopt.
ed it will still be an office without
an officer for the law becomes effect,
i've September !, 1915, and no pro.
vision is made for the election of u
Lieutenant Governor until in the
election of lOl6,
The amendment is full Of holes
but since it has been adopted by 4
majority Of those voting on the
measure, the supreme court may
take upon itself the duty Of being
Official law maker and strNighten
out the kinks
Amendment No, 10, the celebrated
Initiative and Referendum amend,
mcnt to tho constitution, so chang.
led the constitution chat all amend.
ments submitted under It shall be
adopted by q majority Of all the
votes east on the subject The cid
section Of the constitution required
II majority Of all votes east in the
election, This section puts Amend
ment No, IL, the municipal bond is
sue amendment, in the clear, for it
received large majority Of the
yotes,on the measure, while it lack,
ed by several thousand n majority
Of all the votes east IN the election
Amendment No, 10 shows u copy
Of the section Of the old constitution
IN It's first section, containing even
the references to foot notes, which
were at the bottom Of the page and
which are not shown IN the new
amendment These flaws will not
affect the legality of the measure,
but they show how loosely 1t was
drawn
II the supreme court irons out the
amendment and makes n good one
out Of it, Arkansas will have g. go
on its present way Of making Che
president pro ten Of the senate act
for Governor when the chief cSecu.
tive Is out of the state, or should