The Dermott news., 1915-03-18


tive session in many years Singular
~ enough, the House this time Is rec-
ognized as the conservative body.
whereas that distinction usually be
longs to the Senate
During the session 75I bills were
introduced or this number. - were
Senate bills and Is We're house meas
ures. The total number OF bills passed
by both houses Wis 40 OF these &c
were introduced in the Senate ard IA
in the house. a total Of l3S bills had
been approved by the governor when
the Legislature adjourned The mum
Der OF bills passed that viii become
laws Will be %3S unless some are We
toed Two OF the bills which passed
both houses, the racing bill and the
st Francis levee election bill, We
toed. and another the state capitol APP
preparation, which passed both houses
but failed 70 become law because
the house refused 10 accept the report
or the Conference Committee To rec
onmend the rcceding from certain
amendments in which the senate re
fused TO concur. chief among which
was the abolition OF the present Capt
tol Commission
OF the bills approved. IS are Sen
ate and s. house measures. There arc
Vet 2e6 bills passed ~ be approved or
vetoed - the governor
Representative Beeson OF Conway
county. president Of the Arkansas
Press Association. vas the hero of the
dramatic Incident which closed the
business session II the House II had
been agreed that the House would at
u O'Clock conclude the consideration
Of bills. and begin fAe. CLOSING eyer
cises.
At Ias4o o'clock Representative
C.csueu Of Stone called up Senate
ElH No 10 hv Edmouson. to resua.
nit - the people tie Publicity Vt No
: Il vas a general bill. but there Al.
poared 70 bo a number OF tie mem
bers that were IN favor OF the pass
AKA or tic bin. and WHO We're elamor
Ing Tor A roll call Nr Bceson secured
the floor and held II AGAINST all IF
forts to dj~lodc, him. uutu The Speaker
raped the rayeI n II o'clock and do.
clared that the hnslness session WIS
closed Md the biH died en- the
calendar
Tire closing exercises In tho Senate
ard House were extremely Interesting
and at tlo same time impressive Just
before Al }oWnmcnt both houses sam.
"God Re With VOW TIM We Meet
AGAIN. after various farewell
speeches 10y retiring members. and al
dresses of presentation Of gifts to Of
ncaIs. employees and members Per-
haps tic most Affecting scene was in
the Senate When ! Monroe Smith ~
I mon county delivered his farewell
address which oa account Of lis frc.
tle condition. vas read hv Senator
Greatbau.n Senator Smith il ar ALI
Cortederafe Veteran. and vas mr.
scented with "a ,old- headrd. cane ~. AT.
mjrtps friends ia-he. Senate Tho
feature of the closing VIII. the an,,ar
ent good viii which prevailed ana,..
it1iI .s
stormy debate. of m. session On
which per.oralittes v.ra f-esk IN.
dulged IN
GOV HAYS. within a few hours NJ
ter the adjournment ~ tfe Is,.jtr,.
ture vetoed tho hin Dr,vit,,,. r. ~,
election Of the BOARD 81 Directors -
tn - frarcls Leyee District, ant the
reduction from a 10 lG He said
am in favor Of the election hy tho
people 81 directors of the 81 Francis
LeTee Board. and hoped the present
bill would be one that could be- ap-
proved by me. but after strenuous oh.
jections 10 il were made. ] called upon
one of the bond attorneys ia the. city
q Little Rock, and also the attorney
general and their opinions. which co.