The Carlisle independent., 1915-03-18
ENDS
 HOUSE SESSION
sEESON OF CONWAY TALKS TO DEATH" BILL TO RESUBMIT
 ACT NO. 3.
CLOSING HOURS IMPRESSIVE
Both Houses of Fortieth General As. sembIy Adjourn at Time Fixed
 By the Constitution.
Little Rock

The FOrueth General Assembly Of Arkansas has passed into history. It is conceded to be the most construc- tive session in many years. Singular ly enough. the House this time is rec whereas that distinction usually be- longs to the Senate.
 During the session 754 bills were introduced. Of this number, PIP were Senate bills and 4S2 were house meas ures. The total number of bills passed by both houses was $40. Of these 126 were introduced in the Senate and 214 in the house. A total of 13S bills had been approved by the governor when the Legislature adjourned. The num- Der of bills passed that will become laws will be 33S unless some are ve- toed. Two of the bills which passed both houses, the racing bill and the St. Francis levee election bill, ve- toed, and another, the state capitol ap- propriation, which passed both houses but failed to become a law because the house refused to accept the report I ommend the receding from certain amendments in which the Senate re- fused to concur, chief among which was the abolition of the present Capi- tol Commission.
 Of the bills approved, 55 are Sen ate and S3 house measures. There are yet 206 bills passed to be approved or vetoed by the governor.
 Representative Beeson of Conway county, president of the Arkansas Press Association. was the hero of the i dramatic incident which closed the business session of the House. It had been agreed that the House would at l II o'clock conclude the consideration i of bills. and begin the closing exer- eises
 At 10:40 o'clock Representative Greswell of Stone called up Senate i Bill No. 139, by Edmonson, to resub- nit to the people the Publicity Act No 3. It was a general bill, but there ap- peared to be number of the mem bers that were in favor of the pass aga of the bill, and who were clamor- ing for a roll call. MT. Beeson secured the floor and held it against all ef- forts to dislodge him, until the Speaker rapped the gavel at II o'clock and de- clared that the business session was closed. And the bill "died" on the calendar"
 The closing exercises in the Senate Eoltco uara al ipt ir ,, and at the same time impressive Just before adjournment both houses sang God Be With You Till We Meet Again" after various farewell speeches by retiring members, and ad- dresses of presentation of gifts to of ficials, employees and members. Per haps the most affecting scene was in the Senate, when J. Monroe Smith of Union county delivered his farewell address, which on account of his fee ble condition, was read by Senator Greenhouse. Senator Smith is an old Confederate Veteran, and was pre- sented with gold-headed cane by ad- miring friends in the Senate. The feature of the closing was the appar- ent good will which prevailed among the members of both houses after the stormy debates of the session, in which personalities were freely in- dulged in.
 Gov. Hays, within few hours af- ter the adjournment of the Legisla- ture, vetoed the bill providing for the election of the Board of Directors of the St Francis Levee District, and the reduction from 24 to 16. He said:
 T am in favor of the election by the people of directors of the St. Francis Levee Board, and I hoped the present bill would be one that could be ap- proved by me, but after strenuous ob- jeetions to it were made, called upon one of the bond attorneys in the city of Little Rock, and also the attorney general. and their opinions, which CO., tncided exactly, caused me to veto the measure.
 "They said If the present bill be- came law. the bonds of the St Fran cis Levee District, amounting to s465.- GOO, authorized by this legislature. 'CtiH not pS SOAuY IOI Lllb ItdSOH IfldI no one would have authority to issue or sign the bonds"
 The bill was supported in the house by eight of the nine members from the district and in the Senate by Senators Vann and Slaughter. Senator Going
 Among the general bills which pass cd the Senate and were defeated or left on the calendar in the house were the primary election bill, the bill to abolish county boards of health; to extend the time for paying 1914 taxes 1; l the Greenhouse bill to establish state i printing board the bill regulating l changes of venue in felony cases; the bill to prohibit the delivering of al coholic liquors to minors; to require railroad engines to be so constructed that the engineer and fireman may ! fa