The Green Forest tribune., 1915-02-26
Jews From The
 nj !, State Legislature
IuM0RS OF A SPECIAL OR Ex- TENDED SESSION ARE NOW
 DISCUSSED

WA<AVSAN AeOSN, l VI NAI At. N1Ol c
 lsistent is the rumor of a special, [ extended session of the legis- olture, but why such should be
 lecessary is not apparent, for in
 le, two weeks which remain
 slere is ample time in which to
 ttend to all appropriatio n S ie'leasures. The only possible ex- rSlse for extended session is the 'snancial condition of the treas les ", and it would take every bit sG5f the remaining twelve days to Zach a solution of this alone, i0lat would be rapid work in face 5ls the fact that financiers have , ,u'sen working on the problem for " " sars and have never arrived at If ttlything that will be accepted. lii There are quite a few revenue on easures before the legislature bna,lt they can be only sparingly IS 3ticed with appropriations for -lState institutions to be fought Ter. The big items in the ap- I ,opriations are usually the fea- tres least noticed, with some- lVrnes a half day being devoted Rlt a single clerkship in some . ]. apartment.
 n Under the amendment to the onstitution which limits extra dTS.ssions to fifteen days with half loay, and allows no per diem for RNne consumed after that, it is 7rdly reasonable to contemplate very extended extra session,
 nance or no finance.
 Ter Should the special call be made Kith the condition of the treas " as the foundation, it will
 cobably include a number of in her matters of import a n e. 's mong these may be the exten- n on of time for paying taxes, -hich is a muchly discussed . neasure in the House just at nsesent, after passing the Sen Ve. This is g pet administration n !easure, and is looked upon ith favor and disfavor in every Hsction. Many prominent fnan-
 CTS claim it will disrupt the A:hool systems and so tumble taxation that it can never be heightened. There are others sho declare that it is the salva- won of the property owner. The blembers of the legislature are uLlst now hearing almost as much Raoqt 1t as they did on the rate . lerease for the railroads, but it ohardly probable that the House Uill deal with 1t as leniently as
 id tha Sanate
 IN Unless the General Assembly
 ets hasty in the last days of Vle session, there will be no S@ublic Utility commission, no -ank guaranty bill, and the ,uhange in methods of handling aae affairs of State institutions not take place. Substitute Fills have been introduced for th}ublic Utility commission bills, sotfae author of each of the two
 bleasurers substituting a new he. Senator Jones, who would taxtend the powers of the Arkan= ! sa'as Railroad Commission, re- t'aeved from his the objectional tfseaturas concerning rail r o a d a onds and exempted the local Of Public utilities from his bill. Tn enator Duty, whose bill abol- S~,,hing the Arkansas Railroad ,a commission, making the mem s iss CTS appointive by the Governor, os as uone likewise, but he declines ',o accept the manner of select rh lg the members of the commis- ',SSion under the Jones bill, o, re '-Aoae the section which gives '@she commissioners the right to Jepeal the full crew, and other 4similar bills. With two bills so pear alike, with the authors un- nQling to agree, there is little