Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-03-12
LEGISLATURE WORKS UP TO
 LAST MINUTE Love Feasts Mark Termina- tion of 10th General As
 sembly Session.
LUNDY AND SAWYER
 RECEIVE PRESENTS
Presentation of Cane to Senator Smith Brings Tears of Gratitude from Vet eran-LabOr Men Show Apprpcia.
 tiOn of Calvert's Efforts.

1 Little Rock, March 11.--With the usual love feast in which faction eulo- gizcd faction, and the lamb was made to lie down with the lion, the 40th
 session of the general assembly of Ar kansas came to close at noon today. Nineteen bills were passed by the
 senate Thursday morning before talk ing up the closing exercises. One bill was killed. The Reigler fill to provide for a general state hospital to be oper- ated in conn. ction with the medical department of the university of Ar kanses. end to be known as the David O. Dodd Memorial hospital, was the ,neasur. so gently laid to rest. Railroad Bend Bill. Among other bills passed were the following: Collins and Jones, mini-
 mum wage act for women; White,
 refunding Jefferson county bonds l; judiciary cexSmittee of house, empoW- ering attorney general to bring suit to recover property belonging to the state; Rogers nf Logan, Logan coun- ty special school district: Creekmore, creating rod Improvement district No. |2 in -Craw ford county; Reid, Lincoln county special school district; Steed, Pike. Nevada, Clari- and Little River road Jaw; Dunn, Dallas county wit ness fees: and Newberry. removing the disabilities of married women. Cane for Veteran. With less than Ii dozen house bills on the calendar, the senate then en- tered into the closing exercises. Sen ator J. Monroe Smith of Union, who had been granted ten minutes in which to bid farewell to tue senate was too feeble to stand and deliver i it, and by request it was read ny Sem ator Greenhouse.
 Senator Collins of Drew then rt ceived recognition, and with most tender and touching speech, presented Senator Smith with heavy gold-head- l ed cane in behalf of Jim Madden ano 1 the sixteen senators who had sup ported him for president of the sen ate the opening of the term. Senator Smith. tears streaming from his eyes stated that silence was the best tri- hute he could pay to the donors of .he gif!.
 Lundy Receives Gift. A magnificent silver tea service l was presented to President Elmer J
 Lundy by Senator J. O. A. Bush in
 behalf ct the senate, to which Presl-
 dent Lundy replied in most apt man.
 ner.
 Senator Horace E. Ruff spoke brief.
 ly in commendation of the excellent work accomplished by the employes oi
 the senate, being followed by Sena'
 tor Toler. inc first of the love feast
 CTS.
 Mrs. Emma R. Hoeltzel. in behal
 of the women employees Of the senate
 presented President Lundy with loose leaf scrap book, and brough
 from him a short speech upon his
 gratitude for being permitted to cas1
 vote for an amendment to the con
 stitution for equal suffrage, and added that he expects yet to see the da!
 when it will be Lady President" in stead of tMr. President" in addressing the presiding officer of the senate.
 Senator Clyde Going presented t Senator Claude C. Calvert gold headed umbrella in behalf of the un lion labor men of Arkansas.
 President Pro Tenn l.. B. Kendall took the oath of office.
 Rev. s. s. Key, Senators Wagner Cabaniss and Wasson delivered shor farewell addresses, after which tn senate sang God Be With You Til i've Meet Again." on motion of Sena tor J. Marion Futrell. The final rol was called, and on motion of Senate J. Monroe Smith, the senate adjourn