The Green Forest tribune., 1915-01-22
The Fortieth General Assembly bids

| u0 FOTLl6CH GeueTdl ASSGIuDly DlOi fair to go on record as the Abolition Session. There are many bills already l introduced from the abolition of the 1 present constitution and the substitu tion of new one, to the abolition of capital punishment.
 The palm so far goes to Mir. Smith of Ashley, who has introduced bill | to abolish the Labor Bureau, the Tax | Commission, and the Highway Com. | mission, and transfer their duties to other offices. Mr. Smith was joint author with MT. Bradham in 1909 of the bill creating the Tax Commission, | but he thinks it has served it's purpose. | Senator Owen has bill to abolish l capital punishment. There is bill in the Senate to abolish the Arkansas Actuarial Bureau, which regulates fire | insurance rates. Governor Hays has suggested that the Capitol Commission be abolished, having completed It's work. A bill to abolish saloons was one of the measures offered in the house early the second week. There
 
 that will abolish the State Banking Departm ent as at present constituted. Bills offered in both houses wou;u abolish the September election and consolidate the state and federal cleo tions in November. There are bills in both branches to abolish state aid to high schools, and the abolition of fish ing on Sunday is the pet measure Of MT Lefler of Van Buren,
 Arkansas made good progress Mon day in organization, promising bus mess session. Elmer J. Lundy of Mena, representing the Thirty-third district, was elected president unan- imously, Senator Smith having with drawn at 10 a. m., when it became ap. parent that he could not be elected.
 Senator J. M. FutTell acted as tenn porary president, R. F. Milwee tenn porary secretary, T. J. Raney assist ant secretary, and J. R. Woods tempo rary sergeant-at-arms. At an after
  nate officers were elected, and ratified at the forenoon session Tuesday, when the senate announced ready for business: Secretary, Thomas Ter rall of Little Rock, for second term: assistant secretary, Ira c. Langley, Piggott; journal clerk, L. w. Hamilton of Camden assistant journal clerk, James Mccall of Gravelly; enrolling clerk, Mrs. Mai Sparks Briant of liar risburg; expressing clerk, Miss Mayme Brewer of Texarkana; ser geant-at-arms, T. H. Deering of New ark; assistant sergeant-at-arms, R. T. Williamson of Little Rock; chaplain, the Rev. s. s. Key of Little Rock
 In the house there were four nom- nations for speaker. Representative Griffin nominated Senator Carroll Armstrong of Conway for temporary speaker, and the nomination was sec onded by Messrs Sawyer and Jos-~ ephs, the other candidates for speak CT. The following nominations were made for permanent speaker: MT Sawyer by MT. Rorex of Yell; MT Griffin by MT. Johnson of Sebastian; MT. Josephs by Mr. Condray of Faulk- ner; MT. Shaver by Dr. Bishop of Little River MT. Shaver, who was not candidate, withdrew his name and the first ballot resulted: Saw yer 37, Josephs 25, Griffin 34, Shaver 1, Bishop 1 (by MT Josephs). The third and last ballot, many having changed to Sawyer before the result was announced, stood: Sawyer 76, G4iftin IT, Josephs 3, Shaver 1. MT. Josephs changed to Sawyer, as did most of his supporters.