The Harrison times., 1915-03-20
ST.FRANC|S BILL
VETOED By HAYS
LEGISLATURE ADJoURNS WITH
FlLI6USTER AND VETO AS
FEATURES.
WON'T RESUBMIT ACT NO. 8.
eeeson Of Conway Consumed All Of
the Time to Defeat the Ed.
mondson Bill.

The Fortieth 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.
| ognized as the conservative body
whereas that distinction usually be-
longs to the Senate.
During the session 75i bills were
introduced OF this number, 272 we're
Senate bills and ASP were house meas
ures, The total number Of bills passed
by both houses was $40 or these 1876
were introduced in the Senate and 2l4
In the house, A total Of 1873 bills had
been approved by the governor when
the Legislature adjourned, The mum.
Der of bills passed that will become
laws viii be 1888 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 ap.
preparation, which passed both houses
but failed to become a law because
the house refused to accept the report
Of the Conference Committee to rec.
/ ommend the receding from certain
amendments in which the Senate re.
/ fused to concur, chief among which
was the abolition Of the present Capt.
tol Commission
or the bills approved, 55 are Sen.
ate and SO house measures There are
yet 2O6 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
dramatic incident which closed the
business session OF the House, II had
been agreed that the House would at
II o'clock conclude the consideration
OF bills, and begin the closing exer.
cises,
At 1O;40 o'clock Representative
Creswell Of Stone called up Senate
Bill No. 1879, by Edmonson, TO resub.
nit to the people the Publicity Act No.
g. II was n general bill, but there ap.
peared 10 be number OF the Nom.
bers that were In favor OF the pass.
aga Of the bill, and who were clamor.
ing for roll call, Mr. Beeson secured
the floor and held It against all Of.
forts TO dislodge him, until the Speaker
raped the gayel at II o'clock and de.
olared that the business session was
closed, And the bill died on the
calendar"
The closing exercises IN the Senate
and House were extremely Interesting
and ut the same timo impressive, Just
before adjournment both houses sang
GOD BE with You Til We Meet
Again" after various farewell
speeches by retiring members, and ad.
dresses OF presentation of gifts to OF.
flcinls, employees and members, Per.
haps tho most Affecting scene was In
the Senate, when j, Monroe Smith OF
Union county delivered his farewell
address, which on account OF his fee.
bic condition, was read by Senator
Greathouse, Senator Smith is an old
Confederate Veteran, and was pre-,
sented with n gold'headed cane by cd,
miring frlonds IN the Senate, The
feature OF the closing was the appar.
ent good viii waoh prevailed among
the members OF both houses after the
stormy debates OF the session, In
which personalities were freely IN.
dugod IN,
Gov Hays, within n few hours M.
ter the adjournment OF the Leglala.
ture vetoed the bill providing for the
election OF the Board of Directors OF
the 81, Francis Loyoo District, and the
reduction from "a TO 10, lie said
81 am in favor Of tho election by the
people ef directors OF the st. Francis
Leyee BOARD. and hoped the present
bill would be one that could b0 ap.
proved by mo, but after strenuous oh.
I''Ni'HN w ~ N'l' ilNA't 7 Ntll'N HHNU
one OF the bond attorneys in the city
OF Little Rock, and also the attorney
general, and their opinions which 60.
inoidod exactly, caused me TO veto the
measure,
"rhey said n the present bin be,
cNmo q law, the bonds OF the S. Fran
ois Leyoo District amounting to Si05,'
600, authorized by this Legislature,
could not be- sold, for the reason that
no ono would have authority 10 issue
or elgn tho bonds"
The bin WA supported IN the house
by eight Of the nine members from the
district and IN the Senate by Senators
Nann and Slaughter Senator Going
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Among the general bills which pRaH,
ed the Senate and were defeated or
Iaft an thn .nInpuu,a tu tta hnuaa t,t.ua