Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-10
House Adopts Senate Bill
Calling for Constitutional
Convention.
Eject DELEGATES
TUESDAY, JUNE 26
Smoker Overrules Point of Order
That TwO.Thirds Vote Required to
Adont-ActiOn Comes After Spe-
eia1 Message From Governor.


session this afternoon the house
passed, by vote of - to 40, the bill
Nv Senator Smith, calling for the con-
vening of constitutional convention.
on November 10, for the purpose OF
writing a new constitution.
The question of the constitutional,tv
of its massage was raised by Mr.. john
son of Sebastian, who held that, as it
carries an appropriation, a vote OF
81 or two thirds, of the total num-
her of members elect, is necessary.
Sneaker Cazort overruled the point OF
order. holding that it is a necessary
expense of the state government,
since the legislature, whic his the sole
Judge of necessity, had decided by
large majority that it is necessary for
the state to have a new constitution.
In support of the speakers ruling,
Mr.. Hardage cited the decision OF the
supreme court in the new capitol case
against Sloan, auditor in which it was
held that majority vote was all that
was required to pass such an appro-
priation.
The passage of the bill followed the
delivery of a special message from
the governor, urging the passage OF
the act, and citing many reasons why
new constitution is desirable.
Those who opposed the bill were
Holloway, Davis of Columbia, Choate
and Johnson, while those who advo-
Gated the passage of the bill were
Hardage, Josephs and Osborne.
Election June 26.
According to the terms of the Dill
an election will be held on June rs
for the election of delegates, each
county to have the number it now has
in the house of representatives, and
two at large from each congressional
district, making ia in all. They must
be not less than rs years old. They
shall receive 81 a day and mileage:
The constitution to be adopted shall
be submitted to a special election. An
appropriation of $4,000 is made for
the expenses of the election.
How They Voted.
The house on roll call voted as
follows:
Aye-Adams, Alexander, Andrews,
Babb, Bland, Brinton, Brooks, Buch-
anan, Carter, Cocker, Collier, Copeland
Of Howard, Copeland of lizard, Craig,
Creekmore, Curtis, Davies, Ellis OF
Hampstead, Ellis of Randolph, Elmer
son, French, Gentry, Hardage, Harris,
Harrison, Held, Hudson Hunnicutt,
Jarrard. Joseph, Kendrick. Magee,
McFerrin, McGill, Mc1nturff, Meador.
Moore of independence, Moore OF
Yell, Newton, Niven, Norfleet, o.
borne, Phillips Riggs. Ross, Rowland
Shaver, Shockley, Thane, Trawick'
vinson, Willis, Wilson and Mr..
Speaker-54.
Nay-Allen, Ash, Atkinson, Bell,
Burnett, Burrow, Cardwell, Chambliss'
Choate, Clack, Davis of Columbia,
Davis Of Monroe, Doyle, Elliott,
Hardy, Henry, Holloway, Humphrey,
Johnson, Koonce, Limbrocker, Mathis,
McCulloch, McFarlin, Millard, Mosley,
owens, Porter, Rankin, Robbins. Rog-
ers, Scrimshire, Shinn, Stevens Wade,
Waggoner, Wagnon, white, Williams
and York-4O.
The motion was then made to
clinch the bill so that it could not be
leconsidered, by moving to reconsider
anu lay that motion on the table. A
ron call was demanded on this and
.ne convention gained few, the vote
being Sc to "a.
Caldwell's Bill Causes Storm.
another storm was started when the
WI by Senator Caldwell, to adopt and
purchase the Kirby & Castle digest,
was called up on third reading. 1t
was considered and adopted in COM
iaNtee Of the whole, and then the
opponents. by series of front and
rear and enfilading fires, secured a
sostponement of the bill until Tues
uas' Inc next senate day.
Deficiency Bills Passed.
eDurlng the day the following
ue1,clency bills were passed:
q, 1or the state highway commission,
.os sor the Jonesboro Agricultural
ssoo n. $Ss,925; Magnolia school, ST.
NV, Russellville school, $4,000, and
"1mntlceilo school. $500.
TOT the Confederate home, $4,000.
mi Mr' Brinton and Mr.. Harrison in
.ouuced substitute for their bill