Cleveland County herald., 1919-01-16
ARKANSAS GENERAL
ASSEMBLY MEETS
WITH ORGANIZATION CONFLICT
ED IN CAUCUS LEGISLATURE
GETS BUSY AT ONCE.
NEWTONAND P0NDERP PRESIDE
Other Elective Officers Chooen BY
Observation-Disclosures Session
Expected in Spite OF Much
important Legislation.
Little Rock

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When the two houses OF the Forty
Second General Assembly convened
at the state capital it was only nee
essary after the preliminaries were
disposed of in the Senate to place III
nomination candidates for the various
Offices agreed upon in caucus and call
the roll on their election. Both houses
practical neompleted organization
before edf4a1ant for the day.
Mend ers of/the Senate in Il caucus
agreed upon the candidates for the
varioM officers they will elect at the
initial session The only contests
were for sergeant-at-armS and assigt-
ant journal clerk, and in each case
several ballots we're taken before re-
suits were reached ]. Polk Fancner
of Carroll county received the en-
dorsement for sergeant-at-arrns and
Rodger Ashley of lizard county re-
ceiyed the nomination for assistant
journal clerk.
Other officers agreed upon were:
Harry L. Ponder of Lawrence coun-
ty, president; Ira C. Langley Of Clay
county, secretary; ]. o. Jones OF Yell
county, assistant secretary; Thomas
Ward of Logan county, journal clerk;
Miss Era Lewis of Nevada county, en-
rolling clerk; Mrs. E. c. Johnson Of
Pulaski county, assistant enrolling
clerk; Miss Mamie Brewer of Miller
county. engrossing clerk; Miss Ben
ME Griffin of Pulaski county, assist
ant engrossing clerk; the Rev. ]. w.
Sims Of Phillips county, chaplain.
Mr.. Sims, who is the father Of Van
Sims, assistant state comptroller, is
pastor Of the Baptist Church at Mar
veil and treasurer of the Baptist Or
phans' Home Texarkana To Mr..
Sims goes the honor Of having been
elected chaplain without being a can
didate. He was unaware of the Of
fee having sought him until notified
by wire by his son.
The temporary organization Of the
House was agreed to at a caucus.
The candidates endorsed were. C. P.
Newton of Pulaski for Permanent
speaker, and for Temporary officers,
Joe Jointer, for speaker; Harvey a.
Combs, chief clerk; Jim Higgins, as
sistant chief clerk; Claude Jarrett.
journal clerk; Hal P. Smith, assistant
journal clerk
While the session of the Forty-Sec-
ond General Assembly will be con
fronted with many new problems, due
to war conditions, and to questions
relating to the adjustment of the e.
nances of the state so as TO meet the
various denr>rtds of the departments
that all may be maintained on a cash
basis, it IS believed that the work OF
legislation will be accomplished with
less friction than experienced at tho
sessions Of many former legislatures.
The House made short work OF the
prohibition amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the United States when it
was brought before it at it's openfng
session. On the roll call only two
votes were cast against it's ratifca-
ton. The senators and visitors gave
vent to applause when the vote was
announced by Speaker Newton.
sight in the present Legislature. Many
of the solons have been in the SER
vice and when a man with q service
record ran for Office he had lfttle
trouble getting it unless opposed by
another soldier.
The first session Of the Senate was
very short. It was shortly after one
O'Clock of the opening day when the
Senate committee notified the House
that it was organized and ready for
business.
resolution passed the house I'M
animously approving President VIII
sons policy before and during the
war. The resolution approved the
presidents visit to Europe add ex-
pressed confidence in his future &C
ticns.
Effort To Kill PadereWsxi
London. - lgnace Jan Paderewski,
the Polish leader, has been slightly
wounded by an assassin, who entered
tho room CO his hotel at Warsaw and
fired one shot at him, according to
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen reporting advices from
Vienna.
Luxembourg Wants Republic.
Metz. = A large crowd paraded be-
fore the grand duehal palace in Lux
emeurg, requesting the abdication OF
the grand duchess and the prociama-
ton Of a republic A Committee On
Public Affairs has been appointed.
Robbers Get Big Sum.
Madison, Wis. Robbers entered
the Middleton bank and the Hoffman
mill at Middleton, Wis, making away