The Little River news., 1919-01-15
HOUSE ENDORSES
 DRY AMEkDMENT 7
Adopts Concurrent Res0tutiOn to RaH- fy Federal "B. D" aw-TwO Votes Against t---HarmOny
 III Organizing.

Little Rock, Jan IA Although less time was consumed by the General Assembly in getting It's organization completed yesterday than has been re- quired in many years, only three mea- sures were introduced by both bodies In the House concurrent resolutions to .ratify the federal prohibition amendment and approving the admin istratiQp of President Wilson were adopted and a House Joint Resolution providing for an equal suffrage a. .mendment to the state constitution was read twice and referred to com mittee. The only measure proposed in the Senate was routine Senate resolution which provided for the em- lployment of necessary stenographers
 The General Assembly met in joint session shortly after converting te hear the governors message, return ing immediately and getting down t6 work. There were 94 members pres ent when Harvey G. Combs, chie1 clerk of the last House, called the body to order at 12 o'clock.
 l The opening prayer was offered b3 1 the Rev. Calvin B. Waller, pastor o the Second Baptist church.
 l The temporary organization consit ed of the following: Speaker, Joe Joiner, of Columbia; assistant chic clerk, Jim Higgins; journal clerk Claud Garrett of Madison; assistant l journal clerA, Hal P. Smith of Mont gomery; sergeant J. l.. Reid postmistress, Mrs. Henry Stevens o1 Columbia; chaplain, the Rev. c. B Waller of Little Rock; janitors, lief Copeland and T. J. Caulder; pages i Raymond Ewell, Bill Harris, Ralpf ] Cover, Charles Roberts, George Ken drick, Roger Carter, Ernest Rogers David Todd Whatley and Joe Spen cer -. 1 Clarence F. Newton of Pulaski was elected speaker without opposition upon nomination of w. M. Thompson of Independence county, who with drew from the race last week.
 A gavel, carved by the pupils O. the Deaf-Mute Institute, was pre- sented to the speaker in their be half.
 Governor Trough sent a message tC the House, announcing the appoint ment of the following: Representa- tives Peter 4. Diesch of Barton, Phil lips county, to succeed Joe c. Myers resigned; Stephen P. Mea,dor of Oko Iona. Clay county, to succeed H. c i Childers, resigned.
 A committee, of which MT. Bohlin ger is chairman, was appointed in
 vestigat the credentials of the tw' newly appointed members. The com mittee will report this morning. Int other members were sworn in b. Chief Justice McCulloch in blocks O no.
 | In a brief address, MT. Newton pledged the House an impartial ad m;nistration as speaker, asking thu cooperation of the members tha { they might make this business ses sion. He said that he considered the adoption of the amendment by th' people restricting the sessions to 6' days one of the greatest mistakes the. ever made, as it does not give suf
 fcient time for proper deliberation i He declared that the public does no always deal fairly with the legisla' ture, nor properly consider the diff culties under which it labors. H' advocated a Committee on Committee! to relieve the speaker of the task O selecting committees, and using tha as a lever in his candidacy for tht speakership.