The Monticellonian., 1919-01-17
ARKANSAS GENERAL
 ASSEMBLY MEETS
WITH ORGANIZATION COMPlET- ED IN CAUCUS LEGISLATURE
 GETS BUSY AT ONCE.
NEWT0NkND PONDERPREsIDE
Other Elective Officers Chosen By lawmakers-Harmo Session Expected in Spite of Much
 important Legislation.
Little Rock.

Lltlle ROCK
 When the two houses Of the Forty Second General Assembly convened at the state capital it was onfy nee essary after the preliminaries were disposed of in the Senate to place in nomination candidates for the various offices agreed upon in caucus and call tue roll on their election. Both houses practically completed organization before adjournment for the day.
 Members of the Senate in d caucus agreed upon the candidates for the various officers they will elect at the initial session. The only contests were for sergeant and assist- ant journal clerk, and in each case several ballots were taken before re- suits were reached J. Polk Fancher of Carroll county received the en- dorsement for sergeant-at-ar1ns and Rodger Ashley of Izard county re ceived 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, J. 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, expressing clerk; Miss Ben nie Griffin of Pulaski county, assist ant expressing clerk; the Rev. J. w. Sims of Phillips county, chaplain.
 Mir 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 MT. Sims goes the honor of having been elected chaplain without being a can didate. He was unaware of the of flee 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, Combs, chief clerk; Jim Higgins, as sistant chief clerk; Claude Jarrett. journal clerk; Hal P Smith, assistant journal clerk.
 While the session of the Ferty-Sec- ond General Assembly will be con fronted with many new problems, due to war conditions, and to questions relating 10 the adjustment of the 6- nances of the state so as to meet the various denr\uds of the departments that all may be maintained on a cash basis, it is believed that the work ot legislation will be accomplished with less friction than experienced at the sessions of many former legislatures.
 The House made short work of the prohibition amendment to the Consti- tuition of the United States when 1t was brought before it at it's openfn9 session. On the rol call only TWO votes were cast against it's ratifca- tion. The senators and visitors gave vent to applause when the vote was announced by Speaker Newton.
 Uniformed soldiers are a commGn sight in the present Legislature. Many of the solons have been in the ser vice and when man with service record ran for office he had little 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.
 A resolution passed the house un- animously approving President vii sons policy before and during tie war. The resolution approved the presidents visit to Europe and ex- pressed confidence in his future ac- tiCns.