The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-03-20
ADJOURNMENT is MARKED BY
WILD ScENES-FILIBUSTERING
IN BOTH HOUSES.
GOVERNOR WILL ISSUE CALL
lntimates That More Revenue Must
Be Forthcoming and That Subms-
sion of New Constitution
Must Be Considered.
Little Rock

NO less turbulent than the closing
hours of the House were those of the
Senate and members who fought side
by side all through the session came
to the parting of the ways on tie
bills under consideration. AS in the
House. there was a filibuster entered
into by the opponents of the resub-
mission of the constition. This be-
gan early in the session and It
was carried forward so successfully
/ that the time for adjournment arriV-
ed just after consideration was or
/ dered.
First to attract the attention OF
the Senate and draw a spark from
! the metal was the Emory bill, pro
/ viding for the transfer of funds from
/ the state capitol fund to the general
| revenue and leyying a tax of one mill
| for one year for the benefit of thA
| general revenue fun. The House sent
| this back amended so as to omit the
/ tax levy The Senate refused 10 coli
cur in the amendment and the House
/ declined to recede, and before con-
ference committee could be appoint.
ed the Senate had adjourned sine
die. This left the administration
without a revenue producer and
started the first talk Of an extended
or an extra session.
The Alexander bill providing an
appropriation of $4,000 to conduct
an appropriation of $4,000 to con-
duct an experimental farm in the
black lands of the state. was called
up for reconsideration and passed y
to u On this bill the filibusteF
went to work Senator Brown spoke
for an hour against the measure. and
efforts to have him surrender the
floor. no matter how insistent, were
unavailing The proponents of the
measure declined 10 discuss the bill
at all. and the roll call was begun
amid the strenuous objection of Sen
ators Ward. Goodwin, Brown and 9th
ers who led the filibuster. President
Ponder ruled that nothing could stop
rolI-cal and at one time it seemed
as if an appeal would be taken from
the ruling of the chair.
The House completed its legis'a,
tive business at u o'clock, but the
closing exercises, including presenta-
tions to the various officers and en-
pIoyes. speeches of felicitation, and
musical numbers. were not eonelud-
ed until go p. m. Gov. Brough adj
dressed tie House, congrf 'p'ating
the members upon their progressive
legislation. but said that he would be
forced TO veto from 100000 to $780,
600 of the appropriations that had
been made. because the present reve-
nues are insufficient.
That a special session of the Ar
kansas legislature will be called to
| convene about July Is by Governor
Rrough was minated by the govern
| or If called the session would 20
for the purpose OF providing add
! tional sources of revenue and to de-
! eide whether the proposed new con
stitution shall be resubmitted. the
governor said Only such measures
as are mentioned in the call for
special session can be acted upon
A bill designed to remedy eondl-
lions reported as existing in Pulaski
county was introduced by Senator
Owens 6. B. No. 554 to prohibit the
issuance of licenses as Jitney drivers
IN mon under 81 Recently IL was
reDorted that so per cent OF the In
mates of the Pulaski county jail con-
sisted of jitney drivers under Il.
The bill by Senator Evans to place
tax of 30 cents on each citizen ana
made of foreign birth who has de-
c,ared his intention Of becoming a
citizen between the ages of IL ana
AZ for the maintenance OF the Ma
tional Guard. encountered strong OPP
position, and was defeated; ayes 49,
noes so.
The bill of Representative Parncll,
appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
chase of site in East Little Rock
for state serum plant and to pro
vide for its equipment, was passed.
Senator Owens bill, No. 555, an
noxing certain sections of land in
Faulkner county to Pulaski county,
was tabled on motion of Senator
Hartje
A bill by Senator McFarlin was
passed. Ga to 4, providing that "wher7
any Improvement district shall have
issued bonds or incurred indebted
ness. the total amount Of the assess
cd benefits shall never be reduces
upon reassessment."
The House concurred in the Sen
ate amendments to the State hospital
bin. restoring the salary of the super
intendent. DR.. c. c. Kirk, from So,