The Pulaskian., 1919-01-17
WITH ORGANIZATION coMPEET. ED IN CAUCUS LEGISLATURE
 GETS BUSY AT ONCE. :.
NEWTONAND POND PRESIDE
Other Elective Officers Chosen By Lawmakers--Harmonious Session Expected in Spite of Much
 Important Legislation.
Little Rock:

ab lHS Stdle cdplIal IL was Onfy nee essary after the preliminaries were disposed of in the Senate 10 place in nomination candidates for the various offices agreed upon in caucus and call the roll on their election. Both houses practically completed organization before adjournment for the day.
 Members of the Senate in caucus agreed upon the candidates for the various officers they will elect at the initial session. The only contests were for sergeant-at-arms 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-arIns 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.
 MT. Sims, who is the father of Van Sims, assistant state comptroller, is pastor of the Baptist Church at Mar y@ll 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 flee having sought him until notified by wire by his son.
 The temporary organization of the House was agreed to at caucus. The candidates endorsed were: c. P. Newton of Pulaski for permanent speaker, and for temporary officers, Joe Jointer, for speaker; Harvey q. 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 fi- nances of the state so as to meet the various denr~ads of the departments that all may be maintained on a cash basis, it is believed that the work oe legislation will be accomplished with less friction than experienced at the sessions of many former legislatures.
 For chaplain of the House there were three names presented, the Rev. c. w. Drake and the Rev. A. c. Gra- ham of Little Fxclz, and the Rev. J. T. Jones of. Wesley, Madison county. The first ballot resulted in the elec- ton of Jones by the following vote Jones 54, Drake 14, Graham 15. MT. Jones is blind Baptist preacher, whose income is said to be about $500 8 year, and who is the sole sup port of widowed mother n years old.
 The roll of the Senate, as certified to by Tom J. Terral, secretary of state, was read, and Senators Emory, Hester and Goodwin were appointed committee to wait upon Chief Justice Edgar H. McCulloch, of the Supreme court and announced that the Senate was ready for the newly elected mem bers to be sworn into office Justice McCulloch shortly afterward admin istered the oath.
 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 opening session. On the roll call onAy two votes were cast against it's ratifica- tion. The senators and visitors gave vent to applause when the vote was announced by Speaker Newton.
 The Senate will be asked that the journal of this session be typewriter as the House Journal was at the last session. The House journal of two years ago is a model of neatness and accuracy.
 Two members of the Senate were absent at the opening session, R. Hill Carruth of Bradley, who has returned from overseas, was soon expected, and Grover T. Owens, who was absent of csf0 frr Alexander announced the illness of Senator. Owens, who requesteo that ne be recorded as having voted for Pom der for president.
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