The courier-index., 1919-08-22
MAJORITY FAVORS
 SPECIAL SESSION

LEGISLATORS WILLING TO MEET AND REMEDY DEFECTS IN ROAD LAWSUIT TO GOv-
 ERNOR NOW.
 More than a majority of the members of both branches of the Arkansas legislature have signed requests that Governor Brough is- use a proclamation calling the so- Ions in special session at an early date, according to Frank Farris, president of the Conway Commercial Club. The only stipulation that re- mains to meet the governors agreement is securing of the money necessary to pay the expenses of special session for four days. This will be accomplished at an early date, according to Mir. Far ris.
 If the special session is called | it will be for the purpose of con- sidering road and drainage legis- lation only. The expenses are to tbe borne by road and drainage districts interested in the propos- ed session. The amount sufficient to meet the cost must be placed in a bank and authority given to state official to draw upon it, the governor has stipulated. | Mir. Farris yesterday said that two more than majorities of both branches have signed the requests Only four or five legislators thus far have expressed opposition to the proposed session, he said. Approxi- mately SO lawmakers have not been heard from
 The requests will be turned over to Governor Brough the latter part of the week according to MT. Farris. The Governor will be asked to issue the call for September Is. The legislators, in their re- quests for the session, agree not to remain in sessoin more than 10 days, and that only road and drain- age matters will be taken up.
 The proposal to pay the expenses of a special session to correct de- fects in certain road and drainage districts of the state was present. ed to the governor immediately following the adjournment of the recent special session, which was called to ratify the federal suffrage amendment. A majority of both houses at that time voted to extend the session, but the required con- stitutional majority of two-thirds of each house was not secured.
 The governor told the Faulk- ner county men, when the propo- sition was placed before him that he would consider calling a second extra session, but that before the call would be issued at least a ma jority of the senators and repre- sentatives must agree to attend and not to consider any legislation except corrective and remedial ques- tions.
 Governor Brough was in Conway few days after his conference with the representatives of the Con- way Commercial Club, and announ- ced he would call the lawmakers into special session upon the fol- lowing conditions:
 q. A majority of the members of each house of the General As- sembly must signify a willingness to attend this extra session, and support remedial local road and drainage district legislation.
 "2. There must be no business transacted at this extra session ex- cept the consideration of remedial legislation for road and drainage districts already in existence; and the creation of any additional dis tricts that may be found necessary.
 "3. A sum sufficient to pay the mileage and per diem of the Gen. eral Assembly for not less than four days must be placed in the hands. of the state treasurer be- fore the making of the call by the governor.
 It now appears that the Faulk- ner county men will be relieved of their agreement to pay the expens- es of the session. The last special session appropriated from the funds of the State Highway Department $30,000 to pays it expenses. Of this amount approximately $23,000 remains unexpended. With the proposed second extra session of the legislative to be called only to enact road and drainage laws, it is considered by some to be the best policy for the state to bear the expenses.
 However, the Conway men say they will raise an amount suffi- cient to defray all expenses in- cured by the lawmakers and that if the governor sees fit to re- tract the stipulation that the state