Pocahontas star herald., 1925-03-05

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brought the whole world to my sub
lection, | will sit down and rest con
tent at my own ease For Gods sake,
sir replied Cyneas, tell me what
hinders that you may not, if you please,
he now i'm the condition you speak of?
Why do you not now at this instant,
settle yourself in the state you seem to
aim at, and spare all the labor and
hazard you interpose%
Little Rock, March with only
week of the session left, there is still
a mass of legislation undispOsed of in
both houses. This consists largely Of
appropriation measures and bills to
make effective the provisions of the
recently adopted amendment to the
constitution. Indications are that it
will be necessary for the House to
work practically every night this week,
in order to dispose of necessary busi-
ness.
There is still q great deal of con-
fusion with reference to local legisla-
tion. The question as to what is gem
eral and what is a>local bill has not
yet-been plainly determined. There ap-
pears TO be prospect that even if this
should be done, the General Assembly
will be placed just where it was before
the decision was handed down by the
special supreme court. A test case is
being started in Craighead county,
which calls into question the validity
of Amendment No. 12 on the ground
that 1t was not properly submitted by
the Legislature. If this contention is
upheld by the Supreme Court, it win
automatically validate all local acts
passed by the legislature and signed
by the Governor. Should it not be up
held, however, it will remain for the
Supreme Court to pass upon the vail
.dity Of each of the acts or at least. to
set out definite rules by which general
and local acts may be designated.
The Senate last week refused to call
a constitution convention to draft
new organic law for the state, it being
held by those who opposed the PROPOSE
tion that the people should have at
least two years opportunity to test the
operation Of the new amendments.
According TO proposed enabling acts.
the Quorum Courts, city councils,
school boards and other local agencies
will not have any legislative functions
under the amendments more than they
have at the present time. As inter
preted by Negal authorities in the
House, the legislative power under
Amendment No. 10 is conferred only
upon the people and the Quorum Courts
and city councils have only the power
of initiation and reference. 1t is ad-
mitted by all that the system is un-
tried and undetermined and that there
must be numerous court decisions and
legislative enactmcntS to resolve the
uncertainties that now exist.
There are pending appropriation
bills in the two Houses, including the
Highway Bill, which carry approxi-
mately twenty million dollars. that
must be disposed of during the next
ten days. An impasse is threatened
between the two houses on the High
way Bill. II is currently reported that
there is "round-robin" agreement in
the Senate, signed by 22 members that
they will refuse to pass any of the
House appropriation bills until after
the Highway Bill by Senator's Raney
and Williamson, making provision for
Il bond issue 10 cover the road indebt-
edness Of the state, has been passed by
the House and approved by the Cover
nor There is a strong opposition in
the House to this bill and it is known
that Governor Terral is not favorable
to it. II is said on good authority
that there are 63 members Of the House
pledged against the passage of the
Raney-Williamson bill. should the
contending blocs maintain their posi-