The Arkansas advocate., 1831-10-19

By .Nr. Pope.--A bill to exempt ois men from paying poll tax.
 By .Nr WoLc--A bill to enable iudg ment creditors to collect their debts witl more facility.
 Mir. Liuiagsfon gavc notice, that hs would introduce q bill permanently to 10 cate the Sea. s:s s:s Justice cf cr;ttcna (: county.
 The bill amendatory of, and snpplemen tary to, the act to regulate the payment 0 costs in penal and criminal cases. wa. read a second time, and ordered to be en. grossed, and read a third time tomorrow
 The bill to amend theseveral lawa regu. Iating revenue, was read a second time. and laid upon the tu6fc.
 The bill to extend the power and en- large the duties of Goroners, was read a second time, and ordered to be read a .hisa. ..ii:sns Q -..s or:e.v
 The bill, from the l.. C., to legitimatize the children of David D. Williams, was read a second and third times, and PASSED.
 The bill, from the L. C., regulating the fees of Prosecuting Attorney's, was read a second time, and made the order of the day for tomorrow.
 The bill permanently to fix the Scat of Justice in the county of Seyier, was read third time, PASSED, and sent to the l.. c. for occurrence.
 The bill to difne the time of electing all civil officers; and the bill to tax clock Pcdlcrs, were ordered to be engrosse ed and read third time tomorrow.
 October i4.-The bill giving to jurors that discretionary power, in criminal ca ses, heretofore given 10 the judges of .he Circuit Court, was read, and ordered to a second reading.
 The following bills, were severaIIy read a first time, and ord cred to a second read. ing, viz;
 A bill to locate the Seat of Justice of the county of Clark; bill to locate the Seat of Justice of the county of Critten- den; bill to abolish imprisonment for debt; bill 10 prevent Justices of the Peace from receiving money onfndsments obtained before them inectyii cases; bill authorizing Emzy Wilson to erect and keep toll-bridge across the Palarm bay on; b1ll to regulate the collection of tax es on Military bounty lands; and bill to regulate the practice of physic.
 he bill for the relief of Cliilo \. Mol ter, was read asecond time, and ordered to third reading tomorrow.
 The bill to repeal the first section of an act, defining The powers of justices of the peace, Tn matters of q civil nature twas read second time, and referred to a se~ .lect committee.
 1T lie bili defining tbe. time for, tile cleo tion of all civil Officers of this Territory, was read a third time, and referred to a select committee.
 The billeto taxclock pedlers; the bill to extend the power, and enlarge the duties, of Coroner's; and the bill amendatory of, and supplementary to, the act passed by the General Assembly of this Territory farther to regulate tho payment of costs in criminal and penal cases; were several 'ly read third time, PASSED, and sent to the Council for concurrence.
 The bill regulating the fees of Prosecu- stlHg Attorneys, was laid upon the ta6fe
 The bill regulating Attorneys fees, " as ordered to be engrossed and read third time tomorrow.
 The bill, from the L. C., disposiDg of the 10 sections of land, granted by Con- gress, for the purpose of building house at the Seat of Government; and the bill from the Council, to alter and establish permanently the boundary line between the counties Of St. Francis and Grittenden, were read, and ordered to second read ing tomorrow.
 The bill to prevent certain persons from giving testimony; and the bill permanently to locate the Seat of Justice of Chicot county; were read a second time, and or dered to a third reading tomorrow.
 The bill altering the mode or summon ing jurors and allowing them coinpensa- ton, was referred to a select committee.
 The bill, from the Council, supplement tary to the laws now in force for the col lection of taxes, was read, and ordered to a second reading.
 The bill, supplementary to the several laws of this Territory, concerning roads; and the bill supplementary to an act rela, tive to school lands; were referred te select committees.
 Oct. l5.---Mr. CrufehfeM presented q petition from R c. Byrd, Auditor of thi. Territory. which was referred to a selecl .committee
 The bill re-enaeting and declaring 1T force, that part of the second, and the whole of the third sections ofthe act, te suppress the practice of duelling, andre pealing the act, entitled an act, to repeal q part of the second and the whole of the third sections of an act, 10 suppress the practice of duelling; and a memorial tc the Congress ofthe U. States, praying al extension ofsthe road from Jackson. Law, renee county, to Washington, Henpsteat county, from Jackson to Hicks ferry, or the Currents, and from Washington te Fulton, on Red river, was read and order ed 10 a second reading
 NIT 1f,, },t fva " 4, nofioa that r,, he would introduce bill for the better defining the boundary of Independence county.
 The bill concerning writs on pena bonds; bill permanently to locate tllt nf f,.t,,, N:iIs.