The Arkansas advocate., 1831-10-19
 X ARKANSAS ADVOCATE
October, 1881.
AfsKA Nsss rENERAL AssEaBLY.
LEGISLATINE COUNCIL.

] | OeteLess l2 -The Il. ef | informed the Council, by Message, of the PASSAGE q the following bill, vix
 An act to authorize tho removal of the Administration, on the estate of .Tosep James, deceased. from the county of La. fayette, to the county of Clark. Mr. WoJf from the standing committed on Divorce and Alimony, made an unsa. forable report on the petition of John Skaggs.
 The House informed the Council. of the introduction of the following bills, viz:
 A bill to dissolve the bonds Of matrimo- ny between James and Edah Tucker; q bill to tax clock pedIers; a bill regulating Attorneys fees; bill supplementary to .ic several laws of this Territory concerfI- ing roads and high ways; a bill supplement tary to an act relative to School Lands; and bill to punish the crime of horse stealing.
 The bill in amendment to an act con- cerning Gin holders in this Territory; the bill 10 locate the Seat of Justice in Jack son county, and for other purposes; the bill altering the line between the coun- ties Of St. Francis and Crittendcn; and the bill 10 authorize the removal of the
 
 James, deceased, from the county of La- fayette, to the county of Clark; were sev- orally read a first time, and ordered to a second reading.
 The bill for the removal and permanent location of the Seat of Justice for the county ofEenway: the bill supplementary to an act of the Legislature of this Ter ritory, approved 24th Nov. 1929, concern ing marriages; and the bill for the relief of Edward Smith, were read a second tune, and comi.itted to committee of the whole, and made the order of the day for Friday next.
 i'he bill disposlng of the 10 sections of land, donated for State House: and tie bill concerning Attorneys at Law; were read second time, and committed to a committee of the whole, and made the or der of the day for to-morrow.
 The bill amendatory 10 the laws con- cerning ferries. was read second time, and on motion, was sadefnifely postponed. The Council were invited into the Re presentatiye's Chamber. for the purpose of eleeting Public Printer, when
 On motion of MT. Farrelly, the Council repaired to the Representative Hall, for that purpose; when, on motion, it was or dered. that#the votes be take rirn eeee; which resulted ae follows:
 For Bertrand -Messrs. Blount, Boswell, Collins Farrelly,. Hughes, Ingr iii, Nfc- Kenzie, Orr, Patton,. Pennington. Sin clear, Wells, Wolf, Caldwell, (President,1 ! Calvert, Clark, Gibson, Hanks, Holland, Livingston, Magness, Menefee, Pope, A. Scott, Stilwell Wolf and Trimble, Speak er1-27.
 fer Wood raail-7AI f. AIessrs. Bridges, Doug lass, Hackett, Hartfeld, Lincecum, Me- Camy, Tidwell, Witter, Brown, Crutch- field, Fillingim, Hudspeth, Manly, Rnth- erford, 'r Scott, Smith, Talbot, Whinne- " and Wilson-l9
 Whereupon CHARLES P. BERTRAND, was declared duly elected Public Printer. The bill farther to regulate the coIIec- tion of small debts, was read a second time, and referred to Select Committee.
 The bill to extend ike jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace, in matters of a civ il nature; and tlie bill for the relief of Jo- seph Carnes; were read a second time, and committed to committee of the whole, and made the order of the day for Saturday next.
 The Council resolved itself into com mittee of the whole, on the bill for the relief of the Sheriff of Arkansas county; and after some time spent thereon, the Committee rose, and reported the bill with an amendment, fstriking out the first section. with tbe enacting ciause,l which amendment was adopted, and the bill re .iecied.
 | AIr Pennington introduced bill 10 re- peal an act, entitled an act, for the open- ing of road leading from Washington, in Hempstead county, to Cote Fabre, passed the Dist. Nov. 1899; which was read, and ord cred to second reading. The bill regulating the fees of Prosecu- 1 tag Attorneys, was read third time, PASSED, and sent to the House of Repre- sentatives for concurrence Ocf. 13.-The petition of Alexander w. Sweeney, praying to be divorced from his wife Susannah was referred to the stand- { ing committee on Divorce and AIimony. AIr. Collins presented the petition of sundry citizens of Clark and Hampstead counties, praying the establishment of a new county, be composed of portion ofeacll of tI,e aforesaid counties. The following bills we're introduced, and read first time, viz: | A bill supplementary 10 the several i i laws conce rfiig roads; and bii 10 all. lthorize Frederick Fletcher to erect and keep toll bridge across Point Remove l creek
 1 The bill to amend ap act concerning Gin holders in this Territory. was read q second time, committed 10 committee bl the whole, and made the order of the day 1 for Monday next.
 The bill to locate the Seat of Justice of Jackson county, and for other pnrpo. ses. " as read second time, and ordefed tn be expressed and read third time cr 1 Saturday next tsg.