The Arkansas advocate., 1831-10-26
4 ARKANSAS ADVOCATE.
October, 1881.
ARKANSAS GENERAL asssss:s:: lassssss.s.:: B. Y :
LEGISLATIVE COuNtsrI.

Get. ls-Ihe memorial to the Congress ot the United States, praying for road rom Jefferson Barracks, in the State ol | M ,ssnisri, hy Fort Smith, to tho vicinity of Old Fort Fowson,on Red riyer.was read a .hird ttne, passed, and sent 10 the H. ot ts. for eo..ctiTreDce. The Memorial to the Congress of the
 united States, for a farther appropriation oi SSo,outi. to repair the road from q point l opposite Memphis, Tennessee, to Little Rock, was read and re-commitfed to tho committee on Memorials. mn .AondaV.l
 he bill to increase the county revenue. was read and ordered to second reading
 ne biii to revise. consolidate, and amend the several acts relating to iusti- ces Of the peace and constables; the bill 10 rcvlye certain provisions of an act en- titled. an act to erect and cs.a5i;si, tth,,. county of Pope; the bill, from the H. of R. supplcme entary to an act 10 elect commits sloners to locate the seat of iustice for the county efCiarK, the bill from the fl. of H. permanently to locate the seat of J"sttoe of cIittendeH vouatyi and the biIi from the same House, 10 authorize Emzy Wilson to erect a toll-bridgc across Pa larin bayou, were severally read a second time, and ordered 10 a third reading.
 h. President of the U. $. for the removal of the troops stationed at Cantonmcnt Gib- son. to within this Territory; the bill a,- thorizing the infant heirs of John Kepler, deceased, to convey tract of land; the bill to authorize the removal of the ad- mlnlstrations on the estates of Josepb James and Joseph kuyk endall, deceased. to the counties of Clark and Inepen- dence; the bill, from the H. of R. perma- Dently to locate the seat of justice of the county Of Chicot; and the bill from the same House, for the relief of Chilo X. Moltier; were severalIy read third time. and PASSED.
 The bill to repeal an act, entitled an act for the opening of a road leading from Washington, Hampstead county. to Cote Fahre; the bill, from the Fl. of R. to tax clock pedlers were read a second time and ordered to third reading to-morrow.
 The bill, from the H. ofR. further 10 regulate costs in criminal cases. was taken up and 1.eiecied.
 The bill, from the H. of R. to prevent ccrtain persons from giving evidence, in this Territory, wasscommitted to select committee.
 Mir. BossceH offered the following reso- lution, which was laid on the table:
 Resofped, By the Legislative Council, that on Saturday next, they will, by and with the concurrence of the House of Rep resentatives, go into the election of Jus tices of the Peace, and that the House of Representatives be requested to con- cur therein.
 On motion of fMr. 7Tdsoeu, the commit mittee on Memorials were instructed to inquire into the expediency of memorial izing Congress, for an appropriation, for opening road from Strong's, in St Fran cis county, through Jackson county, to Batesville
 Oct. 19.--The bill, from the IT. of R.. to regulate Attorneys fees; and the bill to repeal the several acts now in force Tn this Territory, concerning writs of, Ccrtiorari, and for other purposes; were read third time and PASSED.
 The bill to prevent certain pc from giving evidence in this Territory; the bill better to designate the line between the counties of Izard and Washington, and for other purposes; and the bill, from tise ii.ef it., permanently to fix the seat of Justice in the county of Sevier; were severally read second time, and order- ed to third reading.
 The bill introduced by MT. Collins, to erect and establish the county of-; the bill supplementary to an act, perma- the county of Union; the bill regulating the fees o! Sheriff. for taking the Terri toriaI census; the bill, from the H. of R. giving to jurors that discretionary power in criminal cases, heretofore giysn to the judges of the Circuit Courts; and the bill, 1 from the same House, to authorize Will l liam Lockhart to erect and keep a toll. 1 bridge across Saline river; were severaliy read, and ordered to second reading. 1 The bill to increase the county revenue
 was read second time, committed to .