The Arkansas advocate., 1835-10-23
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Fridau Oct. l6,

Memorials were introduced-by MT. Clark of Chicot, for an appropriation to open a road from the mouth of Arkansas, by Columbia, to the Louisiana line; and by Mfr. Smith, for an appropriation to open roads from the mouths of Arkansas and White rivers to Post of Arkansas, which re- ceived their several readings, passed, and were sent to the H. of R.
 Mr. Thornton introduced bill to divorce Elizabeth Willis and Arthur Willis, which passed to second reading and was re- jected on Saturday.1
 The blli, concerning runaway slaves, was ordered to third reading and passed on Saturday,.
 The bill 10 divorce Rachel Mason and Thomas Mason, was rejected-yeas If, nays l3.
 The bills, from the H. of R.--authori- zing Isaiah D. Rose to erect and keep toll-bridge across Big Piney; and authoriz- ing David Rorer to resign the administra- tion on the estate of Samson Gray; and memorials, for road from Pine Bluffs to Mouth of Cache, and for completing the road from Jackson 10 Fort Smiih-receiv- ed their several readings and passed.
 The bills, from the H. oi R.,-to estab- fish the county of Scott, and to amend the several laws now in force on the subject of gaming-were read a first times and the first was laid on the table and the latter referred.
 he bills, from the H. of R.--to extend the jurisdiction of constables; and to grad uate the tax on lands and for other purpo- I reading and read 2d time and commit ted on Saturday.
 The bills, amendatory to the attachment laws passed on Saturday; to change the venue Tn certain cases; and 10 establish the Bank of Arkansas-were considered In committee of the whole--and the lst was ordered to a Sd reading, the 2d was refer- red; and on the last, the committee request. cd leave to sit again.
 The bill, diporcing Lucretia and Jona- than Clark. was read third time and passed.
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 The following bills were read, and passed to second reading:
 10 divorce John and Sally Wilmington; more efiectually to punish forgery; to se- cure the property of females; defining the duties and regulating the fees of county surveyors; memorial for road from Ar- kansas Post to mouth of White river for q road from Matthew Moss, on the Dod- cheat, to Fort Towson; for a road from the Mouth of Arkansas and White rivers to the Louisiana line; for peni;en;iary ir the Territory of Arkansas; for road from Little Rock to Fort Gibson.
 The following bills were read second time, and ordered to third reading:
 To establish the county of Marion to remove the administration of the estate of Samuel Parker; to remove the administra- ton of the estate of James Carnahan to authorize the administrators of Rich'd Scar cy to complete titles; memorial for build- ing hospital in Arkansas, to legitimatize Wm. Estili; for a road from Little Rock 10 Jefferson City, in Missouri.
 The following bills and petitions were presented and referred:
 Petition of Sally Hale, for divorce :: of Reuben Maipass, for divorce an act ap- pointing commissioners to build a court house and jail at Columbia, Chicot county; appontlng commissioners to locate the seat ot justice in Monroe county; an act con- cern'ng appeals; for the election of county sFeasasefs; so amend the road jaw; con eefning grand jurors.
 MT. Mathers, from the committee ta whom was referred the petition of Sfephen Harris, reported that the county of Conway