The Arkansas advocate., 1835-10-30


 and clerks and to increase the salaries of auditor and treasurer; by Mr. Wolf. to To- cate the seat of justice ef Izard county, and for other purposes; by Mr. Elliott, to di- =o.ce Nancy and Robert Harrison by Mr. Clark, to incorporate the town of Columbia.
 The following bills were introduced, twice read and referred:
 By Mf. Judkins, to alter the present mode of voting at elections by Mr. Elliott, for the relief af Win. D. Ferguson by Mir. Izard, to elect trustees to take charge of the school lands.
 On motion of Mir. MeKean, Mir. Elliott was added to the committee on the books of the auditor and treasurer.
 Mir. Clark, of Chicot, introduced a me mofial, fer an appropriation, to connect the Bayou Bartholomew with the Mississippi, which was twice read and referred.
 Mr. CroG introduced a memorial, praying for q donation of land OH which to locate the seat of justice Of Green county which was read three times, PASSED, and sent to the II. of R.
 The biiis, to extend the boundary line of Monroe county regulating and defining the duties of county surveyors 1; were read a second time, and ordered to a third read ing.
 The following memorials, viz: for the improvement of the navigation of Little river; for appropriations for public surveys granting floating claims to settlers on public lands; for a read from Jackson to Fort Smith; which were read three times, and PASSED.
 The bill, from the 1T. of R., to amend the laws, relative to forgery. was rejected. The bill, from the Il. of R., to divorce John c. and Sarah Hale, was read . 2d time, and ordered 10 third reading. l The bill, from the H. of R., to secure the property of females, was read and con- mitted.
 The bills, to designate the southern boundary line of Johnson county, and for the relief of David Walker, were read a third time, PASSED, and sent to the H. of R.
 On motion of Mr. Wilmington, the hour for the regular meeting of the Council was changed from 10 to o'clock a. m.
 The convention bill was then taken up as amended and returned by the H. of R., and the amendments being read, Mr. Smith proposed to amend the bill, So as to give Ar kansas county two members, which was InegatiUed. Mr. Thornton then moved to amend 1t so as 10 reduce thennmber of rnenl- bet5 ia the convention to 42, which was also negatiFed, by yeas and nays as follows feas--Me essrs. Judkins, Mills, SmtR, Thornton ! and Wolf--5.
 Naqs--Messrs. Bean. guzzard, Brown. Bradley. ot afT lzard, Knyl kendall, Kelly, Lattmore, Laaerty, Moore, Mclxean, Patrick, Pitman, Ringood, Fay Tor, Iidwell, Wilmington, Williamson, Young and Mir. President--24.
 The question then occurred upon the amendment from the H. of R. which was decided, by yeas and nays, as follows: Yeas-Messfs Bean, Buzzard, Brown Bradley, Clark of Chicot, Clark of Carroll, Croft, Elliot, lzard, Kelly, Lattimoro, LaiIerty, Moore. Mc4ean, Patrick, Putnam, Ringgod Smith, Taylor, Tidwell, Wilmington. Wolf Williamson, Young and Mir. PFesdeut-25
 Nays-Messrs. Judkins, Kuykendall, Mills and Thornton-4.
 So the amendment was concurea in by the Council
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 The bills, from the Council, to encourage the killing of wolves, and to elect comuIis- sloners in the county of Green, were read and ordered to 2d reading.
 MT. Magness, from the select committee to whom was referred the petition of sun- dry citizens of lzard county, praying to be attached 10 Lawrence county, introduced bill, to define the boundary line between the counties of lzard and Lawrence, which was read when Mir. Roberts moved to lay 1t on the table until the lst day of Jan. next, which was negattUed, by yeas and nays as follows:
 Yeas-Messrs Bowie, Cummins, Ellis, Holman, Logan, Outlaw, Peel Roberts, Seay, Shaw, Seraggs, Triplett, Troy. Walker of II. and MT. Speaker--l5
 Nays-Messrs. Dunn, Evans, Fowler. Howell iilii, Henderson, Jarrett, Lee, Mathefs Morton Moore, Magncss, Porter, Stangs, Tenant, Walk CT ot w., Ward and Whinnery-l6. The Bill was then ordered to 2d read ing.
 The following bills and memorials were introduced, read first time alad ordered to a second reading.
 By Mr. Shaw, to erect and build Court. house in the town of Washington by Mr. Holman, supplementary to the several laws concerning insolvent debtors by MT. Por ter, providing for the removal of the coun. ty seat of Lawrence; by Mir. Troy, to estab. fish place of holding Courts fn Mississippi county; by Mf. Logan, supplementary to an act passed at the present session Of the Legislature designating the boundary line of Scott county by Mir. Fowler to incor porate the city of Little Rock; to fix the. tune oi holding certain courts, and for other