The Arkansas advocate., 1835-10-30

.. Ae.S7ncssis- butiH, Evans, Fowler; Howell, henderson, Jarrett Logan, Martin Mathers. Moore, Magness Porter, Stallings, Tennant, " ak. CT ot w., Ward and Whinnery--l7.
 AagS-Messrs. Bowie, Cummins Ellis. Hill Holman, Lee, Outlaw, Peel, Seay, Shaw, Sernpaa' Triplett, Troy, Walker of H., and MT speaker-I6.
 So the bill was carried, and Messrs. Walker of w., Walker of H., Cummins, Logan, and Mathers, appointed the select committee.
 Mir. Mathers, introduced a bill for the relief of Charles P. Bertrand-read first time and ordered to second reading.
 \ bill from the Council, to authorize the administrators of Thomas and James Mas. sengill, 10 sell donation claims--read rst time and passed to a second reading.
 The following bills and memorials were read d third time and PASSED: an act 10 erect and establish a county to be called and known by the name of Randolph, in honor pi john Randolph of Roanoke an act de- finmg the duties and regulating the fees of county surveyors a memorial to grant a floating claim to such persons as improved and settledon the sixteenth sections previous to survey; an act to fix the punishment oi accessories to the crime of murder; an act to divorce Mary Cohee.
 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
 1hmSday, Oct. %, 1895.
 The following bills were read first time and ordered to a second reading, viz: a bill for the division of Miller county per. manently to establish the boundary line be. tween the counties of Green and Lawrence.
 The following bills were read a second time and ordered to be engrossed supple. mentary to the laws regulating the militia :: changing the manner of assessing and col lecting taxes.
 The following bills were passed, and sent to the H. of R. for concurrence, viz :: to appoint commissioners 10 locate the seat of justice of Monroe county for the relief of Green Orr.
 The following bills from the II. of R., were passed and returned, viz to remove the administration on the estate of James Carnahan supplementary to the laws of descents and distributions to amend the law concerning conveyances.
 The bill 10 define the boundary line of Ghicot, was laid on the table.
 MT. Patrick moved to amend the bill es- the county of Scott, by striking out the words, ss Ranges twenty three and four," aud inserting the words "twenty- five and six''-which was lost by vote of IS to 3.
 The bill to establish the Bank of Arkan- sas was referred to select committee of Messrs. Brown, Izard, Clark of Chicot, Smith and Bean.
 The bill from the H. of R., extending the jurisdiction of constables, was rejected, by vote of 12 to '.
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
 Mir. Evans, from the committee on en- rollments, reported the following bills as correctly enrolled An act to graduate the tax on land, and for other purposes; an act to amend the several laws on the sub- iect of gaming an act to authorize the resignation of David Rorer, administrator of Samson Gray, dec. 1; an act to authorize Isaiah D. Rose to build toll bridge across he Big Piney to establish the county of White; a memorial for the completion of the road from Jackson, Lawrence county, via Liberty and Fayetteville, to F't Smith to open road from Pine Bluffs, in Jeher- son county, to intersect the road from Mem- phis to Little Rock, near the Mouth of Cache.
 The following bills were read first time, and passed to a second reading: A bill for the redemption of military bounty lands that have been, and may from time to time be, owned by the Territory of Arr kansas, five years or upwards; bill to incorporate the town of Fayetteville.
 MT. Walker of Washington reported the bill for forming convention, with an amendment, as instructed on yesterday. On motion made to agree to the amend. ment, MT. Walker of Hampstead called for the yeas and nays, which stood as fol- lows:
 Yeas-Messrs. Dunn, Evans, Fowler, Howell, Henderson, Jarrett Logan, Mathers, Morton, Moore, Magncss, Porter, Stangs, Tenuant Walker of Washington. Ward and Whlnnery.,la ,.,
 Nays--Messrs. Bowie, Cummns, Ellis, Hill, Holman, Lee, Outlaw, Peel, Roberts, Seay, Shaw, Triple.t, Troy, Walker of Hempstead, and Mir Speaker--l6.
 So the report was agreed to.
 Mir. Whinnery moved that tho rules of the house be dispensed with, and the bill read third time, which was done. MT. Walker of Hempstead moved 10 amend, by striking out the word two Gas the per diem pay of members) and inserting foe, which was negatived, and the bill read third time. Mr. Cunlmins offered an amendment, giving every county one member, and then dividing the whole number of free white males into divisions of five hundred, and giving each division one member. Before the vote could be taken on the amendment, .l :. t.o,,-1