The Arkansas advocate., 1835-10-16

county, reported bill, to erect and estab fish the county of White; which was rasa a first time and ordered to q second fead ing.
 Mr. Fowler, from the committee to rhom was referred the bAl aa.hcriz.'e David RoreT to resign the administration as the estate of Samson Gray, deceased. re' ported the same with amendments. wbich were agreed 10, and the bill was ordered ta be engrossed for third reading.
 Mr. Whinnery, agreeably 10 notice ob tained leave and introduced bill, to leoi matize Andrew Jackson Chandler. wbich was read and ordered 10 a second reading
 The following message, from the Com eil, was received, by Mr. Brown:
 Mir. speaker:---I am requested respect. fully to inform your honorable body fla. the legislative council does not distinc,l,. understand the pnrport Of your message of Saturday last, relative 10 the formation 4 committees to examine the proposals fos public printing, and cannot concur in tbsf message. an also requested, by ina council, respectfully to remind your hon. orable body, that committee has once been appointed, on the part of the leeisls. tive council to receive proposals from tbe different printers in this town faf nnAIie printing; that committee acted on the spb. fleet, 10 which their attention was directed. and received proposals. which proposals were opened and read J before both !opses assembled. without any definite action be. ing had on the subject. Upon the return of the council 10 their own chamber. message was sent 10 the house, respectful. ly requesting that the proposals, or copies of them, might be sent 10 the council, which request has not yet been compiled with by your house. Ii Is necessary that a printer should be elected, and the council has de- termned :o proceed 10 the election of one. either jointly with your house, or separate. ly, at l2 o'clock on this day, and yoaf views on this subject are respectfully re- quested. Ind the council also propose 10 elect, at the same time, an Auditor and Treasurer.
 Mr. Logan, agreeablY 10 notice, obtain ed leave to introduce bill, 10 amend the law concerning conyeyances, which was read, and ordered 10 second reading.
 Mir. Fowler moved, that so much of lhe message from the council, on this day, as relates to public printer and auditor and treasurer, be coneurred in, which was de- cided in the afIirmative-yeas 16, nays l5
 So much of said message as does notre- late to the election of public printer and auditor and treasurer, was, on motion of Mr. WhinnerY, laid on the table.
 On motion of Mir. Hill, il was
 Resolved, That the secretary of the ter- ritory of Arkansas be requested to lay be- fore this house a statement of the aggregate population of each county in this territory, according to the last census, at as earlya time as possible.
 Mr. Porter offered a resolution, which was adopted, requiring the committee on memorials to inquire into the expediency of memofiafizing- congress 10 send an agentto examine Black and Gnffant rivers, witha view of improving their navigation to the Missouri line.
 On motion of Mfr. Morton, the commit tee on memorials was directed to drafta memorial to congress, praying for an ap- propriaiion 10 continue the United States road from Fort Smith to Parac!ifta, on Red river.
 Mr. Evans, agreeably to notice, obtained leave to introduce bill supplementary to the act 10 enable judgment creditors to collect their dehts with more facility which was read and ordered to a second reading.
 On motion of Mr. Mathers, a letter from Messrs. Smith and Reed, explanatory of their bid for the public printing, was read and laid on the table.
 On motion of Mir. Walker of Hempstead, the votes for pubic printer and auditor and treasurer, were ordered to be taken viva vo- ce.
 The legislative council having repairedto I and taken their seats in the representatives, hall, inc two houses proceeded to the joint election of public printer.
 Mir. Bean (of the council moved the reading of the several proposals which had been received for executing the public printing, when proposals from Wm. E. Woodruff, of the Gazette, Albert Pike, ot the Advocate, and Messrs. Smith and Reed ot the Times weres read. Those of the < two former were precisely tii;e tth saasf:aiehas ing been mutually made at what was deem cd fair and reasonable price for the labof, and expense involved in the execution ot the work required. Those of the laattttccf were considerably lower-about 25 per cent. agreeabEy to an estimate of the com mi;tee.
 Mir. Mathers nominated Messrs. smln and Reed, and Mr. Logan nominated Wn. E. Woodruff. KMr. Rinupold staied thaE