The Arkansas advocate., 1835-10-30
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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7 oJ Ani' luHSll d DHt TOT Ine re- lief of John R. Dye-ihtroduced by MT. Taylor; bill to encourage the killing of wolyes-introduced by Mir. Kuykendall. The following bills were read second time, and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading tomorrow A bill supplementary to the laws on the subject of administrations i; a bill to dissolve the bonds of matrimony between Abraham Stewart and Tabitha Stewart; bill authorizing Mary Cooper to sell certain lands, &e.
 The following bills from the House of Representatives were read second time, and ordered to third reading An act to amend the law concerning conveyances i; an act to erect and establish the county of White; an act supplementary to the laws of descents and distributions. The bill to erect and establish the county of Searcy, was read 2d time, and laid on the table.
 Anact from the House of Representative, to graduate the tax on lands, and for other l purposes, was read third time and passed.
 The following bills were referred to se lect committees A bill to locate the seat of justice of Miller county-to Messrs. Latte. { more, RinggoId, and Williamson; a bill to extend the jurisdiction of constables, and for other purposes-to Messrs. Clark of Chicot, Bean, and Brown.
 The following bill was committed to con- mttee of the whole, and made the order of the day for tomorrow A bill to punish &C., cessorles to the crime of murder.
 The following bills were lost A bill 10 de- fine the boundaries of Jefferson county; a bill to divorce Louisa B. Trent and Thom- as Trent; bill to change the venue in cer- tain cases.
 A message was received from the Gov ernor, informing the Council that he had ap- proved and signed the following memorials and bills: An act to remove the administra. ton of John Newton, from the county of Pu. laski to the county of Crawford an act to authorize the administrator of Isaac Ward, deceased, to sell real estate an act for the relief of the citizens Of Green county; a memorial to improve the navigation of Sa- line river; memorial for SslO,000 to in- prove the navigation of Bayou Bartholo- new; memorial for an additional appro- priation to remove the raft of Red river; a memorial for the removal of the troops from Fort Gibson.
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. MT. Fowler offered petition from sum- dry citizens of Little Rock, praying the pas sage of a law for the relief of certain per- sons-referred to a select committee of Messrs, Fowler, Logan, and Jarrett.
 On motion of MT. Whinnery,
 ReSolved, That the Legislative Council be re. quested to attend on Thursday next, in the Repre- sentative Hall, for the purpose of eecting justices of the peace for the Territory. The following bills and memorials were ordered to be engrossed for third reading tomorrow, viz:
 An act supplementary to an act defining the duties and regulating the fees of county surveyors;
 An act defining the duties and extending the jurisdiction of justices of the peace;
 A memorial to Congress for floating pre-emption claim to settlers on the l6th sections
 An act to fix the punishment of accesso. ries to the crime of murder;
 A memorial for an appropriation for a road from Jackson, Lawrence county, to Strong's, in St. Francis county.
 The following bills and memorials were read a third time and passed: A memorial for road from bod Cheat, to Fort Towson
 An act to secure the property of females A memorial for road from Columbia, Chicot county, to Washington, Hampstead county;
 A memorial for an appropriation to build peniteniary in Arkansas;
 A memorial for road from the mouth of Arkansas to the Louisiana line
 An act to prevent the abatement of suits brought by unmarried women.
 An act to amend the laws now in force relative to the crime of forgery, was read a third time and committed to select com- mittee of Messrs. Walker of Washington, Outlaw and Triplett. A bill to divorce certain persons, was read third time, committed to committee of the whole, and made the order of the day for 1 tomorrow.
 A bill to be entitled, an act for the elec- ton of members to convention to form a Constitution and system of Government, tor the people of Arkansas, preparatory to their admission into the Union as State, was read a second time. MT. Walker of Hemp stead moved the following amendment, which was read first time. NIT. Walker of Hampstead moved to dispense with the rules of the House, in order to read the amendment second time, as follows |" Strike out all that part apportionlng Re.