The Arkansas advocate., 1835-10-30


 the amendment, the vote stood as follows |:
 Yeas-Messrs. Bowie, Cummins, Ellis, Howell, Hill, Henderson, Holman, Lee, Outlaw, Peel, Ro. berts, Seay, Shaw, Scruggs, Tripett, Troy, Walker of Hempsiead and Mr. Speaker--I8.
 Nays-Messrs. Dunn. Evans, Fowler Jarrett Logan, Mathers, Morton, Moore, Magness, Porter Stalllngs, Tennant, Walker of Washington Ward and Whlnnery--l5.
 And so the amendment was adopted
 On motion of MT. Walker of Hempstead. tho House resolved itself into committee of the whole on the bill, MT. Hill in the chair, and after some time spent therein, the com mlttee rose, and reported the bill, without amendment. Mir. Walker of Washington, Fmoved to re- commit the bill to select con- mIttee, with instructions to report clause ] therein, giving to every five hundred free white male inhabitants the right to send one Representative to said convention, and the ] yeas and nays being called for by MT. Fow. 1 fer, the vote was as follows
 Feas-Messrs Dunn, Evans, Fowler, Tender son, Jarrett, Logan. Mathers Morton, Moore, Mag. ness, Porter, Stangs, Tenant Walker of Wash ington Ward and Whinnety-16.
 Nays-Messrs. Bowie, Cumniins, Ellis, Howell Hill. Holnian, Lee Outlaw, Peel, Roberts, Seay Shaw, Scruggs, Tnplett, Troy, Walker of Hemp stead atd MT. Speaker-17.
 Ii And the motion was lost. The bill was sthen ordered to be engrossed for third reading tomorrow.
 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
 Wednesday,, Oct 2l, 1895.
 MT. Wolf, from select committee, re- ported unfavoraby on the petition of Wm. D. Draper, for a divorce. Adopted
 MT. Lattemore reported the bill to locate the seat of justice of Miller county, with amendments.
 MT. Lattemore presented the petition of sundry citizens of Miller county, for di- vision of said county. Referred.
 MT. Thornton presented petition from sundry citizens of Clark county, for remu- neration for killing squirrels. Rejected.
 The following bills were read first time, and passed to a second reading: By Mir. McKean, for the relief of Green Orr by Mr. Croft, amendatory to the laws con- cerning petit larceny; to authorize the rc. noval of the administration on the estate of James Garnahan, deceased. The following bills were read a second time, and ordered to be engrossed For the relief of Arnlstead Cox; for the relief of John R. Dye, Sheriff of Monroe county.
  passed, and sent to the House of Repre- sentatives, for concurrence: A memorial for road from Fort Towson to Hot Springs, 10 intersect the road from Co!um- bia to Little Rock for an extension of the pre-. e.empton law, and for donations to set tiers in the country ceded to the Choctaws for an appropriation to improve the naviga- ton of the Arkansas river; bill author izing the administrators of James and Tho's Massengill to sell tract of land author izing Mary Cooper to sell certain lands, &c.; bill diyorcing Abraham and Tabi- tha Stewart.
 The following bills and memorials from the H. of R. were passed and returned A memorial for road from Jefferson City to Little Rock; for hospital on the Mis- sissippi for road from Little Rock to Fort Gibson; concerning the petition of Henry M. Shreve bill to establish the county of White.
 MT. Clark of Chicot introduced bill to define the boundaries of Chicot county. Referred.
 A bill to encourage the killing of wolves, was read second time, and committed.
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
 The following petitions were presented: By Mir. Hill--from sundry citizens of St. Francis county, praying 10 have the plac- ing the county seat vested in the people referred to a select committee of Messrs. Triplett, Hiil, and Logan. By Mir. Logan from Lucina A. Henley, to be divorced from her husband James Henley-to Messrs. Logan, Outlaw, and Holman. By MT. Cummins--from Ann B. Byrd, to be di- vorced from her husband Richard c. Byrd ito Messrs. Cumnins, Bowie, and Dunn. By Mr. Cummins-from sundry citizens of Pulaski county, remonstrating against any farther division of said county--to Messrs Scruggs, Cummins, and Seay. Mir. Fowler moved to reconsider a vote given by him on the order to engross the bill to be entitled an act for the election of members to a convention to form con. sttution and system of government for the people of Arkansas, &c. Mir. Walker of H., called for the yeas and nays on the mo- tion, which were as follows
 Yeas--Messrs. Dunn, Evans, Fowler, Howell, Moore Magness, Porter, Roberts, Stallings Ten nant, Walker of w, Ward and Whnnery-l9. Nays.-Messrs Bowie, Cummns, Ellis, Hoi- man. Lee, Outlaw. Peel, Seay, Shaw, Scruggs, Triplett, Troy, Walker of H., and MT. speaker-l4
 And so the vote was reconsldered-
 Mir. Howell moved to reconsider the vote given by him on yesterday, on the mo- ton of Mir. Walker of w., to commit the