The Arkansas advocate., 1836-10-28
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SENATE. ] Tuesday, 0et. II.
 Mr. Ferguson, from the committee to whom was re. ered the bill, to divide the state into judicial circuits, submitted report recommending the passage of the blll III It's present shapes which report, motion of Mr. AlcCamy, disagreed to-yeas 9, nays 8.
 Mr. MeCamy, then offered amendment in lieu of the I'd section, which was adopted-yeas 10, nays T.; and the bill then laid on the table till Tuesday, and was then read 3d time and pAssED--yeas 9, nays T.
 The bill, to incorporate the Bank of the state of Ar- kansas, read 2d time and recommilted to the committee on banking.
 The bill, to exclude certain persons from ofice was read d 2d time, and laid on the table.
 The bill, for holding special term of the supreme court was read 2d time and referred-Fand PASSED on Thursday.
 The memorial to Congress, praying for the passage of law for the benefit Of the soldiers of the late war who had drawn land that unfit for cultivation was ordered 10 Sd reading, and PASSED on "Wednesday. The bill, to authorse Jos. H. Egner to sell certain property, was read Sd time and PASSED.
 The bills, to regulate the duties of clerks, and pro- yiding the mode of establishing county lines, were con- sidered in committees and reported when the first was ordered 10 third reading, and the last referred. The preamble and resolution, from the House of Representatives, nsructng Senators in Congress to their best efforts procure the expurgation from the Journals of the IT. s. Senate of the resolution con. demnatory of President Jackson passed by that body at the session in 1884, were taken up read, and adop- ted.
 Yeas-Messrs Ball, Brown, Ferguson, Hill, Tz- ard, Kuykendall, Martin, McCamy, McKean Smith. Sanders, Thornton, Williamson, and Mr. President l IA.
 .Nays-Messrs Clark, McLain, and Ringgold.
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
 The blls from the Senate--prohbiting certain per- sons from holding office; regnatinghe duties of Au- dior and Treasurer; and the memorial, praying for an appropriation to open road from Helena to Jackson; were read, ordered to second reading and the two last PASSED on Friday and the first on Saturday.
 Nr. Jones presented the petition of sundry inhabi- tans of Van Buren county, praying to be separated therefrom and attached to White county; which was referred.
 MT. Byrd presented the petition of John K Taylor, Sheriff o Pulaski county, praying that certain charges l be allowed him which was referred
 Mir. Royston of Hampstead, asked and obtained leave to enter his protest upon the Journals of this House, against the passage of the resolution, instruct ing our Senators In Congress 10 vote for expungng the resolution, condemning the conduct of President Jack son, in relation to the removal of the public depostes. from the Journals of the U. s. Senate
 MT. Williamson, from the select committee to whom was referred the bill, from the Senate, for the organ izaton and government of the Militia of the Sate re- ported the same, with sundry amendments, which adopted; and the bill was then read third time and PASSED.
 The bill, to provide for the sale of the five sections of land appropriated to complete the State-house was read 2d time and referred.
 The bill, concerning jails and ailers, was read 2d time and ordered to a Sd reading and rejected on Friday.
 The bills, from the Senate-prescribng the manner of eectng Senators and the form of their credentials providing for taking the of the State of Aran- sas and providing for the administering of oaths ol oflice---were read 2d time and ordered to third reading, and PASSED on Wednesday.
 The bls-concerning impeachments; 10 regulate the proceedings i'll attachments amend the law cor- corning forgeres; concerning accessaries concern ing constables; to regulate damages on bills of ex- change; and in aid of legal 6tles-wee read second time and referred, except the ast which was ordered to third reading.
 The memorials, praying for an appropriation to open road from Batesve 10 Liberty; and for appropri- alton to improve the navigation of While Black, and Current rvers and the bill, to regulate the practice n the supreme court in appeals and writs of error in civil cases--were severally read Sd time and PASSED.
 KIr. Reagan obtaiued leave to introduce bill, con. corning ho removal of judicial officers of this Stae by address, which read and ordered to 2d reading, and read 2d time and referred, on Friday.
 On motion of Alr Roberts, the committee on the judiciary were ins;rlced to take into consideration the law relative to administrations and to report what al- terations they deem necessary.
 Mir Smith obtained leave to introduce bill, to n- corporate the town of Arkansas, which twice read and ordered to Sd readlng and PASSED on Saturday. Nr. Royston obtained leave te introduce bill, to regulate the proceedings of the General Assembly ln certain cases which passed to q second reading
 The bill, to establish State University and to sell the university lands, read second tune and re- ferred.