The Arkansas banner., 1844-12-04

craze value, the selection ol other iahus III lieu thereof.
 Read first time and ordered to a second reading on tomorrow
 MT. Newton introduced resolution 10 go into election of Board of Education, to- morrow at II o'clock.
 Which was adopted.
 On motion of Mir. Maxwell, the Senate adjourned.
 .logember 26h.
 Mir. Tnulble offered resolution referring that part of the Governors message that re- lales to the State Bonds to the committee on ways and means adopted. Mir. Gaines from the committee on ways and means, to whom was referred the bill oi the House entitled Gan ael making appropra- tions 10 pay special Judges of the Circuit Court,n made report, by adding to said bill an additional section, which repeals chapter l43 of the Revised Statutes, under the head of s Special Judges,n and fixes the salary of all Special Judges hereafter to be appoln- ted. at S40,00 per term; which report was read and adopted. The bill was read a thlfd time, as amended.
 Mr. Fieklin moved to amend by striking out of said bill the 2d section thereof, (Which IS the one reported by the commlitee1, which motion prevailed and the bill passed.
 Mr. Gaines, from the committee on ways and means, to whom was referred the bill of the House entitled stan act to change the col lection of poll tax from 60 years to 4o years,n reported the same back, and recom- mended it's rejection.
 The question being on the adoption of the report, Mir. Smith called for the yeas and nays. Ordered:-Y eas 10, nays H. so the report was not adopted. The bill was then read a third time.
 Mr. Fieklm moved to refer the report and bill to a select committee: lost.
 Mir. Ficklin proposed to amend by way oi rider, "that from and after the lst day ct Jan Jary next, the poll tax now authorised by law to be collected, shall be abollshed.0
 On this motion Mr, Trmble called for the yeas and nays. Ordered;-Ye eas 5, nays Is, as follows:
 Yeas-Messrs. Ficklin, Irwin and Smith, 3.
 Nays-Messrs. Bean, Black, Clark, Gain CT, Gaines, Hudson, Maxwell, McCamy, Mitchell, McKean, N Neely, Pelham, Reyburn, Rose, Shaw, Trimble, Walker and Mir. Presi- dent--lS.
 So the amendment was lost.
 The question, ssshall the bill passie was put, Mir. Trimble called for the yeas and nays Ordered:-Yea 9, nays l2.
 So the bill was rejected.
 Mir. Gaines, from the committee on ways and means, to whom was referred the bill ol the House entitled San act concerning the Decisions of the Supreme Court" made re- port recommending the rejection of the bill, which report was adopted.
 Mr. Trimbe, from the select committee to whom was referred the bill to be entitled s.an act to repeal an act authorizing Geo, logical survey of the State of Arkansas reported the same back without amendment, and recommended its passage. Adopted.- The bill was then read a third time and passed,
 Mir. Rose from the select committee to whom was referred bill to be entitled san act to change the mode of voting ill this State from voting viva voce to voting by ballot," reported a substitute for the original hlll,- which was read, and on motion of MT. Bean, laid on the table for the present.
 MT. Reybnrn from the select commltte to whom was referred the resolution from the House, requiring the Secretary of State to furnish Montgomery county with the number of Revised Statutes that 1t is by law entitled, to reported substitute for the original resolu ton, adding s'he acts of the Legislature and decisions of the Supreme Court.n Adopted
 Mr, Walker introduced bill declaring White river nayigable stream, which was read a first time and ordered to a second req ding on tomorrow.
 The bill from the House to be entitled San act to establish the county of Liberty,o was read third time.
 Mr. Smith moved to amend by striking out ...Liberty" wherever it occurs in the bill, and insert Polk"
 On the adoption of this amendment, Mr. Maxwell moved the previous question, and called for the yeas and nays. Question sus- tained-yeas and nays ordered: Yeas l3, nays 9.
 So the amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended was passed.
 The Hon. Peter G. Ryes, Senator elect from the counties of Mississippi aud Crit tenden, appeared presented his credentials, took the oath of office, and took his seat
 The bill to change the time of holding the Circuit Courts in the lth Judicial Circuit, was read third time and passed.
 The bill to be entitled san act to distrib- ute the proceeds of the sales of the 500,- 900 acres of land donated to this State, to the several counties, for the purpose of In- ternal improvement within the same" was read second time.
 A1r Gaines moved 10 refer it to select committee ~f seven. Lost.
 On motlon of Mir. Trimble, 100 copies were ordered to be printed.
 Mr. Maxwell introduced preamble and resolutions, instructing our members in Con- gress to vote aud use their influence for the of Texas.
 Which being read, on motion of NTr. Gai- ner, the rules were dispensed with, and the preamble and resolutions read second time and referred to select committee, consist ing of Messrs Gamer, Ficklin and Gaines.
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