The Arkansas banner., 1844-12-04

it being yeas 13 nays 10, not majority oi two thirds, it was lost.
 On motion of Mir. Gainer, the Senate ad- journed.
 .Ntou. 30th. The bill from the House, entitled an act making penal the obliteratlon ol the poll books of elections, was read second time.
 MT. Trimble proposed to amend the 9th line of the lst section, by inserting after the word sssteal,'' the word ''desroyP
 Which amendment was adopted On motion of Mir. Ficklin, the bill was referred to select committee, consisting ot Messrs Ficklin, McKean, and Pelham.
 On montion of Mir. Ficklin, leave of ab- sence was granted to Mir. Reyburn, untll Wednesday next.
 | The bill to be entitled an act authorizing Miller Irwin, administrator of the estates oi John J. Powell, Nicholas Rightor, Arnold Fisher, and Wm J. Woods, to sell and dis pose of the real estate belonging to said es- tates. was read a second time, and on mo- ton of Mr. Irwin, referred to a select com mttee. consisting of Messrs. Walker, Shaw, and Mitchell.
 The bill to be entitled an act for the pro- lection of levees constructed along the banks of rivers and other water courses ill this State, was read a second time and ordered to third reading on Monday next. 1 The bill to be entitled an act 10 authorise the administrator ol' Benjamin Patton dec'd., to sell the real estate of siad deceased, was read second time, and on motion of Mir. 1 Trimble. referred to select committee, con- sisting of Messrs Triinble, Neely, and Gal ner.
 The bill to be entitled an act to repeal the 143rd chapter of the Re vised Statutes under the head of special judges, was read 3rd time and passed
 The bill to be entitled all act supplement tary to an act approved the :3rd day of Feb ruary, lS43, 10 establish system of com mon schools in the State of Arkansas, was read second time, and on motion of MT. Clark, referred to select committee con sstng of Messrs. Clark, Bean, and Irwin.
 The bill to be entitled an act to prescribe and fix the time of holding circuit courts in the Eth judicial circuits, was read a second time, and on motion of Mr. Gaines laid on the table for the present.
 Mr. McCamy introduced bill to be ent- tied an act to change the time of holding elections in this State, which was read a first time, and ordered to a second reading on Monday next.
 Mir. Black from the select mmlttee to whom was referred Mir. Gaines resolution in relation to the 10th sections, repol ted a substitute, which was read third time and passed.
 Mr. Gaines introduced bill to be enti tled an act declaring Little Red river navigatle, which was read first time and ordered to a second reading on Monday next.
 Mir. McCamy introduced a bill to be entl- tied an act better to designate the lines be tween the counties of Crawford and Wash ington, which Was read first time and or dered to a second reading on Monday next
 On motion of NIT. Walker the resolutions to amend the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, were taken up for a second read ing.
 Mir. Rives moAed that the Senate adjourn on which motion Mr. Walker called for the yeas and nays, which were yeas 7, nays F.
 So the Senate refused to adjourn
 On motion of MT. Ficklin the bill from the House to be entitled an act to reduce the rate of interest, and to prevent citizens of this State from involving themselves in debt, was taken up and read third time
 On motion of Mir. Trimble the bill was referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Trmble, Nicely, and McCamy.
 The bill to be entitled an act to distrib- ute the proceeds of the sales of the 500,- 900 acres of land donated to this State, to the several counties in this State for the pur- pose of internal improvement within the same, was on motion of Mr. Ficklin, taken up and read third time
 Mir. Gaines offered to amend the 1st section, by striking out ..according to the number of free white male inhabitants,n and inserting "aecording to the area of square miles in each county,' and called for the yeas and nays, which being ordered, were yeas Il, nays 12; as follows:
 Yeas-Messrs. Clark, Gainer, Gaines, Hudson, Irwin, Maxwell, McKean, Newton, Rives, Shaw, and Stell-1l.
 Nays-Messrs. Bean, Black, Ficklin, Me Camy, Mitchell, Nicely, Pelham, Rose. Trimble, Walker, Yell, and Mr. President 12.
 So the amendment was rejected.
 On motion of Mir Maxwell, the bill was referred to a select committee of seven,-