The Arkansas banner., 1844-12-04
 GENERAL ASSEMBLYAR oFkANSAs.
SENATE. .t3e4 l9iti.

SENATE. .N9cf 1atst
 Mir Maxwell presented petition rom seventeen citizens of Monroe county, recom- mending divers amendments to the Constltu- ton. aud alterations in the laws, which was read. and on motion of Mr. MeCamy, refer red to the committee on ways and means.
 Mr. Neelv presented memorial from James B. Jackson, praying the passage oi a law. anthorising the Receivers of the State Bank to pay him for services rendered as Attorney in collecting and securing debts due said bank, in the first Judicial Circuit, which was read, and on motion of alr. Gaines, referred to the select committee ap- pointed to inquire into the conduct of the late bank visitor, aud the conduct of the Finan- .cial and Executive Receivers of the State Bank.
 Mir Gaines introduced the following reso- luion:
 Resolved, that the Committee on the Pen iientary be requested to inquire into the reason why the keeper of the Penltennary has advertised the contracting for fifty thou sand pounds of Pork, for the use oi said Peniientary, when there are only forty con victs.n
 Which was read and adopted.
 Mr Smith from the committee on banks, to whom was referred the petition oi seven citizens of Batesville, independence county, praying to be released from a debt of S6OO due the bank since February, 1912, contract ed by them to build Church in the town of Batesvile, made a report rejecting the prayer of the petitioners, as 1t was contrary to the 3rl section of the 2d article of the Constitution, aud inexpedent to the people of the Sets
 Which report was adopted.
 Mr. Gaines from the majority of the se- lect committee, to whom was referred, se- cond time, the bill to amend the laws for taking up estrays, reported the bill back without any further amendment and reeom- mended it's passage.
 Mr. Gainer from the minority of the same committee, reported substitute for the es- tray law bill; which substitute repeals the 37th and 3Sth sections of an act to estab- fish a system of Common Schools in the State of Arkansas, approved 3rd February, 1913.
 The report of Mr. Gaines of the majority of the committee was rejected, and the re- port of Mr. Ganer of the minority of the committee was adopted.
 On motion of Mr. McCamy, the subst ute of the minority was read third time, and on the question, ''shall the bill pass !" Mr. Gaines called for the yeas and nays,- which were, yeas
 Messrs. Black, Ficklin, Gamer, Irwin, McCamy, Mitchell, Mekean, Nicely, Shaw, Siel, Trimbe, Walker, and Yell-l3.
 Nays-Messrs. Clark, Gaines, Hudson, Maxwell, Newton, Pelham, Reyburn, Rose, Smith, and Mr. Presidential.
 So the bill was passed and transmitted to the House for their assent.
 Mr. Newton made the following report
 ssThe select committee, to whom was referred the bill entitled an act changing the time of holding the Circuit Court in Jack son county and Pulaski county, have instruct ed me to report the following as a substitute for the whole bill.o
 The substitute for the original bill report ed by Mir. Newton, was, on motion of MT. Newton, read third time and passed, and transmitted to the House ortheir assent.
 Mr. Irwin, from the select committee to whom was referred bill entitled an act de- lining the mode of collecting the Revenue, reported substitute for the original bill.
 Mir. Gaines submitted bill as q substi- tue for NIT. irvin's substitute.
 Which was rejected; and the report of AIr. Irwin being adopted, on motion of Mir. Smith, the bill and all the papers accompa- nymg 1t, were referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Smith, Shaw, Gaines, Irwin, and Hudson.
 MT. Smith introduced bill to repeal the 3lst section of an act placing the bank of the State of Arkansas in liquidation.
 Which was read first time and ordered to a second reading tomorrow.
 A bill to be entitled 'san act to incorporate the Spring Hill male academy,p was read a second time.
 Mir. Gaines moved that the rules be dis pensed with, and that the bill be read third time.
 Which was lost, aud the bill was ordered to be read a third time on tomorrow.
 The resolution from the House, praying Congress to establish certain mail routes on the south side of the Arkansas river, was read second time, and ordered to third reading on tomorrow.
 The resolution from the House, instruct ing our Senators and requesting our Repre- sentative in Congress to procure, if possi- oie, the passage of law authofislng the sale of the public lands to actual settlers, in half quarter sections, running east and west, was read second time and ordered to a third reading on tomorrow.
 The bill to amend the Revenue law, was read third time and rejected by vote of 9 to II, Mir. Ficklin having called for the yeas and nays.
 A bill to be entitled an act to establish Courts of Chancery, was read second time, and on motion of Mr. Rose, referred to the Judiciary Committee. A bill from the House to be entitled an act to punish embezzlement, was read first time.
 Mir. Fcklin having moved to reject the bill-- MT. Black called for the yeas and nays, which were yeas l l, nays l2 So the motion to reject was lost, and the