The Arkansas banner., 1844-12-04

donation; and so much as relates to system of internal improvements, be and the same IS hereby referred to the standing committee on internal improvements, with instructions to enquire,
 ist. Into the proprety and expediency of reducing the price of those lands to Sl 2o | per acre; cE
 End. Into the propriety and expedieney of reducing the minimum quantity which may be sold to any one individual, to at least forty acres; i
 3rd. Into the propriety and expediency oi adopting cash payments, in place ot the pre- sent credit, in the sale of said lands;
 4th. Into the propriety and expedleney ol allowing pre-emption rights to actual settlers on any of said lands;
 9th. Into the propriety and eXpediency of establishing at this time board of internal Improvement And that said committee re- port by bill or otherwise.
 Which was adopted.
 Mir McCamy introduced a resolution in- structing a select committee to enquire wheth- CT the present law regulating patrols requires any amendments, and to report by bill.
 Adopted.
 Messrs McCamy, Rives, Black, and Bean were appointed said committee.
 Mir. Gamer introduced bill to be entitled < an act to repeal the latter clause of the 3lst section of an act entitled an act to place the bank of the State of Arkansas in liquidation,' approved 3lst January, 1843." Which was read first time and ordered to a second reading on tomorrow.
 Mir. Irwin introduced bill to be entitled < an act to regulate the action oi forclble entry and detainero Which was read a first time and ordered to a second reading on to- morrow.
 Mir. Clark, from the select committee, to whom was referred s.an act supplementary to an act, approved 3rd February, 1913, to establish a system of common schools in the State of Arkansas,n reported the same back with two amendments.
 Mr. Ficlllin moved to lay the bill and amendments on the table until the year 1850, and called for the yeas and nays.=Whieh motion was lost Yeas II, nays 13.
 The question Was then taken on agreeing to the amendments made by the committee; and they were lost.
 Mr. McCamy proposed to amend the lst section as follows :. ProUided, that tteo- thirds Of the iata5itants Qf said toacnsldP shaH agree 10 He same.n
 Mir. Newton offered to amend the amend- ment as follows: < and that Inc proUiSioaS of HiS 6iU apply clone 10 Washington coaaty;n when, on motion of Mir. McCamy, the bill was referred to select committee, consisting of Messrs. McCamy, Newton, Gaines, and Pelham
 MT. Ficklin, from the select committee, to whom was referred the bill from the House entitled "an act to provide more efleetHally against the crime of adultery, and for other purposes" reported the same back, and re- commended its rejection by the Senate.
 On the adoption of the report, Mir. Newton called for the yeas and nays, which being ordered, were yeas s, nays Is. So the report was not adopted.
 Mr. Yell moved to strike out the word "reputed,o ill the 9th line of the 1st section, and insert " arbo is." Lost. Mir. Fickln moved to strike out the 3rd section of the bill. On which motion, Mr. Newton called for the yeas and nays, which were yeas 8, nays Is. So the motion to strike out was lost
 The question :.shall the bill pass'' was put Mr. Newton called for the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and were as follows:
 Yeas-Messrs. Bean, Clark, Gaines, Hud- son, Maxwell, McCamy, Mitchell, McKean, Nicely, Newton, Pelham, Rives, Rose, Shaw, Smith, 'Trmble, and Mir. President-17.
 Nays-Messrs. Black, Fcklin, Gamer, IT, yin, Stell, Walker, and Yell-7.
 So the bill was passed
 Mir. Newton introduced the following res olution:
 Resolred, That so much of the Governors message of the 20th November, as relates to the subject of education, be referred to the standing committee on education, with n- structions; that said committee enquire into the propriety and expediency of disposing of all the seminary lands, so as to raise sufli- eient fund to commence at once the work of establishing an institution of learning. And that they also enquire whether any change is necessary in the present laws on the subject of common schools; and that they report by bill or otherwise Which was adopted.
 On motion of Mir. Maxwell, the Senate adjourned.