The Arkansas banner., 1851-01-07
paocEEDlNes oF rus LEclsLAruRE.
SENATE

SENATE. 1 .% TurapAy. Dee. 3l.
 sMr Baths, on leave. withdrew the petition of eitiseps Of Monroe eOunty. 1 Ms Hsey introduced petition from sandry ciil- ssns of Dallas county. praying the passage of law sssius, Fire Huating" Referred to the commit tee on memoSiuls Mr Maxwell moved that 100 ecples of the memo r al be printed, winch was decided out of ~rder Mir CIarks reported f4vorably Senate bli 10 pay ] Geu1 A. Woods and J. M. Cor, which was passed Mr Clarke. from select committee, reported fa- vornbly Senate bill to purchase 100 of Msrcy's Maps.
 Mir IIard movsd to lay the bill on the table inde- 6nl,ely.
 Mir Mcclsin called for the ayes and nays; the molten was lost--ayrss nays I2, Mir lizard moved to amend that each member Of the General ssembly subscribe the sum of g therefor. Mir Clarke moved to reject the amend ment Mir Izas d called for the ayes and nays The amendment was rejected-ayes IS, nays4.
 Mir Simpson from the committee on claims. rr- ported bill granting the petition of John II. Ham. msek.
 On mOUOn Ot NIT SiHpsoH, toe oth 'o CstFy Vst lhe act establishing Yell county. road second time; snd. on motion Of Mir Berry, read . third time and passed
 Mir On sa introduced a bull for the relief of J. II. fismmack.
 Mir Williamson introduced bill directing the distributions of the Acts and Journals among the severed counties.
 Mir Clarke introduced a bill srportoning the Senstors and Representatives among the several counties of the State. Mir Byers. from the judiciary committee. reported back the memorial of K. A. Watkins and recsm- mend its referreucs to Inc committee GU claims, which was done.
 Mir Ds Shaugh. from q select committee, repor. ted upon the petition of GOhbins, aud asked to be discharged. which was granted.
 Mir UndsrhA was called to the Chair. O. motion of Mir Maxwell House bill fer the re. lief of John Harsravs. of Marion county. was pas sed
 Oa motion of Mr POindex,er. House bill for the relief of Morehead /" right. was taken uP; aud. on motion of Mr Mckn-ely. il was passed. on motion Of Mir MeKneely. the Senate agreed 10 20 into the election of State officers Thursday mex at 3 o'clock. Mir Byers. from the bank committee, reported bill fo, the relief of Wm. C. Beveas, which was passed.
 On motion 0 Mr Billingsley, the House amend ,nenls Senate bill changing the mode of sum- mouIng Petit Jurors, were coucurred in. l House bill for Homestead Exemption. was, on mo ion of Mir MCamy. taken up. 1 Mir Huey moved . call Of the House. | The President resumed the Chair. After various amendments. the bill was. on mo ton Of Mr Mitchell, was laid on the table antl 22d February. Senate bill amendig z the criminal law in relation to free negroes, slaves and mulatoes, was read - Several amendments adopted, and the bill ordered to be engrossed. aud one hundred cOPiss printed.
 Gu motion of Mir Clarke the Senate adjourned
 wxDsEsDAr Jan. 1851
 On m oion Of Mir Undel hIil committee of con ls'ence was appointed on the part of the Senate to arrange difference between the two Houses with regard 10 their House amendments to the act for The reclamation of swamp iands-Messrs undeThill, Watkins and Ixnd.
 Mr. Byers from he Judiciary committee rrP"Ii- ed an amended bill to appoint special sd,nn's,ra. tors in certain cases The amendmenls were sdop- led. and he bill was passed.
 Mir BiiIngsiy introduced bill to enable the State oi Arksnsas to hI"g certain suits: referred to the committee on he Judiciary.
 Mr Huey introduced a bill 10 compensate the State Treasurer for receiving and di-burs,ng the Internal Improvement and Seminary lands.
 On motion of Mr McCisin the amount of com pensstion was fixed 900 per snnun.
 Mir Burke moved to lay the bill on the table in- drhn,,ey.
 MT MeCiain call for the yeas and nays.
 The motion was lost. yeas 5. nays l5.
 On notion of Mir MeClai, the blI was read a Sd lne and passed.
 On m lion ol NJ Clarke, House bill to pay Wm. Woodruff. vas passed. The orders of the dsy were taken up.
 0 motion oi Mr E.is Hou.r bill for the relief oi Mf>. Cross, widow ol Uriah Coss, was passed. M, Mitchell vas called to the chair Senate 5 T 10 artange he Senatorial Districts and splor,on lhe State Senators and Representatives amang The several counties vas read si time. Mr Ha-y moved to strike out Calhoun county from the 2oh s na' ousl district. ~hic was lost ] Mr Fletcher moved to t,kr out Perry from Pu. tA.ki and P n4e- tch vas lost. Mr Clarke moved 10 amend by inserting Ashley o,c. SAhne one, Scot, one. and Sevisr one, Rspie- senistv+ ract! whteh vas adopted. ! M' Huey moved 10 make the following Senatorial Dis'rIct-. NE De,h,, A kansas and Caieot Drew Bradley aud Ashley; Jrdr,son and Saiins; Dallas a,d Iii Spnng; olaeh'ti ani Calhoun, Union, Henp.tead and Pike: Clark aud Montgomery; Ss- Yer, Polk aad Lafayette. l Nil Knrely m. 10 lay the bill on the table , tiI to- nouow, which vas lost. | NJ President moved to reconsider the vote to lay , fine h,il ou ti,e tahtS uh,rh xas toxt