Washington telegraph., 1852-11-24
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE:
THURSDAY. Nov, II

Mr.. Berry offered resolution instruct
ing the committee on ways and means to
report bill prohibiting the use of the SEN
ate Chamber, in future, for all shows, balls,
etc.
Mr.. Underhill moved to lay the resolution
on the table indefinitely; which motion pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Harley being called to the chair, Mr..
President offered a resolution instructing
the Judiciary committee to enquire into the
expediency of ordering the Attorney Gen
eral of this State to commence proceedings
in chancery to divest the present trustees of
the Real Estate Bank of the assets of that
institution, so that the same may be placed
under the charge of such persons as may be
appointed for the purpose by the court OF
chancery: Read and adopted.
Mr. President introduced resolution di-
recting the Judiciary committee to enquire
into the expediency and propriety of amend
ing the entire administration of this State
Read and adopted.
Mr. Maxwell introduced a resolution in
structing the judiciary committee to prepare
and report bill, restricting the fees of the
several prosecuting attorneys Of the State
so as not to allow them to receive any fee
except In the prosecutions and convictions
of persons indicted for criminal or penal
offences Read and adopted.
Mr. Harrison introduced bill to amend
chspter 4 Of the digest Of the statutes of Ar
kansas Read first time
Nv G1.rl-a m, laoro ,rtro1rooJ n ,o-o
luton instructing our delegation in Congress
to procure the passage OF an act amendatory
of the act of Ordinance and acceptance of
compact so as to authorize the Legislature
to tax the lands of non-residents at IA high
er rate than those of residents Read first
time.
The report Of the committee on ways and
MEANS with the bill regulating the per diem
pay of members was taken up.
Mr.. Harley offered an amendment; strike
out the lst and I'd section and insert:
That no member shall receive per diem
pay who absents himself without leave; and
such member as shall absent himself during
the remaining portion of the session with
out such leave) shall not receive pay for a
longer time than up to the date Of his alb
sence. Read.
Mr.. Hampton offered as substitute for
the amendment: that whenever member
shall absent himself from his seat and not
return, he shall not receive his per diem
after the day he SO absents himself. Lost
Mr.. Harley's amendment was then adop-
ted
The bill as amended was then read.
Mr.. Burrow offered an amendment: that
no member shall receive more than two dol
lars per day for his services Lost, yeas I;
nays 16.
On motion of Mr.. Harley the bill was
made the special order of Tomorrow
On motion of Mr. Lemoyne the bill ex-
empting the homestead from execution was
read
MIR. Poindexter moved the bill be made
the order of the day for the 10th Instant
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Ellis, the vote as ta-
ken upon Mr.. Harley's amendment to the
bill, regulating the per diem pay Of mem
bers, Was recOnsidered.
The question then being on its adoption,
1t WAS lost-yeas 10, nays l3.
Mr.. Burrow offered as an amendment to
the bill: that no member shall be deprived
of his per diem who is absent but engaged
upon committees
Mr.. Clarke moved to lay the bill upon the
table. Lost-yeas Z; nays l3.
The bill was then made the order Of the
day for tomorrow 1
The Senate, on motion of Mr.. Lemoyne,
adjourned.