Washington telegraph., 1852-12-08
WEDNESDAY, Nov. "a.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. "a.
Mr.. Bevens, from the committee on the
judiciary, to whom had been referred the
resolutions instructing the committee to en-
quire into the expediency of calling a con-
vention to remodel the constitution of this
State, reported by bill, to be entitled, "An
act for the election of members to a conven-
ton of the State to modify and reform the
constitution of Arkansas
Bill read twice and made the order of
the day for Wednesday next.
Mr.. Rainey. from the committee on State
Lands reported against the bill to reduce
the price of swamp and overfowed lands on
the Cache river Report adopted and bill
rejected The same committee reported
concerning the bill to repeal the 14th sec
tion of the act in relation to swamp and
overfowed lands, and recommend its rejec-
ton
After some debate Mr.. Cline called for
the previons question. Mr.. Turner called
for the yeas and nays upon the adoption of
the report Yeas 10, nays 81. So the re-
port was not adopted.
Mr. Rust moved for suspension Of the
rules, to put the bill upon its third reading
Mr. Danley called for the yeas and nays
Yeas IS, nays 20. So the rules were sus-
pended.
The question being upon the final passage
of the bill, the yeas and nays we're again
called and stood, yeas so, nays Is.
Mr.. Witherspoon introduced bill to re-
peal the act in relation to swamp lands. Re-
ferred
FRIDAY, Nov. 26.
Mr.. Totem presented the petition of AL
exander Tendly and 400 others, asking for
special act to allow said Fendy to retail
goods and liquors., free of tax. Referred to
a select committee Messrs Totten Peak
and Halliburton.
A message was received from the Senate,
stating that they had assented to House bill
No. 33, to incorporate Oil-trough Academy
Also, House bill No. 36, to amend the ad-
ministration law.-This law gives the Pro-
bate Judge power to grant an order in va
cation, to administrators to sell personal pro-
perty That they had passed bill to amend
chap. of the Digest Also bill to incor-
porate theaVan Buren Manufacturing Com
pany That they had adopted a Joint reso-
luton, instructing our Senators, &c, to pro-
cure the establishment of weekly mail
route from Dover to Yellville. Also res
olution to amend the Constitution so as to
make the Judges of the Supreme Court
Secretary of State, Auditor, and Treasurer,
elective by the people
Mr.. Saunders, from the committee on
Education, to whom was referred bill for
the relief of Floyd Davis, Smith Walker,
and M. w. Mcdaniel, recommended that
the bill be laid on the table indefinitely
Report adopted.
Mr.. Rainey, from the committe on State
lands, recommended the rejection of the
bill to separate the agency which sells the
swamp lands from that which lets out the
contracts and the resolution enquiring into
the expediency of abolishing the board of
Swamp Land Commissioners.-Report laid
on the table fer the present
Messrs Totten and Witherspoon, from
the committee on the Judiciary, made a
minority report against the bill to hold a
convention to remodel the Constitution.
Mr.. Witherspoon, from the committee on
Internal Improvements, recommended the
passage of the bill to amend the Statute
under the head of Private Roads.
MIR. Speaker laid before the House a
communication from the Auditor relative to
the Penitentiary.
John NJ Ross Financial Receiver filed
statement of the Real Estate taken by him
in payment of debts due the bank.
Senate bill to be entitled can act to ex-
empt homestead from execution was
read second time
On motion of Mr. Cline. the bill was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole, and
made the special order Of the day for Tues.
day next
House bill No. lis, to be entitled "An
act to repeal the viv0 coca, and resume the
ballot system Of voting was read third
time The question being on its final pas,
sage, Mr.. Bruton called for the yeas and