Washington telegraph., 1854-12-27
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MONDAY Dec. II. 1874
Mr.. Patterson presented the petition OF sundry
citizens Of Independence county. praying the Leg
islature 70 pass act attaching them to Jackson
county-reierred to the Committee Oh County and
County lines.
Mr.. Logan offered joint resolution, fixing the
terminus Of the eastern Branch OF the Cairo and
Fulton Railroad at Hope6eld. opposite the city of
Memphis in the state OF Tennessee.
Mr.. TuIey moved to lay said resolution on the
table. which the House refused to do BY vote OF
80 to q.
House bill No. 40, entitled an -act to suppress
the empirical practice Of medicine in this Srater
was taken up read Sd time and after much de-
bate upon the propriety and impropriety OF pass
ing such law, the ayes and nays were taken.
an! the bill passed by vote OF SO 10 81.
TUESDAY. Dec II.
This being day set apart lor the transaction
OF private matters. the House " a. all day engaged
in the transaction " the same
A bill to incorporate the town Of Elm Springs
in Washington county. -an act to incorporate the
town OF Magnolia. In Columbia county, -an act
to incorporate the town of Princeton, in Dallas
county,
An act to regulate the retail Of ardent and vim
liquors in the counties Of Phillips, Ouachita,
and Saline, were all passed
WEDNESDAY. Dec. IS.
On motion of Mr. Whinery. messages from the
Senate were taken up.
Senate Bill No s. to be entitled an act to author
ize the taking of Dispositions in the Indian coun-
tres. was taken up read third time and passed.
Senate Bill No. IA, certified an act to restrain
the circulation of change tickets was taken up,
read lst and ID time and referred to the Judicl-
ary committee
Senate Bill No. 80, "enti.led an act to authorize
grocery keepers and retailers of spirits to collect
their debts as other tradesmen'' was taken up.
read twice and referred
Senate Bill No. 81, -entitled an act to authorize
the issuance of patents to assignees OF purchasers
of swamp and overtiowed landsr was taken up
read and referred.
Senate Bill No 9, entitled an act to repeal all
laws infcting stripes on white persons as pun
ishment'' was taken up, read and passed
THURSDAY, Dec 14th.
Senate joint resolution proposing to 20 inso an
election this day at Il O'Clock A NJ for State
Treasurer. was taken up. read and laid the table.
Mr.. Smthson from a select committee submit
ted to the House report in which he gave list
of the counties in Arkansas, with the contents of
each in square miles.
BY reference to said report it will be seen that
there are eighteen counties in the State, with les
than the constitutional area Of square miles.
Mr.. Guice from the committee on Peritentiary
submitted report. and with it introduced bill
to be entitled act to provide for the building
of workshop within the walls of the Peni,entia-
ry,'i which bill was read Ist and I'd time and
200 copies Of the same ordered to be printed.
House Bill No lj5 to DO entitled an act to r.
peal an act entitled an Get to exempt Homestead
from execution was taken up and upon motion
to adopt report standing committee recon-
mending the rejection of said bill. an animated
discussion sprung Up, which continued until the
House adjourned.