The true Democrat., 1854-11-22

of the Judges of the supreme and circuit courts, and of the States attorneys and sherltfs. MT. Norsworthy gave notice that on Monday next he would introduce a bill to amend the law of attachments; also bill to amend the law of administration.
 Mir. Bruton gave notice that he would on some convenient day, introduce a bill to amend the revenue law, and place the assessment Tn the hands of justice of the peace in each township
 Mr. Mum offered resolution to go into the election of chaplain; which was adopted.
 Whereupon the speaker announced that mo- minations for chaplain were in order.
 MT. Giliam MT. Garrett, Mr. Harris and MT. Jeffries, were put in nomination.
 The roll being called, MT. Gillian received 40 votes. MT. Garrett received votes. MT. Harris received II votes, and MT. Jeffries re- ceived votes MT. Whinnery voted for Dr. John Gray.
 Whereupon the speaker announced that MT. Gillian having received majority of all the votes, was duly elected chaplain.
 Messrs Bishop Butts, Bruton, Gordon, Jones of Desha, Jones of Hot Spring and Poe, were excused from voting.
 Mr. Patterson offered a resolution to pay the chaplain of the House $3 per day; which on motion of Mr. Wood, was laid on the table till the 4th of July next.
 On motion of Mir. Austell, the resolution con- corning the printing of the Governors message was taken up. MT. Byrne moved to amend by striking out | 2,OOO and inserting 5000. MT. Williams cal | led for the ayes and noes, which was sustained. | The roll being called, the vote stood ayes 69, ! noes 5.
 al 4loO nouncing that the Senate had concurred in the resolution of the House, to go into the election of U. S. Senator on the 10th inst, at 12 o'clock, A. M.
 | MT. Jones of Desha gave notice of bil to amend the swamp land law. | Mir. Moulden gave notice of bill to amend the school law of this State.
 Mir. Williams offered a resolution instructing the committee on printing, to take into con- sderation the copies of the Governors mes- sage already printed, in procuring the number of copies ordered by the House, which was adopted.
 Mr. Rector gave notice of bill to suppress the circulation of small bank bills in this State
 Mr. Byrne offered resolution to appoint committee to wait on the printer flor the State and request him to print the 5000 copies of the y which was adopted, and Messrs. Byrne, Cal vert and Barton, were appointed such commit tee.
 NoTE.-Having no regular reporter, the pro- ceedings of House from this date are necessa- rily omitted. They are not however, of the greatest interest-being principally confined to preliminary business, arranging committees, ,giv- ing notices of bills etc. The list of the stand ing committees, and the result of U. s. Sena- torlal election have already been published.
 Tuesday, Nov. IA, 1854.
 House met pursuant to adjournment Pray CT by Rev. Mir. Gillian. Journal of yesterday read and approved.
 Leave of absence was granted Mir. Ramsay, on account of indisposition.
 Mir. Desha, from the committee on the judi ciary, reported back several petitions, etc, and recommended their rejection. On that portion ot the Governors message relating to the su- preme court of Texas, the committee deemed it ineXpedient to take any action. The subject referred to this committee, in relation to swamp and overt1owed lands, the committee finds en- braced in the Senate bill on the sam0subiect, now before the House. Mir. Douglas made minority report in re. lation to increasing salaries of Circuit Judges.
 Mr. Puryear, from select committee to whom referred bill to change time of holding probate court of Poinsett county, reported same back and recommended its passage.
 On motion of MT. Puryear the rules were suspended and the bill read a third time and passed.
 Mir. Strngfellow gave notice of intention to. introduce a bill to incorporate the town of Mt Ida, in Montgomery county
 Mr. Beck offered a joint resolution to go into the election of State Auditor on Friday the 17th, at 12 o'clock, NJ. The rules were suspended the resolution read a second and third tme and adopted. Mr. Moulden offered resolution constitut- ing the several committees on banks, ways and means, and Auditors and TreaSurer's book, joint committees and asking the concurrence of the Senate therein. On 'motion the rules were suspended, and the resolution read a second and third time and adopted.
 Mr. Gould introduced bill to be entitled An act to call in the scrip of Pike county" On motion, the rules were suspended, and the bill read a second and third time and pas sed.
 Mr. Williams moved to take up House Bill No. 2. CThe bill is to prevent the advertising dl0 Saie ol cerCaln swamp ana OVernOWed lands. | Carried.
 Mir. Williams called for the reading of the bill
 MT. Jones, of Desha moved to lay the bill on the table; lost.
 Mir. Williams moved to reject report of mi nority committee on same subject, made on yes terday; lost
 Without disposing of the bill, Senate bill on same subject, with the amendments thereto, was, on motion of Mir. Wood, taken up.
 Mir. Wood then called for the reading of the report by the minority of the committee to whom the subject had been referred Crhis re- port, the reporter understands the case is the amendment of the committee to the Senates bill)
 Mir. Jones, of Desha. moved to lay the re- port of the majority of the committee on the table; lost
 Mir. Wood called for the reading of the amendment; and then moved suspension of rules in order to a second reading.
 No objection, and the amendment was read a second time.
 Mr. Williams offered an amendment to the | apoood m Nhich waS 1oat