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Arkansas Legislature.
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Senate.
 T5fes1ou Nov 11 1051

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 Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Pray. rbv Rev. Mir. Lee. Journal of yesterday read Mr. Mccoy introduced a resolution requiring .bn salary of the Chaplain to be paid out of the '1or s diem of the Senators. Mr. Cain moved to fin,end by making it read " at the rate of five SnIars per diem." The question was taken on tbo resolution with the amendment which re- snIted in it's rejection.
 On motion of Mir. Green a committee was .nnointed to inquire into the expediency of "Efelcting public printer and fixing his compen- sation by law
 message was received from the House in- f,rr,inc the Senate of the passage of the fol- lowing bills:
 A bill to amend the charter of Pine Bluff
 To change the name of Mary Sutherland to that of Mary Magness.
 'H' Tn change the time of holding the Probate Courts of Jackson county.
 plocipc so much of the military road as laws ;u Independence county under the jurisdiction of the county court.
 Also resolution making the committee on ooportonment joint committee.
 Nr. Totten, chairman of the judiciary com r,ittee. reported back the bill for creating the nfce of Attorney General and recommended it's raiecton. Report received, and bill laid over for tomorrow
 Also as chairman of the same committee re- norted back the bill relating to the redemption of the scrip of Madison county, with amend ments and recommended its passage Report received and bill read second time
 Also reported tavorably bill for the relief of James H. Shakelford and others. Report was received and bill engrossed for third reading
 Mr. Ferguson, chairman of select committee to whom was referred the bill for the relief of Franklin county, with an amendment by adding Union county, reported favorably to the bill.
 Mir. Scoggn moved to amend by adding Cal bonn county, which was adopted. The bill comes up on its third reading tomorrow,
 Mir. Green introduced bill to authorize the taking of dispositions in the Indian countrv.- Read first and second time and engrossed for third reading.
 Mr. Ferguson introduced bill to legaiize the will of Richard B. Owen, deceased. Read first time.
 Mr. Berry introduced 8 bill to amend the ll7th chapter of the digest Read first and second time and referred to the judiciary con- mittee.
 d gaming laws of this State Read first time.
 Mr. Aslew also introduced aebill to exempt all free white male inhabitants of the State of Arkansas over the age of forty-fve years from paving poll tax. Read first time.
 Mr. Cain called up the bill to change the name of Mary Sutherland to that of Mary Magness. Read first second and third time and passed.
 Mr. Ferguson called up House bill, to amend the charter of Pine Bluff Read.
 House bill to change the time of holding the Probate Courts of Jackson county. was taken up, read first time and laid over for to-morrow. House bill to place so much of the military road as lies i'll Independence county under the jurisdiction of the county court of that county. was taken up and read first time.
 The House resolution making the committee on apportionments a joint committee was con- cured in.
 Resolution from the House making the com mittee on internal improvements joint com nittee was rejected. House resolution making the committee on county and county lines joint committee was concuwed in
 The bill incorporating the town of Darda- nelle was taken up and read first and second time.
 The House resolution instructng our congress sonal delegation to procure the establishment of a tri-weekly line of mail steamers from Memphis, Tennessee, to Jacksonport, Ark, was read second and third time and referred to committee on memorials.
 On motion, the name of Mr. Booker was talk ea from the committee on banks and that of Mr. Hawkins substituted.
 The name of Mr. Hawkins was taken from the committee on agriculture and that of Mr. Booker placed in its stead. The House resolution instructing our deega- ton in Congress to procure the establishment of a tr-weekly line of mail stages from Bates vile in Independence county, to Fayetteville III Washington county, was read and referred to the committee on memorials.
 Mr. Totton introduced a resolution requiring all bills for binding for either House to be ccr- tiled and paid in the same manner as printing is certified and paid for. Referred to the com mittee on printing.
 Adjourned.