The true Democrat., 1856-12-30
SaturdaY, December 20.

 { House met pursuant to adjournment 1 Prayer by chaplain Lea. ! MT. Ross presented the memorial of ,Jacot Hiner and los others, praying Tor special enact. ment to restrain Marcus T. Johnson from cut ting off shirt-tail bend, on the Mississippi river. which, on Mir. Ross motion, was referred to the committee on swamp and overtowed lands. with instructions to report by bill or other | wlse
 Mir. Watson, from the committee on the u- dietary, reported iavorably on House bill No lo4, to amend the law concerning free negroes Mir. Bean moved the adoption of the report and on count the vote stood Fl in the affirm atlve, and 34 in the negative So the report was not adopted, and the bill rejected
 MT. Patterson presented the memorial of Marcus F. Johnson, signed by 176 citizens of Chicot county, relative to the proposed cutoff on the Mississippi river which was referred to the swamp land committed
 MT. Cook, from a select committee to whom had been referred the petition of suudrv citi- zens of Hot Spring county, asking for change of the military road through said county. re- ported by introducing House bill No 1855 to oe entitled An act to authorize the county court ot Hot Spring county to take jurisdic- ton Of the military road therein" On motion of Mir. Cook, the rules were sus- pended, the bill read three times and passed. Mir. Edmondson of Crttenden, presented a petition concerning sixteenth section in his county, which, on his motion, was referred to the committee on education. Mir. Hunter otfereda joint resolution rela- live to mail route from the Iron Mountain in Missouri, to Batesvile. Mir. Boone offered joint resolution to pro- cure grant of land to aid in the construction of railroad connecting with the south western branch of the Pacific railroad near the south west corner of Missouri and from there to Fort Smith.
 Mir. Cook offered joint resolution relative to the extension of the mail route from Cam den to Rockport, to Hot Springs Which was read twice.
 House joint resolution No. g. was read a third time and passed.
 Mr. Edmondson of Sebastian. introduced House bill No. lS6, for the relief of persons purchasing swamp and overhowed lands before | the time they become subject to entry under existing laws
 MT. Anderson introduced House bill No. l87 to amend the revenue laws of this State.
 Thls bill fixes the rate of taxation at the rate of one-slxth of one per ceut., and permits no county to flx greater rate.
 MT. Oates introduced House bill No. l89 to amend the charter of of the Arkansas Mid. laho Railroad Company, which, on his motion was read second time
 . Uh motion of MT. Griffin, the bill was read 'n"u 1,iiie under suspension of the rules.
 MT. Graves was called to the chair.
 oaoSoh aHered as an amendment and | not "'N on't'u1u as to interfere with any vested right or privilege of the Little Rock and Man, ash; ra,iroao company, or any other comn.n,, ;, which amendment, on motion of Mr rOa.s' was lad on the table by yeas 35. nays 2l
 Mir. Gibson offered as an ameudman. viso that the Midland company shall nav the Little Rock and Memphis company for the privilege ot crossing their track, such damagas as may be agreed upon by the companies or bv nve persons thereto appointed by the county court.
 This amendment, also, on motion of Mr. Oates, was laid on the table.
 The question was then taken on tbe final passage of the bill, and decided in the affirma. tive.
 Mr. Parks introduced House bill Mo- l99 for the relief of John c. Herring, late sheriff of Yell county, which was read the first and se cond times
 MT. Stephenson introduced House bill No lo9, to permenantly locate the county site O Searcy county.
 On motion of MT. Pettigrew, the rules wer. suspended, the bill read a second and thirc time and passed
 On motion of Mr. Turner, House bill No l4o, to incorporate the Columbia Male anc female Academy, was taken up, read thirc time and passed
 on motion of MT. Moody, House bill No too' TOT the relief of John A. Craig, was taker up read a third time ard passed. =
 on motion of MT. Beall, House bill No. l5]