The true Democrat., 1856-12-23

Cottrell " Venable. MT. Hill of Perry, from the committee or banks, to whom was referred the expediency O printing 5000 copies of the report of the ac- countants of the Real Estate Bank, reported adversely to the printing thereof
 On motion of Mir. Ayers the report was adopted.
 Mr. Gibson, from the committee on educa tion, to whom had been referred the petition o sundry citizens of Dallas county, reported fa- vorarably thereto, and introduced bill to carr, into effect the prayer of the petitioners, being House bill No. l69, to be entitled An act pre- scriblng the mode in which the will of ma jority of the inhabitants of townships, $. range l5 w., shall be ascertained in regard to invest ing the interest arising from the proceeds O the sale of the 16th section in said township On motion of Mr. Lea of Dallas, the rule were suspended and the bill read second time On motion of Mir. Bi'lingsley, the rules were further suspended, the bill read third time and passed.
 MT. Bean from select committee, reported back House bill No. 154, and recommended it rejection.
 Mir. Williams of Pulaski, moved the adop. ton of the report, on which motion, Mr. Bear called for the yeas and nays, which being order ed, stood yeas 28, nays 34
 So the report was not adopted.
 Mr. James offered a joint resolution for g semi weekly mail route from Little Rock tt Pine Bluff, Uia Terry's, Clear Lake, Mason's Mill, White Bluffs ank Pastoria.
 On the several motions of Mr. ames the re- solution was read second and third times, anc adopted.
 Mr. Boone offered resolution to the effect, tl,+ l. Il. l L three days unless the business on the caende should be sooner disposed of, which resolution on motion Mr. McConncll was rejected
 Mr. Griffin offered the following resolution Resolue{, That no more new bills be intro. duced, except such bills as are now before tho different committees, and that all bills come III in their regular order until all are disposed of now on the table; and be it further,
 Reso'uet, That We have morning and even. ing sessions during the present week.
 MT. Boone moved its adoption.
 Mr. Williams of Pulaski called for division of the question, when the vote was taken or the first proposition of the resolution and de cided in the negative.
 The question then being upon the adoption of the second part of the resolution,
 Mr. Williams of Pulaski, moved to amend by excepting Friday evening, which was not adopted.
 Mr. Boone moved to amend by saving every other evening
 Mr. Edmondson of Sebastian, moved to lay the bill and amendments upon the table inde- hnitey, on which motion Mr. Griffin called fo the yeas and nays, which being ordered, stoot yeas 47, nays Is.
 So the resolution was laid on the table
 Mr. Ayers offered resolution to make thu committees of the two Houses appointed tC draft or remodel the militia jaws of this State a joint committee, which, on motion of Mir Williams of Pulaski, was adopted.
 MT. Beall offered the following resolution: Resolvel, That the Governors message ant the documents referred to in said message bt declared portion of the the daily proceeding of the House, coming within the perview o the resolution adopted on Monday last.
 Mir. Oates offered to amend by substitute the resembling of the resolution adopted ol Monday last.
 The amendment was lost by vote of 34 to 40 Thc question being then on the adoption O the original resolution, the same was reiectet by vote of 20 to A. against.
 Mir. Griffin moved reconsideration of tn vote just taken.
 MT. Oates moved postponement of the sub ject until tomorrow, which was lost.
 The motion to reconsider prevailed.
 The question then recurred on the orgna resolution offered by NIr. Beall
 Mr. Williams of Pulaski, moved to amend by striking out the words accompanying do cumonts," which amendment was adopted
 The vote was then taken on the resolution as amended, and the vote stood 34 in the affir native and 25 in the negative. So the resolu ton was adopted.
 Mr. Gibson offered the following resolution Resotued 6y the General Assembly of the Stat of Arkansas, That the secretary of the Senat and clerk of the House of Representatives b, and they are hereby required to preserve an have printed in the journals of one House only (except the executive message alone, whic Fay be printed in both) all documents, report from the various departments, and from stand ing committees, or select committees whic have been printed by order of either House. c otherwise, and hand over to the public printe at least one copy of each of said documents with the journals when the same have bee transcribed for the purpose of printing, and no case shall the secretary of either House re ceive additional compensation or make an change for the same.
 Which resolution was read and laid over UT der the rule
 Mr. Foreste offered the following resolution Resotued, That the calendar of the Hous shall be taken up at 10 o'clock of the mornin of each and every day, until all the bills an resolutions that are now before the House sha be disposed of
 Mir. Barker moved it's adoption
 MT. Griffin moved to amend by adding e, cepting such bills as are before the differer committees on bills coming from the Senate
 Adopted.
 Mr. Montgomery moved to amend by inser ing " II o'clock in lieu of 10 o'clock"
 MT. Oates moved to amend the amendme, by inserting "21a o'clock, P M." Lost.
 The question recurring on the amendment Mir. Montgomery, the same was adopted
 MT. Boone moved to suspend the mornin business and to take mp the calendar
 Mir. Hill of Ashley, moved to adjourn unt 2l5 o'clock, which was lost.
 Mir. Ross moved to lay the resolution of NJ Toreste on the table indefinitely.
 Mir. Foreste called for the yeas and nays c said motion, which stood 37 to 30. So the resolution was laid on the table,
 Mr. Moody moved to take up the caenda
 Mir. Williams of Marion, moved to adjoul till 2y5 o'clock.
 Mir. Hunter moved to amend by saying tt morrow morning at 9 o'clock"
 Mir. Williams of Marion, called for the ye and nays, which stood 15 to 52.
 So the House refused to adjourn.
 On motion of Mr. Polk, the House took r cess until 2la o'clock.
 21s o'clock. House convened.
 Mir. Williams of Pulaski was called to tl chair.
 On motion of Mr. Block, the business on tl calendar was taken up. Mir. Gibson made an intellectual effort to tai | up House bill No. 75. Proposed amendment to the constitution r stricting the representation of each county one member, was taken up, read and rejccte | House bill No. 82, to authoize the scho