The true Democrat., 1856-12-23
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE. HOUSE.
 Mondan Dec. Sth
Prayer hy the chanlain

At the call oi the roll Messrs. Douglas and Williams of Lawrence, were reported as sick.
 Mir. Turner asked, and obtained leave of absence for MT. Williams of Pulaski for one week.
 Mir. Venable presented the remonstrance of 366 citizens of Conway county, against the proposed change of county lines, which, on motion of Mir. Johnson, was referred to the committee on county and county lines.
 MT. Turner presented the petition of sundry citizens of Columbia county, and also intro duced bill to carry into effect the prayer of said petitioners, being House bill No. 1f5, to be entitled An act to incorporate the Colnm. pa Male and Female insttue," which was read twice and referred to the committee on educa tion.
 Mir. Butler presented the remonstrance of sundry citizens of Independence county. against attaching portion of their county to Jackson county; referred to committee on counties and county lines.
 Mir. Hethngton presented the report of the internal improvement commissioner of Mont- gomery county, which was read and referred.
 Mir. Graves presented the petition of Hill, Graves and others, praying for an act to pro- tect cotton manufactures and for other purposes, which, being read, was referred to the commit tee on internal Improvements
 MT. Newton of Union, from the committee on counties and county lines, reported back the proposed amendment to the constitution to al- low two counties to be made out of the present county of Layfayette, and recommended its re- jection, which, on motion of Mir. Parks, was laid on the table for the present.
 MT. Jackson, from the committee on enroll- ments, reported sundry acts as correctly en- rolled.
 Mir. Boone, from the select committee, re- ported back House bill Mo- 10l, with amend ments and recommended its passage. The re- port and amendments were adopted, and, on motion of Mr. Boone, the bill as amended, was read a third time and passed
 Mr. Pettisrew, from the select committee, reported House bill No l, to be entitled An act to prevent negroes from travelling without written pass from their owners or overseers," with an amendment.
 On motion of Mir. Abbott, the report was adopted.
 On motion of Mir. Pettigrew, the amend ment was adopted, and the bill read third time and passed
 Mr. Abbott offered a joint resolution that the General Assembly adjourn sine dte on the 18th of December
 Read first time and laid over.
 U. Williams of Pulaski, and upon being informed that leave had already been granted, asked, and obtained permission to state, and so have 1t stated upon the record, that Mr. Williams wished leave of absence to enable him to fit outa brother for journey south, who is in a precarious state of health, and which journey has been advised by physicians.
 Mr. EdmondSon of Sebastian offered a joint resolution that the General Assembly adjourn sine die, on the 2Oth inst.
 Read and laid over under the rule
 Mir Anderson offered a resolution relative to a mail route from GreeDsboroush to Pow hattan.
 Mir. Watson on leave, introduced House bill No. l46, to be entitled An act to arrest, Tn part the operations of the present laws up- on the subject Of swamp and overtoweI lands"
 On motion of Mr. Lea of Dallas, the bill was laid om the table for the present and l5O copies ordered to be printed.
 Mr Gibson, on leave, introduced a substitute for House bill No. 9t, aod moved for the print ing of l5o copies thereof with caption.
 Ar. Boone called for the ayes and noes on the motion to print; ayes 51, noes 33 So the motion to print was lost.
 Mr. Boone, on leave, introduced House bill No. 147, to be entitled "An act to exempt grave yards and private burial places from tax aion,' which was real twice and ordered to be cngrossed.
 Mr Lea of Dallas was calle,! to the chair
 House bill No. 30, to amend the Homestead act, was read third time, and on motion of Mr. Pettgrew, laid upon the table for the pre- sent.
 On motion of MT. Oates, the House, by vote ot 40 to 26,reSolved itself into committee of the whole on swamp land bills Nos. 94 and 99
 Alter some tune the committee arose, report ed the bills back and asked to be discharged from further consideration thereof, which re- port, on motion of Mr. Bilingsley, was adopted
 Several joint resolutions were then read and acted upon.
 Senate resolution to appoint joint commit tee to enquire into the landed interests of this State, Was taken up, read and adopted.
 A message was received from the Senate an- nouncng that they had assented to House bill No. 1Ol and concurred in the joint resou ton relative to mail route from Camden to Lew isvie.
 Also, that they had adopted a joint resolu- ton empowering the committee on banks to employ clerk. And that they had passed Senate bill No. 73, to repeal the act declaring Petit Jean river navigable.
 Senate bill No. fl, to incorporate the town of Warren, was read.
 Mir. Lowery moved to suspend the rules for a second reading.
 Mr. Gibson moved to reject the bill, on which motion Mir. Lowery called for the yeas and nays. Ordered, and stood l3 to 43. 50 the motion to reject was lost
 On motion of MT. Oates, the House ad- iourned
 Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1856.
 House met.
 Prayer by the chaplain.
 Mr. Speaker announced as the committee