The true Democrat., 1856-12-23
MORNING, DECEMBER g, 1856.

adopted and, on bis further motion. the bill was read a third time and passed
 Mir. Graves, from select committee, pre- sented majority report, recommending the passage of House bill No. 122, to incorporate the Arkansas manufacturing company. Mir. Turner from the same committe, ore. sented minority report with proposed amendment to the bill, and moved the adop. ton of the minority report
 Alter some debate, Mr. Montgomery moved the previous question.
 MT. Turner called for the yeas and nays and the amendment was adopted by yeas 53; nays 12
 On motion of Mir. Turner, the bill as amend ed, was then ordered to be enerosscd
 message was received from the Senate an nounclnS that the Senate had concurred in the amendments of the House to Senate bill for the relief of N. B. Burrow and Thos. .John son. And had assented to House bill to change the time of holding the circuit court of Perry county, and to the bill to repeal the act declaring Kings river nayigabe
 MT. Williams of Marion, from select com mlttee, reported House joint resolution Mo- 8 Dach With an amendment.
 report and amendment adopted.
 MT butler from select committee, recom- mended the passage of House bill No lO4. to " ileoi poEdLe the town or Dates vile.
 The report was adopted, the bill read third time and passed.
 MT, Moody, from a select committeee, re- ported favorably concerning House bill No 3S for the relief of John Anderson Craio and others.
 Report adopted.
 Mir. Edmonlson of Sebastian, from a select committee, presented report, which, from its length is excluded here, on the House joint re- solution concerning the donation of the Garr- son at Fort Smith, for educational purposes The report urges various reasons for the adop- tlon of the resolution, and arguments why the donation should be made
 On motion of Mr. Edmondson, the report was adopted by vote of 35 to 2l
 On his motion for third reading. Mir Block called for the yeas and nays, which being or dered, stood yeas B, nays 26
 So the resolution was adopted
 Mr. Bunch, from select committee. report ed ln favor of the Senate joint resolution, con corning mail route from Clarksv vile to Car rollton.
 Report adopted, rules suspended, and resolu- tion also adopted
 MT. Johnson, on leave, introduced House bill No. 148, to be entitled ''An act to simplify the mode of paying to counties the amount of taxes that may be due from the sale and re- demption of forfeited lands and to draw from the treasury the amount due from taxes on nonresident lands"
 On motion of Mir. Oates House bill No. 116, to quiet land titles, was taken up, read and re- terred to the committee OH the judiciary
 Ar. Gibson, on leave, introduced House bill No 149, to be entitled " An act to provide for the reclamation of the swamp and overfowed lands granted to the State by Congress, for the purposes of reclamation alone"
 Mr. Duglas called up certain proposed amendments to the constitution, which was discussed and pending the debate theron, the House adjourned.
 Weanesaay, Dec 10, 1856. House met
 Prayer by the chaplain.
 MT. Oates, chairman of the committee on enrollments, reported Sundry bills and joint re- solutions as correctly enrolled.
 Mr. atson, from the committee on judi cary, reported an amendment to House bill No. A. to amend the Digest under the head of attachments before Justices of Peace, and recommended the passage of the bill as amend ed.
 Mir. Manshfeld presented.a minority report. advising the rejection of the bill.
 On motion and call of the yeas and nays, the majority report Was adopted by vote of go to 20
 The proposed amendment to the bill was taken up and, on motion of Mir. Boone. adopted.
 message was received hom the Governor. stating that on the 9th of December, he had approved and signed the following acts, to wit An act to repeal an act dsclaFns Ouachita river navigabe stream, in Montgomery coun- ty.
 An act to repeal an act authorizing the coun- ty court of the counties of Jackson, Crawford. Pope, Layfayette, Phillips, Crittendsn, Mon roe Columbia, and Pulaski to levy road tax and for other purposes, so far as relates to the county of Columbia and to revive and put in force all road laws in force at the time of the passage of said act.
 An act to repeal an act entitled "An act to call in the scrip of Crawford county every year,
 An act to change the name of Harriett Re. oecca Bennett, and others, and an act to change the name of Sarah Elizabeth Nash.
 A message was received from the Senate an- nounclnS that they had passed Senate bill No. 60, to provide for the election of tax assessors ln the counties of Union and Columbia, and had adopted joint resolution to meet the l at Il o'clock, to go into the election of Public Printer.
 On motion of Mir. Oates, the said resolution of the Senate to go into the election of Pub lc Printer on tomorrow, was taken LID. read twice and adopted.
 Mir. Montgomery, from the committee on petitions and memorials, reported back the De- tition and affidavit of Ferguson Boothe of Lawrence county, aud asked to be discharged from the further consideration thereof.
 The report was adopted and the committee discharged.
 Mir. Montgomery, from the same committee, reported favorably concerning the petition of sundry citizens of Clark county, and intro- duced bill No. 151, to be entitled "An act to legaize the sale of certain school lands in Clark county" Said bill was twice read
 Mir. Montgomery, from the same commit tee, reported adversely to the petition relative to ferry at the mouth of Cadron creek. in | Conway county, and advised that the prayer l of the petitioner be refused. l Report adopted. | Mir. James, from select committee. report ed back House bill No. 43, to charge the time 1 Of holding the ci;c cult courts in the second il 1 dlcIal district, and recommended its passage 1 On motion of MT. Ross, the report wa adopted. The bill was then read third time 1 and passed.
 Mir. Gibson moved to take up the majority i and minority reports on the bills relating te free negroes, and the bills also, but at the sug gestion of Mir. Hunter, withdrew his motion MT. Hunter moved to reconsider the vote O yesterday on the amendment proposd to the bill to incorporate the Arkansas manufacturing company Motion lost
 
 MT. Lea of Dallas, called up House bill No 129, to provide for leasing the State Pepiten tiary for term of years, which was read SC cond time and referred te the committee on tn, l Penitentiary.
 Mir. Billingsey called up House bill No. 8 to prevent slaves from carrying arms and wea. pons.