The true Democrat., 1856-12-09
Mo'aday, Dec. 1st, 1856.

Moaday, Dec. 1st, 1856.
 House met pursuant to adjournment
 Prayer by the chaplain.
 The journal of Saturday was read and ap. proved.
 MT. Williams of Marion, asked and obtained leave of absence indefinitely for Mr. Williams of Lawrence, on account of severe indsposi- ton.
 MT. Moss presented petition from the cit- zens of Columbia county, and township of Ala bama, praying the legislature to pass law to prevent the sale of ardent spirits within miles of Falcon Male and Female Academy, in Co. iumba county, accompanied by bill for that purpose-which bill was read a first tme and
 On his motion, the rules were suspended, and the bill read second time, and on his further notion the rules were again suspended, and the bill read third time and passed.
 MT. Stephenson presented the report of the internal improvement commissioner of Searcy county, which was,
 On motion of Mir. Stephenson referred to the committee on internal improvements
 MT. Venable presented the report of the ;n- ternal improvement commissioner of Conway county, and moved to refer it to the committee on memorials, without being read, which mo- ton prevailed.
 Mir. Pettigrew presented memorial to be assented to by the General Assembly, praying Congress to establish a branch of the federal court for the Arkansas district of the United States at Paraclfta in Sever county, setting forth several reasons why the court should be held there, lnstructing our members in Con- gress to use their best exertions to have branch of the United States circuit court established at Paraclifta
 rafor q morials
 Mir. Boone presented the petition of seventy nine citizens from the township of Vineyard, in Washington county, praying the Legislature to grant them corporation powers to control the sale of spurious liquors within the boundary of said township, which was on his motion referred to select committee of five.
 MT. Edmundson of Crittenden, from the standing committee on swamp and overhowed lands presented the report of said committee to whom was referred the bill to compensate MT. Theron Brownsville for certain services which recommended the rejection of the bl- which was on motion, adopted.
 Mir. Watson, chairman of the judiciary com mittee, to whom was referred the petition of the citizens of Phillips county, praying the repeal of the law forbidding the sale of ardent spirits in said county, who recommended that thei, prayer should be allowed. Adopted. The same committee also offered bill to re. peal the law complained of, which was read a first time, on motion of Mir. Williams of Ma. rion, rules were suspended, and read a second time, and on further motion, rules were sus- pend, and the bill read third time and passed
 MT. Yancy, from the select committee te whom was referred the petition of divers c,ti- zens of Jackson county, praying the legislature to grant Isaac Gray charter to establish to bridge across Cash river in said county, who was instructed to report by bill or otherwise presented the report of said select committed recommending that their prayer be granted, and presented bill to establish such bridge. Which was read first time. Mir. Williams of Pulaski, moved to reject the bill, which motion prevailed.
 Senate bill, No. 37, to be entitled "An ac, for the relief of Joseph Putnam, of Carroll county, Arkansas," was taken up and passed