The true Democrat., 1856-12-02

prevent the firing of the woods between the months of September and March in each year, presented the report of said committee, which recommended that the bill should not be made general law, but if the representatives of any of the counties desired the provisions of said bill extended over their county, the Legislature should grant their wishes.
 Which was read and received
 Mr. Gibson from the standing committee on education made the following report:
 Mr. SPEAKER-The standing committee on education to whom was referred Honse bill. Mo- 16, to be entitled "An act to amend the l3lst section of chapter 52 of the Digest of Arkansas have had the same under considera- ton, and instructed me to report that said com mlttee have examined and compared the amend ment With the section proposed to be amended, and find them almost identical in words and certainly so Tn import and substance, and the difference too trlval and unimportant to demand further legislation, and therefore the considera- ton ot the bill, should be discontinued, and your committee would respectfully recom- mend its rejection.
 GIBSON, Chairman. Which was on motion of Mr. Jackson, adopted
 MT. Forest from the committee, on ways and means, made the following report:
 Mr. SPEAKER-The committee on ways and means to whom was referred House bil No. o9, to be entitled "An act to amend an act to amend the revenue laws of this State," have had the same under consideration, and have in- structed me to report the bill back and recom- mend its rejection
 FOREST, Chairman. On motion of Mir. Harding, said report was adopted and the bill rejected.
 Mir. Forest, from the same committee, made the following report:
 Mir. SPEAKER-The committee on ways and means to whom was referred House bil No. 6Z, to be entitled "An act to amend the reve- hue laws of this State," have had the same under consideration and majority of the com mttee have instructed me to report the bill back to the House and to recommend it's re- lection. FOREST Chm. Mir. Hunter, from the same committee made the following minority report:
 MT. SPEAKER-1 our committee on ways and means to whom was referred House bill, No. 62, entitled "An act to amend the revenue laws of this State," have had the same under con- slderatlon, and a majority of said committee thought proper to report said bill back to the House and to recommend its rejection; but the undersigned. minority of your committee on ways and means, beg leave to dissent from the decision of the majority, for the following req sons, to wit: because we believe that the pre- sent law, requiring that no land shall be asses sed for taxation at less valuation than three dollars per acre IS unconstitutional and unequal. and therefore, should be repealed, and the ad- valorum system adopted in its stead, and there fore, recommend the bill under consideration.
 Respectfully your ob't serv't
 HUNTER,
 BARKER,
 HEFFINGTON,
 MOORE, Minority. MT. Oliver moved the adoption of the mi nority report.
 On this motion lengthy and an animated discussion was had, participated in by several members
 The vote was taken on the adoption of the minority report, 31 voted in the affirmative and 36 in the negative.
 On motion, the majority report was adopted So the bill to place an advalorum tax on land was rejected.
 The following communication was received from the Governor by the hands of R. H.. Johnson, his private secretary:
 Mr. SPEAKER-I am instructed by the Co., vernon, to report to the House of Representa- tves of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, that on the 27th day of November, 1856, he approved and signed "An act to amend an act to aid in the construction of the CaTo and Fulton railroad," approved January 10th, 1853. R. H. JOHNSON,
 P'fUate Secretary MT. Pettigrew, from the committee on State lands, made the following report:
 Mir. SPEAKER-The committee on State lands to whom was referred House bill, No. 85, to be entitled "An act to relieve certain purchasers of State lands, have had the same under ex- animation, and directed me to return the same back to the House without amendment, and to recommend it's passage.
 c. PETTIGREW, Ch'n. Which was read, and,
 On motion of Mir. Griffin, was laid upon the table for the present, and 100 copies ordered to be printed for the use of the House
 Tine House adjourned until to- morrow morn- ing, 9 o'clock.