The true Democrat., 1856-12-23
Saturday., Dec. 13.

odtWddU Dec. l3.
 House met pursuant to adjournment.
 Prayer by the chaplain. MT. Oates, from the committee, on the judi ciary reported a bill No. 157, to provide for revising and digesting tho statutes of Arkan- sas
 Mir. Oates from the same committee report ed back House bill No. -, to quiet land titles m this State, and recommended its passage
 Report adopted.
 Mr. Edmondson of Crittenden, from the scommittee on swamp and overaowed lands, re- ported back House bill No. 1O2, to be entitled An act for the relief of the several State land agents" and recommended its rejection Re. bort adopted and bill rejected Mr. Newton of Union, from the committee on counties and county lines, reported back blouse bill No. 127, to define the lines between the counties of Perry, Pulaski and Conway, wlth amendments and recommended its pas sage.
 Mr. Hill of Perry, moved to adopt the re- port.
 MT. Venable moved to rejcctit.
 MT. Oates moved to recommit the bill. Mir. Gibson suggested that the committee be *instructed to report bill and a diagram show. Sing the position of the counties interested and #tHe proposed Cndtlge Oi tetftory.
 The motion to recommit prevailed, and Mir Hill of Perry and Williams of Pulaski were added to the committee. NIT. Yancey, from a select committee, tt whom had been referred the petition of David sTurnham, reported by bill, being No. 158, tc be entitled "An act for the relief of Davic Turnham, jr., of Independence" Mr. Edmondson of Sebastian offered a reso lution to distribute all the cannon and othe 2 #arms of the State to the several counties which being read, on motion of MT. Foreste was re jected.
 On motion of Mir. Turner leave of absence for one week was granted to MT Johnson, on #account of indisposition. & Mr. Quarles introduced House bill No. 159 to be entitled " An act to procure the fielc #notes for Benton county" q On motion of Mr. Qnarles, the rules were #suspended and the bill read second time.- 2 By amendments offered by as many gentlemen some twenty named counties were added.
 MT. Lee of Scott and Mir. Boone severall, < moved to amend by inserting all the countie. s'n the State that have not already the privileg, s#oi obtaining field notes. Adopted.
 Mr. Trot,er offered an amendment permitting 2coanty surveyors to copy said field notes with but fee. Adopted
 On motion of Mr Bllingsley, said bill al amended was ordered to be engrossed for # thiri reading on Tuesday next. # Mr. Moss introduced bill No. l60, t anend the common school law
 MT. Gibson, from the committee on educa- tlon reported back House.bil No 145, to incor porate the Columbia male and female institute # With amendments
 on motion of Mir Bunch the report wa adopted.
 MT. Turner offered an amendment, whicl
 vas adopted, and then. on his motion, the bil
 "'s ordered to be engrossed for third readin
 on tuesday next
 MT Hudson introduced House bin No. 161
 'o oe entitled "An act to repeal an act to ex eu,pe homestead from executon.'
 Mr. Block moved the rejection of the bill oh winch motion, Mir. Quarles called for tn < ayes and noes
 AfEs-Messrs. Abbott, Anderson, Ashley parker, Beall, Block, Bobo, Bowden, Butler Osivert, Childers Edmondson of Sebastian