Washington telegraph., 1856-12-17
MONDAY. Dec. LIST. 1856.


The Senate met pursuant to adjourn
nent.
Mr.. Clark offered the following joint re-
solution:
Resolced, by the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas, that it shall not
BE- lawful for the commissioners of swamp
and oyerfiowed lands or either of them
hereafter to employ any person to perform
any duty as an officer in relation to said
swamp and overfiowed lands, or make or
contract to any person to make or construct
any levee, ditch or drain until authorized
So to do by act of the legislature.
Which was read first time.
Senate bill, No 81, entitled ''An act to
compensate electors of President and Vice
President" was taken up, read third
time and passed
Mr. Hammond introduced bill to au-
thOrizc the Governor to make patents to
sssignccs ofcertifcates purchase of swamp
land.
Which was read first time.
On motion of Mr., Hammond, the rules
we're suspended, the bill read a second time
and referred to the committee on swamp
and overflowed lands.
Mr.. Ferguson introduced bill to reduce
the rate of taxation in this State-which
WAS read a first and second time, and on
his motion was referred to the committee
ON ways and means
Mr.. Askew introduced bill to author
ize plaintiffs to testify in their own behalf
In certain cases
Which was read first and second time
and referred to the committee on the judi
cIary.
TIE following preamble and resolution
was received by the House of Representa-
tivcs by the clerk:
Mr.. PRESIDENT am authorized to
announce to your honorable body that the
House of Representatives have adopted
the following preamble and resolution:
'1nasmuch as it Is provided In section 4,
of article ), of the Constitution of this
State, that the Governor shall hold his of
flee for the term of four years from the
time of his installation and until his sue
cessOr shall be duly qualified; and the pre-
sent executive has been chosen as his own
successor and is now holding over and thus
protracting tie term for which he has Just
been elected
BE 1t Resolred Iy the Senate aa,d House
Of Representatives, That committee to
consist of three from each House, and to
constitute select committee, be appointed
by the presiding officers of the respective
Houses to wait upon his Excellency, Elias
\. Conway, and ascertain whether he has
been installed into Office according to the
requirements of the constitution, and if he
has not been thus duly qualified, that he
be respectfully requested to proceed
at once to take his oath of office
in such manner and at such place as may
suit his convenience and the state of his
health, and notify the two Houses of his
installation as he may deem proper
In which the concurrence of the Sen
ate is respectfully asked. Committee on
the part of the House, Messrs. Graves,
Gibson and Patterson
Mr.. Keith moved that the Senate concur
in the resolutions just received from the
House
Mr.. Floyd moved to lay the same on the
table indefinitely
Mr.. President having announced that
the motion to lay on the table took prece-
dence,
Mr.. Floyd called for the yeas and nays
upon the adoption thereof, which being
sustained, were ordered.
Yeas-Messrs- Clark, Coker, Craighead
Enyart, Ferguson, Floyd, Gaines, Ham
mond, Humphries, Marshall, Murphy