The true Democrat., 1856-11-25
Thursday, Nov. 20th, 1856
The House met pursuant to adjournment.


 The House met pursuant to adjournment.
 Prayer by the chaplain.
 The judiciary committee through MT. Wat son, chairman, reported House bill No. 40. "Ar act to amend chapter 63, of the gest, entitled emancipation,' and recommended its passage without amendment which on motion of MT Newton, of Union, was adopted.
 Also House bill, No. 43, concerning the reve- hue of the counties, and recommended its le- lection, which on motion of Mr. Oates, was adopted.
 MT. Hill, of Ashley, introduced House bill, No. 79, to be entitled An act for the relief o Ashley county"
 Which was read first time.
 Mr. Hudson introduced a bill to require jus tces of the peace to give bond and security before entering upon the duties of their office which was read first time.
 Mir. LDwerv introduced a bill t0 authorize the common school commissioner to dispose ot , 10th section, township b, south range, west at private sale.
 Mir. Boone. asked and obtained leave to in. troduce bill to be entitled "An act 10 amend sectlon l3l of chapter 52, of the Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas, requiring applicant for a change of revenue to introduce further than is now required by law.
 Also introduced, in accordance with previous notice bill to amend the Divorce Law.
 On motion of Mir. Butler, the unfinished busi- ness of yesterday was taken up being House bill No. 26 entitled "An act to amend an act to aid in the construction of the Cairo and Fulton raroad" approved January 12th, 1855'' and the amendment offered by Mr. ohn- son to the tenth section, being under con- sideration, and after considerable discussion the question was taken on the adoption of said amendment
 @ Mr. Johnson called for the ayes and nays.
 Those members who voted in the affirmative .are, Messrs. Bobo, Block, Boone, Calvert, Chil- .derS, Douglas, Estes, Fort, Gibson Haralson, llarris, Hill ofAshley, Hunter James, Johnson, ALee of Scott, Lowery, Mcconnell, Mansfield, Bloody, Moore, Neal, Parks, Quares, Ross, Irotter, Turner, Venable, Williams of Marion, Williams of Pulaski, w .lsop, Yaucy and MT. Speaker--33.
 q Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. <Abbott, Ashley Ayres, Barker, Bean, Billings Hey, Bowden, Bunch, Butler, Cook, Edmund. sson of Crittenden, Edmundson of Sebastian, .Gentry, Gray Griffin, Hefiington, Hill of Perry, sHudson, Jackson, Jeffry, Kelly, Killgore, Lea of Dallas, Montgomery, Moss, Newton of Johnson, Newton of Union, Oates, Oliver, Pet tgrew, Polk, Stevenson, Watson, Williams of Iawreuce--34. So the amendment was re- jeced
 Mr. Haralson submitted the following propo- estlon by way of a motion, viz: Mir. SPEAKER-In view of the unsettled ppinions entertained in this House in reference 10 the railroad bill and for the better conside- ratlon of the bill, propose that the bill be re- ferred to select committee of seven for their dellberation and reflection, and that they report < st some early day such amendments as may Eseem just and reasonable to all parties.
 W hlch was read and on motion was laid on the table indefinitely.
 MT. Oates offered the following additional ~section as an amendment to said bill.
 SEC. 5. Be 't fttrther endcted, That after the Cairo and Fulton railroad shall have been completed and shall declare a dividend of ten per cent per annum upon the capital stock of said company, then and in that event, said Cairo and Fulton railroad company shall pay into the State treasury two and half per cent @upon their net proceeds annually. A Which on motion, was adopted
 On motion of Mir. Oates the bill together with 1sthe amendments were ordered to be engrossed sfor third reading ard made the order of tht day for half past g o'clock, tomorrow morn .ing
 VI On nc ton of Mir. Moss the House adjourned nntll to- morrow morning.
 lET We cut the following notice from the r Weekly State Capital Fact" Fillmore paper published ill Columbus, Ohio: M For Salt River.