The true Democrat., 1856-11-18
HOUSE.
HoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. } Monaoy, Mov. 10th, 1856. { BEN. ABBOTT, REPORTER.
House met pursuant to adjournment.

House met pursuant to adjournment.
 Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Lee, chaplain
 Mir. Speaker presented petition from sun dry citizens of Arkansas county, praying t. have law passed authorizing the members o the bar to elect judge of the circuit court. {, hold term of the different circuit courts a this State in all cases where the regular circui ;ndoe shall fail to attend from sickness or othe cause, etc
 Which on motion of MT. Johnson was re ferred to the committee on the judiciary.
 Mr. Griffin presented petition from sundr, citizens of Hampstead county, praying a change in the location of portion of the military ro,7C & l,ing in said county. Which oa motion wa, referred to select committee of two.
 Mr. Speaker appointed Messrs. Griffin and Rlack said committee
 The Speaker announced that resolutions were in order.
 Mr. Kelly offered the following resolution
 neso50eL That the committne on the indie; ary be requested to inquire intc the expe1iepcy 8 of reporting bill to compel the judges of the E circuit courts to attend and hold their regular terms ot said court If they are able. and if they are sick or unable to attend said courts then sad judge shall notify the sheriff of such county on the first day of said term of his ina blty to hold said court, and to report by bill or otherwise.
 On motion of MT. Kelly said resolution was adopted.
 MT. Griffin offered the following resolu- tion:
 ResOJDeg, That select committee of three be raised to inquire into the expediencr of So changing the law for each county to have an assessor, whose duty it shall be to appraise and assess all the taxable property in his county and that sald committee be instructed to report by bill, II they think proper Which was read I and,
 On motion of MT. Black, was adopted. The Speaker appointed Messrs. Griffin James and toreste said comnai ittee Other resolutions, local in their character were offered and passed this morning. MT Speaker announced that rcs,orts from Sa- feet committees were in order
 Mir. Hariing offered the soltowin1 ranort. MT SPEAkER-The committee appointed to wat upon Bishop Pierce and inform him tbat the hail ot the House of Representatives was at hlS service te deliver a lecture upon the sub- Ject ef edGcailen, wherever it might suit his convenience, nave performed the duty assign eo tAenl ana peg leave to report that Bishop Fierce informed them that it would be out of hia power 10 deliver the lecture, as he leaves Little Rock to-day,
 HARDING, CA'n.
 Which was read and the committee dis charged.
 The Speaker announced that the introduc- tion of bills was in order
 Mr. Turner introduced House bill No 6 to be entitled an act for the relief of the securi- ties of J ohn E. Smith, late sheriff of Columbia county.
 Mr. Turner introduced House bill, No z, to repeal the act authorizing the county court ot Columbia county to lay road tax. Which was read first and,
 On motion of Mir. Turner, the rules were Suspended and the bill read second time. On motion of MT. Oates the bill was read a third time and passed.
 On motion of Mr. Watson the House con- curred in the joint resolution of the Senate in regard to the death of Hon. J ohm Berry,
 The business on the calender was taken up The House bill, No. ?, An act to revise the common school system of this State," was taken up, read second time and
 On motion Of Mir. Oates was eferred to the Sanding mmlttee on education.
 HonSe bill, No. 5, taken up and read a se- cond time.
 And on motion referred to the judiciary con- mittee.
 Senate bill, No. 1, "An act to epeal an act to Increase the fees of the officers of Chcot county" was taken up and passed.
 Senate bill, No. 3, for the relief of Junius VI. Craig of Chicot county, was passed.
 A message from the Senate by the hands of their secretary.
 Mir SPEAKER-I am instructed to inform your Honorable body that the Senate have adopted the following resolution:
 Resoe0ed That the two houses of the Gene raj Assembly meet in convention on Thursda, next for the purpose of electing a Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer and Land Attor- ney and State Collector and the House be re- quested to concur heren
 The other proceedings of this day are not Important