The true Democrat., 1857-01-20

Klls1z. EE.z mittee, reported back bill 276, concerning free negroes and muattoes and recommended it's passage. Bill amended 50 as to insert after "slaveholder" Tor other responsible person." and passed as amended.
 Resolutions rendering the thanks of the House to Mr. Speaker the several clerks, chap lam, r-keeper and page, were offered by Mir. Calvert and MT. Boone, and severaily adopted. Mr. Gibson offered resolution calling on the auditor to report to this House what amount or printing has been done, at what prices, and under what laws and contracts, to whom paid, and on what account, within the past two years, on the adoption of which, on motion of Mr. Williams of Pulaski, the ayes and nays were called and voted in the affirmative, 23 in the negative.
 Senate bill No. 16, to prevent betting on elec- tions, was taken up and rejected
 Senate bill No. 8, to change the punishment for larceny was taken up and indefinitely post poned.
 Seuste bill No. 67 for the relief of John H.. Marks was taken up read third time and passed.
 J Senate bill 46 to remove the injunction of se- crecy from judges and clerks of elections, was ta- ken upand read second time, and amended so as to remove the in junction far as relate to said judges and clerks own votes and no furt;.er, and passed as amended.
 Senate bill IT, to regulate the issuance Of the writ of certaorari, was taken up and indefinitely postponed.
 Senate bill 75, to authorize the removal of suardlanships from one county to another, was taken up, read third time and passed.
 Senate bill 62, to authorize the Governor to make titles to the heirs or legal representatives of deceased persons purchasing portions ot 10th sections set apart for common school purposes, was taken up, read third time and passed. Senate bill p, to prevent the offence of the commission of the crime of assault and battery, was taken up and read second time.
 Senate bill No. 76, to regulate the practice of the issuance of wrlts of habeas corpus be- fore probate judges, was taken up, read se- cond and third times and passed.
 Senate bill No. 86, to am md the law in re- gard to the pay of witnesses before grand jures was taken up, read a second and third times and passed.
 Senate bill Mo- 97, providing for solicitor ge- neral for the State, was read a second and third times and on its final passage Mir. Gibson called for the ayes and nays, and 38 voted in the af frmatve and 15 in the negative. So the bill was passed
 Senate bill 112, to amend an act to incorpo- rate the town of Hot Springs, was taken up and read second and third times and passed Senate bill No. 94, to amend the law of at tachments administered in circuit courts, was read second and third times and rejected. Senate bill No. f. to place so much of the military road as lies in the counties Of Monroe, Chcot Drew, Desha and Jefferson under the control of the county courts of said counties, was taken up, read third time and passed. House took recess until half past o'clock PM
 o'clock, ?. 1T House convened; and on motion of Mr. N cal took up House bill Mo- 93, and concurred in Senate amendment thereto
 Senate bill No. 19, for the relief of A. B. Coward, late sheriff of Bradley county was token up, read third time and passed.
 Senate bill los, 10 incorporate the Mt. Holly Church and Academy, in Union county, was taken up read second anG third time and passed
 Senate bill 96, to authorize the school com missioner of Lawrence county to sell portion of sec. 16, in I. +, was taken up, read d third time and passed.
 Senate bill 35, to provide for geological survey of the State, was taken up, read cond and third time and passed by vote, on the ayes and nays, of 42 to F.
 House bill 255, being the appropriation bill fer the years 1857 1858, and part of the ear 1856, and for balances due from the State, Was taken up, and the Senate amendments concur red in.
 Senate bill IT., to provide for the reissue of swamp land scrip that may have been lost by .,l- t,. on motion ol Mir. Beal laid on the table nde- tinitelv
 Mr. Williams of Pulaski, reported back Se- nate bill r, granting corporate powers for cer tain purposes, and recommended it's passage- The report adopted, and the bll read a third lime and passed.
 Senate bill 61, to authorize summary process against sherlIfs clerks, and culistables, in certain cases, was taken up, read a third time and passed
 Senate proposed amendments to the conStitu- ton, proposing to elect the various State officers and judges of the supreme court, by the quali- fled electors of the State, were taken up and severally read and rejected
 Senate bill llS, to provide for the consolida- tion of the Cairo and Fulton railroad compa- nies of Arkansas and Missouri, was taken up and read first tme Mir. Bunch moved to suspend the rules and read second time; which did not prevail.
 House took recess until o'clock, P. M
 o'clock, P M
 House convened. Mr. Oates in the chair. Senate bill 1O2 was taken up, read second and third times and passed.
 Senate bill No Fl, was read second and third time and passed
 Senate bill 1O3, was read a second and third time and passed.
 Senate bill 126, was taken up and read first time, and the rules suspended, and the bill read second and third time and passed.
 Senate bill ll9, was read a second and third time and passed.
 Mr. Patterson introduced bill for the relief of Alexander s. Huey, read first and second tme.
 Senate bill 109, was read first time and re- jected.
 Senate bill 23, was read first time and re- jected.
 Senate bill 127, was read first, second and third time and passed.
 On motion of Mr. Johnson, the House con- cured ln Senate amendment to House bill 167 and on motion of Mir. Ross, Senate amendment to House bill 233, was concurred in.
 Senate Jolnt resolution No. 17, was adopted Senate bill 94, in relation to the purchase o swamp and overiowed lands before they were subject to entry was taken up and read first second and third time and passed
 Senate bill No. 59, was read a first, second and third tune and passed.
 Senate bill No. 129, to authorize the county courts of Crawford and Sebastian to appoint 2 county attorney, was read first, second and third time and passed.
 Senate bill l21, for the relief of w. c. Be vens, was taken up and read second and third time and passed.
 On motion of Mir. Edmondson of Crittenden House bill 23l to incorporate the Memphis ana St. Louis railroad company was taken mn and