The true Democrat., 1857-01-13
HOUSE..

Mr. Ross introduced bill No 255, supple mentary to the act for making and repairing levees in Chicot county, passed at this session.
 Read three times and passed.
 Mr. Foreste, from the committee on ways and means, reported the generel appropriation bill, which was read and referred to the com mlttee of the whole on to-m morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
 Mir. Watson, from the committee on the ju- dietary, recommended the passage of House bill No. 242, to prevent engineers from making false and Fraudulent estimates and reports of levee work, etc
 MT. Watson, from the same committee, re ported House bill No. 49, to call in the scrip of Scott county, and that bill of general nature on the subject had already been passed and re- commended Its indefinlte postponement So the bill "acent"
 MT. Bunch, from the committee on enroll ments, reported sundry bills ard resolutions cor rectly enrolled
 MT. tterson, from select committee, re- ported Senate resolution relative to the print Ing of the Digest with an amendment.
 MT. James proposed an amendment to the constitution, giving masters ill chancery judi cal powers. Mr. Butler presented another amendment. providing that the State of Arkansas shall not be sued.
 Mir Edmondson of Sebastian, introduced the following preamble and res s1lutious:
 "WHEREAs, There are wreaths and decora- tions surrounding the chair of the president of the Senate, and,
 Whereas, the speaker of the House of Re- presentatlves is eminently deserving of such honors. Therefore be 1t
 ResOlued That the ladies of the city of Lit tie Rock, be requested to adorn with their own 'ar hands, our worthy speakers chair, after the manner of the decorations aforesaid around the chair of the president of the Senate
 Res0lUel That a committee of five be ap- pointed by the speaker to wait upon the ladies and inform them of the adoption of the above resolution. Committee, Messrs. Edmondson ot Sebastian, Graves, Butler, Hunter and Hard ing.
 Qn motion of MT. Griffin Mr. Montgomery Was added to the committee. Messrs. Mans field, Oliver and Watson, were also added
 Mr. A bbott introduced House bill No. 257. to encourage southern authors and publishers
 MT. West introduced House bill No. 256, to authorize the clerk of Crawford county to ln. dex his probate record.
 Read three times and passed.
 Mir. James introduced House bill No. 259 to pay railroad companies in this State for re- claiming swamp and overtlowed lands.
 Mr. Moody introduced House bill No. 26O to increase the compensation of the county judge of Phillips county. Read three times and Pa ,sed.
 A message was received from the Governor announcing that be had approved and signed An act to amend section two and four of chap. 49 of the Digest. relative to county courts"
 " An act amendatory of existing laws in rela- tien to county scrp.'
 !" An act to amend an act to aid in the con- structon of the eastern branch Of the Cairo and Fulton railroad, approved 18th January, 1855"
 "An act to revive and put in force within the county of Crawford, the laws iu relation to public roads and highways"
 An act for the relief of Ashley and Saline counties"
 An act to amend the act authorizing the county courts of several counties to levy road tax, and for other purposes
 An act to amend the criminal law in rela- ton to assault and batteres.n
 Mr. Hill of Perry, was called to the chair.
 MT. Bowden introduced House bill No 26l. to authorize the school commissioner of Pope county to sell certain lands at private sale Read and referred to Messrs Bowden, Barker and Venable.
 House bill No. 165. to amend the act estab fishing separate court ol chaHcery at the seat of government, was taken up, read, amended and passed
 House bill No. 124, to amend the Digest. un. der the head ot guardians and wards was read and rejected.
 Senate bill No. 79, to provide for digesting the laws, was read, amended and referred
 The supplemental swamp land bill was read a secoud time.
 House took recess until 219 o'clock.
 21a o'clock
 House convened Senate bill No. 35, to provide for a geologi cal survey of this State was read a second time. House bill No. 175, to amend the road law was rejected by vote of 26 for to 30 against the bill
 House bill No. IA, to amend chap 59 of the Digest, was read and passed
 House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.