Washington telegraph., 1857-01-21

On motion OF Dir. InildcTS, the HOUSE
adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. 6.
The House met pursuant to adjourn-
ment.
Mr.. Williams, Of Pulaski, from the COM
mittee on the judiciary, reported in favor
Of Senate bill No 81.
Report and bill laid on the table for the
present
Mote by the reporter. This bill hav-
ing excited some interest a synopsis is
given of its provisions.l
Sec. l provides that upon three days
notice served upon any officer, and his Sc
curities or enc or more Of them, Judgment
may be entered against him. Against
sheriffs, coroners and constables for failing
to return an execution; judgment for
amount Of the judgment, and costs and
ten per cent; for falling to pay over mon
ey collected; judgment for amount col
lected and ten per cent. per month.
For not using due diligence or making
false return, judgment for amount with
heavy per centaSe.
Other sections provide against clerks
for not issuing writs, judgments, on ike
notices, for from fifty to five hundred dol
lars.
These do not preclude the party injured
from resort to the means Of redress now
provided by law.
Mr. Williams of Marion, from select
committee, reported IN favor Of House
bill No. 252, to increase the per diem pay
Of members Of the next General Assem-
bly,.
Mr. Quarles submitted minority re-
port.
On motion Of Mr. Bowden, the majority
report was adopted
Dir. Mansfield amended by making It's
provisions extend beyond the next General
Assembly
Mr. Ross moved to amend by striking
out ''four dollars per day" and inserting
GIVE dollars for the first thirty days, four
dollars for the next twenty-five days, and
two dollars per day for the remainder Of
the session.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Kelly moved to amend By proyid-
ing that the session should not continue
for more than sixty days.
Laid on the table.
Dir. Anderson moved to amend by Civ
ing the President Of the Senate and Speak
er of the House each five dollars per day.
Adopted.
Mr. Moody moved to strike out '.fo Ut"
and insert zone dollar per day.
Lost.
Mr. Edmondson of Sebastian moved 10
amend by fixing the per diem pay AT two
dollars and fifty cents.
Laid en- the table.
On motion Of Mr Mansfield, the bill
was ordered to be engrossed for third
reading on tomorrow.
Mr. Mitchell offered a resolution appro-
priating FIVE thousand dollars to pay the
members and officers of the General, AS
senbly.
Adopted.
Several Senate bills and joint rcsolu-
tions were read a second time.
House bin No. 234, to amend the law
concerning assignment Of dover and con-
yeyance of property belonging to a mar
ried woman and concerning wills of a mar
ried woman
MIR. Douglass offered an amendment
that the tcnsc corert shall have been mar
rled with the consent and appreciation of
her parents or guardians.
Adopted
Mr. Moody was excused from voting.
Mr. Hudson offered the following a.
mendment:
''That all men shall be considered of
age when they marry, and shall be account
able for their debts"
Amendment laid on the table.
After which the bill was rejected on its
final passage By vote of 20 for, and 20
against it.
House bill No. 181, to prevent the cir
cuiation of change tickets of less denom-
ination than five dollars was read a second
time.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell, the bill was
laid on the table till the fourth day of Ju-
ly next, by the decisive vote of 40 to 16.
Mr.. Gibson introduced House bill No.
253, to authorize and empower Arkansas
I. Moody, late Arkansas L. Hill, to assign
dover and make settlements, and to give
legality and validity to her acts as fully
as if she were of age, which was read
three times and passed.
Adjourned.
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