Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17
Read three times and passed.
Saturday, Nov. 18th.
Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplain.

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 Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Hon. Thomas B. Craighead. Senator elect from the counties of Mississippi and Crittenden, appeared, was sworn and took his seat.
 Mr. Trimble was called to the chair.
 Mr Gaines offered joint resolution that when the two Houses met to-day, to elect public printer that they also elect a land attor- nev and state collector. Adopted. Mr. Hammond offered resolution providing for the payment for printing and binding the report of the geological survey. Referred to the committee on public printing. MT. Gaines introduced Senate bill No. 37. to amendssthe law in relation to cut-offs
 Read twice and referred to the committee on swamp and overfowed lands.
 Mr. Floyd introduced Senate bill No 3S. to require parties ltigaut to be first sworn, be- fore other testimony can be introduced
 Read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
 Mr. Pennington introduced Senate bill No. 8, to reduce the rate of State tax to one eighth of one per centum.
 Read twice and referred to the committee on ways and means.
 Mir. Watkins introduced Senate bill Mo- 40, to authorize the clerks of ihe circuit court of the severa, counties of this State to issue, in vacation, subpenas for witnesses before the grand jury.
 Read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
 Mr. Floyd introduced Senate bill No. Al, to suppress and prevent litigation and to establish and create courts of reconciliation within this State
 Read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
 Mr. McColloch introduced Senate bill to re- peal sec. 145 of Gould's Digest, under the head of administration.
 Read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
 Mir. McCreery offered resolution instructing the secretary to procure the bill to aid the ag- ricultura and mechanical interests of the State, from the committee on agriculture and have POO copies thereof printed Adopted.
 On motion of MT. Redmond, House bill No. 32, to amend the charter of the city of Helena was taken up amended, read three times and passed.
 On motion of Mr. Floyd, Senate bill No. 19, to abolish the credit system in the sale of State lands was taken up, read and passed by vote of II yeas. to 10 nays.
 A message was received from the House announcing the passage of sundry House bills
 Senate bill No. 4. granting relief to Elvira II. Brown, was read third time and passed
 Senate bill No. 30, to levy tax on deadly weapons was read, debated and referred to the committee on education.
 A message was received form the House an- nouncng that they were in readiness to receive the Senate to go into the election of public printer and land attorney
 The Senate proceeded to the Representative hall, where, being seated Mr. President an- nounced that the two houses had convened for the purpose of electng public printer and land attorney.
 Nominations for pnblic printer being in or der, MT. Redmond nominated the firm of J John- son x Yerkes of Little Rock
 No other nominations being made, Johnson < Yerkes received the unanimous vote of the Senate-21.
 In the House they received 64 votes, and Mir. Butler one vote
 J. w. McConaughey was then unanimously Reelected land attorney and state collector.
 The Senate returned to their chamber and ad- journed until Monday morning at 9l5 o'clock