Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-15
the resolution on. the table; which motion did not prevail.
 Mr. Garland offered the following resolu-

 the resolution on. the table; which motion did not prevail
 MT. Garland offered the following resolu. tion:
 hesosred, That especial committee of seven be appointed on the part of the House for the | purpose ol investigating the different bills which have been submitted for its confederation, and report back to the House; which was read and rejected
 MT. Baxter offered the following resolution:
 Hesotoed, That the committee on free negroes ana mulattoes heretofore appointed, be and hey are hereoy requested to report upon the matter 1 re'efted 70 them at as early day as practca- ole, and upon vote, the resolution was reject ed.
 | ne question then recurred on the adoption ot the original resolutions; which was decided in the affirmative.
 Messrs Hill, Duval, Hays, McRae, Ham mond, Anderson of Phillips and Newton, were appointed said committee.
 MT Nreen then renewed his motion to make House bill No. 147, the special order of the day Tor tomorrow at II o'clock
 MT. Saxon moved to amend by striking out to-morrow, and insert Saturday next Accent. l ed
 MT. Moss moved to amend by striking out Il o'clock, and insert 2lz, o'clock PM. Also accepted
 The motion was then put to the House and decided in the affirmative, and the House deci- ded to go into committee uf the whole on House bill No. 147, at 21s o'clock P. NJ, on Saturday | next.
 Mr. McCammon, from the joint committee on the landed interests of the State. male an additional report, which was accompanied with two bills to carry out the objects of the report. and House bill No. 197, " to enable purchasers oi certain swamp lands to obtain deeds from the State and for other purposes" which was read twice and referred to the committee on the 1 judiciary.
 House bill No. 19S, concerning the revenue ariSlng from the taxation of swamp and oyer flowed lands;" was read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary On motion of Mr. Duifie 300 copies of the additional report on the landed interests of the olate was ordered to be printed for the Use of the House.
 MT. Johnson of Desha, from the committee on the swamp and overowed lands, to whom was referred House bill No. l84, 10 amend the Pre-emptlon laws of this State, have instructed me to report 1t back to the House and recom- mend its rejection.
 MT. Pennington moved to reject the report oi the committee, on which question the vote was taken and no quorum voting, the question was then on the reception of the re port on which the vote was taken, and decided in the allirna- | tive.
 On motion of Mr. Griffin, the report of the committee was adopted, and bill No 19f, there by rejected.
 hr. Johnson of Desha, from the committee on swamp and overhowed lands, to whom was referred House bill No 10, reported it back and recommended its rejection; which was read and received
 Mir. Robertson, from the same committee. made minority report; which was read and re- ceved
 The calendar was taken up
 House bill No. 5, was taken up and read the third time, and being on its final passage. Mr ! Mchean, by uuanmous leave of the House. withdrew the bill for the purpose of amending it.
 House bill No. 68, "to enlarge the corporate limits of the city of Little Rock;" was req the second time and referred to tho commttee on the judiciary.
 fioase blil No. G. was read inc second tmc and amended by addltg Henry Bradley of Cfaw- for! county. and referred to the committee on petitions and memorials
 House bll No. 73, read the .e~o1l time. and referred to the committee ou ,he judiciary. House joint resolution No. l6, relative to procuring the journal. ol the Senate aua House of Representatives ir Congress for each circuit court clerk in this x l,e: YA. taken np and read the sec,ud and third time ard adopted.
 Substitute House bill No 9l, "to confer power upon tho circuit cour.s of this State 10 constitute legal ha.rs;" was taken up and read the er~nd and thiri time and passed.
 Houses- No. 93, to increase the pay of wit nesses in the county of Columbia, was taken up and read the second time, when on separate motions the bill was amended by adding the following counties: Lafayette, St. Francis, Hot Spring, Jackson, Union; White Ashley, Qua chlta, Poirsett, Yell, Dcsha, Prairie, Phillips and Sever; the amendments were read the se- cond time, and ordered to be engrossed, and made the special order of the day for Friday next
 House bill No. 100, " to add to the county of Columbia, portion Of the county of Uuion;' was read the second and third time and pass ed.
 House bill No. 10t, i" to increase the revenue of the counties of this State and for other pur- poses" was taken mp and read the second tme and on motion of Mr. Mitchell, the b.ll was in- deliditely postponed.
 House adjourned until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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