Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-15
inuSp convened

prevailed, ana olll referred 10 select committee of seven.
 MT Baxter introduced House ill No. 200, "providing for the appointment of county attorney for the counLy of In1epcndence;" which read three times and passed.
 Mr. Abbott introduced House billi No POI, ' to change the name of Emily II. Jenkins, of Ouachita county, to that of Emily II. Searls;;' which was read three times and passed.
 Mir Mitchell introduced House bill No. POP, !" for the relief of Putnam and Oates of Arkan- sas countv;'' was read three times and passed.
 Mr. Murphy introduced House bill No 2O3, to egalize the sale of fractional sec. 16, in T. 15, s. R. p west, in Lafayette county;' which was read twice and referred to the com mittee on claims.
 Mr. Mitchell introduced House bill No. 2O4, for the relief of Monroe county" which Was read twice, and amended by aiding large number of counties under it's provisions; the bill was then ordered to be engros>ed for a third reading, and made the special order of the day for tomorrow, at 10 o'clock A. M
 House adjourned until to morrow morning at 9 o'clock A. NJ.
 Friday Dec. To-
 House met.
 Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Mr. Daiiie presented the petition of surdrv citizens of Calhoun, Ouacha and Dallas coun- ties, praying the passage of law prohibiting the sale of spirtuous liquors within one mile of the male academy at Hopevle; which was without being read, referred 10 q select con- m'ttee of three.
 Mt. Baxter presented skelton of a bill re- ferriag to petition before the judiciary con- mirce at this tune: which, on further motion of MT. Baxter, Was referred to the committee onttc judiciary.
 Mr. West presented the petition of % citi- zere of Pope county, relative to compensating Rob-rt White for guarding and medical services for prisoner, etc.; which was without reading, on his further motion, referred to the committee on the judiciary.
 M~. Burns presented a petition of 80 citizens of Sslrcy county, relating to an act of 1916, declaring the Buffalo fork of White river na- vigaJc stream and praying the repeal of said law; which was without reading, on his further motion referred to the committee on the judi ciary.
 Mr. McRae presented the petition of 6t cti- zens of White county, for damages for a change in Ievee in said county, which was without reading, on his further motion, referred to the committee on petitions and memorials
 Mir. Johnson of St. Francis, moved to sus- ! pend the regular order of business, and take up House joint resolution Mo- 40, proposing amend ments to the constitution of this State; which was taken up and read the second time. The calendar was taken up.
 House resolved itself into committee of the whole on House bill No. 2O4, for the relief of the counties of MoAoe Washington, Laiavette Prairie, Marion, YGll, Ponsett, Jackson Mont- gomery, Crawford, Saline, St. Frmcs Perry and White;' taken up--Mr T. c. A Ali,r- son in the chair. The b.ll was read the third time and passed
 House bill No. 93, to increase the pay of witnesses in the countie, of Columbia l.af,y- etc. St. Francis, Hot Spring, White, Ashley, | slarou, Jacksnn Ouachita, Po;nsett, Desha, Philips, Yell, Prairie and Sevier,' Was read the third time and passed. The House look recess until 2Io o'clock, ?. NJ.
 2l5 o'clock, P. M.
 House convened--Mr. Green in the chair, and the House resumed the consideration of the minority report of lhe committee swamp and ovcrilowed lands several amendments offered, which were not adopted. i The question then recurred upon the motion to adopt the minority report, upon which mo. ton, MT. Saxon called for the. yeas and nays which were ordered, an the ro,! being called, | the vote stood: yeas 20 nays 30.
 So the motion to adopt the minority report did not prevail.
 On motion of Mir. Johnson, of Dcsha, the report of the majority of the committee WAS then adopted, and House joint resolution No. 50 was thereby rejected.
 MT. Hemmingway offered the following reso- | iution:
 Reso'Uea, That it would be gratifying to the mentors of this House, and the citizens of tue | State Geoogist, would deliver at such time as would suit his convenience, a lecture or lectures on the subject of geology, and that the Use of this hall, be and is hereby tendered him on such evenings a, he may designate, which was read, and Mr. Baxter offered the following amendment: And that committee of three ] be appointed to wait on Dr. Owen, and inform him of the adoption of this resolution;" which was accepted by Mir. Hemingway, and the re- solution was then adopted.
 House adjourned until tomorrow morning 9o'cock.
 Saturday, Dec II.
 House met.
 Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Mir. Savage offered the following resou- 1 tioG:
 | Resozved, That with the concurrencS of the Senate, both Houses go into the election of swamp land agents on Monday next, at II O clock A. M.
 i Which was read and Mr. Jacowav moved to amend by striking out Monday next" and in- ser5ing Saturday December 19," on which motion the vote was taken, and decided in the affirmative So the amendment was adopted The resolution was read as amended and adopt | ed.
 MT. Fitzpatrick, from the select committee, to inquire into the official conduct of the swamp land agents, made a minority report. Mr. Griffin, from the same select committee, made a majortv report which was adopted.
 These reports are too long to copy into the proceedings, and from the subject matter dis cussed in them they cannot be condensed so as to give all the facts as reported without omit ting something that might do inj usticc to some of the officers mentioned in them.
 Mr. Baxter offered the following rcsolu- ton:
 Resolved That committee of five be ap. pointed on the part of the House, to act in con. | junction with like committee on the part of the Senate, to collect information in reference to the official conduct of the several land agents of this State, and report accordingly, and that the Senate be requested to concur herein; which was read, and Mir. Hill moved to amend by striking out all reference to the Senate, so as to make tht committee to be raised, House com mittee only; which amendment was accepted. | The resolution was afterwards amended in sev- eral respects and adopted.
 The House then went into the election of the committee by ballot, and on the second bal. lot, Messrs. Hlll Carroll, Hemmingway, Green and Thrower, were elected said committee.
 Mr. Williams offered the following resolu. t:on
 Resolued, That the use of this hall be ten dered to the Rev. P. A. Moses, agent for the Wallace Institute, for the purpose of deliver- ing an address on the subject of education, on the evening of the 18th, January and that the Senate be requested to attend; which was read and adopted.
 Several resolutions were offered and adopted lpssructing the investigating committee raised by the House, on the official conduct of the diff. iersnt swamp land agents, in regard to the