Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-15

m of righ as to give justices of the peace jurs- diction in cases of assault and battery. Read twice 100 copies ordered to be printed and re- ferred } A select committee of one from each iudicis circuit. consisting of Messrs. Clark, Davies McColloch, Williams. Floyd and Ham, mond.
 Mir. Clark introduced S'nate bill No. 92, to incorporate the White river, Dardanele and Fort s th railroad company. Read twice and referee. to the committee on internal improve ments.
 Mir tsedmond introduced Senate bill No. 93, ato ipco orate the Helena and Iron mountain |railroad company. Read twice, 100 copies or dered be printed and referred to the commit tee on ternal improvements.
 Mir. Terry introduced Senate bill No. 94, for the rele of John Wassel. Read twice and referred to the committee on claims.
 Mir. Pennington introduced Senate bill No 95 to amend sec 15, of chapter l0l of Gould's Dioest. Read twice and referred to the com mittee on swamp and overaowed lands. Mir. McColIoch introduced Senate bill No. 96. to incorporate the Hampton male and fe male academy. Read twice and referred to the committee on education.
 MT. Williams introduced Senate bill No. 97, to constitute certain acts of individuals misd e. meanors. Read twice and referred to the com mittee on the judiciary.
 House joint resolution concerning mail route A. 7812 from Little Rock to Fort Smith, was on motion of Mir. Stirman, taken up.
 After some debate it was laid on the table for the present.
 The amendment to the constitution of this State proposed by the last General Assembly, prooIng that no county now established by .l,.l Il tonal on account of it's containing less num- Der of square miles than 9o0 was read and the l vote thereon stood: ayes r. nays 3.
 The amendment proposed to the constitution by the last General Assembly, providing that VI, < aie of Arsausas shall not b. sued in any U her couuties; was read aud the vote stood: yeas l7, nays ..
 Mr. hammof was callel to the chair. On motion of Mr Pfesiden House b ll No 152, 10 incorporate The town oi Napoleon, wa- fseea ap. reia and after some d~cussion refer red .p ihe committee ou the julicay.
 Adjourned.
 Tluysiay. December 9. A Srla'c met Prayer by the Chaplain. ou m aion of Mr. rrmble, the Senate re- solved to hold evening sessions at least twice i week uldl she orders of the day are disposed Of
 Mr. Caui.an offered the following resolu- ton:
 RcsoFrai by tse Gereral Assembly, ef he Sate of Arl.,nsas, That the present legislature ad- ioun aue dte on Monday, the 27th of Decem ber att0 o'nlock. A. NJ, and that the House of Representatives be requested to concur here in.
 Mir. Askew offered the following .ubs,i- tute:
 WHEREAS, The penrle of Arkansas have a Digest # as good laws most of the States of this | ion
 And whereas attempts are being made to re- peal s many of its provisions that if said at tempt prevail, our constituents never will compr lend the laws by which they are gov erned therefore
 Be reso'red, That this General Assembly adiour sine die on the 20th December 1856 at moo
 MT humphreys moved to lay boh resolu- tions lne table. On division. the Senate refuse to table Mir. Askew's resolution. MT. Floyd moved to indefinitely postpone both olutious. Carried by vote of F to 3. Mir jlark, from the committee on education. asked 2 be discharged from further consdera- ton Senate bill No. 30, to levy a tax on deadl, weapons. Committee discharged and the bi referred to the judiciary committee. Mir. Jlark, from the committee on education, recon. ended the passage of Senate bill No. 96 to corporate the Hampton male and ie- male adeny. The bill was read third time and ted.
 On Motion of Mir Hammond, Senate bill No l 3. to distribute the new Digest was taken up. The amendments of tte House were read and some concurrei iu, and 10 others, the Senate re- fused e. concur.
 uuSn~l arshall introduced Senate bill No. 9S,
 sections 22 and 23. of chapter 62 of 3GoulI I~S gest, in regard to secrecy in elections. Read twice and referred to the committee on elections.
 On motion of Mir NcCreery, House bill No. 79 for the relief of Emily Sophonia Quarles, was taken up, read three times and passed. On motion of Mr. Humphreys, the Senate Lhen went into committee of the whole, on Iuuge Floyd's bill to exclude free negroes from he State. which was amended when the con- nittee rose and the amendments were adopted Y the Senate. Upor the question of the final passage of the bill, Mr Ora 5head spoke at some eneth. but before the vote was taken, he gave Tay a motion to adjourn.
 ,Ffday December 10. Senate met. Pra,E by he cls nlain. ,.., Mr Craigh, resumed his s~s1,rs ms ga [ a.sage 5f the Eil, and w. Aa...
 aiues in supportof most of it's pHso 5. - dobale was ln,th.r continued by slb sed d Or tine phss geG tho b,l!, and Mir. Hum -s agaias, Is comti.uuouali,y, but before
 d. taken, the S,nate adjourned.
 .Sqtnrciay Dec. H. Seaate ffIct Prayer by the Chaplain. fAe scussion on the free negro bill was ula ned. Mir. Clara speAklng in favor oi is ssaga, and Mir. Ask,w agan,tit it, when, on hs otior. IL was referred to a select committee of lr Senators. The President appointed as such lnmlttee, Messrs. Floyd, Askew, Clark and aghead.
 Mr. Humphreys wa called to the chair. On mption of Mr Foyd. House bill No. l99 nceming the Bank d the State of Arkansas Is taken up, snd on notion of Mr. Hammond Is read the second 5me and referred 10 tine mmittee on banks.
 Mr Hammond presnted the petition of E. Havnes, which va referred to the commiJ- swamp and vefiowei lands.
 NJ McColloch pres,nted the petition of sun
 ( izens Of Drew county praying that the
 court of Drew county might be empow , levy and collect railroad fax, which referred tofhe committee on the iudlcla- D mOtlon ot Mir. OarH, Senate bill 70. flo, or ginsSan act of the general Assembly of
 { ate q Louisiana incorporating the Lou- s Arkansas and Texas nav avigation company
 ken up-
 Clark offered to amend the bill by adding
 lowing sections.
 tiff ssid company shall fsil to open and
 e saiaNaft within five years after the pas
 this act. such company shall forfeit all
 and privileges crclted by this act.
 t this act shall be deemed a public act
 ay be altered or amended at any time 1y
 lte of Arkansas.
 amenAnent was adopted
 Carrigan gsered to amend further by adl-
 follow ingproviso to the first section 1f
 l.
 o0ided, The assent ot the Congress- of tie
 sd States be first given to the collection ,f
 tolls; which was also adopted.
 'e bill as amended, was then passed by
 of 15 to f.
 motion of Mir. Redmond, the use of tie
 e chamber was granted for the purpose If