Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-10

MT. Davies gave notice that he would intro- | duce bill to levy road tax in Greene county. |
 MT. Marshall gave notice that he would pre-. | sent bill to tax lands according to their value |
 Mr. Clark offered aresoluton to refer so much | of the Governor's message as refers to judicial | circuits to committee to be composed of one Senator from each judicial circuit. Adopted. Committee Messrs. Clark, Williams, McCul- l0on; a1;oaaash C,alghead' Askew and Terry. Thursday, Nov. 4th.
 Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplain. MT. President announced the following stand ing committees:
 On the Judiciary: Messrs Gaines, Craishead, Floyd, Watkins, McCulloch, Clark, Askew. Williams and Terry. | On the Auditor and Treasurers books: Messrs. Rosson, Hammond, Hampton, Trimble and Davies.
 On the Militia: Messrs Marshall, Smthson, Redmond Jones and McCreery. On Banks: Messrs. Floyd, Hammond, Dou- glass, Rosson and McCulloch. On Education: Messrs. Clark, Craighead, Stirman, Trimble and Terry. | On Internal Improvements: Messrs. Hamp- ton, Redmond, Trimble, Williams and Carri- | gan.
 l | Humphreys, Watkins, Terry and Askew.
 On Agriculture: Messrs Smthson. Jones. Douglass, Pennington and McCreery.
 On County and County lines: Messrs. Hum- phreys, Clark, Trimble, Rosson and McCul- loch.
 On Public Roads: Messrs Stirman, Floyd, Smithson, Terry and Davies.
 On Enrolled Bills: Messrs. Trimble, Wat kinss Douglas. Askew and Carrigan. On Elections: Messrs. McCulloch, Stirman, Humphreys Craighead and Redmond
 On Public Printing: Messrs. Terry. Floyd, Hampton, Marshall and Redmond
 On the Penitentiary: Messrs. Watkins, Stir man, McCuloch, McCreery and Williams.
 On Claims: Messrs Williams, Humphreys, Hampton, Craighead and Davies.
 On Memorials: Messrs. Craighead, Askew, Smithson Davies and Terry.
 On Public Buildings: Messrs Carrigan. Mar shall, Douglass, Jones and Terry.
 On Public Expenditures: Messrs. Penning- ton Floyd, Askew, Douglass and Davies.
 On Swamp and Overhowed Lands: Messrs. Hammond, Hampton, Craighead. Gaines and Rosson
 Mr. Gaines offered resolution that so much of the Governors message as relates to a geo. logical survey of the State be referred to se- | leCt committee or seven OeuatOTS rom QlUercQC portions of the State.
 Adopted. Committee: Messrs. Gaines, Ham mond Douglass, Watkins, McCreery, McCul- loch and Davies
 Mir. Floyd moved that 1,5OO copies of the documents accompanying the Governors mes- sage be printed for the use of the Senate.- Amended on motion of Mr. Gaines to read 2O0O copies, and carried. | Mr. Clark oferaG ioint resolution re1ativa to the establishment of mail route from Ft Smith to Washington, Hampstead county, by way of Greenwood and Waldron. Read a first time. | Mr. Marshall was called to the chair.
 MT. Floyd offered the following joint resolu- tion:
 Whereas it is contemplated by, or under stood to be the intention of the Congress of the | United States to give aid and encourage the building of a national road from some point west of the State of Arkansas and from some other point west of the State of Missouri to San Francisco, in the State of California, form ing junction east of the Rocky mountains, which will connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, by continuous line of railways.
 And, whereas, it is subject of great magni- tude to the future interests and development of the rich resources of the State of Arkansas that one of the termini of the said Pacific rail- road should be at the town of Hopefeld on the Mississippi river opposite the city of Memphis thence on the present railroad surveys to Fort Smith, taking for it's direction what is called the 35th parallel, on the survey made by Lieu tenant Whipple which is known to be many miles the shorter route, estimated at two hun dred and fifty three miles less than any other surveyed route, and passing through region l u,,th # ate md ble land than any other route now proposed; passing through region of country upon which a ralioad can be built at a much less cost than over any other route-therefore, be it
 Resolved by tle General Assembly cf he State | of Arkansas, That our Senators n Congress | are hereby instructed and our Representatives are hereby requested to use their influence with the proper authorities and in the Congress of the United States to procure all the aid that can be had to cause the great overland railroad the 35th parallel of latitude. | The resolution was read and passed to se- cond reading under the rule | Mr. Floyd also offered resolution that committee of three be appointed to collect all the facts and information that can be procured for the purpose of showing the feasibility of building the great Pacific railroad on the Both parallel of latitude. Adopted. Committee: Messrs. Floyd, Hum- | phreys and Redmond. | Mir. Davies offered a joint resolution instruct ing and requesting our delegation iu Congress to procure an appropriation oi twenty thousand dollars to improve the navigation of St. Francis | river.
 | Read first time and on motion of Mir. Clark the rules were suspended and the resolution read a second time | Mir. Redmond moved to amend by adding thirty thousand dollars for the improvement of White river.
 MT. Stirman moved to amend the amend ment by adding fifty thousand dollars for the
 improvement of Arkansas river. The amend ment to the amendment was accepted and then the whole adopted. | MT. Hammond moved to amend the resolu- tion further, by adding ten thousand dollars for the improvement of the Oucchita river; which was adopted
 MT. Williams moved to amend the resolu- tlon further by adding one hundred thousand dollars for the improvement of White river, from the mouth to Tobert's ferry, which was adopted.
 Mr. Gaines moved to amend by adding tha. they be requested to ask grant to the State of the Arsenal at Little Rock and the barracks and | Puo'iO SlouiiuS dI T |. OUlitu. AuOptcu. On motion of MT. Floyd, the resolution and amendments were then referred to the commit tee on memorials.
 MT. Trimble gave notice of his intention to introduce bill to change the time of electing representatives to Congress.
 Mr. Douglass gave notice of his intention to introduce bill to abolish peremptory challen- ges of jurors in criminal cases. Also bill to change the time of holding the probate court of Benton county | Mir. Floyd introduced Senate bill No. 9 to define the punishment for the crime of assault and battery. Read twice and referred to the | judiciary committee. | Mir. Hampton introduced Senate bill No. & to distribute the new digest of the statutes.- Read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
 MT. Williams presented the petition of Ell. vra H.; Brown, of Marion county, widow of 1 William M. Brown, late sheriff of said county aud also a bill for her relief as admnistratix of the estate of said decedent. Read twice and referred to the committee on claims. | MT. Floyd introduced Senate bill No. E to