Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-24
Legislative Proceedings.
Mo7,day. Nov. 15.
SENATE.

Ih07a0dy, No'. 10. Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplain.
 A message was received from the House of Representatives announcing the passage of sun- dry House bills.
 MT. Smithson offered resolution that mas ter David Dodd be allowed to serve the house as page.
 Mr. Douglas moved to lay the resolution on the table.
 YePs, l5, nays, 2. So the resolution was laid on the table,
 Mr. McCreery presented the petition of sun dry citizens living ne'T the contemplated line of the Cairo and Fulton railroad company re- monstratng against further grant of land by Congress to the State for railroad purposes and a continuation of tn ose grants already made unless the conditions specified in said grant are strictly complied with aud especially the grant to the C. and F. R. R. O., unless that road be built by 1863, and praying that when the lands so granted become suOl ect to entry that actual settlers thereon shall be entitlel to pre-emption which was read and referred to the committee on internal Improvements.
 Mr. Gaines from the committee on the judi ciarv, reported back Senate bill Mo- 8 to distr- bute the new Digest, with some amendments, which were adopted and the bill as amended, read third time and passed.
 Mr. Floyd, from the committee on banks reported back Senate bill No. p, to etfecJuaily prevent the circulation 0! bank notes within this State, without recommendatlpn.
 The bill was then, on motion of Mir. Floyd, referred to the committee ot the whole, and made the order of the day for tomorrow.
 Mr. McC0lloch, from the committee on cleo tions, to whom had been referred the memorial of Phillip Van Patton, who contested the seat of w. A. Jones' as senator from the counties of St. Francis and PoinSett, submitted a re- port thereon.
 The report was in favor of w. A. Jones' the sitting member, declaring him elected by five majority.
 Mr. Marshall offered resolution that the memorial be re committed to the committee on elections with power to send for the poll-bools and ballots of the to townships in dispute. Lost.
 The report of the committee was then adopt ed
 Mir. Trimbls, from the committee on enroll ments, reported sundry resolutions and bills correctly enrolled.
 Mir. Humphreys introduced Senate bill No. 43, to create a sinking fund for the ultimate re- demption of the State bonds.
 Read twice and referred to the committee on banks.
 On motion of Mr. Clark, House bill No. 65, to incorporate the town of Greenwood, in Se- bastian county, was taken up, read three times and passed.
 On motion of Mir. Gaines, House bill No. 54, to authorize the clerk of the circuit and county courts of Desha county to transcrbe certain re- cords and for other purposes, was taken up, read three times and passed.
 On motion of Mir. Redmond, House bill No ro II, fcf tbo ,.fS S ed Hill in Monroe county, was taken up, read three times and passed.
 On motion of MT. Humphreys, House bill No 76, to authorize the administrator of John E. Metcalf to sell and convey title to all lands of said Metcalf, was taken up read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary
 Mr. Humphreys presented.a petition and sun- dry documents relative to the lands of said Metcaf, deceased, which were also referred to said committee.
 Mr. Stirman offered the following resolu- tion
 Resol0e{ Jy Me Senate, That the report of the committee on elections in relation to the contest between Phillip Van Patton of Poinsett and William A. Jones of St. Francis county for State Senator rom their senatorial district be fully concurred in by the Senate.
 ResolUei That William A. Jones is fully en- titled to the seat contested by P. Van Patton fer and during the term prescribed by she con stitution of the State.
 RssoIced, That one hundred copies of said report of the committee on elections be printed for the use of the Senate. Adopted,
 On motion of Mir. Pennington, House bill No. ,, to change the name of Frances Isabella Smith to that of Frances Isabella Rose, and to constitute her lawful heir of Christopher C. Rose and Lauretta Rose, was taken up, read three times and passed
 Mir. Smthson intfoduced Senate bill No A, to repeal all the laws of this State upon the subject of swamp lands.
 Rad twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
 Adjourned.