Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-29

Sap's store, in Fulton county, Arkansas. to Springfield, Missouri: read three times and adopted
 Honse joint resolution No. 10, relative to amending the constitution, so as to allow the Governor to fill vacancies in the office of iudge of the circuit court by appointment was read the second time; and referred to the committee on the judiciary
 House bill No. 55, "to authorize the Gov. ernor to select certain lands" read three times and passed.
 House bill Mo- 83, to confine the iursdic ton of justices of the peace to the townships Tn ana TOT which they are elected;' read the thlrd tune, when some discussion was had on the bill between several members and laid on the table; yeas 38, nays 23.
 Mr. Abbott moved to reconsider the vote on House bill No. 83, and called for the yeas and nays which were ordered, and the roll being called, the vote stood: yeas 29, nays B. % the House refused to reconsider the vote senate bill No. 40, to authorize the clerks oi the circuit courts of this State to issue sub | poehas In vacation for witnesses to appear be- ,ore the grand jury" read twice. and referred to the committee on .he judiciary
 Senate blll No. 45, 4 for the relief of F. G Gardenhire, Robert L. Mitchell, Joshua Stokes and Stephen $. Bunch," was read the first and second time, and referred to select committee of three
 Senate bill No. 51, "to amend an act to au- thorize the county courts of the counties of Jackson, Crawford, Pope, Lawrence, Critten- den, Monroe, Columbia Lafayette and Pulaski, to levy road tax and for other purposes, and to revive and put in force all road laws in force at the passage of said act' which was read three times and passed. Mir. Saxon introduced House bill No. 211. ' to alter or amend section 5, chapter PA. of Gould's Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas, under the head of patrols;" read twice and re- ferred to the committee on the judiciary. House adjourned until 915 o'clock to. morrow morning.
 Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1858.
 House met.
 Prayer by the Chaplain
 Senate bill No. g, " in reference to harboring and concealing runaway slaves" was taken up and read three times and passed Senate bill No. 10, " to relieve certain pur- | chasers of land from the State" was taken up, and read the second time and amended and on motion of Nr Garland, was referred to the committee on swamp and overfowed lands Senate joint solution No. H. "relalive to an act of Congress confirming sales of public lands entered under the graduation acts within the limits of railroad grants," was taken up, read twice and amended, and then read third time and passed. Mir. Jacowav, from the select committee, to whom was referred House bill Mo- 196 ito remove the swamp land office from Clarksville, in Johnson county, to Dardanelle, in Yell coun- tv, and for other purposes" have had the same l under consideration, and have instructed me to report the same back as amended, and recom- mend its passage; which read and receiv- ed, and Mir. Newton, from the same commit tee, made minority report, recommending that House bill No. 196, be rejected; which was read and received, and Mr. Newton moved the adoption of the minority report. MT. Gordon moved to lay both reports on the table until Monday next, which did not prevail.
 The question then came up on the motion to adopt the minority report, on which Mr Crawford called for the yeas and nays which were ordered and the roll being called, the vote stood: yeas 34, nays 24
 So the minority report was adopted, and House bill No. 196, thereby rejected.
 Mr. Johnson of Pulaski, introduced House bill No. PIP, 'to abolish the Fayetteville swamp land district, and annex the same to the Clarks- vile district of swamp lauds;" which was read three times and passed.
 MT. Griffin moved to suspend the regular or der of business and take up Senate bill in re- ation to the Cairo and Fulton railroad
 Mir. Abbott objected, and the vote was taken and division called for and upon a count 21 voted in the affirmative, and g in the mega tive.
 So the motion did not prevail.
 Substitute House bill No 115, Gin relation to minors who have no guardians" was taken up and the report of the judiciary committee made some time since. recommending the pas- sage of the substitute bill read and adopted, and substitute House bill No 115 was then taken up and read three times and passed.
 Substitute House bill Mo- 116 "concerling sick prisoners" was taken up and the report of the judiciary committee read and adopted, and substitute House bill No ll6 was read twice and ordered to a third reading.
 House bill No. 60, "to prevent frauds and oppression under colcr of judicial process" was taken up, and the report of the judiciary con- mittee recommending the passage of the bill was read and adopted and House bill No. 60. was read the third time and passed.
 House bill No. 1O9, to indemnify the own- CT or owners of slaves under sentence of death or expulsion from the State" was taken up, and read the second time and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
 (Message from the Governor, by his private secretary, R. H Johnson, esq)
 House bill No S. "to abolish the office of internal improvement commissioner, and for other purposes was taken up and the report of the committee on internal improvements. recommending the passage of House bill No. 69, was taken up and read, and MT. Girland moved the adoption of the report. on which motion the vote was taken and division called for, and unon a count 32 voted in the affirma- tive and 28 in the negative
 S. the report was adopted.
 Motions to amend to lay on the table and 10 except counties from the operation of the bill, were severallv made.
 House adjourned until tomorrow morning 9 o'clock.
 Thursday Dec. 16.
 House met
 Prayer by the Chaplain
 On motion of Mr. Mitchell the regular or der of business was suspended, and the calen- dar taken up.
 Amendment offered by Mr. Mitchell to House bill No 69. ito abolish the office of internal
  poses," came up, and upon its adoption the vote was taken and stood: 30 to 20
 So the amendment was adopted, and read the second time. Mr. Baxter then renewed his motion to table the bill until the 4'h of July, 1860, but at the suggestion of Mr. Mitchell. withdrew his mo- ton, and MT. Mitchell moved to recommit the bill to the committee on the judiciary, but af- ter some remarks from several members with drew it.
 MT. Duval moved to recommit the bill to the committee on the judiciary, which motion pre- vailed.
 MT. Bunch moved suspension of the regu- lar order of business and take up Senate bill No. 52. concerning the Cairo and Fulton railroad companv:" the vote was taken and division called for, and upon count the vote stood: 30 to 26A
 So the motion prevailed, and the bill, was taken up and read first and second time
 Mr. Hill offered the following amendme, t:
 Strike out all that part of the bill that aI- ludes to the Little Rock and Fort Smith branch of the Cairo and Fulton railroad; read and MT. Newton moved to lay the amendment on