Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-29
Legislative Proceedings.
 SENATE.
Monday, Dec. 13.
Canate met proyer hv tba Cbopla;n

Senate met. Prayer bv the Chaplain. Mr. Floyd offered joint resolution inviting Dr. D. D. Owen, the state geologst, to lecture on the science of geology, and tend ering him the use of either hall for that purpose, which was read and adopted
 MT. Hampton offered the following resolu- tion:
 Reso1ued by he General Assembly of tue State of Aykansas, That the present session of this General Assembly will ad journ sine de on Monday, the 10th of January, A. D. 1859, and that the House of Representatives be respectful lv reouested to concur herein. Adopted
 MT. Terry offered a resolution to fix the hour of meeting each day at halt past nine o'clock, A. M Lost.
 Mir. Redmond, from select committee re- commended the passage of Senate bill No 89, with an amendment that the amount to be awarded shall not exceed twenty five hundred dollars The bill as amended Was read third time and passed
 Mir. Floyd from the committee on banks, re- ported in favor of the passage of House bill No. l99, concerning the State Bank of Arkan- sas, which was read third time and passed.
 MT. Clark introduced Senate bill Mo- 99, to charter the Central Pacific Telegraph company. Read twice, 100 copies ordered to be printed and referred to the committee on internal i'm. | provements.
 MT. McColloch, from the committee on elec- tions, reported adversely to Senate bill No. 98, 1 to amend the law in regard to secrecy in cleo tons.
 Mir. Trmble moved to recommit the bill, which motion was lost.
 The report was then adopted and the bill thereby reected.
 Mr Elov1 oHaraJ d. . secretary of state to furnish the census of Ar kansas county, if returned to his ofice Adop- ted.
 The Senate then coDcurred in the resolution of the Honse to go into the election of state land agents on Saturday. by a vote of 12 to g.
 Mir. Stirman introduced Senate bill No. 100, to authorize clerks of courts to transcrbe marriage certificates when necessary, which was read three several times and passed.
 Mir. Askew introduced Senate bill No. 1OI donating the swamp and overhowed lands to heads of families. Read twice and referred to the committe on swamp and overfowed lands
 MT. Hammond introduced Senate bill No. 102, for the relief of McNeil and Oracle.
 The same disposition made of this bill.
 On motion of Mr. Clark Senate bill No. 8S. to attach portion of Sebastian county to the county of Scott, was taken up read the second and third times and passed
 On motion of Mir McCreery, House joint re- solution relative 10 procuring from Congress an extension of the White river mail-route. up Little Red river to West Point, and to the es tablishment of new mail route from West Point to Searcy, was taken up, read and concur red in
 On motion of Mr. Terry, House bill No. II, to fix the pay of jurors was taken up and read twice Mr. Terry offered an amendment, ex- empting certain counties and on his motion the bill and amendment were referred to the con- mittee on the judiciary.
 On motion of hIr. S5irman, House bill No. 28, to amend sec. 14 of chap. 146 of GoulG's Digest, was taken up, read three several times and passed.
 On motion of Mir. Marshall, House bill No. 35, for the relief of James H. lIearndon, was taken up, read twice and referred to the com mittee on claims.
 Adjourned.