Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-20

On motion of MT. Floyd, Senate bill No. l9, to abolish the credit system in the sale of State lands was taken up, read and passed by vote of II yeas, to 10 nays.
 Senate bill No. 30, to levy tax on deadly weapons was read, debated and referred 10 the committee on education
 A message was received from the House announcing that they were in readiness to receive the Senate to go into the election o[ public printer and land attorney.
 The Senate proceeded to the Re7resen- tative hall, where, being seated, MT. Pre- sident announced that the two houses had convened for the purpose of eleeting a public printer and land attorney.
 Nominations for public printer being in order, Mir. Redmond nominated the firm of Johnson & Yerkes of Little Rock.
 No other nominations being made John son &- Yerkes received the unanimous vote of the Senate-21.
 In the House they received 6l votes, and MT. Butler one Vote.
 J. w. McConaughey was then unani. mously reelected land attorney and State Collector.
 HOUSE.
 FRIDAY, Nov 5.-Mr. Griffin offered a resolution 10 raise a committee of nine for the purpose of inquring into the pro- priety of removing all the free negroes and mulattoes from this State. Adopted
 Mir. Mcconnell introduced Honse bill No. ?, ito tax all lands according to their true value"
 Mir. Johnson, of Desha introduced House bill No. "to encourage the hold ing of slaves" Read first time.
 MT. Garland introduced House bill No. 8 "to prevent any further emancipation of slaves in this State" Read.
 The Senate's resolution to raise a se- lect committee on the subject of the Gov ernor's recommendation to change the ju- dicial circuits was taken up, and on mo- ton of Mir. Buch, was concurred in.
 Mr. Stuart gave notice that he would introduce bill to exempt the personal at tendance of ladies in courts of justice in civil suits, providing for the taking of their deposition in such cases where their testi- mony may be necessary.
 EVENING SESSION.
 MT. McRea gave notice that he would introduce bill to pay jurors in White county the sum of $2 per day, for their service as such jurors.
 SATURDAY, Nov. 6.-Mr. Duval offer ed a joint resolution instructing our dele gation to use all honorable means to pro- cure the location of the Pacific Railroad upon or near the 35th parallel of latitude. Read first time.
 Mr. Savage introduced bill to create tax assessors in all the counties of the State. Read.
 Mr. Johnson of Pulaski introduced a bill relating to the opening of the terms of the supreme court Read first time, and rules suspended and read a second time. On further motion of Mir. Johnson of Pulaski, the rules were again suspended and the bill read the third time and passed.
 MT. Lyle introduced a bill to increase the salaries of circuit judges Read first time.
 MT. Bateman introduced bill to change the time of eleciing members to Congress. Read first time.
 House bill to increase the salary of Judges of the supreme court was taken up and read second tme.
 On motion of Mir, Mitchell referred to committee on judiciary.
 House bill "to tax all lands at their true value" was read second time and re- ferred 10 committee on ways and means
 TUESDAY, Nov. 9.-Mr. McRae moved to refer the Governors recommendations etc, on the subject of railroads and all other internal improvements to the commit tee on internal improvements. Adopted.
 WEDNESDAY, Nov l0.-Bill No. l7, " to change the time of electing members of Congress" was read second time, and referred to committee on the judiciary.
 The following message was received from the Governor by the hand of R. H. Johnson, Esq. his private secretary.
 RESOLVED, That the Governor be and he is hereby requested to communicate to the House the names of each levee contractor if any there be, who by fraud or otherwise has received more money than his work entitled him to, and that the Governor be, and is hereby fur ther requested to state the particular means if known by which such over payments were ob tained, and in cases of fraudulent work, to state the particular frauds practiced and by what contractor or contractors, if any.
 In answer to the resolution the Executive herewith transmits a report of the swamp land secretary dated 9th Nov, 1858.
 This report has been made from official re- cords and papers, and contains more inforlna- ton than the resolution called for.
 It shows the amount overpaid to each con- tractor, or firm of contractors and advises which of the contractors have demonstrated that they intend to protect the State from any loss on the account of over payments made to them upon false reports of the engineer.
 Without any personal acquaintance with William B. Gaw, the Executive appointed him engineer upon the recommendation of gentle men of integrity and high standing. Copies of some of these letters recommending him are appended to the report of the swamp land secretary. Nttfidm B. B tfttT. c teAlp deceiYnd those who recommended him, but also many other citizens in the neighborhood of the levees which he measured, but he was removed from office by the Governor, and the report of the swamp land secretary shows that he never ought to have been appointed Yet after he was removed from office it seems that many persons had confidence in his integrity and in the correctness of his measurements of the levee work done by Clark & Richardson