Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27
.Arixansas Legislature.
TsyNopsls OF PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

MoNDAY,' Nov. b. Mir. McCreery pre- scented the petition of sundry citizens livlng near6the contemplated line of the Cairo and Fnlton Railroad Company remonstrating against further grant of land by Congress to the State for railroad purposes and a continua- ton of those grants already made unless the conditions specified in said grant are strictly compiled with and especially the grant to the Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company, unless that road be built by 1863, and praying that when the lands so granted become subject to entry, that actual settlers thereon shall be en- titled to pre-emption, which was read and re- ferred to the committee on internal improve ments.
 MT. Humphreys introduced Senate bill No 43, to create sinking fund for the ultimate redemption of the State bonds Read twice and referred to the committee on banks.
 On motion of MT. Redmond, House bill No 39, for the relief of the township of Surround ed Hill, in Monroe county, was taken up, read three times and passed.
 Mir. Smithson introduced Senate bill No Al, to repeal all the laws of this State upon the subject of swamp lands Read twice and re- ferred to the committee on the judiciary. ig TUESDAY, Nov. 16.-Mr. Hammond offered the folio wing resolution:
 RESOLVED, That the committee on the judi sciary take into consideration the propriety of passing an act giving the chancery courts the power of changing names and constituting law ful heirs in certain cases and that they be in- structed to report by bill or otherwise.- Adopted.
 The Senate then went into committee of the whole on Senate bill No. 9, to elfectually prevent the circulation of bank notes and bills in this State-Mr. Hampton taking the chair.
 The bill was amended in committee of the whole, and after they rose the amendment was adopted by the Senate
 The bill was further amended on motion of MT. Carrigan, and then read third time and passed by b yeas and nays.
 WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17.--Mr. Gains reported back Senate bill to amend the law in relation to estrays, and recommended it's passage Read third time and passed.
 Mir. Gaines, from the same committee, re- commended the passage of Senate bill No. 34, to prevent persons from bringing slaves to work and perform manual labor on the Sabbath day without consent of the owner or overseer. Read third time and passed. message was received from the Governor, transmitting the resignation of Hon. Thomas B. Hanly, one of the judges of the supreme court
 Mir. Gains. from the same committee, re- recommended the passage of Senate bill No. 10, to authorize the issuance of subppnas for wit nesses before the grand jury during the vaca- tion of the circuit court. The bill was then read a third time and passed.
 FRIDAy, Nov. 19.-Mr. Clark offered a joint resolution in reference to procuring from Congress grant of land to aid in the con- struction of railroad from Des Are, via Dardanelle, to Fort Smith.
 A message was received from the House of Representatives stating that the House had ap- pointed a committee to respond to the inv ta- tion to attend the railroad celebration at Mad ison.
 SATURDAY, Nov. 20.-A message was re- ceived from the House informing the Senate that they had agreed to go into the election of an associate jnstice of the supreme court on the first Mondoy in December
 Mir. Hampton, from the committee on inter- nal improvements, reported that it was mex l pedient to appropriate money from the treas- ury for railroad purposes. Adopted.
 HOUSE.
 | FR1DAy, Nov. 12.--Mr. Stuart offered the | following joint resolutions;
 RESOLVED, By the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That onr Senators in | Congress be and they are hereby instructed, and our Representatives be requested to use | their best efforts to procure the passage of a | law by the Congress of the United States fully authorizing and empowering each and every county within the limits of said State of Ar l kansas, that may desire to do SO, to convert, use and appropriate the proceeds arising from the sale of the swamp and overfowed lands 1 within the limits of said counties, into a com mon school fund.
 AND IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, That the passage of such law is the only means by 1 which the remaining unappropriated portions of the swamp and overiiowed lands can be disposed of, so as to effect, reach and harmon | ize the entire interest of each and every sec tion of the State. i AND FURTHER, The passage of said law will enable said State of Arkansas. to increase and build up magnificent school fund, the | interest on which in few years, would enable said State to establish and pnt in operation a we'll regulated system ofcommon schools, and 1 the means of educating all the children with l in said State.
 Which was read twice, and on motion of l Mir. Wilson was referred to the committee on swamp and over1owed lands.
 MT. Johnson of Pulaski, from the commit tee on the judiciary, made the following re- | port: fA" B"
 The committee on the judiciary to whom was referred House bill No. II, entitled & An act to fix the pay of jurors," have considered | the same and instructed me to report it back, recommending it's passage.
 Which was read and received. and on mo- tion of MT. Griffin the report was adopted. The judiciary committee to whom was re- | ferred House bill No. Is, entitled |" an act to limit the responsibility of the master for tres passes committed by his slave, in those cases where by our law he is liable, although the trespass be committed without the knowledge or consent of the master," have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report the same back, and recommend its passage. .sls
 Which was read and received, and on mo- tion of Mir. Griffin, the report was adopted. The bill was read third time, and Mir. Quarles demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered.
 Yeas, s6, nays 25. So the bill No. IS was passed
 MT. Quarles introduced House bill No 61, to be entitled Gan act to exempt free males ] over 45 years from paving a poll tax.n Which was read twice, and on motion of Mir. Hill, was referred to the committee. on ways and | means.
 SATURDAY, Nov. 13.-Mr. Newton offered the following resolution Hl lQs
 RESOLVED, That our Senators and Repre- sentatives in the Congress of the United States, be requested to use all honorable measures to I prevent the re-opening of the African slave trade, should such measure come before that honorable body, and that the Senate be reques- ted to concur herein; which was read twice Mir. Abbott moved to postpone the further consideration of the resolution indefinitely
 Mir. Barker called for the yeas and nays