Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17
ALLEN M. SCOTT. Monticello, Ark, Nov. 4, 1858. TO THE READER.
Legislative Proceedings.
SENATE.
Tuesday, November 9. Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplain.

SENATE.
 Tuesday, November 9.
 Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplain. Mr. Clark presented the remonstrance of sum- | dry citizens of Sebastian county against the territory of certain townships being annexed to the county of Scott.
 message received from the House of Representatives announcing the passage of sun- dry House bills and resolutions and that the House had agreed to the joint resolution of the Senate to go into the election of U. s. Senator on Wednesday next, at noon.
 MT. Floyd offered a joint resolution that the two Houses go into the election of judge of the supreme court occasioned by the expiration of the term of the Hon. c. c. Scott, on We'd nesday, at noon. Adopted.
 Mr. Terry offered resolution that ladies vi- sitting the Senate be invited by the door-keeper to take seats within the Senate chamber.- Adopted.
 Mr. Clark offered resolution that the door, keeper be requested to furnish the Senate some recently published maps of the United States containing all the surveys of proposed railways to the Pacific ocean.
 Amended by substituting Secretary of the Senate for the door, keeper and adopted.
 On motion of Mir Floyd, the new digest was referred to the committee on the judicirry to examine and report thereon. Mir. Pennington offered the following joint resolutions:
 Resolvei, by the General Assembly of tue State 1 0f Ark0nsas, That our Senators in Congress be instructed and our Representatives requested to procure the passage of an act of Congress con- trming all the sales of any of the public lands in the State of Arkansas, made under the grad- nation act, lying within the limits of any of the railroad grants. Adopted
 Mir. Clark introduced Senate bill No. 24 to raise a fund for common school purposes Read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
 Senate bill No. 10 to relieve certain purcha- sers of land from the State, was read third time and passed.
 message was received from the House sta- ting that they had resolved to go into the elec- ton of a judge of the supreme court on to- morrow.
 The resolution was read and concurred in. On motion of MT. Clark, House joint resolu- ton relative to obtaining grant of land for the construction of a railroad from Fort Smith via of Van Buren, Fayetteville aud Bentonvlle to the Missouri line was taken up and read, amend ed on motion of Mr. Carrigan by saying from Fulton, on Red river, via Fort Smith, and then | adopted.
 On motion of Mir. Terry, House bill No. 13, relative to the opening of the terms of the su- | preme court was taken up and read. | Mir. Terry offered an amendment that four terms of said court shall be held, to-wit: OF the first Mondays of January, April, July and October, which was adopted, and the bill refer red to the committee on the judiciary Mir. Carrigan introduced Senate bill No. 25. to amend the law under the head of estravs. Read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary
 Mir. McColoch introduced Senate bill No. 26, to repeal sec. of chapter 51 of the Di- gest, sunder the head of trespass on personal pro- perty.
 Read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
 Mir. Clark introduced Senate bill No. 27. to amend chapter 12 of the Digest in relation to the punishment of slaves for feones. Read twlc and referred to the committee on the iu- dietary.
 Adjourned
 Wednesday,, November 10th.
 Senate met Prayer by the Chaplain.
 On motion of MT. Gaines, leave of absence was granted to Mir. Terry, on account of indis- position.
 The President laid before the senate a conn., munlcatlon from the Secretary of State, to the effect that the amendments to the constitution proposed at the last session had been published according to law.
 A message was received from the House an- nouncIns the passage of sundry House bills and of Senate bill No. 16 to repeal the act declar ing Petit Jean navigable stream.
 Also that the House had amended Senate joint resolution in relation to the sovereignty of the Choctaw Nation. This amendment of the House, which was to include the Chickasaw nation, was taken up. on motion Of Mr. Floyd, and concurred in
 Mr. Hampton introduced Senate bill No. go. to change the time of holding the probate court ot Bradley county. Read twice, then amended on motion of MT. Clark, by requiring the pro- bate court of Scott county to be holden on the fourth Mondays of January, April, July and October, after which, the bill as amended was read third time and passed
 Mr. Gaines offered resolution instructino the committee on internal improvements to in. quire into the expedency of making an appro- prlatlon, from the State treasury, for the bene- flt oi the several railroads in this State Adopt | ed
 Mr. Clark introduced Senate bill No. 30 to levy tax on deadly weapons.
 (Note by reporter. The bill provides for tax of hve dollars on each pistol, bowie knife.
 
 Mr. Hammond moved to amend bv str;k;na out owned" and inserting carried ,; Adnnf' ed P
 Mir. Stirman moved to amend bv strikino out " live dollars" and inserting "twenty-fve dollars" "'o SlOo. '' inS0''inS N, MT, C'ark moved to lay the amendment of MT hedmond on the table, on which motion 'he yeas and nays being called, stood: 1eas, J, Nays, 13. So the motion to law on the table was lost. '"' oN
 MT Pennington offered as an amendment that nothing in the bill should be SO construed as to prevent sheriffS or other officers from carrv- ing weapons in discharge of their duties Adopted
 The 6il was then ordered to be engrossed
 MT. lrlmoie Introduced Senate bill No. 3l to change the time of electng representatives, 10 'he congress Of the United States and for other purposes.
 Read twice, and on motion of Mir. Ham, mohd' referred to the committee of the whole next "' ioi NAouoay
 Mir. Gaines introduced Senate bill No. 32. to aIo au'enu ene law distributing the proceeds of the sales of internal improvement lands Read twlce and referred to the committee on internal improvements
 on motion of MT. Hammond, Senate joint ieso'nton relative to the Pacific railroad and 'he ooth parallel was read, debated and.pos- poned message was received from the House sta- .1hg that they were ready for the reception of sie sne Senate to go into the election of U. s. Senator and Supreme Judge.
 The Senate then proceeded to the House when Tn Jolnt convention they proceeded to