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was lost by vote of Il to H.
 On motion of Mr. Clark the resolution was postponed until Saturday next.
 The Senate, on motion of Mr. Hammond, resolved itself into a committee of the whole to consider of Senate bill No. B, for tde pro- motion of the agricultural and mechanical in- terests of the State-Mr. Rosson in the chair After some time the committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
 Adjourned.
 Taes3aH Nov 23d.
 Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Mir. McCreery offered the following resolu- tion:
 Reso'cea, That the President of the Cairo and Fulton railroad company be and he is here by requested to furnish the Senate with a full and complete statement of the amount of labor done on said road and the amount of money paid for the same and the amount of money due on such labor if any, and full and.~ .~com- plete statement of the financial condition and operations of said company at this time. Adopt ed.
 Mr. Rosson introduced resolution that no new hills should be introduced after the 10th of December except reported by committees. Mr. Redmond moved to lay the resolution on the table indefinitely, and the motion was suB- tained by vote of 12 yeas to nays.
 Leave of absence was granted to Mir. Pen nngton account of sickness
 Mir. Hammond offered the following resolu- tions:
 / WHEREAS, The United States by treaty with Great Britain and France, are compelled to keep a naval force on the African coast to assist in | the suppression of the African slave trade. 1 And actereas, It is known that by disease and pestilence our navy is nearly destroyed year by year and no good accomplished and that said naval force is maintained at great cost ! to our government and the loss of many valua- be lives; therefore
 Reso1Ue@, That our Senators in Congress be instructed and our Representatives be request ed to use their influence to require the abroga- ton of that part of our treaty with the pow CTS of Europe requiring the Unted States 10 keep such naval force on said coast of Africa.
 Resolved further. That our Senators be in structed and our Representatives be requested to use their influence to repeal the law declar- ing 1t piracy to engage in the African slave trade.
 Read and laid over until Saturday next
 The committee on the landed interests of the State made long and able report and present. ed Senate bills Nos 54, 5 and 56 The first Is a Till to provide for the correction of errors in the gale of State lard, and other purposes.
 The sales of the swamp lands are full of er- rors and this bill is to provide for general cor rection of errors and to dispense with the nu- merous separate bills for relief
 Bill No 55 is to enable land agents to issue certificates in cases when party does not wish to take a relunding certificate. Bill No. 56, Is concerning the selling and conveying of certain lands taken by the State in payment of bank debts.
 MT. Hammond, from the committee on swamp lands, reported adversely to Senate bill No 47. to give actual settlers on the swamp lands in the 1 Clarhsville and Fayetteville districts lGO acres each.
 | On motion of Mr. Gaines, the Senate resov- ed itself into a committee of the whole on Sen ate bill No. B, for the promotion of the agr- cultural and mechanical interests of this State. which was amended in committee, reported to the Senate read third time and passed.
 The invitation to attend the railroad celebra- tion was debaced. The Senate refused to ad- journ ten days to attend the jubilee
 The Senate refused to concur with the Honse to appoint joint committee to attend the cele- bration. Adjourned
 Wednesday, Nov 2lth. Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplain The President laid before the Senate state- ment from the Secretary of the Cairo and Full ton railroad company. showing the amount of work done, the amount paid therefor the bal ance due thereon and of the financial condi- tion of the company. Read and 100 copies were ordered to be print ed.
 Mr. Redmond offered the resolutions relative tO (,ap Otti+r ot ,,-;l1 h.. l.. ther column. Unanimously adopted and POO copies ordered to be printed
 Mr. Trimble from the select committee. re- ported back Senate bill No 21, to change the time of holding the county and probate courts Of Independence county, with some amend ments; which was read third time and pass. ed.
 Mir Stirman introduced Senate bill No 57, to authorize the building of a bridge across Petit Jean creek in Yell county. Read three times and passed.
 MT. McCreery introduced Senate bill No 58, for the relief of D. w. Carroll and Garlen Sl. ".
 Read twice and referred to the committee on swamp and overllowed lands.
 Mr. Floyd introduced Senate bill No 60, to fix the price of swamp lands at one dollar an acre, after the first of December, 1958 Read twice and referred to the swamp land commit tee.
 Mr. Hampton introduced Senate bill No 61, to make the Saline river, at Longvew, the line between Ashley and Bradley counties Read three times and passed.
 Mir Redmond introduced Senate bill No. 65 to change the venue of the probate of the will of Junius W. Craig.
 Read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
 MT Floyd introduced Senate bill No. 63, for the relief of sheriffs and tax-colectors Read twice and referred to the committee on ways and means
 On motion of Mr. Carrigan, House bill NoA S2, to change a portion of the military road leading from Little Rock to Washington, was taken up, read three times ahd passed
 Mr. Gaines moved to reconsider the vote on yesterday on the proposition to appoint com mittee 10 attend the railroad celebration. Mo- ton lost
 Mr. Douglas moved to reconsider the vote on yesterday on the bill to aid the mechanical and agricultural interests of the State. Motion lost.
 Adjourned.
 Thursday November 9.