Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-15
Adjourned.
Iuesaay Dec. [. Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplair


 MT. Davies presented the petition of tho school commissioner of Greene county and others praying that the sale of q certsin six- teenth section might be legalized, and introdrc- ed Senate bill No. 87, to legalize the sale of sec Is, T. 19, N. R. ' E. Read twice and re- ferred to the committee on education.
 Mr. Floyd from a joint select committed made the following report
 MR. PREsIDENT--The joint select com mittee to whom Was referred the resolution to inauire II any ot the swamp land agents now in officei have received gold or silver for any swamp lands that they have sold and accounted for said sales by paying over to the treasurer swamp land scrip instead of the specie so received by them the said land agents, have had the same under consideration and make the followipo re- port;
 That we first called for charges against the several land agents in their regular orIar and no charge was preferred against any land aqent except against the agent at the land office at BatesvllIe, when It was proven to the satis(ac- ton of the committee that said agent had fuIl knowledge of the pendency of the cbargas and that committee was raised to investigate the same. Sud agent was charged by Hon David Fitzpatrick: That said agent had sold tro tracts of swamp land and had received odd and silver i'll payment for the same. and tbat Sald agent had reported to the State autharities that he had received swamp land scrip for ths same and settled by paying in scrip instead of tae spe-le that was rcceIved'' These facts were aScefIalned by evidence properly sworn to before the committee.
 There being no other charges preferred against any swamp laUd agent, the committee brought their investigations to a close and now. A>t n bn I sch eration of sad resolutions.
 w. w. FLOYD.
 w. W. WATKINS,
 Q" Ae part ef the Senats.
 T. c. ANDERSON.
 DANIEL GRIFFIN,
 On the part of the House. This report gave rise to much discuss on and was finally recommitted
 A resolution from the Hohse proposi 10 fur ther enquiry into the conduct of the land agents was taken up.
 Mr. Hammond offered an amendme 1t pro- posing S1,OOO to be appropriated to .ly the expenses of the investigations.
 MT. Clark offered an amendment--M EloNd also, and other amendments to these ete of- fered and discussed until the Senate journ- ed.
 Wednesday, D 2. S.
 Senate met Pray by the Chapla
 Mir. Humphreys, from the commi ee on counties and county lines, to whom l been referred petition of sundry citizens Sebas- tlan county, reported by bill No. 88, tc attach that portion of Sebastian county which south of the Porteau mountain to the county Scott. Read the first time. Mir. Humphreys, from the same con nittee, recommended the rejection of tine pet lon of sundry citizens of Johnson county for ne far nation of anew county. Report adopt l. W Mir. Terry offered joint resolution to ustruct our congressional delegation to have cle k hire allowed to the receiver of public moneys st Little Rock. Adopted. B,
 Mir. Humphreys, from the committee on counties and county lines, recommended the passage of Senate bill Mo- S2, to retrocede to the counties of Bradley and Union, the over-( flowed territory below the mouth of the Moro creek. Adopted and bill read third time and passed.
 MT. Clark, from the committee on education, reported in favor of the passage of Senate bill No oi, to legalize the sale of sec. Is, T. 19, N. k. E, in Greene county. Bill read a third time and passed.
 MT. Hammond from the committee on swamp and overfowei lands, recommended the passage ol OeutllC Dii NO o3, lOT tue TeueI or AIlCo OBannon The bill was read and referred to a select committee consisting of Messrs. Red- moud, Davies Craighead and Gaines
 Mir. Gaines, from the committee on the ia- dietary, recommended the passage of Senate bill Nos 79, to authorize the several county courts to examine and burn old county scrip and ballots; which was read a third time and passed.
 Mir Gaines, fiom majority of the judiciary committee, reported adversely to Senate b br Ne. 2, to define the punishment for the crime of assault aud battery, and Mr. Floyd, from the same committee, presented a minority report The object os this bill was to permit persons guilty oi an assault, or aTAaSsault and battery, to 20 before justice of the peace plead guilty. and be hned which proceeding was'to bar all future action against him for the unence The minority report was rejected by vote os l2 to [. The majority report was adopted by vote of l5 io '. and the bill accordingly fell next to the box"
 Mir. Hampton introduced Senate bill No. %, to provide for the reception and safe keeping of the archives of the Surveyor Generals of- hce, to be turned over Co the authorities of this , State and Ior other purposes. Read twice. lUo copies orsseFed Co be printed. aad referred tof the committee on ways and meaus. AF. Dsvies introduced siate bll No. 9l. to 7 take the sense of shc qnalhed voters of this