Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-15
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4 0y tie GeneF, 1sa1ah / the State Cf irkdRsas, That the sta aen.!me t be proposed to the constitution 4oi t41.. State of ArEansaS, to-Wit: :" that ihe 29;h section of the article "f the constitution be amended so as to allow the counties of Greene and Poinsett to be reduced to eight hundred square miles; aud that new county may be formed out of the counties or Greeneane Pninsett of like iinen- sons;' which was read the first time.
 Mir. Mcconnell offered the following joint resolution No 39
 Rsso'red bytIe Grneral AssnaWy cf Ar Slate of drknsas, That the GoloMug amer dmeut he and the sameis hereby proposed to the con sttutiom:
 "That the 29lh section of the 4th article of the constitution be 50 amended, that the counIv of Sebastian may be reduced to six hundred square miles, and that the county of Jackson may be reduced to six hundred sIuare miles. and new county may be formed out of uor- ton of Jackson to contain not less than six hundred square miles; ProUjieE, Such new county formed out of portion of the county If Ja ksnn shall not have a less populaion than will entite it to one representative in the General Assembly," which was read the first time.
 Mr. Johnson of St. Francis offered the fol- lowingj joint resolution No. 40, proposed amend ment to the constitution:
 Resolved by He General Assembly Of he State of Arkansos That the following amendment be proposed to the constitution of the S ate of .Arkansas viz:
 That the 29th section of the 4th article Of the onsiitution be so amended as to allow the counties of St. Francis and Jackson to be re- duced to seven hundred square miles, and that new county may be lol med out of the coun- ties of St. Francis and Jackson, composing any number of square miles not less than five hun. dTed; which was read Inc first tune.
 Mir Edwards, from the committee on the judiciary, reported flat the committee have had House bill No. 75 undeE consideration, and have instructed me to reportit back 70 the House and recommend its passage as amended; which was read aud received, and adopted, and the bill ordered to be engrossed for third read- ing
 Mr. Griffin, from the committee on internal improvements, to whom was referred sundrv petitions praying pre-emptons within the grant to the Cairo and Fulton railroad company, and against further grants of land by Congress to the State of Arkansas for railroad purposes, have considered the same, and have instructed me to report the same back 10 the House, and recom- mend that the prayer of the petitioners be re- jected, and that said committee be discharged from further consideration of the same; which WAS read and received, and on motion of Mir. Jeffrey, was adopted and the prayer of the petitioners thereby rejected.
 Mir. Duval, from the committee on the judi ciary, reported that the committee to whom was referred House bill No. IT., have considered the same, and have instructed me to report it back to the House with amendments, and rec ommend its passage; which was read and re- ceved, and on motion adopted amendments read second time and bill ordered to be engross- ed for third reading.
 | Mir. Hill, from tho committee on banks, to whom was referred House bill No. 191, con corning the Financial Receiver of the State Bank, have considered the same, and have n- structed me to report substitute for the same and recommend the passage of the substitute, and the rejection of the original bill; which was read and received and Mir. Duval moved to reject the report of the committee, on which motion the yeas and nays were called and or dered, snd before the roll was commenced. the motion to reject the report of the committee was debated by Messrs. Duval, Gveen and Bar ker, in favor of rejecting, and by Mir. Hill for the adoption of the report; the roll was called and the vote stood: yeas Is. nays A, 90 the