Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-01

MT. Floyd introduced Senate bill Mo- 65, to require parties to indorse their names as liable for costs, on bills of indictment for certain of- fences less than felony when they shall make complaint. Read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary
 Mir. Smithson introduced Senate bill No 66. 10 incorporate the Fayetteville female institute Read three times and passed.
 Mr. Gaines introduced Senate bill No. 67, to make an appropriation for the benefit ;of the Memphis and Litle Rock railroad. Read twice and referred to the committee on internal i'm. provements.
 Mr. Davies introduced Senate bill Mo- 68 to carry out more perfectly the objects of the swamp land grant and to equalize the benefits thereof in the several districts and counties of this State.
 Read twice, 100 copies ordered to be printed and referred to the committee on swamp and overAowed lands.
 MT. Strman introduced Senate bill No 69 to change the names of Purdy Ann Parker, Martha Jane Parker. Calvin Parker, Augustine II. Parker and Samuel J. B. Parker of Yell county. An intellectual motion was made to lay it on the table, but the bill was read three times and passed.
 Mr. Floyd moved to take up Senate bill No. 52, concerning the Cairo and Fulton railroad and branches.
 Mir. Gaines moved to adjourn--afterward to take recess, all of which motions were lost
 Mr. Clark offered an amendment in lieu of section 2 as follows:
 Belt furtler eaactel, That the Memphis and Little Rock railroad company having completed the first division of said road in accordance with the requirements of law, all restrictions and conditions in reference 10 the time of the completion thereof are hereby released except sch as are imposed by the act of Congress- Adopted.
 Mr. Craishead moved an adjournment- Lost.
 Mir. Humphreys offered an amendment pro- vidng for pre-emption on the lands of the company at two dollars and fifty cents an acre. to all residents thereon on the first day of No- vember, 1858.
 Mr. Rosson offered to amend'the amendment by substituting the first of November 1856.
 Pending the discussion thereon the Senate adjourned.
 Fifaay, Nov 26th
 Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplain.
 The Cairo and Fulton railroad bill was again taken up; the amendment of Mr. Iumphryes was amended, on motion of Mir. Davies, so as to give the pre-emptor 1G0 acres, including his residence or farm, and after several intellectual motions to adjourn calls of the Senate and the previous question, the bill passed by the follow ing vote.
 YEAs-Messrs. Askew, Carrigan, Clark Da- ves, Douglas, Floyd, Hammond, Hampton, Humphreys, Marshall, McColoch, Redmond, Rosson Strman, Trimble Watkins. and Mr. Presdent-17.
 NAYs-Messrs. Craighead, Gaines, Jones and McCreery
 After the disposition of motion to recon sider, Mir. Askew asked and obtained leave to change his vote on the passage of the bil
 Adjourned.
 Saturday, Nov. 27th
 Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Mir. Gaines moved to take up House bill No. 45, to provide for the salary of the probate judge of the county of Chicot and also to in crease the fees of justices of the peace of said county and the motion being sustained offered a substitute therefor by way of amendment.
 On motion of MT. Humphreys, the bill and substitute were referred to select committee consisting of Messrs. Humphreys Gaines and Hampton.
 MT. Redmond, from majority of the com mittee on ways and means, recommended tue passage of Senate bill No S. fol the relief of sherihs and taX-colectors. Bill read third time and passed.
 Mr. Humphreys, from the committee on claims, reported in favor of the passage of tn C bill for the relief of William Il. Leder
 Mir. Hampton, from the committee on inter- nal improvements, reported adversely to the bill making an appropriation for the benefit of the Memphis and Little Rock railroad.
 Mr. Hampton, from the same committee, asked to be discharged from the consideration of the petitions of sundry citizens living on the line of the Cairo ann Fulton railroal.- Granted.
 On motion of Mr. Floyd, Senate bill No. ', to regulate and prescribe the fees of the ator- neys prosecuting in behalf of the State in crm. inal cases and the reports of the majority and minority of the committee thereon, were gken mp and read. Alter some discussion the report of the majority of the committee was adopted by vote Of l5 to ', anl the bill rejected
 A message was received from the House sta- ting that they bad resolved to gp into the cleo. ton of state land agents on Monday week, (6.h iHst.)
 The resolution concerning the re opening of the African slave trade was taken up read, de- bated, and NIT. Askew offered the following as a substitute:
 / WHEREAS, Ii is the opinion of this G 4ncral Assembly that the institution of slavery IS sanc- toned by the Bible.
 And whereas, the same was at the time of the settlement of this country by our ancestors a part of the common law of England, and they, in their immigration to this country. brought with them the common law of England as their br5hrght, by virtue of which, in addition to Divine right, the institution of slavery ha- came and was, on the 4th day of July, 1776, part of the common law of the country.
 And whereas, the declaration of Indcpend- ence did not destroy any of the rights of our ancestors enjoyed by them at the time they severed the ties that united them to the mother country, but all their rights of property still ex- isted
 And whereas the institution of slavery at the time Of the adoption of the constitution of the United States existed in the same right in which it did at the time of the declaration of independence
 And whereas, the constitution of the United States recognizes and protects the right of the master to his slave wherever that constitution has force
 And whereas, the constitution of the United States is the paramount law of the land, any law or State constitution to the contrary not withstanding.
 And whereas the principal staple production of the south is the result of slave labor.
 And whereas, the action of the government of the United States in lending its aid to'the in tercAction of the importation of Africans 10 the United States is in derogation of the rights of American citizens; therefore
 Be tt reso'0ed by Me Generoz Assembly of Me State of Arkansas, That our Senators and Rep resentatives in Congress be and they are hereby requested to use their influence for the abroga- ton of all treaties with any and all the nations of the earth, requiring the United States to keep naval force on the African coast, and also, for the repeal of all laws declaring it pira- cy for American citizens to import Africans to the United States.
 After some discussion, motion to postpone the further consideration of the resolutions was