Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-10

A message was received from the House an- nouncing the formation of certain joint con- mttees and the adoption, by the House, of joint resolution to go into the election of Uni ted States Senator on the 18th day of Novem- Der, at o'clock P. M.
 MT. President resumed the chair.
 Mr. Clark's motion for a select committee on the landed interests of the State was withdrawn, and the House resolution of the same import taken up and adopted.
 Committee: Messrs. Clark, Redmond and McCulloch, on the part of the Senate.
 MT. Floyd offered resolution that the com mittee on judicial circuits be made joint con- mittee with that of the House of Representa- tives.
 MT. Stirman gave notice of his intention to introduce bill to repeal the act declaring Petit Jean creek navigable.
 MT. McCreery gave notice of his intention to introduce bill to aid the agricultural and me- chanical interests of the State.
 Adjourned
 Friday, Nov. 5th.
 Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplain.
 On motion of Mir. Gaines, the petition of Henry Jacob was referred to the committee on public printing.
 
 standing committee on appointments: Messrs Davies, Douglass, Gaines, McCulloch aud Mo Creery.
 Mir. Rosson, from the scmmittee to prepare rules and joint rules reported the same, which were amended, adopted and 100 copies ordered to be printed.
 MT. Marshall presented the memorial of Phillip Van Patton, stating, that at the general election in the State of Arkansas on the first Monday of August 1858, for members of the State Senate and for other officers, he was duly elected to the office of State Senator from the counties of St. Francis and Poinsett, and re- ceived majority of the votes cast in said sena- torlal district; that he received 876 votes and William A. Jones, who was, also, a candidate for State Senator in said district, received 881 votes according to the finding of the clerk of Poinsett county, but that the clerk of said coun- ty made mistake of five votes against him, and in favor of his competitor that he gave mo- tice to his competitor, William A. Jones, who received the certificate of election, that he would contest his right to sit as Senator from the district aforesaid on account of illegal votes cast for said Jones in said election and for ir- regularity in conducting the same, and praying that the subject be at once investigated by the Senate and his right to seat therein determin- ed
 MT. Marshall presented suudry papers con- nected herewith which, together with the memorial, were, on motion of Mir. Floyd re- ferred to the committee on elections.
 On motion of MT. Floyd, the resolution of the House to go into the election of United States Senator on the 18th day of November, was taken up.
 Mir. Hampton moved to amend by inserting the 0th in lieu of the 18th of November.
 Mr. Floyd moved to amend the amendment by saying II o'clock, A. M.; which was accepted by Mir. Hampton.
 Mir. McCreery moved to amend the resolu- ton by inserting the 8th of January next.- Lost.
 The amendment of Mir. Hampton Was then adopted.
 Mr. Rosson was called to the chair
 Mr. Floyd introduced Senate bill No. 8. to exclude from residing in the State of Arkansas, all free colored persons, mulattoes and negroes of the African race and for other purposes Read twice, referred to the committee on the Judiciary and POO copies ordered to be printed Mir. Strman introduced Senate bill No. g., Tn reference to harboring and concealing rllna- way slaves. Read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary.
 Mir. Carrgan gave notice that he would in- troduce bill to amend the estray laws of this State.
 MT. Hampton introduced Senate bill No. 10. to relieve certain purchasers of land from the State. Read twice and referred to the commit tee on ways and means.
 Mr. Gaines offered the following resoution
 Res0tUed, With the concurrence of the House of Representatives, that the two Houses will on Monday next, at Il o'clock, A. M, go into the election of J Jldge of the supreme court, as the successor of the Hon. C. C. Scott.
 Which was debated, read three times and adopted
 Mr. Clark offered the following resoution
 ResotOei, That the Secretary of State be re- quested to furnish the committee on education with the different systems of common schools of the several States and the most approved system of normal schools in the other States, and all such other laws on the subject of edu- cation as may be in his office or under his con- trol.
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 Mir. Floyd offered joint resolution concern ing daily mail from Memphis to Madison, by railroad, and thence by post-coaches to Little Rock.
 Messrs. Stirman Carrgan and Pennington, S"'S HoIlOC VI ttCil iuJcUIlUuS IO introduce bills
 Mir. McCulloch introduced Senate bill No. Il, to legalize the sale of sec l6, T. l2 s. R. II w. in Calhoun county. Read twice and re- ferred to the committee on education
 MT. Douglass gave notice that he would in- troduce bill to transport the free negroes and mulattoes in this State to Liberia in A frica and for other purposes.
 Mr. rrn, llo ;,+roJ,,ool So,o.o l;n 10 to change the time of electing Representative In Congress. Read twice and referred to the committee on elections.
 Adjourned.
 Saturaay, Nov. 5th.
 Senate met. Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Senate joint resolution Mo- 2, relative to the graduation of lands in the railroad reserves, was taken up read and adopted.
 Joint resolution No. 3, relative to exchang- ing laws, etc., with the government of the Choctaw nation. was taken up, amended so as to include the Cherokee nation and adopted
 Joint resolutions, Nos. and 5, relative to mail routes were adopted.
 Senate joint resolution Mo- 6, relative to the construction of the Pacific railroad was taken up.
 Mr. Clark moved it's adoption.
 Mir. Rosson moved its reference to the con- mttee on memorials.
 After some discussion as to point of order,
 Mir. Carrigan moved to postpone further con- sderation of the resolution until Wednesday next, which motion was sustained and 100 CO., pies ordered to be printed.
 Senate joint resolution, No. 9, relative to the mail route by railroad from Memphis to Ma dison was again read and adopted.
 A resolution was offered by MT. Watkins and adopted, requesting the Secretary of State to furnish the committee on the penitentiary with the different systems of the several States
 MT. Smithson gave notice of his intention to present bill for the purpose of repeating all the laws now in force in regard to swamp lands.
 On motion of MT. Gaines, the secretary of the Senate was instructed to procure maps of the State and of the United States, and the door-keeper required to fit up the gallery.
 MT. Humphreys introduced Senate bill Mo-. B, to punish any officer or officers for embez- zling. Read twice and referred to the commit tee on the judiciary.
 MT. McCreery gave notice of his intention to introduce bill to levy tax on patent medi- oines imported into this State.
 Mr. Marshall offered resolution requiring tha cnmpaittaa on oIoot;one to toI-o ;r,, oo,