Des Arc citizen., 1858-12-04
Arkansas Legislature.
TsYSopsrs or PROCEEDINGS. l


MONDAY. Nov. 22.-Mr. Hampton presented the credentials of John H. Askew, Senator elect from the district composed of the coun- ties of Union and Columbia, who appeared, was sworn ard took his seat
 MT. Redmond offered the following:
 WHEREAS, It is the opinion of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas. that the re-opening of the African slave trade will be very great benefit to the slaveholding States of the confederacy and will vindicate the great principle of Southern rights; Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, That our Senators in Con- gress be and are hereby instructed and our Representatives requested to use their utmost | endeavors to reopen the African slave trade. motion was made to postpone indefinitely, but after lengthy discussion was withdrawn. MT. Rosson then moved to refer the resolution to the committee on memorials. The motion was lost by vote of Il to II. On motion of
 MT. Clark the resolution was postponed until Saturday next.
 TUESDAY, Nov. 23.--The committee on the landed interests of the State made long and l able report and presented Senate bills Nos. 54, 55 and 56. The first is a bill to provide for the correction of errors in the sale of State laIds and other purposes.
 The sales of the swamp lands are full of er- TOTS and this bill is to provide for general correction of errors and to dispense with the numerous separate bills for relief. On motion of Mir. Gaines, the Senate resolv- ed itself into committee of the whole on Senate bill No. B, for the promotion of the agricultural and mechanical interests of this State, which was amended, in committee, re- ported to the Senate read third time and passed.
 THURSDAY, Nov. 25.-The House 35th par | allel resolutions were taken up, on motion of Mir. Humphreys, debated and adopted by a vote of 15 to '. FRIDAY, Nov 26-The Cairo and Fulton Railroad billwa again taken up; the amend ment of MT. Humphreys was amended, on mo- ton of MT. Davies, so as to give the pre- emp ter l66 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 following vote. YEAs- Messrs. Askew, Carrigan, Clark,
 Davies, Douglas, Floyd, Hammond, Hampton,
 Humphreys, Marshall, Nc Colloch, Redmond,
 Rosson, Stirman, Trmble, Watkins, and Mr. Presidential.
 NAys-Messrs. Craighead, Gaines, Jones, and McCreery. fs
 After the disposition of motion to re con- | sder, MT. Askew asked and obtained leave to change his vote on the passage of the bill. SATCRDAY, Nov. 27.-Mr. Redmond, from
 a majority of the committee on ways and
 means, recommended the passage of Senate bill No. 63, for the relief of sheritfs and tax collectors Bill read third time and passed. | MT. Hampton, from the committee on inter- nal Improvements; reported adversely to the l bill making an appropriation for the benefit | of the Memphis and Little Rock railroad The resolution concerning the re-opening of | he African slave trade was taken up, read, de- bated, and MT. Askew offered substitute After some discussion, a motion to postpone | the further consideration of the resolutions | was carried by vote of 15 to s. HOUSE.
 THURSDAY, Nov. 1S.-Mr. Garland offered
 a preamable and resolution in relation to the l landing interest of this state, and asking a
 special committee to be raised by the House
 for the purpose of examining into the differ
 ent acts and laws that have been passed, from
 time to time, relative to the several grants of
 land including railroad, swamp, seminary, sa- line, school and government land, and also of
 compiling, condensing and publishing the
 same in some tangible form, and report the
 same back as soon as possible, which was read, and MT. Duval offered to amend said res-
 olution by adding that the committee be fur
 ther instructed to inquire into the expediency of establishing separate land department and
 report by bill or otherwise, which was read
 and adopted. The resolution was then as
 amended adopted. | Mr. McRae introduced House bill No. Ill.
 to repeal in part an act to declare Little Red
 river navigable stream, approved 30th De- | cember, 1S44 which was read twice, and re-
 ferred to committee on internal improvements. l FRIDAY, Nov. 19 Mir. Reynolds presented
 the petition of Elizabeth Outlet, praying the | legislature to pass ali act for her relief in re- | lation to certificate for the purchase of
 swamp lands, surrendered to the land agent
 without ther consent or authority; said 1 petition was referred to the committee on swamp and overhowed lands.
 l Mir Venable presented the petition of 1855
 citizens of Van Buren county, praying for the
 establishment of new county, which was, on
 motion of MT. Carlisle, referred to the com
 mittee on county and county lines. SATURDAY, Nov. 20.-Mr. Johnson of De-
 sha, offered the following joint resolution, viz: l Be it resolved by the General Assembly of
 the State of Arkansas: That section 29 of ar
 ticle of the constitution of this State be SO
 amended, that 900 square miles shall not be
 necessary to constitute a county which was
 read the first time. TUESDAY, Nov. 23.-Mr. Duval moved that
 joint resolution No. ], in relation to locating
 the Pacific railroad on the 35th parallel of
 north latitude on near the line surveyed by
 Lieut.. Whipple, which had been made the or
 der of the day of yesterday, at 10 o'clock, A. | M., but had been laid over by the suspension | of the regular order of business, and had not
 again been reached.
 | The motion prevailed and the resolution was
 taken up, and read for information, having
 been previously read the third time. | MT. Abbott offered an amendment as a sub- stitute, which was ruled out of order. | On motion of MT. Gordon, the substitute was read.
 | The question then came up on the adoption of House joint resolution No. 4.
 Mir. Griffin moved to lay the resolution on
 the table indefinitely.
 | Upon this motion long and animated de- bate was had between several members. MT. Barker called for the yeas and nays, on the motion to table the resolution, which were ordered. and the vote stood, yeas 9 nays 40. So the resolution was not laid on the table. moved tthhe adoption ef the tiAe Fesela- tion. Several motions were made to adjourn, which did not prevail The question then recurred upon the adop-
 tion of the resolution and Mir. Quarles called
 for the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and the roll being called, the vote stood, yeas 43, nays 24. So the resolution was adopted
 FRIDAY, Nov. 26.-Mr. Stuart, reported un- favorably on the petition of sundry merchants of Batesville, asking modification in assess ing and collecting taxes from merchants. which was read and received; and Mir. McKean, from the same committee made a minority re- port, which was read. The majority report was adopted and the prayer of the petitioners