Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-26
associate justice of the supreme court

associate justice of the supreme court.
 On motion of Mr. Griffin, Senate bill No. g. " to exclude from residing in the State of Ar kansas, all free coored persons, mulattoes and negroes of the African race, and for other pur- poses" was taken up and read twice. and or motion of Mir. Mitchell, the bill was referred to the committee of the whole House, and made the special order of the day for Monday next, 24th inst
 On motion of Mir. Edwards, engrossed House oiil No. 70, to provide for the purchase aud distr rbutlon of loo copies of Englsh's Digest of the reports of the decisions of the supreme court oi the State of Arkansas, was taken uI aud read the third time and passed. 1 Mr. Carroll introduced House bill Mo- 264, to incQrporate the female academy of St. Ann near Ft. Smith'' Read twice and amended and referred to tue committee on the iudcia- l ".
 Mir. Weir presented the report of the inter- nal improvement commissioner of Pike county, which was. without reading, referred to the committee on internal improvements Mr Neal, from select committee, to whom was referred House joint resolution No. II. Ire lative to removing the United States land of- flee from Fayetteville in Washington county, to 1 Huntsville in Madison county reported that the committee have considered the same and have directed me to report the same bek to the l House and recommend its rejection: which was read and received and Mr. Bateman. from the same committee, made minority report rec ommending the rejection of the report of the majority of the committee, and the adoption of the minority report, which was read and re- ceived, and Mr. Duval moved the adoption of tae minority report, upon which Mir Brewster called for the yeas and nays, which were order- ed and the vote stood, yeas 34 nays 24.
 So the report of the minority of the commit. tee was adopted and the majority report there by rejected.
 1 Mir. Hays moved to amend by striking out Huntsville, and inserting Van Buren, which was read and laid on the table.
 Mir. Neal moved to amend by striking out | Huntsville, and inserting Fayetteville, which was read and laid on the table
 The resolution Was then read the third time and adopted.
 Mr. Lyles introduced House bill No. 2S5, to repeal an act entitled an act providing for the sale of fractional section 16, T G. N. R. E. in Crlttendcn county, approved 30th No- vember, I0of, and for other purposes" Read three times and passed
 On motion of Mr Hill, amendments to the constitution proposed by the General Assembly in 1856, to-wt.
 No county now established by law shall be deemed or considered unconstitutional on ac- | count oi It's containing a less number Of square miles than 9O0," Was taken up and read the first time
 Mir Speaker introduced House bill No. 286 to. authorize and require the common schou commissioner of Monroe county, Arkansas. tc sell section 16 in T. l, $. R ? west of the 5th principal merdian.' Read three times and passed
 Mir Johnson of Pulaski, introduced House bill No 287, !" to aid in the reclamation of tn swamp lands" Read twice and amended, and referred to the committee on swamp and over. flowed lands.
 Mr. Mitchell introduced House bill No. 29S to Change the time of holding the county court oi Arkansas county" Read three time. and passed.
 Mir McRae, from the committee on the peni. tentlarv, made report, and submitted bill ,c carry out the recommendation of the commit . tee.
 MT. Gray, from the same committee, made a minority report and on motion of Mr. Barker the report of the majority of the committee was adopted.
 House bill No. 289, accompanying the repor of the majority of the committee on the peni. tcutiary, was read the first tme
 On motion oi Mr. Hemmingwav. joint reso- lutoh No. 50, relative to proposed amer. .dment, to the constitution was taken up and read the second time.
 Mr. Edwards presented the report of the in terI!al improvement commissioner of Conway county. which was referred to the committee ou internal improvements.
 House adjourned until o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Satmday, Jan. %. House met
 Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Messrs Gordon, Qnarles and Burns asked and obtained leave to have their names adled to the report of the minority of the committee on the penitentary, made yesterday
 Mr. Mitchell introduced House bill No 29O to charter the St. Charles academy" Read three tines and passed.
 Mr. wage introduced House bill No 29l to enable issouri [. Harris, wife of Ptolemv T. Harris, to become guardian of her minor chlIdren." Read three times and passed
 Mr. Doak presented the memorial of Il. Ker- by and other, for relief; which was, withou, reading, referred to select committee.
 MT. McCammon called up Senate joint reso- luton No. 19, relative to monument fund in the treasury from c1erson county Read three times and adopted.
 Mir. Bunch presented the petition of 35 ci. tizens of T. l9 N. p west, n Carroll county. praying the passage of law authorizing the common school commissioner of said county to sell section l6, in sail township at private sale alter gwen legal notice, etc; which was, without reading, referred to the committee ou educa- ton.
 Mr. Batchelor introduced House bill No. 292 "coHcerning grand jurors in Crittenden couu ty." Read twice and amended by adding the following counties within its provisions, to-wit: ! Lafayette, Hot Spring Chicot, Polk, Prairie. Jackson, Calhoun, White, Clark, Madison Ouachita, Union, Phillips, Montgomery and Scott.
 The bill was amended so as to include petit jurors.
 The bill was then engrossed for third read ing and made the speca order of the day for | Tuesday next at F o'clock M
 Mr. Stuart introduced House bill No 293 lin relation to wills" Read twice and referred to the committee on the judiciary 1 Mir. Weir introduced House bill No. 294 " to amend the law passed at the last session of the General Assembly, to arrest in part the on i eratlons of the swamp and overhowed lands also the supplementary law passed at the last General Assembly," Read the first time and on motion of Mir. Williams, the bill was re-. jecled.
 House adjourned until 9ls o'clock Monday morning.
 SENSIBLE KNow NoTHING-An oppo- sltion editor in Tennessee lately attended a de- mocratc meeting. To those who are chuck ling over want of harmony among the demo- cracy we commend his sensible concusions- l EXperiencp should bava taurbt our onnonar.,