Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-02

Mir. Terry, from the committee on publi printing, to whom was referred the claiu of John Wassell as public printer in 1855: and 1854, amounting to $1,9O5 A, re- ported a bill for his relief After some dis cussion the bill was lost by vote of g yeas to II nays on its passage.
 MT. Redmond, from the committee on internal improvements, reported favorably to Senate bill authorizing the incorporated railroad companies in this State to consoli- date, etc, with the following amendment, which was adopted:
 Pro0ided, That such consolidated com panles under this act shall not exercise any other or further rights than are expressly au- thorlzed by the charter or charters granted by the legislature of the State of Arkansas, to such of said companies as may join in said consolidation.
 The bill passed by vote of l4 yeas to , nays.
 Recess.
 At 2 o'clock P. M, the Senate met House bills were taken up and several of them which proposed to change names and constitute heirs, were deprived of life in much less time than was required to write them. (When will such legislation cease? Let the people put stop to it)
 House bill to increase the pay of wit nesses in the counties of Columbia. Lafav- cite, St. Francis, Hot Spring, White, Ash ley, Union, Jackson, Ouachita, Poinsett Desha, Phillips, Yell, Prairie and Sevier was taken up and passed
 House bill to require the internal i'm provement commissioners of certain coun- ties to loan the internal improvement fund in sums not to exceed $100 to any one per son, was taken. up and postponed indefinite ".
 House bill for the relief of John McLain Sappington, of Chicot county, met simi- lar fate.
 House bill to authorize the county court ot Clark county, to establish second cleo tion precinct in Philadelphia, was taken up and passed.
 House bill to provide for the assessment Of all lands at a true value, was taken up MT. Gould moved to refer it to the com mttee on the judiciary, which motion pre- vailed by vote of 10 yeas to nays. House bill to change the time of the meeting of the General Assembly, was ta- ken up, and indefinitely postponed.
 House bill to increase the pay of asso- ciate justices of the county courts of Jack son, Pulaski, Poinsett and Lafayette, was taken up and passed.
 House joint resolution asking the re- moval of the United States land offices from Fayetteville, in Washington county, to Huntsville, in Madison county, was taken up and concurred in by vote of 8 yeas to ' nays-Messrs. Gould and Hammond being excused from voting, at their request
 Various other House joint resolutions were taken up and disposed of.
 Senate adjourned.
 Thursday, Feb IT. Senate met
 Prayer, roll called, etc.
 On motion of Mir. Terry, Senate bill for the relief of Henry Jacobi, was taken up and passed.
 On motion of Mr. Gaines, House bill for the relief of the citizens of Napoleon, was taken up and passed.
 Mir. Floyd submitted lengthy report, touching the affairs of the State Bank of Arkansas; which report was published in this paper last week.
 On motion of MT. Floyd, House bill to define the line between Johnson and Pope counties, was taken up and passed
 On motion of Mr. Askew, House bill to incorporate the town of Eldorado, in Union county, was taken up and passed.
 On motion of Mir. Craighead, House bill to provide for making and repairing levees ln Crlttenden county, was taken up and read twice.
 u On his further motion, the bill was so amended as to include within its provi- slonS Mississippi county, and as amended, 1t passed.
 Mr. Stirman introduced bill to incor- porate the town of Dardanelle. Passed.
 Mir. Hammond, from the committee on swamp and overhowed lands, reported back Senate bill to graduate the price of the swamp lands, with instructions to recom- mend the passage of the bill, NIessrs. Craig head, Gaines and Hammond dissenting, with the following amendment:
 That no person shall be entitled to the provisions of this act unless they have an improvement on said land worth fifty dol lars and this shall be proven by two dis interested witnesses before any duly author ized officer.
 Amendment adopted, and bill passed by the following vote:
 YEAs-Messrs. Askew, Carigan, Clark, Davies, Douglas, Floyd, Marshall, Me Creery, McColo h, Pennington Stirman, Terry, Trimble and Watkins
 NAYS Messrs. Craighead, Gaines, Hammond, Jones, Mecklin and Mir. Presi- dent-6.
 MT. Watkins reported favorably from the committee on ways and means, to House bil 4to amend section 3, of chapter 14S of Gould's Digest of the Statutes of Arkan- sas. in relation to State revenue.
 Mr. Floyd moved the indefinite post ponement of the bill, which motion was lost by yeas to Is nays
 The bill passed by the following vote:
 YEAs-Messrs. Askew, Carrigan, Clark. Craighead, Davies, Douglas, Jones, Mar shall, McCreery, McColloch, Pennington, President Fletcher-l6.
 NAYs-Messrs. Floyd, Gaines, Ham, mond and Mecklin-4
 This bill reduced the rate of State tax from one-sixth to one-tenth of one pel cent. or to ten cents on each hundred dol lars of taxable property
 House bill to prescribe the duties of tho courts of this State in relation to amend ments, was taken up, amended and passed by vote of 14 to G.
 House bill to regulate the fees of wit nesses, was taken up, discussed and fnanl- ly passed by vote of If to 5.
 Recess till evening.
 At21 o'clock F. M, the Senate met.
 ralled-19 Senators present.
 M0e bill to regulate the fees of attor neys for the State, and House bill concern ing creditors bills, attachments and gar nishments, were severally taken up and postponed indefinitely. l Senate bill to create the seventh iudicia circUA, was taken up. | MT. Hammond offered to amend bv al