Des Arc citizen., 1859-02-18
Arkansas Legislature.
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SENATE


 Monday, Jan. 3I-Mr President laid be- fore the Senate tabular statement from the Auditor showing the average value per acre ! of lands assessed for taxation in each county of this State for fS55-prepared and trans mitted in obedience to resolution of the Senate.
 Two hundred copies of the table were or dsred to be printed.
 MT. Gaines, from the committee on the judiciary, reported substitute for Senate bill to prevent captains and owners of steamboats navigating any of the waters of this State, from employing free negroes on their boats Passed
 BIT. Gaines, from said committee, reported fvorably to Senate bill to amend the. election laws of this State. Bill passed
 He also reported favorably to Senate bili to amend chapter 25 of the Digest of 1858, un- der the head of z bills of exchange" Passed.
 He also reported fayorably to Senate bill to allow widows dover in choses in action. Passed by vote of 15 yeas to 3 nays.
 Mr. Gaines, from the judiciary committee, reported adversely to the proposed amendment to the constitution of this State in reference to the jurisdiction of justices of the peace Report adopted and the amendment thereby rejected.
 Mir Rosson, from the committees on swamp and oVeraowed lands, reported adversely to Senate bill fixing the minimum price of swamp and overfowed lands at one dollar per acre. Report adopted and bill thereby rejected.
 Tuesday, Feb. 1.-House bill to increase the salary of the Governor of Arkansas was ta- ken up.
 On the same reading of the bill MT. Pen nington moved to amend it by striking out S25, 900 for the salary of the Governor, and inserting g, 200.
 MT. TerrY moved to asrend the amendment by inserting s GOO in lieu of B 200.
 On motiod of Br. McCreery, the amend ments were indefinitely postponed.
 MT. Davies moved to amend by striking out S25,000 and inserting 2,000 in lieu thereof; which amendments was, on motion of MT. Terry, also indefinitely postponed.
 On motion Of MT. Floyd, the rules were suspended, the bill read the third time and passed by the following vote;
 Yeas Messrs. Clark, Craighead, Floyd, Gaines, Gould, Jones, McCreery, McColloch, Meeklin, Pennington, Rosson, Stirman, Terry Trimple, Watkins and Mir. President Fletcher IS.
 Nays-Messrs. carrigan, Davies, Douglas, Marshall, Redalond and Williams-6.
 On motion of MT. Douglas, Senate bill to revive swamp land scrip and to extend the time for locating the same, was taken up and the amendment proposed by the committee in these words was adopted, to-wit:
 Provided, That nothing in this act shall be so construed IS to revive any uf ti1e 0id sv7 amp land certificates issued by the board of com missioners.
 On motisn of Mir Gaines, the figures ss1856'' were stricken out, and 1858 inserted, thereby extending the privileges of scripholders.
 On motion of Mr.. Douglas, the bill was read the third time as amended and passed.
 Thursday, Feb. 3.--'Fook up Senate bill No. 54, to provide for the correction of erroneous sales of the State lands in this State. Rules suspended, and bill passed.
 Took up Senate bill in relation to selling and conveying certain lands-rules suspended and bill passed.
 Friday, Feb. MT. Davies introduced a bill for the creation of new county--to be called Crowley Referred to the committee on counties and county lines. Saturday, Feb. 5.-Mr. Redmond introduced bill to declare the Languiile river naviga- ble stream to Marion in Monroe county, amended by Mr. Gaines, to declare Bayon Mason nayigabIe from the Louisiana line to where M. and R. R. River railroad crosses | said Bayon--rules suspended and passed.
 Mr. McCreery introduced bill to change the time of holding the Circuit Court of l White county and for other purposes. Re- 1 ferred to the Judiciary committee. Mir. Jones introduced bill to enable the counties of St. Francis and Prairie to take railroad stock.
 Monday. feD- f.---l ne Special oFdef or Che day being the Honse bill for the removal of free negroes from this State. After pro ionged discussion it passed, by vote of IA to l 9.
 | Tuesday, Feb. s.-Passed Senate bill appro- priating $6o,O00, for the further prosecution of the Geological Survey.
 Wednesday, Feb 9.-Passed Senate bill to allow land agents to issue certificates, and for other purposes.
 Passed Senate bill for the relief of purchas- CTS of Swamp Lands, in any United States Land Office.
 sPassed House bill to prevent the selling of school lands in certain cases. Passed House bill to require the Common School Commissioner to settle annually.