Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-02-02
Senate met.
Prayer by Rev. D. L. G. Mckenzie. Roll called and journal read.


 MT. Pennington offered resolution to pay Mir. J. R. F. Pritchard forty two dollars for his services in assisting the Secretary of the Senate during the sickness of the assistant secretary elect; which was adopted.
 Mir. Floyd, from the committee on banks, reported in favor of the passage of House bill to prevent the people from being delrauded with bank paper.
 Mr. Calrigan moved to exempt the counties of Hampstead, Sever and Lafayette from the provisions of the bill which motion was lost by vote of + nays to 6 yeas.
 Mr. Strman moved to strike out twenty in the second section of the bill and insert fifty"
 That section provided that after January 1st, 1860, no bank notes of less denomination than twenty dollars should circulate in this State. The motion was lost by vote of 15 nays to yeas.
 Mr. Strman then moved the indefinite post ponement of the bill; which motion was lost by vote of F nays to 6 yeas.
 On motion of Mr. Clark, the following pro viso was added to the second section, to-wit:
 Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent the crcula- ton of negotiable paper or county scrip or war rants"
 Mr. Hammond moved to exempt the town of Hot Springs from the provisions Of the bill, for the reason that it would operate to the in convenience of visitors to the Hot Spring' from other States; which motion was lost by a vote of IS nays to yeas.
 The bill was then passed as amended, by the following vote:
 YEAs-Messrs. Clark, Davies, Douglas, Floyd, Gaines, Gould, Marshall, McCreery, Mecklin, Penniug 2 on, Redmond, Rosson, Strman, Terry, Trmble, Watkins and Mr. Presidential. NAYs-Messrs. Camigan, Craighead, Ham moud, Jones, McColloch and Wilams-6.
 MT. Redmond, from the committee on ways and means, reported adversely to Senate bill to provide the clerks office of each county in this State with a copy of Langtree's new sec tional map, but the report was laid on the table and the bill passed by vote of 15 yeas to 9 nays.
 Senate adjourned.
 Tuesday, Jan. 25. !. Senate met.
 Prayer and roll called
 Pursuant to previous order, Senate bill to pro- vide for the further prosecution of the geolo- gcal, mneralogcal and chemical survey ot the State of Arkansas in connection with an agri- cultural and botanical survey of said State, was taken up.
 Several amendments were proposed, but one only was adopted, which reduced the salary ot the Geologist from S30Oo, as provided In the bill to s25OO. The bill was recommitted to the committee on the geological survey. A message was received from the Governor, 1 informing the Senate that for the office of chan celor of the Pulaski separate court of chancery, he nominated Hubert F. Falrchlld and ap- pointed him to said office of chancellor, provl- dcd the Senate advise and consent thereto; and that for the office of solicitor general he nom mated Samuel II. iempstead, and appointed him to said office upon the same provision. A lengthy communication was at the same time received from the Governor SivnS oftl- cial information of the late decision ot the sec retarv of the interior, by which more than 5.OOO,OOO acres of swamp land had been con frmed to the State by virtue ot the act oi Con- gress of 3d March, 1857. On motion of Mr. Floyd, 500 copies of said communication were ordered to be printed. MT. Hammond, from the committee on swamp and overfiowed lands, reported favora- hly to Senate bill to amend section Is, article six, of chapter 1O1 of Gould's Digest. Passed.
 Mir. Williams. from the committee on claims, reported favorablv to House bill for the relief | of Ralph Arnold, former sheriff of Marion county. Passed.
 On motion of Mir. Douglas, Senate bill ex- plaratorv of the 23d secton, of chapter 62 of the Digest under the head of elections was taken up, read the third time and passed.
 On motion of MT. Stirman, the use of the Senate chamber was rendered to Hon. R. G. Payne, commissioner of railroads for the State of Tennessee, to address the public on the sub- feet of railroads, o-night. Senate took recess until 2I o'clock P. M :, at which hour the Senate again convened. Mir. Gaines, from the judiciary committee, reported favorably to House bill to enable Mis- souri F. Harris, wife of Ptoemy T. Harris, ir., to become guardian of her minor children.- Passed.
 Mir. Gaines, from the same committee, re- ported favorably to Senate bill to incorporate the town of Gainesville in Greene county.- Passed
 MT. Gaines, from the same committee, re- ported favorablv to House bill to preserve cer- tain records belonging to the clerks office of CrIttenden county. Passed.
 Mir. Gaines, from the same committee. re- ported in favor of the passage of Senate bill to amend chapter 51 part XII of the Digest of the Statutes in relation to the punishment of slaves for felonies, with an amendment, which was adopted and the bill passed.
 Mir. Gaines, from the same committee. re- ported adversely to Senate bill requiring parties lltlSant to be first sworn before the introduction ot other testimony. Report adopted and bill thereby rejected.
 MT. Gaines, from said committee, reported Tn favor of Senate bill giving permission to county courts to employ county attorneys etc. Passed.
 MT. Gaines, from said committee, reported a substitute for Senate bill to amend section 13, chapter 5l of Gould's Digest, under the head oi criminal law. Substitute adopted in lieu of the original bill; it provides for the punishment of persons carrying concealed weapons
 On motion Of Mir Ro,son, the substitute was amended by adding the following proviso> to the 1st section
 Provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply to sherifs or other officers in the discharge of their official du. ties"
 Mr. Redmond moved to amend by insertino the words metallic knuckes and slung-sbot ;, with the weapons enumerated in the bill.
 MT. Terry moved to amend the amendmen, by adding the words that no man shall carrv brick in his hat;;'' which amendment was laid on the table and the one offered by MT. Red. mond was adopted.
 The bill as amended, was then passed by a vote of 17 yeas to nays.
 MT. Gaines from the committee on the geo. logical survey, reported in favor of Senate bill to give each editor of a newspaper in this State copy of the Geological report Passed. MT. Hammond, from the committee on swamp and overhowed lands, reported favorably | to Senate bill to amend section 15, oi chapter lOl of Gould's Digest. Passed. | An important bill. Mir. Hammond, from the same committee reported favorably to Senate bill concerning pre-emptions. Passed m
 Another important bill.
 MT. Davies from the committee on appor-