Des Arc citizen., 1859-02-04
Arkazsas Legislature.
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 the sprrial order of the day at 70 o'clock, be- ing the coHsideration of the charter of tiIe White liver, Dardanelie and Fort Smith Rail- road Company u wastaken np. read q third time, and passed.
 \ BilI to permit he Memphis and Little Rock. and the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad companies to be coBsoiidated, passed. SATURDAY, Jan. 22.--Sfr Bennington of- fcred bii in relation Co the Jurisdiction of Justices of the peace.
 Took np Senate Bill 10 malse certain acts of Individuals high nisdeineanor--which was passed.
 Passed Honse bill, in relation to minors having no gaardisns.
 Passed House biil, authorizing the Gopefaor to subscribe stock m certain Railroads Tire provision of this bill Is to give the Mississippi. g3Hscilita and Red River RailFoad Company and the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company s40,G00 (forty thousand dollars) each, to be tassen from the , per cent fund-- passed by i5to :.
 Mr. Carrignn introduced a bill to allow per-. sons to change public roads when passing over their lands
 MONDAY, Jam 24.--Tnolg up House Bill in referenee to Bank notes; which prohibits sfD bills after ith July. 1853. and S21 bills after 4th July, 1860; to which an amendment was offered by Mir. stirman. to ur0hihit $5u's dAltf WHICH tlf dfHtHHHtnI was DfftF ci DIV MT. CarFigan, to sxcept tlie counties of ifernpsiead Sevief and Lafayette--which was indefinitely postponed 5Y a vote of IT to [. The original ameEdnents was also indefinatey postponed by a vote of 10 to8 Mr. StifnnHn moved to post pone indefinitely the original bill which mo- tion was Iostby vote of l7 to |. Mr Ham mould moved ta except tlie town of Hot Springs from the provisions of this act, which was in- Hsietiaifely pastqeslsa by .s- gete sf I5 so
 
 ssfE. SiarN, tiIat iI siIouiu not interfere with the passage of county scrip. The final vote was IT tu6.
 Passed Senate bill, purchasing a copy of Langtrees sectional map for the several coun- ties of this State.
 TuEsDAy, Jan. 25 Passed Senate Bill. al- lowing county Courts to employ county At torneys, to protect the interests of their re-, speetive counties.
 A hiil in relation to carrying concealed wea-a pons, which provides that persons convicted, may be fined not less than S25,. nor more sl00. and may be imprisoned not more than three moHths--was passed.
 Passed a bill to give each editor of newspa- pers. copy of the Geological Survey of the state.
 MT, Redmond introduced bill to prohibit steamboat owners from employing free ne- groes on hoard stealnboafs, without having tDSSf-1Stbtls
 WHnNEspag, Jan. 2s senate went into committee et ths whole, on the consideration of the subject of q bill entitled, an act to aid the Memphis and Little Rock Rail Road com- pany, and another bill to aid in the same manner the di1srenE rail roads in this State. The committee reported progress, and asked leave to sit at 2s o'ciuck this evening, after which the ssaate adjourned til o'clock this evening".
  ueddebate, adopting the substitute biIl in place of the original one. Substitute bill provides for giving 65.ad0 of the surplus in the Treas- sGry per mile. for each continuous teH miles Of rail road that may be completed on the AIem- pIis and Li tse Rock Rail Road. the Little Rock and Fort smith. the Mississippi, Qua ciita and Red River, the Whita River Darda- .neile and Fort smith, and the Memphis and St. 4-eHis From Mountain Rail Road. The committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit to-morrow evening, at q oiciock.-
 Took up Goyefnor's Message recommending and appointing Hurlhert FairchIid to tha office of Cnancelior, ef the Chaneery Court of Pulaski cannty. and also Samuel Ii. Hemp stead to the office of Solicitor General ef the State. Ho appointments were ratified, and the Senate adjourned eiIl tomorrow, 10 o'clock.
 HOUSE
 IT j MT Mitchell to go into the election of q Treasurer aud Auditor for the State, was adopted.
 The new Digest bill was rassed without fnftlar comment.
 Hotsse bill No sS entitled an act to author ise the Governor to se feet certain lands, was reported from the Senate as passed.
 The bill to divide the State into nine Ja- dicia Districts, was rejected.
 c Office from Fayetteville to Huntsville, was adopted.
 A bill was introduced bY MF. Johnson, of Pulaski, to aid ia reclamation of swamp and overttowed lands, was twice read, and referred to committee on swamp lands.
 The committee on the penitentiarg made report recommending a change in the system, and reported q bill for tfaas purpose. Twice read, and ordered to be printed.
 SATURDAY., JaIi. 22.---A bill was reported from the Senate to permit the consolidation of the Memphis and Little Rock, the Cairo and Fulton, and the Little Rock and Fort smith Rail Roads, and cue to charter the Des Arc. Dardaneile and Fort smith Rail Road Company.
 MoNBsv, Jan. a. < resolution offered by Mr Mitchell to 70 into the election of Sn- preme Judge ea Saturday next, was adopted. The remaiaing time of the morning sss- otSN VI 'tteA'tHStst- AAONSH StNl ANO. Atte SO ic move the fTee negroes anu nsalattoes from this State.
 4 massage from thu Governor was received correspondence between him. self, E. H. Porter and the Commissioner of .Ae General Land Office, in relation to the swamp lands la Arkansas. showing that all lands reported by the State Aren't or the Sur seyar General were confirmed, amounting to ) 26t.365 Ta-I00 aeres--over 5,9Da a60 acres se which are yet unsold.
 The discussion on House blIl No. f87 was thea resumed and continued until night. T6RsD ". Jan. 25. = Holse biH No. 292 anfitled an act concerning Grand and Petit Iarors in the counties of Cfitteaden. Lafay- stte, Hot Sptiags, Chieot, Polk Prairie, lack sea, Cslhoaa, Whiee, Clark. Madison, OaG- chita, Union, Phillips, Men gamery and Scott, was passed.
 This bit! aliows cents per mile cirealar mileage to JHrors
 WEox Esn&v- Jan. De- The consideration of Hslse bill No l r, to remove free negroes and m9lattoes from the State was resumed and employed She most of the day. [. was amended in several sections and ereered to be printed aud made the order oe the day for Friday next, as il o'clock, D. m
 A proposed amendment to the Constitution. to allow of the qualified votes alec ing Secretary Of State. Aaditar and Treasurer of State and an Attorney General, was adopted.
 Adjourned.