Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-26

of Arkansas" Read twice and 100 copies or dered to be printed; it was then referred to a special committee of nine on the landed inter- ests of the S5ate Mir. Mcconnell introduced House bill No. 214, to charter the central Pacific telegraph company" Read twice and referred to the in- ternal improvement committee.
 Mr killgore introduced House bill No. 275, ito change the time of holding the probate court of Union county" Read three times and passed.
 MT. Venable introduced House bill Nor 276. " concerning pedder's hcense.' Read twice and referred to the committee on the iudicia- ry.
 Mir. McRae introduced House bill No. 277, " to confirm and le.aize the sale of section l6, Tn township , north, in range west, and section 16, in township5 north of range 8 west, situate m the county of White" Read three times and passed.
 Mr. Wilson called up the bill reported from the S,nate to-day, ito amend the Cairo and Fulton railroad scharter.'' Read three times aud passed
 Mir. Brewster introduced House bill Mo- 218 " 10 create the office of clerk and recorder for the county of Washington, and for other pur- poses" Read twice aud referred to the com mlttce on the judiciary.
 MT. Neal called up Senate joint resolution No 26, ito provide for the binding ol the re- port of the Geolo -cal Survey of the State of Arkansas" which was read, and after some dis cus~lon, was concurred in.
 Mr. Jacoway called up Senate bill No 57, " 10 build a public bridge across Petit Jean cleek m Yell county in this State''
 Read twice and amended, and referred to a select committee of tour.
 Messrs Mitchell, Jacoway, Hays and Hill were appointed said committee.
 House adjourned until o'clock tomorrow morning.
 ThursiaH Jan. 20.
 House met
 Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Mir. Craighead offered resolution asking that d new committee be appointed to iuvesrl- gate the official conduct of John w. Buckner, late commissioner of lhe first board of swamp laud commissioners the former committee hay ing refused to act Adopted.
 Messrs. Craghead, Lyles and Kllgore were appointed said committee.
 Mir. Garland offered a resolution to increase tho mail service on route No. 7943, between Dallas in Polk county, and Washington in HempStead county, and nstructin9 our Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress to use their influence to procure the increase of service demanded. Adopted.
 Mir Beshoar offered resolution instrncting our Senators and requesting our rpresentatives m Congress to use their influence 10 procure an appropriation b. Congress to improve White, Black and Current rivers, 10 render them safe y, and at all seasons navi gable from their mouths to the Missouri line, and that the Senate con cur herein.
 Read and amended, and on the question of it's adoption 30 voted in the affirmative aud 34 negative. So the resolution as amended was not adopted.
 Mr. Murphy offered resolution to instruct our nators and request our Representatives Tn Congress to use their influence to procure an appropriation of S50OO0 ito improve the navisa- uun of Red river, above the raft to Ft. Tow son.
 Read and amended, and Mir Couch moved 10 lay the resolution ard amendments on the table, on which motion the yeas and nays were called and ordered, and the vote stood: 36 yeas and 2 nays.
 S. the resolution and amendments were laid on the table,
 MT. Weir offered joint resolution that the two Houses gp into the election of Auditor and Treasurer for the State on Tuesday next, at l 1 A. M.; which was read, and on motion of Mir. Mitchell was amended by inserting il J ige of the supreme court, which was accepted, and the resolution further amended by insert ing Saturday week next. Adopted.
 Mir. Duval offered the following resolution, to-wit:
 Rss}Ue{ That the Auditor be and he is here by requested to inform thIs House what sums were paid out of the treasury for public print ing during the two years ending the list Octo- ber 1856, specifying upon what account paid, and who certified said accounts aud that he also inform this House how much paid for public painting for the two years ending 3lSt October, 1858, and how much has been paid since, setting forth in his report the accounts upon which such payments were made, and state who certified Such accounts, and state also out of what appropriation each Of said accounts were paid Read and adopted.
 Mir. Reynolds asked and obtained leave to introduce a memorial from citizens of Mem phis, Tennessee in relation to the 40 miles of railrnad completed between Iopedeld on the Mississippi river, and Madison on the Saint Francis rlver and in regard to the completion of the road between 4di son and Little Rock. Read and received, and referred to the commit tee on internal improvements.
 Mr Pennington introduced House bill No. 279 '" 10 aid iu the construction nf railroads iu Pulaski couhtv" Read three times and pass el
 Mir Hays introduced House bill No. 28O "t to furnish the several counties of this S,atc with one of Lang'roe's sectional maps" Read twice If. means.
 Mir. Johnson of Pulaski, introduced House bill No. 28l, |" for the amendment ot the char ter of the city of Little Rock" Read three times and passed.
 Mir. Hill, from the select committee, to whom was referred Ho,Ae bill No. 226, ito change the time of holding the election for judge of the 5th judicial circuit oi this Sfate'' reported that the committee have considered the same, and have instructed me to report the same back to the House and recommend it's passage. Re- port adopted, and bill read the third time and passed.
 Mr Griffin introduced House bill No 282, for the relief of persons who have lost or ms- laid thetr original certificates of entry under the saline and internal improvement land acts of this SsAte.'' Read the first time.
 O. pensate judges and clerks of elections in cer- tain counties of this State," which had been engrossed and made the special order of the day; which was read the third time aud pass- ed.
 House bill Mo. 14, "relating to insane pau perS," was taken up, and on motion Of Mr. Baxter, Senate amendment thereto was concur red in.
 On motion of Mir. Barker Senate bill No. 40, ito distribute the new Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas" was taken up, and read twice and amended, and on motion Of Mir Green the further consideration of the bill and amend ments was postponed until tomorrow at II o'clock, A. NJ.
 On motion of Mr. Hemingway, the Senate preamble and resolutions relative to the death of the Hon. c. c. Scott, were taken up, read and concurred in.
 Mir. Johnson of Pulaski, offered tho follow ing resolution:
 Resol0el, That the House having concurred in the Senate resolutions that the members meet at 8ls o'clock tomorrow morning at the Anthony House to attend he funeral of the Hon. c. C. Scott Read and adopted
 House adjourned until s o'clock o-morrow morning.
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