Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-02-23

Friday, Feb. H. House met.
 Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Mr. Stuart offered the following resolution. to wit
 Resolred, That the use of the Re,roson...;. hall on next Tuesday night 18th inst is hara,,' rendered to Col. T. C. Hndman. to deI;ver on oJ dress on federal and Arkansas politics Adontad Mir. Mitchell presented the petition of Fg,,; H. Childress, which was referred to committee on petitions and memorials 'N MT. buhch' rom the committee on enrollments reported certain bills correctly enrolled. MT. Neal moved reconsideration of tho vo,o taken on yesterday on the resolution in rolot;o,s to the introduction. of new bills; which motion nre vailed, ana the resolution was rescinded
 The call of counties was commenced
 Mr. Johnson, of Desha called up House hill No' 'co, to taKe the sense of the qualified vo- teiS oi 'lis 0tate Tor and against call for con Venti0h to modify and reform the rresent constitu tlI9 of this State,' which was taken up. and read third time and passed
 Mr. Hemmlngway introduced House hill No 36s, " to authorize the county court of St Francis county to appropriate the internal improvement fund of said county" Read three times and pass ed. p"f' Mr. Shaver introduced Honse hill No 36a (. ,o reiuhd taxes ln certain cases,'' which was read twice.
 message was received from the Senate by the hands Of their secretary
 The hour of Il o'clock arrived, the House went lnto committee ct the whole on the appropriation onl ana alter some time spent therein, the com mltee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again tomorrow at II o'clock A. NJ
 fhe House took a recess until 215 o'clock. p. M. eN' :
 21a o'clock P M. House convened
 Mr. Oates introduced House bill No. 37O "to attach a part of Jackson county to She county of Monroe, etc.; which was read twice and indfinitely postponed.
 Mir. Bussey introduced House bill No. 3ll, to change the time of holding the eiA Non for members of Coder s,.
 " calendar was then taken m.
 House bill No 182, 'tto regulate the tax on shows,' was taken up. and read the second and third time and passed. House joint resolution No. 35, relative to procuring land grants for railroad purpo- seS, was taken up, and read the second and ethird time and passed.
 House joint resolution No. 26, relative to mail route from Dover, in Pope coun- ty, via Big creek in Newton county. to Forsyth, in Mo; was taken up, and read the second and third time and adopted House bill No. 186, "to prohibit the exemption of property from taxation in this State" was read the second time and indefinitely postponed.
 House bill No. 92, "to change the venue of the probate of the will of Junius w. Cralg, was taken up, and read the second time and rejected.
 House joint resolution No. 42, relative toa mail route from Washington, in Hemp stead county, to Fort Smith in Sebastian county, was taken up, and read the second anA third time and adopted.
 House bill No. 282, " for the relief ot persons who have lost or mislaid their ori- snal certificates of entry under the saline and internal improvement land acts of this State" Read three times and passed. Senate joint resolution No B. "relative to adding portion of Dcsha to Drew coun- ty, and amending the constitution for that purpose" was taken up, and read the sec ond time and indefinitely postponed
 House bill No. 276, concerning ped ler's license," was taken up, and read the second time and indefinitely postponed A message was received from the Sen ate by the hands of their secretary, etc. House joint resolution No. 61, "rela- tive to an amendment to the constitution in reference to representation" was taken up and read the second time.
 House bill No 264, "to protect the peoples rights and hold county officers to a proper accountability, was taken up, and read second time and indefinitely post poned.
 House bill No. 263, " for the more eff fectual prevention of arson, and also to re- lsal sections 3, i, 5, 6 and :, of article l. part 5 chapter 5l of Gould's Digest" was taken up, and read the second and third time and passed
 House bill No. 259, " to amend chapter l49.of Gould's Digest, was taken up, and read the second time and indefinitely post pohad.
 House bill No. 244, "to enable mar women who have a separate estate from their husbands todispose of it by will, :" was taken up, and read second and third time and passed
 House bill No. 225. '.to authorize the Governor to appoint three commissioners to examine the navigation of the Saint Francis river, "<as taken up, and several amendments proposed. Pending the ques- tion, on motion to indefinitely postpone the bill and amendments, the House ad- iounqd until 9 o'clock, tomorrow morn ing.
 Saturday, Feb 12