Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

Nt quorum present for the transaction of bu,iness. which was read, and on the question of it's adoption, Mir. Barker called for the yeas and nays, which were ordered
 Those mem bers who voted in the af1i 1irmat;ve were
 Messrs Abbott, Batchelor, Baxter. Beshoar Carroll, Craighead, Dufie, Dunn, Embree Far mer, Garland Green, Griffin, Hammond Hays Johnson of Desha, Johnson of Pulaski John son of St Francis, killgore, Moss. McCoy. Me. Kean. McRae, Newton, Reynolds. Robertson. Stuart Thrower and Weir-29.
 Those members who voted in the neoat;vo were
 Ms ssrs. Barker, Bateman, Brewster Bunch Burns, Carlisle, Chiders, Cook, Crawford Doak Duva, Edwards, Fitzpatrick, Ford Gordon Gray. Heffington, Hemmingwav, Jeffrey. Mur. phy, Mcconnell, Roberts, Shaver Vauohan Venable, West and MT. S Speaker-27.
 So the resolution was adopted and Mr. S,e.l, CT directed he clerk to immediately communi. cate the same to the Senate and also TO. spectfu request that that honorable body will give it immediate consideration.
 MT. Bunch, from the committee on enroll ments, reported several bills correctly enrolled On motion of Mr. Stuart the regular order 0. l52, ito incorporate the city of Napoleon y was taken up and the amendment of the Sen. ate to add to sec. 13 "and nothing herein con- tained shall interfere with the iurisdiction of the circuit court of Desha county over offences to be presentel by the grand jury of such conn. ty accor ing to laws now in force," was read and cOncurred in.
 On motion of Mr. Griffin, the regular order of DilSlOpSS SusnapIad nd 46 "approving an act of the General Assem- bly, of the State of Louisiana, incorporating the Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas navigation com pany," was taken up and read the first time.
 On motion of Mr. Garland, the bill was read a second time by caption.
 Mir. Griffin offered the following amendment to- wit:
 "StrIke out sec. ,, of Arkansas bill," and in sert in lieu thereof tha this act take effect SO soon as the assent of the Congress of the Uni ted States be given, aud that all laws be and the same are hereby repealed;" which was ruad and adopted.
 Mir. Griffin offered the following amendment:
 In section 3, Louisiana act and second line strike out "Sl,OOV' and insert "S1OO" which was read and adopted
 Mr. Murphy offered the following amend ment:
 Amend same section second line, after the wori "and" at Lhe end of the lue insert that such shares shall be paid in four successive an nua lnstalments;' N hich was read and adopt ed
 On motion of Mr. Garland, the rules were suspended, and the bill read third tune and passed.
 On motion of Mir. Embree the regular or der of business was suspended, and Senate bill No. ll4, |" to exempt the counties of Jefferson and Randolph from the operation of an act en- titled an act to authorize the cour ty courts of J elierson, Scott Sebastian, Chicot, fIemI,s cad and Randolph counties, to levy road tax, and for other purposes, approved 15Jh January, l0o1," was taken up and read three times anl ajsed.
 MT. Carlisle asked and obtained leave to in- troduce House bill No. 231, ameudatory of section l46, of chapter of Goul's Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas" which was read twice and referred to the commtteeou the lu- dietary.
 Mir. Mitchell, from the select committee, to whom was referred the consideration of an to the 29th section of the 4h ar ucle of the constitution of the State of Arkan- sas reported that the committee have consid- cred the same aud have instructed me to report the following resolution, and recommend its adoption; which was read and received, and the resolution, to-wit:
 ResotUed by the General Assembly of the State cf Arkansas, That the 29th section of the All article of the constitution of the Sate of Ar kansas be and the same is hereby amended so that any county now established by law my be reduced to 600 square miles, and that no new county hereafter to be established shall contain less territory than GOO square miles," which was read
 MT. Baxter moved to reject the report of the committee, on which motion the vole was ta- Ken, aud division called for; 23 voted in the aHlrmatlve, and 23 In the negative. No quo- rum voting
 MT. J"ffrey called for the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and the vote stood: yeas ?, nays 27.
 So the motion to reject the report of the committee did not prevail.
 MT. Duval moved the adoption of the report, and MT Mcconnell called for the yeas and nays, which were ordered and the vote stood: yeas 27, nays "A So the report was adopted.
 MT. Crais shead introduced House bill No 232. "to change the manner of assessing the taxable property of uon-resdents and for other purpo- ses in the county of Mississippi;' read twice, and referred to the commttce on the lndciarv
 MT. Beshoar introduced House bill No 233, " concerning tax ttles;'' read twice and referred to the committee m the judiciary.
 Mir. Beshnar introduced House bill No 234 " to relieve Randolph county. Arkansas, from the operation of section, 20, 21 al q 22, of chap ter A. of Gould's Digest ol the Statutes of Ar kansas" read twice and referred to the commit. tee on the judiciary.
 Mir. Murphy introduced House bill No 235, " to compensate the owners of slaves convict eG of capital offences under the laws of the State of ArSansas;" read twice by caption
 MT. Griffin offered the following amend ment:
 Strike out county" and insert "the State of Arkansas" which was read and on the uues- toH of its adoption the vote was taken and a division called for. and upon count 22 voted in he affirmative, and 3l in the negative.
 So the amendment was not adopted
 On motion of MT. Murphy, t he bill WIS re- terred to the committee on the judiciary.
 Mir. Abbott asked and obtained leave 10 call up House bl! No B, "to change the mode of assessing and collecting the State and county taxes oi Ouachlta county" which WAS read the third time and a.sed.
 Mir. Crawford offered a joint resolution de. claring that Saline river, in Saline county is not a navisable stream, and that the swamp lands In said county on said stream shall be sold As second class land; read twice and MT. Dutfie moved to add Dallas county" within the pro- visions of the resolution Adopted
 Mr. Embree moved to add J Jefferson county. winch lid not prevail.
 MT. Crawford moved to refer the resolution to d select committee.
 Mr. Dnnn moved 10 refer the resolution to the committee "n swamp and oserllowed lands, which motion prevailed.
 On motion ot Mir. till, the regular order of business was suspended and Senate bill No. lO3 l" to repeal sec. of the general appropriation act" approved 18th January, 1857, was taken up and read three times and passed.
 On motion of Mir. Hrmmingwav, the House resllmel the consideration of House bill No. PA. "to authorize the Governor to subscribe stock in certain railroads,' and said bill was read the third time
 On the passage of the bill Mir. Heffington called for the yeas and nays, which were or dered, and the vote stood: yeas 30 nays 22
 s, the bill was passed.
 Mir. Jeffrey introduced House bill No. 236 to anne I'd sec 5, of chapter l49 of G,ud's Dgesl;'' read twice and referred to the com mittee on internal improvements.
 Mr. Batrman introduced llou-e bill NJ 237, !. f,r the relic of holders of swamp l,uI scrin