Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-03-02
Legislative Proceedings.
sENA - 4Saturday Epening, Feb. l2th.
Senate met and p Senators were pre-

Mir. Cralghead introduced pili ioi "n ct to hasten the sale of swamp and over lowed lands and the construction of levees or their reclamation. Read twice and re- terred to the committee on swamp and over aowed lands.
 Mir. Hammond, from said committee, re- ported favorably to Senate bill for the re- lief of McNeil and Oracle.
 On motion of Mir. Gould, the bill was so amended as to entitle Thomas James (of Memphis) to it's provisions, and the bill, as amended, passed.
 Mir. Redmond, from the committee on ways and means, reported favorably to House bill to prevent the poisoning of fish in any of the lakes and streams Tn Colum- bia county, with an amendment to make the bill general law Amendment adopt ed and bill passed.
 Mir. Carrigan, from the committee on public buildings, to whom was referred resolution on the subject, reported bill for the purchase of an executive mansion Mir. McCreery moved the indefinite post ponement of the bill. Motion lost by 10 to 12 votes.
 On motion of Mir. Redmond, the amount appropriated by the bill was reduced from SIG, 1000 to S12,O00. Bill then passed by a vote of 15 yeas to nays.
 Mr. Redmond introduced bill for an act to extend the time of contracts for le- wee work in Phillips county. Referred to the committee on swamp and overflowed lands
 Onmotion of Mr. Douglas, House amend ment to Senate bill to revive swamp land scrip, and to extend the time for locating the same, was taken up and concurred in.
 On motion of Mir. Floyd, House amend lnent to Senate bill to cause all school funds to be paid directly to the commissioners of common schools, was taken up and concur red in
 The chairman of the committee on en- rolled bills, reported sundry bills correctly enrolled.
 Senate took recess till ' oclock-and at that hour again met
 MT. Redmond, from a select committee, submitted lengthy report, setting forth the result of an investigation made for the purpose of ascertaining, if possible, the amount of scrip issued by the first board | of swamp land commissioners From this report it appears that there is $19,529 12 of said scrip yet outstanding, lost or de- stroyed
 Mir. Redmond also offered a resolution tC pay John G. Connolly, eighty dollars fo, services to said committee; which wa, adopted.
 Mir. Redmond, from the committee or ways and means, reported favorable to Sen ate bill to regulate weights and measure i'll this State. Passed.
 He also reported favorably to House bil for the relief of w. W. Corcoran, but tn, bill was voted down.
 Mir. Trimble, from select committee reported favorably to House bill for the re lief of Urban E. Fort, with an amendment which was adopted, and the bill passed.
 On motion of Mr. Davies the substitute reported by the committee for Senate bil for the reliefof certain purchasers of swamr land was taken up and adopted in lieu o the original bill. This bill relates to Dur. chasers of unconfirmed swamp land at the Helena office while Jesse A. Jackson was land agent.
 On motion of Mr. Askew, this proviso was added to the bill: ProOlded, That said pre-emption right shall not interfere with the rights of subse- ] quent purchasers from the State who may have purchased the same since its confr- nation.
 And, on motion of MT. Gould the bill was further amended by an additional pro- viso, to-wit:
 Prov'ded, That it is not the intention of this act that such persons shall have the right to enter said lands with said certifi- cates, but shall pay for the same with cash or scrip.
 The bill then passed as amended.
 Mir. Williams, from the committee on claims, reported back senate bill for the re- lief of John Wassell, and asked to be dis charged from its further considerations Report adopted, and committee thereby dis charged.
 lIr. Watkins, from the committee on counties and county lines, reported favora- ply to Senate bill to establish the county of Crowley.
 Mr. Craighead moved to reject the bill which motion was lost by vote of 6 yeas to l3 nays.
 On motion of Mir. Redmond, the name of the county proposed to be established was changed from Crowley to that oi " Buchanan."
 The bill was then read the'' third time, but before vote was taken on its passage, the Senate adjourned until 94 o'clock Mon day morning.
 Nonday, Feb If.
 Senate met.
 Prayer, etc.
 Leave of absence was granted to Mir. Ros- son.
 Mir. Stirman introduced bill to incor. porate the Dardanelle female institute,- Passed.
 Mir. McColloeh bill to authorize John R. Thornton and Edward A. Warren. ir.. (minors) to practice law. Passed.
 On motion of Mir. Jones, amended Sen ate bill to establish the county of Buchanan was taken up.
 On motion of Mir. Floyd, the vote or dering 1t to the third reading was reconsid- cred
 Mir. Carrigan moved to strike out the name Buchanan" and insert that of Craighead;" which motion prevailed.
 Mir. Craighead spoke against the passage of the bill on constitutional grounds, and Mir. Jones in favor of it. Passed by vote of l2 yeas to ) nays.
 The new county proposed to be estab- lished by this bill will be composed of DOT tions of territory taken from the counties of Greene, Poinsett and Mississippi. (Mr Jones, the able Senator from St. Francis and Poinsett, was the champion of the mea- sure, and to him are the people of the new county of Craighead, most indebted for it's success.
 Mir. Williams moved to suspend the rules for the purpose of taking up House bill providing for the assessment of all lands at a true value and called for the yeas and nays, but the motion was lost by a vote of l2 yeas to 9 nays, under the two- thirds rule.
 Mir. Gaines, from the committee on the judiciary. reported adversely to Senate bill