Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05
MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.

ceu an adJPurnment until January 17th
 MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 House met
 Prayer by the Chaplain
 MT. Carroll introduced House bill No. 230
 or the relief of John R. Ellsworth and John
 tSwort' of Franklin county" Read twice d MT. Mckean moved to amend it bv ad iuo
 additional section, requiringth the auditor to ex.
 hhe the claims of B II Kinsworthv of Sevle, unty for over payments on internal improve ent lands purchased from the State by h m, and
 It should appear that said Kinsworthv has Ferpald the State, that the auditor draw his arrant on the treasurer for said amount, etc he bill and amendment was then referred to he committee on claims.
 MT. Shaver called mp from the calendar 'ouse bill No. 224 to authorize the Gov. rDor to subteribe stock in certain railroads D The amendment offered by Mr. Mccoy was aken up, and the question being on the adop- on of the amendment.
 MT. Duval moved to indefinitely postpone he amendment
 On which motion Mir. Mccoy called for the reas and nays, which were ordered, and the amendment was indefinitely postponed by a Eote of 39 to 19.
 MT Stuart offered the following amendment: Amend the first section of the bill by strik- ng out said section, and insert the fnllowing:'' Be t enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Atkansas, That the Governor be, and he is hereby authorized and required to sub scribe the sum of S80,O00 as stock in the Mem phis aud Little Rock raj road
 Read and Mir. McKean moved to lay the amendment on the table indefinitely. Upon which motion the yeas and nays were called | for and ordered
 Mr. Carroll offered the following amendment to the amendment, to- wit:
 $3,000 to the Mississippi, Ouachita and Red river railroad, and $5QoO0 to the Memphis and Little Rock railroad; which was read, and MT. Duffie moved to lay the amendment and the amendment to the amendment on the table in- definitely.
 Mir. Carroll called for division of the ques- ton, sSthat the vote should be taken on his amendment separately. The vote was then taken on laying the amendment to the amedment on the table in- definitely, and was decided in the affirmative Mir. Hays moved to reconsider the vote just taken on tabling the amendment to the amend
 
 The question then came up to lay the origi- nal amendment on the table, but before any action was had thereon, the speaker announced that the hour had arrived at which the House had determined to consider the House resolu- tion in relation to taking recess, and directed the clerk to announce to the Senate, that the House had reconsidered it's vote non- concurring in the amendment of the Senate to said resolu- ton and to request the Senate to transmit the message of the House to that effect back again for the further action of the House
 The speaker announced the following com mittee to whom was referred House bill No. 226, "to change the time of holding the cleo ton of judge of the 5th judicial circuit of this State," viz: Hill, Johnson of Pulaski, Craw- ford, Reynolds, Edwards, Barker and Jaco- way.
 The following message was received from the Senate by the hands of their secretary.
 MR. SPEAKER-l am instructed to return to your honorable body, the message of their clerk, informing the Senate of the refusal of the House of Representatives, to concur in the ameG Gment of House resolution to take re-. cess from 21st of December, 1858. to lIth January, 1859, and the same is herewith IT,. turned.
 The question then came up, on concurring in the amendment of the Senate to House re. solution to take recess. etc. on which question Mir. Bunch called for the yeas and nay :. a7. the call was sustained.
 MT. Cook moved a call of the House, and the call. was sustained and the roll called. and Messrs. Beshoar and Macon, were absent with out leave.
 The door-keeper was directed to bring in the absentees.
 Mr. Moss stated that Mr. Macon had received a letter informing him of the sickness of his family and that he was about making prepara. tions to leave for home, and asked leave of ab- sence for him on that account which was grant ed. and the door, keeper was then directed 10 bring MT. Beshoar into the House, and the bu- siness then before the House was suspended. Mr. Duval asked and obtained leave to in- troduce the following resolution: nA Reso1ved by the General Assembly of he State Arkansas, That Hon. Green J. Cla k sena- Or from Sebastian and Scott counties be and e is hereby authorized to draw any per oFem nd mileage that may have been due the Hon.
 n H. Torbitt deceased, as a member of this
 V, and that he receipt the treasurer for tho he and when so drawn, he shall pay the ne.oVer to the legal representatives or heirs the>said John H. Torbtt, deceased Read
 adopted.
 The House then resumed the consideration
 II use bill No. PA, the amendment offered
 Mir. Stuart thereto being still b fore thu buse.
 Mr. Hays offered the following amendment th amendment, to-wit:
 Anne by saving appropriate S25 900 to
 MS ssippi, Ouachta and Red river railroad,
 S5F eco to the Little Rock and Memphis ( n,s. E..l. was read, and MT Beshoar appearing within the bar of the House. the amendment of the Senate to House resolution to take recess was taken up and read, and the yeas and nays on qpncuuing having been previously called for by MT. Bunch and sustained; the roll was cal
 Tiose members who voted in the affirmative were
 Messrs. Abbott, Batchelor, Carroll, Craig head, Duffie, Dunn, Embree, Farmer, Griffin, Hammond, Hays, Hill, J ohnson of Desha. J ohn- son ot Pulaski Johnson of St. Franclr, Kill gore, Mitchell, Moss, Mchae. Newton, Key. nolds Robertson, Stuart, Thrower, Welr and Mr. Speaker-26.
 Those members who voted ir the negative | We're
 Messrs. Barker, Bateman, Baxter, Brews- ter. Bunch, Burns, Carlisle, Childers. Cook, l Crawford, Doak. Duyal, Ford, Garland, Gray, Green, Hefington, Hemingway, Jeffrey, Montgomery, Murphy, McCammon, McCounell. NcCoy. McKean, Roberts, Shaver, Vaughan, vsnable. Williams and West-3l. Messrs. Beshoar, Fitzpatrick and Gordon, We're excused from voting. se the House agaiu refused to concur in the Snate amendment.
 Mr Sneaker stated that there was no quo- mn present, and Mr. Hammond, moved a eI of the House, but before the call of the sI was completed, quorum appearing within es- bar of the House, MT. Hammond on leave, Nthdrew his motion.
 MT. Johnson of Desha, asked and obtained ave of absence.
 Mr. Thrower asked and obtained leave of sseuce on account of indisposition in his fami- MT. Dunn asked and obtained leave of ab- tpce.