The constitutional union., 1860-12-21
IIOUST
TuURSDAY. December

TnuGsDAY, December G. House met. The bill to incorporate the Sisters of Mercy of the Female Academies of Helena Little Rock and Fort Smith, passed, and sent to Senate.
 \ bill to prevent the firing of the woods and prairies-twicc read and referred
 A bill to attach that portion of Sebastian county south of the Porteau Mountains 10 Scott county-twice read and referred.
 A bill to provide more fully for the incorpora- tion Of Paraclifta. Scvior county, passed.
 \ bill 10 provide for the election of tax asses sor in Seyier county-twicc read and referred. A bill 10 allow widows all the estate of their deceased husbands, dying without legal offspring or will-twcc read and referred.
 4 bill providing that the chancellor of the Pu- laski Chancery Court shall reside at Little Rock was twice read and referred after quite a lengthy debate, and, after several attempts at amend ments. was referred.
 bill to incorporate the Western Home Insti- tute was twice read and referred as also a bill to secure to the State of Arkansas her full federal representation"
 < bill to exempt family grave yards and public burial places (not to exceed five acres from taxa ton and execution, was passed
 i bill to compensate owners of slaves punished capitaly by the laws of the State-twice read and referred
 Senate bill to incorporate the Arkansas Iusti- tute for the Deaf and Dumb was twice read and referred
 House bill in relation to millcrs-twice read and referred. This bill specifics the toll for grinding, and for saw mills gives q lien on luIn- Der used for building purposes sums over ten dollars
 The Committee on Auditor and Treasurers Books, reported so far relates to the Auditor $ books.
 The resolution of the Senate to go into an elec- tion for Auditor of Ctofe on Soturdav povt ot o'clock, A. M taken up and concurred in.
 House adjourned.
 FRIDAY, December 7.
 House met. 4 memorial and resolution from the citizens of Randolph county, in relation to Federal matters was presented and referred to the Committee Federal Relations. This me- morial calls for $500O00 to arm and equip the militia of the State to guard against any contn- gency of revolution invasion
 The Committee on Enroments reported as cor rectly enrolled, the bill to incorporate the Iron Mountain Railroad Company.
 The bill to 'amend Chapter IS, Gould's Digest, in relation to attachment of boats vessels, etc. and the repeal of the bill passed the last session for the benefit of the Princeton Male and Female Academy"
 A bill to "regulate with more certainty the sale of lands for the non-payment of taxes" was twice read and referred.
 bill to incorporate the Marysvlle Male and Female Academy in Columbia county passed. The bill to invest all the Swamp and Overtiowed lands in the Champagnolle District to M. o. and Red river Railroad Company, was reported back and made the order of the day for Tuesday next, at 10 o'clock, A. M., in Committee of the Whole House. The bill to repeal the law distributing the Internal Improvement Fund among the coun- ties, and to appropriate said fund to the construc- ton of railroads, was reported back, and made the special order of the day for Wednesday next, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
 The bill concerning "Guardians and Wards" /" reported back and passed and the bill amen datory of the School Law for Phillips county, was reported back and passed. And the Senate bill to allow appeal to the Auditor in swamp land cases, was reported back, amended and passed.
 House bill in relation to ''Landlord and Ten ant" was passed. This bill gives the landlord a lien on tenants crop in certain cases.
 A bill to incorporate city of Pine Bluff, was passed House adjourned.