The constitutional union., 1860-12-21
SATURDAY. December s.

House met. The bill to license shows, circuses, etc. at $lOO each time of exhibition. passed.
 bill to ''allow Justices of the Peace to issue writs of ne e1eat" and the bill 'for the effectual discharge of the duties of county oficers,' were reported back and rejected; and also rejected bill the better to enforce the criminal law and to pre- vent the counties from paying costs"
 The bill to provide for the election of State Land Agents in the several Districts by the peo- pie, was passed.
 The House was informed of the death of William A. Jones' of the Senate; and after adopting the usual resolutions the House adjourned.
 MONDAY, December TO- The bill concerning slaughter houses and butch CTS in the city of Little Rock, was amended so as to apply to Camden, Washington, Fort Smith, Jacksonport, Batesyille and Van Buren, and made the special order of the day for Saturday next at 10 o'clock, 4. M
 The bill to ''incorporate the Batesville Mutual Insurance Company" was passed.
 A resolution to hold evening sessions on Tues day, Thursday, and Saturday of each week, was adopted.
 bill to prevent the adulteration of liquors in this State, was twice read and referred.
 4 bill to prevent the State from being defraud- ed in criminal cases; also bill providing for and regulating the trial of the rights of property in the Circuit Courts.
 House proposed amendment to the Constitu- tion, in regard to the area of counties so that no county, now established or to be hereafter estab- lished, shall be reduced to less than GJO square miles, was negatived.
 House passed a resolution to go into an election for Auditor on tomorrow, at 10 o'clock. The Senate concurred.
 bill incorporating the Pocahontas and Gains vile Male and Female College, was passed.
 House adjourned.
 TUESDAY, December II. House met A bill to incorporate the Hickory Plains Male and Female Institute, (prarie Coun- ty,) and prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors within three miles of the samc passed The Committee on Federal Relations made a lengthy and important report which was ordered printed, and made the special order for Tuesday, at o'clock, P. NJ.
 The committee reported bill to provide for calling a Convention to take into consideration the present state of affairs and the course Arkan- sas should pursue. Also printed and to be con- sdered with the report
 A bill to invest the Swamp Lands in the Cham paguole District as stock in the VI. Q. and Red river Railroad Company, was passed. The two Houses met ill convention, and elected William E Miller. without opposition, Auditor of Public Accounts, for the State.
 The Governor sent in a message vctoing the Iron Mountain and Helena Railroad Company Act.
  of the Nation-it has been printed in the city pa Pcrs. and advises the holding Convention.
 Owing to the length of these documents, and their importance, eiciting much discussion, not 1 much other business was transacted to-day.
 House adjourned. WEDNESDAY, December 12 House met. The Governor sent in a special message, informing the General Assembly that NIr. Qundly had resigned the Trcasurership, to take effect to-day, and that AIr. Basham recently elected Treasurer, but whose term of office would not commence until in February, was not in the city
 The House adopted resolution 10 go into an election to fill the vacancy in said ofiicc-SenatC concurred-and at F. T the two Houses met elected Mir. James A. Martin, of Little Rock, tc fill said vacancy.
 1 4 bill providing 10 compensate owners of slaves executed for capital of.enscs, for said slaves wa: l rejected.
 The bill to remove the Swamp Land Office from Batesyille to Jacksonport was passed.
 The bill to repeal the law distributing 10 the counties the Internal Improvement Fund.- and tC appropriate said fund to the construction of rail roads, was put on it's final passage. l bill to incorporate the ''St. Francis Rivel l Navigation Company" was passed
 House adjourned.