The constitutional union., 1861-01-11

pany with another House bill and q Senate bill OH the same subject, reported back fl n the Com mittee on Internal Improvements, and debated at length, and after many intellectual attempts to amend it, waspassed by vote, forty yeas to thir- teen nays. This bin proposes to loan Sl0O, ,000 to the Company for ten years, at eight per cent interest per annum-to finish the division from Little Rock to White river, in twelve months under forfeiture of &59000, and to secure the | loan by mortgage on the running stock of the Company.
 MONDAY, December 3l.
 House met. House bill to provide for holding q Convention, for the purpose of amending the Constitution of tue State, was, after considerable debate, A-id on the table until the 4th of July next.
 \ bill to repeal the act declaring Saline river from and above AIt Elba navigable stream, and make the provisions of the bill apply to White river, above the three forks of the same ill Wash ington county, was passed.
 \ bill 10 provide for paying overscers of roads ill th,s State was twice read, and referred. bill to amend the charter of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company, was passed. This bill authorizes the Company 10 make the eastern terminus of the road either above or below Mem phis, and gives to it a ferry privilege iii conse- | quenCC of bar opposite Memphis u also pcO- yldes for branch road from some point between LiJtlo Rock and White river, to tho Arkansas river, opposite Pine Bluff, with Q ferry privilege at the latter place
 ilOrc business was transacted to-day than usual and the members eynce 8 disposition to get through with their labors as speedily as pos sible It is thought the General Assembly will adjourn about the 9th January. REPORTER.
 TUESDAY, January l.
 House met. A bill to ixancw the terms of thc Supreme Court, passed. l \ bill for the amendment of the Charter of City of Das Arc, passed.
 Senate bill repeating all laws heretofore made declaring Buffalo Fork of White river Hayiga- 1 blc stream. passed.
 House bill to protect all lands in Cdicot county which are subject to overflow, passed.
 House bill 9T, to restrict the jurisdiction of magistrates 10 the township i'll and for which they are elected was rejected by vote of 31 yeas to 2l nays
 House bill lg7. to fix the time of holding the Circuit Courts under the new law creating judi cial Greats, passed.
 House bill p~oyiling for regulating the trial of rights of property n the Circuit Court. and House bill 10 allow widows to inherit all the property of their deceased husband who may die without of'spring or wil were both rejected House bilI declaring Current river d nayg0blo stream, passed.
 This bill does not affect the price Of swamp land along said river.
 ! set oi re pct.OuS to r2iSe Q SC Cct lOmmiftee Of both Houses to consider of plan of relief for the people under existing circumstances, were read and rejected. Adjourdcd. WEDNESDAY, January ,. House met. 4 bill was introduced ameuda.ory or the act incorporating the Little Rock anl Fort smith Railroad Company, and twice re-l aud referred,
 House Iia5 to amend the penal code in rola- ton to stealing and cuticng away s.aYe8, was passed
 1Tae main provision of eh,s aet that any one oH gagged n stealing or onticiae away slaves, or attempting to ialuca them 10 escape, slall suffer de.t., OF imur.saum Tt in ths Pcuitea';ary for any ,ctm a9, less than I5 years, at tAe discry-
 A ol, providing t.qt where ferry is kept oa 9 stream dividing two counties. ii, SAer.f of tho one in which Ihc farrymau resides shall pay half the I.c-nse fee to the Judge of the opposite c0uajy. passed
 T.5rema..lcr of this day was spent in con- s;3er.ns the Fen.t-nt a~y bill. auJ tae biI was amended in several particulars, and wiJbou, com ing to 2 vote on the bill the House adjourned.