Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-11-21
SENATE.
Nov. B, 1861.
Senate met.

Senate met.
 PETITIONS.
 Mir. Miller presented the petition of Mrs. E. II. Crutch6eld for an act to make settlement of the accounts of her late husband, Major r. T. Crutch- field, assistant treasurer of the United States Referred.
 Mir. Lemoyne presented a petition to grant Ro- bert Hamilton the privilege of entering eighty acres of land in the s'Cheroke ee Reserve" on which he lives, at $l 9 per acre. Referred.
 The rejection of house bill to facilitate the col lection of revenue was reconsided and bill re- ierced.
 Mr. McCreery reported ftvorably to Senate bill repeating convention ordinance requiring home guards to be organized. Passed.
 MT. Oates reported fayorlbly to house bill re- pealng convention ordinance which raised the rate of taxation from one-s'rth to oae-third of one per cent. with an amendment that money n hand still be subject to taxation as increased by ordinance. Bill passed as amended.
 Also reported avorably to house bill repeating the ordinance which authorized tax for military and other purposes. Passed.
 He reported adversely to the bill to prevent the sale of spurious iiqGors in three miles of Mount Holly church and academy, in Union county, in less quantities than forty gallons Bill rejected by l3 to yOteS
 He reported iavorably to Senate bill for the re- lief of Love, clerk of Clark county, with an amendment giving said Love till the lst of January next take the oath prescribed by the new consti tuition. Passed as amended.
 He reported adversely to Senate bill to grant a bounty of l60 acres of land to the widow or heirs at law of volunteers deceased, for the reason that the lands ot the State pledged to redeem the war bonds BI rejected for said reason.
 He also reported adversely to house bill to make R. T. Stonill, of Jefferson county, of lawful age, etc., and bill was rejected
 Also adversely 10 House bill of same nature for d A was likewise rejected
 Also adversely to Senate bill for the relief of those who made over payments for lands of the United States under the graduation act ot March I, 534. Bill rejected
 He reported favorably to the biIi to suspend the advertisement and sale of lands for taxes belong ing to alien enemies and to protect the State in the payment thereof Bill passed. Mir. Carrgan reported favorabiy to the bill re- curing circuit judges to mol pros indictments for m sdemeanors against persons in the military ser vice. Passed
 Mir. Rosson reported adversely to the bill to in crease salary of the secretary of state $OOo, and bill re jtcted. Mir. Pennington introduced bill abolishng the offices of solicitor general, land attorney and State collector, swamp land secretary and inspector oi the Penitentiary which was amended by lhr. As kew so as to abolish the offices of register aid re ceiver of the land offices Referred. This is one o the best bills of the session 1t saves the State o at least Sl2 2U00 in salaries and commissions to off cers. the most of whom have absolutely nothing to do but tD walk to the treasury and get the.r un earned salaries.-REP Mir. Carrigan introduced bill incorporating the Marlbrook Presbyterian church in Hampstead county. Passed. Various house bills were read and referred, the titles of which will be hereafter given as reported from the committees.