The constitutional union., 1861-01-18
Arkansas Legislative Proceedings.

Mr. Askew introduced a bill to provide for l holding State Convention. Read and Mr. Oates offered a substitute entitled an act to pro- vide for a Convention of the people of the State of Arkansas. Read bill and substitute referred to committee on Federal Relations Mir. Watkins, from committee on Ways and Means, reported bill to appropriate Sl00,000 to arm the militia of the State, and recommended its rejection. Report not addopted, but the bill and several amendments were referred to a select com mittee of five
 Mir. Rosson called up House bill to protect all lands in Chicot county which is subject to over flow. Read and passed.
 Mr. McColloch called up House bill to change the times of holding the Probate court of Drew county. Read and passed
 Mr. Mecllin called up House bill to incorpor- ate the North-Western Arkansas Baptist Inst- tute. Read and passed.
 MT. Pennington introduced a bill to provide for reprint of ,50O copies of Gould's Digest at S3 p per copy. Read and referred to committee on Public Printing.
 Senate adjourned until 9! o'clock Saturday
 SATURDAY, Jan. ). Mr. Rosson from the Swamp land committee, reported favorably on bill to entitled an act to protect and defend the land interests of this State. Rules suspended and bill passed.
 Mir. Mitchell called up House bill 2l3, to re- peal sections and of an act approved 10th February, 1859, as regards Sugar Loaf Township in Marion county. Rules suspended and bill passed.
 Mr. Davies called up House bill declaring Cur rant river a navigable stream. Rules suspended and bill passed
 lIr Gray called up House bill for the benefit of Pleasant Hill Academy in Bradley county. Rules suspended and bill passed.
 Mr. Askew called up House bill to incorporate the Trustees Male and Female Institute at Hills boro in Union county, and to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors. Rules suspended and bill passed.
 MONDAY, Jan. :. Mr. Oates, from committee on Judiciary, re- ported iayorably on a bill regulating the adyer- Using of runaway slaves. Rules suspended and biil passed.
 Mr. Oates, from same committee, also reported favorably on a bill establishing nine judicial cir cults in this State Made special order of the day fer Wednesday next, 10 clock.
 Mr Oates also reported bill to amend section l2G of GouId's Digest, with respect to hawking and peddIing. Rules suspended and bill passed. Mr. Oates, also from same committee reported favorably 9 bill regulating the sale of runaway slaves confined in the Pcnitentiary. Rules sus- pended and bill passed.
 Also a bill to prevent the poisoning of streams for the purpose of killing fish or any other pur- pose. Bill passed.
 Special order; bill concerning common schools Read and re-committed 10 Committee on Educa- tion.
 Senate adjourned to ?! o'clock.
 EVENING SESSION, Jan. '. Senate met at 2l o'clock for the purpose of considering the convention bill, it being the spe- cal order, before the committee of the whole Mir Watkins, on behalf of the minority of the committee on Federal Relations, presented a mi nority report signed by Messrs. Craighead, Car rigan, Watkins, Meckin and Askew.
 After reading the minority report, Mr. Oates moved that the convention bill, together with mi nority report referred to committee of the whole, which was carried. Whereupon the President called llr. Rosson 10 the chair.
 After debate of considerable length, which was participated in by Messrs. Terry, Askew, Oates, Mecklin, Carrigan and Davies. the com mittee rose, and on motion of Mir Askew, re- ported progress and asked leave 10 sit again to- morrow at 24 o'clock.
 On motion of Mir. Watkins Senate odiournel until 9l o'clock tomorrow.
 TUESDAY, January 8. Nr Davies offered a resolution that the Gene ral Assembly go into election for officers of the board of education, on Saturday, the l2th inst The resolution under the rules of the Senate lies over one day.
 Alr. Oates, from Judiciary committee, reported recommending its passage, q House bill with three amendments, 10 be entitled an act to aid the foreclosure of the stock mortgages given to secure stock subscriptions to the Real Estate Bank of the State of Arkansas. After a lengthy discussion on the subject, motion of Mir. Oates, the bill made the special order of the day for lO o'clock, A. M., Thursday.
 The President announced that the Senate would take up the special order of the day. which was House bill ltosbe entitled an act to invest swamp and oyerilowed lands, and the funds arising from the sale of said lands, in the Clarksve district as stock in the Little Rock and Fort Smith Rail Road Company; and in the Northwestern Border Rail Road Company.
 On motion of Alr. Watkins, Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning o'clock.
 WEDNESDAY, January 9. Mr. Alexander introduced petition accom- panied by bill, declaring Big North Fork of White navigable stream. Referred to committee on County or County Lines
 The special order of the day being the consid- eration of the House bill, forming nIne Judiciary Circuits, that having arrived, the Senate took the same into consideration Alter lengthy discus sion the bill was passed. Mr. Terry moved that the Senate go into com mittee of the whole consider the convention bill Pending the discussion thereon, on motion of Mir. Watkins the Senate took recess till 23 o'clock.
 EVE. SESSION, WEDSEsDAY, 2 O'CLOCK. Senate met and the motion to go into the com