Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-11-14


 son, Terry, Thorn and Wynn-l0.
 For Yell: Messrs. Askew, Belser and Meek lin-3.
 For Burow Messrs. Dodd, Trimble and Ward-3 Mr. Askew voted for H.. Smead.
 Johnson and Mitchell were declared duly and con additionally elected Senators to the Confederat. Congress of America.
 The Senate withdrew to their chamber and ad journed till Monday morning.,
 Nov. II, 1861. Senate met-President Fletsler in the chair lion. Paschel l.. LigOn, senator elect from the counties of Lawrence and Fulton, to fill the vacan cy of the lamented McAlexander, appeared ard having taken the oath prescribed, took his seat
 MT. Rosson, fl om committee on claims, reported | tayorably to House bill for relief of Wm Req. soner, which was passed Mir. Rosson, from same committees reported an | amendment to House bill for the relief of w. A | Alexander, sheriff of Hampstead county Amend ment adopted and bill passed.
 MT. Askew introduced a bill to attach Union county to the I'd congressional district, and Hot Spring and Perry to the Sd. Referred.
 Mr. Carrigan introduced a bill to suspend the collection Of debts by legal process except by at | tachment in certain cases.
 Mir Rosson offered to amend with the provision that the act apply exclusively to persons in the military service. Bill and amendment referred. Mr Trimble introduced bill to distribute the I'd geological report of this State. Read and laid over.
 Mir. Davies, bill to repeal the ordinance of the convention requiring home guards to be organized. Referred.
 Mr. Oates, bill to suspend the advertisement and sale ot lands for taxes belonging to alien enc mics ln this State and to protect the State in the payment thereof Referred
 Mr. Thorn, bill to authorize K. c. Campbell, present sheriff of Carroll county, to collect the taxes thereof for 1881. Referred.
 Mir. Ward, bill for relief of persons who made oyerpayments for lands of the U s. underline gradu- atlon act of March 1, 1854. Referred.
 Mr. Clark joint resolution to postpone the enumeration of the inhabitants of this State till 1884, the same to be made then and every four years thereafter. Adopted
 Mr. McCreery offered resolution " that the Se nate organize itself into a military comnany and proceed at once to Ptmans Ferry to aid in resist ing the threatened invasion of Arkansas Mr. McGreery advocated the adoption of his re- solution, and proposed the President of the Senate for captain the secretary for commissarv and the door-kecper for orderly sergeant of the company NIT. Terry opposed the resolution because he be- Heved the Senate could do more for the defence of the State by taking steps to provide for the wants and necessities of those in the field, and for other cogent reasons.
 Messrs Carrgan and Ligon also opposed the re- solution. Mir. Trim5le lavors it, o,, rro o,- S3 z5a-.----y --.-..- ''-.' ' aCconp'l,e 'lo " amendment were referred t6 the military commit tee
 HOUSE BILLS.
 Mo- i, conferring on justices of the peace eXclu- siye original iurisdicton over certain m.sdemeaE- CTS, was read and referred. The name of Mr. Ligon was added to the judi ciary committee on motion of Mr. Askew n +,,ra ha,J Dt n t1 head of hogs and sheep with the fleece ot the sheep and the yarn and cloth made thereof, was read and laid over. No 1T, to amend an act to protect all lands in Chcot county subject to overflow, was passed. No 48, to increase the pay of associate justices of the county court of Scott county, was read ana laid over.
 No. 5l. to authorize the clerk of Desha county to make out and transmit to the clerk ot Drew county copy of the assessment of taxable property in that portion of Dcsha which wa7 attached to Drew county by act of last session, was passed. A message was received from the governor com muuicating letter from Gen. A. 5. Johnston, directing that the troops called for by him hereto fore from Arkansas be disbanded unless e1lclentiy armed and equipped
 The message and letter were referred to the com mittee on military affairs, and hundred copies of each ordered to be printed for the use ol the oe nate. Adjourned
 TUEsDAY, Nov l2, 1861. Senate met. , Messrs. Lemoyne, Thorn and Ligon were added | to the committee on military affairs.
 On motion of Mir. Oates, House bill to provide for collecting the taxes of Philips county was ta- ken up and passed.
 Mr. Rosson, from the committee on ways and means, reported favorably to House bill requlnne collectors of revenue toreceive the full amount o