Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-01-12
Thursdau, Jan. 10.

AoiA VI SOuutitS was CaIIeu.
 Mr. Nolan yielded to Mir. Duval, who offered bill to amend the attachment laws of this State
 Mr. Maxwell presented bill for the be- nefit of schools in White county
 Mr. Crawford presented bill for the be- nefit of the citizens of Mars Hill township, prohibiting the sale of liquors on public days in Mars Hill township.
 Mir. Mitchell presented bill regulating the levying of road tax. Referred to iu- dietary committee.
 MT. Boone offered bill to prevent con- cublnage. Referred to committee on judi ciary.
 Mir. Lewis offered bill for the relief of the sheriff of Van Buren county. Mr. Woolard moved to amend by adding the former sheriff of Montgomery county. Bill passed
 MT. Davie, by courtesy of MT. Seaborn, offered bill to incorporate the Brownsville Female Academy. Read third time and passed
 MT. Landrum offered bill amending the swamp land laws. Referred to appropriate committee.
 The special order to amend the constitu- tion so as to give justices of the peace con current jurisdiction in cases of assault and battery. Mir. Gibson moved to postpone the measure indefinitely. House refused to postpone indefinitely. Bill lays over.
 MT. Cook offered bill for the relief of John D. Beler, of Sevier county.
 MT. Jones, of Yell, offered bill to in- corporate the town of Dardanelle and other purposes. Bill read third time and passed. Mir. Loudon offered bill to divide the county of Sebastian into two judicial dis tricts-one to be held at Ft. Smith and the other at Greenwood. Referred.
 Mir. Yell offered bill to increase the sa- lary of the judge of the county and asso- ciate justices of Jefferson county. MT. Harper offered a bill to incorporate the town of Springfield, Conway county. Passed
 Mr. Williams offered report from select committee, recommending the passage of Senate bill No. g.. Report accepted and bill passed.
 MT. Killgore offered memorial and moved its reference.
 Message from the Senate was received announcing the concurrence in House bill forming nine judicial circuits in the State. House adjourned.
 Epening Session
 MT. Messick asked and obtained leave to introduce Resolutions from his county which were referred to committee on fed eral relations. MT. Stone presented report M Il. n and passed. Mir. James introduced bill, which was read third time and passed. Mr. Farr introduced bill changing the time of holding courts in Monroe county Mir. Ware, from committee on enroll. ments, offered a report. l Mr. Hudson introduceda bill, which was referred to select committee. Mir. Purkins offered bill No. 302, which was read third time and passed. Mir. Trigg offered bill to promote the education of the indigent youth of the coun- try. Referred to committee. | Mir. Pennington moved to take up the bill incorporating the Little Rock Gas Com. pany.
 Mr. Duval offered some resolutions from Sebastian county. Mr. Seaborn offered bill for the relief of Thomas Jolly, of St. Francis county.
 Mir. Woolard called up House bill 245, for the purpose of amendment.
 Mr. Bait ones offered a bill relating to Chicot county.
 Mir. Van Patten offered bill for relief of Susan Caroline Brookfeld.
 Mir Jones of Pike introduced bill to improve mail route through Pike and | Sevier counties.
 Mr. Key offered a bill to incorporate the mechanical and agricultural association of Phillips county.
 Mir. Key offered bill to incorporate ''The Arkansas State Telegraph company ''
 MT. Harper presented bill to grant R. l.. Cargile, late sheriff of Conway county, further time to collect back taxes. Read and passed.
 Nr. Thorn proposed an act for the relief of citizens of the Choctaw nation.
 MT. Woolard presented report from select committee, amending the common school system in certain counties.
 MT. Rain s introduced an act to prescribe the duties of courts in certain instances. Referred tojudiciary committee.
 MT. Harper presented a bill to authorize Geo, w. Carroll to keep toll bridge in Conway county. Passed.
 MT. Acree offered bill to alter the prac- tice in circuit courts. Referred to commit tee on judiciary.
 MT. Messick called up House bill No. 26l, proposing to distribute the five per cent. fund among the different counties.- Referred 60 committee on internal improve ments.
 Mir. Kenner introduced bill providing for the further payment of the common school commissioner of Madison county bill lost.
 Mr. Montgomery offered bill to enable the school commissioner of Washington county to sell certain school lands in said county.
 On motion, the House adjourned.
 Fridoy, Jan. II.
 Mir Dunegan introduced bill No. 316 which on motion of Mir. Cravens, wa amended and passed.
 Mir. Duval introduced bill supplimen tary to the Railroad bill, appropriating on hundred thousand dollars to the Memphi and Little Rock Railroad Passed.
 MT. Massey introduced bill to equaliz the salary of the Auditor, Treasurer an