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iciiei VI ccrtain puichaserS or swamp and overhowed lands; which was read second time and referred to committee on swamp and overhowed lands.
 Mr. Trigg calledup Senate bill No. 50- bill to authorize the purchase of culvert for Old rive in Pulaski county; which was read second time and referred to committee on swamp and overhowed lands.
 Mir. Purkins introduced bill to grant the swamp and overfowed lands to the counties in which they are located; which was read second time and referred to com mittee on swamp and overhowed lands. MT. Ware, from committee on enroll nents, made report.
 MT. Murphy called up Senate bill No. So-an act to incorporate the Benton male and female academy in Saline county; which was read third time and passed.
 Mir. Ferguson waived his right to Mr. MessiesS, who introduced bill to divide the five per cent fund equally among the counties; which was read first time.
 Mr. Louden called up Senate bill No. loo-a bill concerning public printing.
 MT. Louden moved to amend by insert ing that the public printersha be required to print all book, pamphlet and job printing | for which the State is liable; which was adopted. The bill as amended read third time and passed.
 MT. Duval introduced bill amendatory of the attachment laws of this State: which was read second time and referred to judi ciary committee.
 Mr. Cook introduced bill to be entitled an act to assist the Mississippi, Ouachita and Red river railroad company; which was read second time. MT. Gibson moved to amend by saying | that the same amount and upon the same terms be granted to the Napoleon and | Pine Bluff road
 - Dylng moved to lay the amendment on the table.
 MT. Gibson called for the ayes and noes; Al voting in the affirmative, and 14 in the negative. So the amendment was tabled. 1 MT. Van Patten moved to amend bv granting ten thousand dollars to the Iron Mountain railroad upon the same terms. MT. Crawford moved to amend the amendment by saying that 1925, ,OOO be loaned to the North western border railroad; Whlch was lad on the table. MT. Padget moved to amend by giving 100, ,000 to the Cairo and Fulton railroad; | which was laid upon the table. Mir. Humphreys moved to amend by making the same appropriation to the Fort Smith and Little Rock railroad l tabled.
 Mir. Messick proposed to amend by ap- propriating 10000 dollars to the Jackson port turn pike company-tabled. MT. Gibson moved an indefinite post ponement of the bill The ayes and oes were called, 27 voting in the affirmative and 29 in the negative. So the bill was not l postponed.
 The rules were suspended and bill read third time, and rejected by vote of p ayes to B noes.
 MT. Gibson called up House bill No. 22-- Penitentiary bill.
 MT. Garland proposed to so amend the bill as to require the improvements to be completed in two years instead of eight, as proposed in the bill which was adopted. Mir. Chlders proposed to amend by striking out eight years wherever ;t oc- CUTS in the bill, and inserting five in lieu i; which was tabled.
 Mr. Cravens moved to amend by strik- ing out section second of the bill
 On motion of Mir. Allen, the bill was made the special order of the day for Wednesday morning, 10 o'clock.
 MT. Van Patten presented a petition, which was referred to judiciary committee.
 Mir. Cravens presented resolution, CT taining to federal relations, which was read the first time. | The House adjourned until Saturday morning, 9 o'clock.
 Saturday, Jan. 5.
 A bill to repeal chapters 20 and 30 of Gould's Digest under the head of roads and highways, was taken up by special order, amended read third time and passed. REPORTS FROM STANDING cNMMITTEEs.
 Mr. Van Patten, from committee on in- ternal improvements, made report, recom- mending the rejection of House bill No. l06; which report was adopted and bill re. jected.
 Mir. Jennings, from committee on militia, reported bill authorizing the Governor to issue arms to military companies and for other purposes.
 Mr. Farr moved the adoption of the re- port; which motion prevailed.
 Mir. Pettus moved that one hundred copies of the bill be printed.
 On motion of Mr. Crawford the bill was read second time.
 On motion of Mir. Nolan, the bill was made the special order of next Tuesday 10 o'clock.
 Mr. Garland, from committee on peti- tions aud memorials, made report recom- menaing the passage of bill fer the relief of Wm. A. Porter of Sebastian county, fol services rendered in the capture of certain criminals--report adopted
 On motion of Mr. Duval, the bill was read third time and passed
 Mr. Mitchell. from committee on educa tion, made report recommending the pas. sage of a bill incorporating the Western Home institute-report adopted, and bil read third time and passed.
 Mir. Tucker, from committee on claims reported bill for the relief of Anthony w Cole, lato sheriff of the county of Seviel report adopted, and bill read third tim, and passed.
 Mir. Harrison, from committee on judi ciary, made report recommending a sub stitute for House bill No. 147. On motios of Mir, Killgore, the report was adopted bill read third time and passed.
 Mir. Garland, from committee on peti tions and memorials, made report recon mending the passage of a bill for the benef of Rocky Comfort Academy in the count, of Sevier-report adopted, and bill reae a third time and passed.
 MT. Londen made report recommending the rejection of Senate bill No. IS, and re commenting a-snbstitute bill; which repor was adopted, and bill made the order of tn, day for next Saturday.
 Mir Hooper, from committee on banks made report recommending the rejection O