The constitutional union., 1861-01-25
Arkansas Legislative Proceedings,
SENATE.

Senate met, 9 o'clock. Mr. Gray introduced bill to incorporate the Jacksonport and Arkansas Railroad Company Rules suspended and bill passed.
 The special order of the day being the House bill to aid in the foreclosure of the stock mort gages given to secure stock subscriptions to the Real Estate Bank of the State of Arkansas, the the bill was considered and passed TEe Senate acnt into the consideration of a bill for the relief of John Wassell it being the special order of the day for II o'clock, which bill was lost.
 Senate met at ? o'clock, P M in Committee of the Whole, in consideration of the Convention Bill The subject was discussed until dark: but little progress effected. Senate adjourned.
 FRIDAY, Jan. II. Mir McCrecry called House joint resolution to go into an election of State Printer on to-mor- rtw at II o'clock, which was passed. Nr. Terry called up House supplementary bill to aid in the construction of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company, which passed. Nr Clark moved that the Senate take up House bill invest the proceeds of the Clarksville Swamp Land District in Little Rock and Fort Smith. and the North Western Border Railroad Companies. Ruies suspended and bill passed. SATURDAY, January 12. MT McColloch called up House bill to invest the swamp lands in the Champagnolle District. in the Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River Rail- road Company. Pending the discussion the Sen ate repaired to the Hall of the House of Repre- sentaties for the purpose of electng a State Printer; whereupon Messrs. Johnson t Yerkes received forty-six votes Danley IIoltzman four teen Nil Peek IS. AIr Watson seven. The Pres ident announced that Messrs. Johnson & Yerkes had rcceved a majority of the votes east and were accordingly declared duly elected. The Senate took a recess till 2 o'clock l Senatemet pursuant to adjournment, and took LID the consideration of the Convention bill, and aft CT long animated debate the Senate at about ! : o'clock passed the Convention bill without 1 dissenting -ote The bill provides for holding the electioL the 18th of February, in voting, the | vote shall b for or against Convention, and at the same time D vote for delegates, and if q ma jOrity l of the voter of this State vote for Convention, taking as a bass the vote cast at the last Guber- natorIal elccGon-the Convention shall meet l the 4th of Mach next ensuing. MONDAY, January IA l Senate met The special order of the day be-
 ing the nsideation of the House bill to invest 1 the swamp and oyerhowed lands in the Cham 1 pagnoile Swami Land District, as stock in the N s5issippi, OuelIta and Red River Railroad Com 1 pany. After lrotracted debate, the bill passed l by a vote of fourteen nine; after which, the Senate took a recess till o'clock, P. N. l Senate met o'clock, P. NJ. Mr. Oates moved l that the Senate tke up amendment of the i House of Representatives 10 the Convention bill, i passed by the Sente; which was cOncurred in which amendmentprOvides that 1t only requires a majority of the Dtes cast to authorise the hold | ing of the Convention, and was concurred in by vote of twelve toeleven.
 On motion of Af Carrigan the Senate con- | cured in House amendment to Senate bill incor- porating the town q Washington.
 Mir. Craighead caled up House bill to extend the levee law of Chiott county to the counties of l plo,,o and T eral amendments, tn bill passed it's third and 1 last reading.
 TUESDAY, January 15 MT. McCreery reported favorably House bill 1 for distributing the Sate arms to volunteer con- 1 panies in this State. Rules suspended and bill | passed.
 | Mir. Clark from the Committee on Education, reported bill providing for the deposting of i the miscellaneous worEs, and meteorological and geological specimens il the office of the Secretary of State, which bill wa passed Mir. Watkins, from te Committee on Ways and Means reported back the Senate House bill to provide for regulating Slaughter and Butcher Houses in the cities of little Rock, Fort Smith, Van Buren, Batesville ad Washington.
 On motion of Askcw, he Senate adjourned till 9 o'clock tomorrow.
 WEDNESDAY, January 16 Mr. Clark, from the Committee Education, reported favorably on a bll to be entitled an act amendatory of the comm0, school laws of Arkan- sas county. Rules suspended and bill passed. Mir Clark, from the sam committee, repoted favorably on Senate bill amendatory of the com mon school laws of this Stab to locate and create the office of State Superintendent of common schools, and to define his duties. Rules sus- pended and bill passed.
 Ar. Oates reported, from tie Judiciary Com mittee, bill to amend the charter of the Mem phis and Little Rock Railroad Company. Rules suspended and bill passed.