The constitutional union., 1861-02-01

A bill concerning Jurors, (giving them mile age,) was passed. The most of this day was taken up with the Convention bill, and large number of private bills. House adjourned,
 TUESDAY, January 15 House met bill was passed to change the time of holding the sessions of the General As sembly of this State from the 1st Monday in No vember, to the lst first Monday in October.
 House went into Committee of the Whole on the General Appropriation bill and made several amendments thereto, all of which were afterwards in the House, with many other amendments, and the bill passed. This bill with the introduction of two or three of private nature, few resolu- tions, occupied the entire day House adjourned.
 WEDNESDAY, January 16 House met. A resolution to rescind the reso- lution fixing upon Monday next for the adiourn- ment of the General Assembly, sine de, was lost by vote of thirty yeas to thirty-one nays.
 A bill amending the Militia laws of this State was passed has since passed the Senate, and been approved, and is law.
 A bill to amend the Road laws of this State, was passed. bill to attach portion of Desha to the county of Drew passed; and similar bills to attach portion of Sebastian county to Scott :; and portion of Polk to Montgomery were de- feated.
 Senate notified the House of having assented
  and Little Rock branch of the c. and F. Railroad, and in the North Western Border Railroad, the proceeds of the sales of the Swamp Lands i'll the Clarksville District.
 A resolution instructing our delegation in Con gress not to vote for extension of the railroad grant except upon certain conditions, l. e., to bring the lands into market immediately at grad uated prices and when the road shall be finished to point opposite the lands so sold, then fur ther sum to be paid not to exceed $2 50 per acre by the purchaser, was adopted.
 The bill to distribute the five per cent fund equally among the counties, was defeated.
 A bill amendatory of the act incorporating the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Company, was passed.
 A bill attaching . portion of the county of Law renee to the county of Randolph, was passed. 1000 copies of the Convention bill was ordered to be printed for the use of the House.
 4 bill to repeal the Levce law so far as relates to the Washington Swamp Land District was passed; and also the bill to authorize the pur- chase of a culvert for Old River in Pulaski county A bill to alter the practice in the Circuit Courts, was passed.
 Senate bill to prescribe the duties of the Courts of this State, in relation to amendments. was re- ectcd; and also the bill to prevent persons hiring slaves to perform manual labor on the Sabbath. As bill to incorporate the Helena Insurance Company, passed. Senate bill to protect Ielc- graph Lines in the State of Arkansas, passed after several amendments thereto had been adopted.
 The bill to grant the Swamp and OverAowed Lands to the several counties in which they are located, was rejected
 A bill to remove the Capital of the State from Little Rock to Des Arc, was introduced and read twice. and made special order for Saturday next Ton Saturday the bill was indefinitely postponed. l House adjourned.
 TEURsDAY, January Y. House met A resolution granting leave of ab- sence 10 such members as went home during the holidays. was adopted This entities them to pay during their absence.
 Senate bill to incorporate the Little Rock Washington and Fort Smith Telegraph Company, passed.
 A bill to change the line between the counties of Ashley and Chcot, passed.
 Senate bill No. so, to aid the Arkansas Insti- tute for the blind, passed.
 A bill amending the Levee law in Saline county, passed.
 4 large number of bills were introduced, both original and from the various committees, of d private nature, and finally disposed of. House adjourned.
 FRIDAY, January 8. House met Nearly the whole of this day was spent in disposing of Senate bills, only the most important of which will be noticed
 Senate bill to provide for the sale of runaway slaves iu the Pcnitentiary. passed.
 House bill providing the election of Tax As scssor in the counties of Ashley, Bradley Yell. Phillips. Crawford, Madison, Polk and Fulton, Was passed.
 Senate bill providing for refunding on Swamp Land entries enormously made, passed.
 Senate bill to authorize the Treasurer to refund certain taxes, passed
 Senate bill providing for the publication ot run away slaves ill paper at Little Rock was amend ed so as to include one paper in each of the new Congressional Districts, and then passed.
 Senate memorial to Congress 10 extend the grant to railroads SO far as related 10 the Mem phis and Little Rock, and Little Rock and Tort Smith branches, was adopted.
 The Governor returned the bill in relation 10 Slaughter Houses and Butchers, with his ohiec- tons. The bill was got mp again with the objcc- tonable provisions stricken out and passed 4 bill 10 invest as stock in the Iron Mountain and Heleua Railroad, the proceeds of the sales of Swamp Lands in the Batcsvlle District, was in- definitely postponed.
 4 bill to establish separate Courts in the county of Scbastan passed.
 Senate bill to defend and protect the interests of the State in the Swamp Land grant, was passed This bill provides for recovering from the C. and F. Railroad Company, the Swamp Land certified to said Company by the Commissioner of the Gen eral Land Othce.
 Senate bill for the relief of locating agents, passed Senate bill to aid in the publication of the Digest of the decisions of the Supreme Court was rejected. House adjourned.
 SATURDAY, January 19. The bill for the relief of persons entitled to sue for false imprisonment whether as paupers>or otherwise, was rejected.
 Senate bill to appropriate money to arm the ,tt ,,. companies, Ca substitute for House bill on the same subject was passed. The bill appropriatcs Sl0O,O00, and appoints Commissioners to act in conjunction with the Governor in purchasing the arms. supplemental bill was subsequently, passed to defray the expenses of the Commis- sioncrs-Capt. C. C. Danley and Capt. T. ]. Churchill, are the Commissioners. The Governor returned, with his objections, the bill amending the charter of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company.
 A supplemental bill to prevent the removal of Swamp Land Office from Batesville to Jachson- port, was twice before the House to-day and finally defeated. So the office will be removed. The bill to regulate the times for holding the Circuit Courts under the nine judicial districts, was reported from the Senate as amended, the amendments were conctrred in.
 The bill to authorize the County Courts of Se- bastian and Pulaski counties to levy a road tax, was amended in the Senate and the amendments concurred in.
 Company, and Senate bill to incorporate the Pine TEI n II '