Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-01-12
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
,Sakurdnu. Jan 5 126I

s1sttr'tcyt cdus lCOl. MT. Terry introduced bill to amend the charter of Des Are, Prairie county. Read and passed.
 Mr. Oates called up House bill to pro vide for making drain from Old Town Lake to Yellow Bank Bayou, Phillips county. Read and passed.
 Mir. Gray called up House bill to amend sec. l chap. 49 of the digest, so far as the counties of Bradley and Jefferson are con cerned. Read and referred to committee on judiciary.
 Mir. Watkins called up Senate bill to amend chap. l37 of the digest, concerning printing, and amendment of House concur red in.
 Mir. Rosson, from committee on swamp lands, reported a bill to refund certain mo-. nies to administrator of Henry Kimbell, and asked that 1t be referred to judiciary committee.
 Also bill to protect the interest of the State in the swamp land grant, and, with amendments, recommended its passage- Amendments adopted, and bill passed
 Mr. Ca~rigan called up House bill to pro-
 
 Lafayettee county. Read and passed. Mr. Terry called up House bill to amend the charter of the Memphis and Little Rock railroad company. Read and referred to judiciary committee.
 Mir. Mitchell called up House bill to re- peal secs. 7 and of an act preventing sale of school lands, so far as Marion county is concerned. Read and passed.
 MT. Miller called up House bill to incor- porate the town of Jonesborogh, Craighead county. Read and passed.
 Mir. Terry introduced bill for the benefit of St. Johns college. Read and referred to committee education.
 MT. Trimble called up House bill for the relief of Samuel P. Wycough. Read and rejected.
 Mr. Carrigan called up House bill to en- able Richard Blanton to procure deeds for certain lands. Read and referred to swamp land committee.
 Mir. Davies called up House bill to de- clare Currant river navigable stream, and for other purposes. Read and passed.
 Mir. Gray called up House bill for benefit of Pleasant Ridge academy. Read and passed.
 Mir. Terry, from committee on federal re lations, reported bill calling State con vention, and recommended its passage- Read and made special order in committee of the whole for Monday 2 o'clock
 Mir. McAlexander introduced bill to authorize common school commissioner to sell certain lands in Lawrence county Read and passed
 MT, Pagan in the chair.
 MT. Gray called up House bill to amend sec. 3, chap. 70, concerning ferries. Read and referred to committee on iudiciry
 Mir Terry called up House billto amend the charter of Des Arc. Read and passed.
 Mr. Fletcher called up House bill amen- datory of the common school laws of Ar kansas county. Read and referred to com mttee on education.
 Mr. McAlexander introduced bill to appropriate $100,000 to arm the militia. Read, amended and referred to special com mitlee.
 Mir. Carrigan called up House bill to provide more fully for the incorporation of the town of Paracilta. Read and passed.
 Mir. Askew called up House bill to in corporate the Hillsboro' male and female academy. Read and passed.
 House bills were then ordered up
 Bill to regulate the times of holding the circuit courts in the State. Read and re- ierred to committee on judiciary.
 Mir. Trimble asked and obtained leave of absence for Mir. McColloch.
 MT. Ward asked and obtained leave of absence for Mir. Clark.
 House bill to grant charterto Jonathan Hardin to build bridge across the Cadron. Read and laid on the table.
 MT. Fletcher resumed the chair
 On motion, Senate adjourned until Mon day g o'clock.