Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-15
DOT Job Printing Department.
From the Little Rock .Gazette.l g-,1vE General Assembly of Arknnsas.
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HOUSE.
 MONDAY. December 7th. Brooks moved to postpone the con alteration of the resolution instructin! the committee on education to repor n bill dispensing with circuit superin tendents until tomorrow morning. Fenno desired to dispose of th' matter at once.
 The motion prevailed.
 Fenno gave notice that he wonlf introduce bill amending the revenue law and reducing the state tax from ll ] to Lth per cent. H A memorial for the relief of certain securities for a defaulting deput! sheriff of Marion couaty was referred to the appropriate committee.
 Petition asking for the time to oe fixed for holding the county court ol Sharp, was read and referred.
 Smith presented the claim of the assessor of Columbia county and asked its reference to the committee on claims with view to consider the propriety of covering the case with general law as similar state Of affairs existed in every country.
 French favored such reference as the auditor was not authorized to pay for two assessments in onc year. and the new reyenuc law had required second after the first had been performed So referred.
 Brooks introduced a resolution invl' ting the ladies to attend the session ol the houses. Rules suspended ana resolution adopted.
 Gray. of Phillips, was put on the iudiciary committee to fill the tempo. rary vacancy of Hodges.
 Wishard gave notice of the intro. .duction of a billto change the time o' holding the probate court or Tel! county.
 Notice also given of the introduction of bill to preserve the peace.
 A bill defining how chattel mort gages should be filed, was referred to the judiciary committee.
 The following bills were intoduced Bill amending the revenue law Read by title and ordered printed.
 Bill to amend the law dividing the state into ten judicial circuits, and fix ing time of holding courts. Referred judiciary committee.
 Bill to regulate the hunting and kill ing of hogs.
 Bill to regulate labor and to provide for the punishment of escaped con victs.
 Bill requiring persons holding tws or more offices to resign all but one. Bill to regulate elections, fixing th' term ol office in cities and villages regulating the collection of taxes, etc. in the state, was read and referred.
 A bil to repeal the law, in referenc, to the granting of pardon and amnesty was read seconl time.
 Fenno favored its indefinite post poncment.
 Withdrawn and referred to the judi ciary committee.
 Bill to protect stock raisers, referred to agricultural committee.
 Bill to amend Sec. 5, Of an act tt assess and collect taxes, was read ane referred to the committee on publi' expenditures.
 The bill exempts personal property to, the amount of $500, from taxation Senate bill allow tine modifying Q railroad lines. was read, and the usua number ordered printed.
 Senate bill authorizing the holdin: ofan extra session, of the circuit court in Sebastian county, was amended a recommended by the judiciary com mittee. and ordered engrossed.
 Senate bill, to amend the charter o the Little Rock and Fort Towson rail road company, was read and orderc, printed
 Senate bill for the relief of James V Fitch; was referred to judiciary com mittee.
 House joint resolution, asking tn approval of the title to certain swami lands, was referred to judiciary com mittee.
 House bill making an appropriation of $25.0oo was passed.
 The bill auth ,rizing county collec tors to collect 10 per cent of the taxe in grecnbacks was put upon its fina passage and lost.
 Adjourned.