The Van Buren press., 1873-04-15
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE.
SATURDAY. April 5.

attached to Judge Warwick's explana-
tion of his vote on the bond steal bill,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. White objected, saying the jour
nal should be the correct proceedings OF
yesterday.
Mr.. Williams (col had his name at
tached to Mr.. stewards explanation Of
his vote.
Mr.. Stewart (col read the article in
the Republican this merning in relation
to his opposition to the railroad bill He
SAIL the sentence saying three of the re
| publican members voting against that
bill demanded money and bonds to vote
for the railroad bill. wa. II Election on
him among the number, as the article
did not state which ones demanded the
money He said any one who said he
received money or bonds, or demanded
any. is Il malicious and unmligated falsi
fer.
REPORTS OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Rouse bill to regulate mechanics and
lab0rers hens. recommending 1t do no
pass. Reported a substitute with amend
nents, recommending its passage. The
substitute was ordered sngrSssed anu
made the speciv order for Monday It
IL! O'Clock
Also, committee bill defining the tern
OF Office Of sheriff, recommending its
passage THIS bill makes the office ut
sheriff elective every two years.
Mr. Corbeli moved the reports Of the
cum .nittre lie on the table. Lost-ayes,
"a, noes, III.
Mr. Sulnpier moved the rules be sas
pended that the committee might INTRO
duce he bill Carricd-ayes 43. noes l6
Mr. Mitchell moved the bill he read
second time by title. Carried ayes AZ,
noes a.
MIR. Fox moved the bill lie on the ia
bic, and be made the special order for
| Monday, at IL clock Carried.
Hhouss bill allowing equal pay to
teachers in the same grade, without re-
gar to race, color or sex, recommend
my do not pass. A substitute Was re.
po,.,d, he passage Of which was recon
IN nded, The substitute was read.
The bill was read a third time and
pas sed--yes So, noes 10,
MONDAY, April 7.
Mr. VIII tc rose to a question Of prlv
lege He said the Republican, in reply
to quotation from the Gazette, said
,hree Of the five republican members who
yoted against the railroad bill demanded
both money and bonds. He desired to
say, SO far AS that charge related TO him,
il was entirely false. No man had ap
preached him for the pui pose of buying
his vote He said this charge WAS made
by the man who was sclf-convcted rs q
bribe tsker (thr chief justice). He SAID
in relation to the Cheap John las the
gentleman irom ULachita called him) he
had cost the people 50 much money and
the republican partr SO MGch money that
he considered him very der JoEn. lie
thought Cheap John would rather rule
in hell than to be SIMPLY an ansc! III
eaven. He would feel doublr disYracsd
il he ever was sent to he'll. and found
h,m self urder the control Of John Nc.
Cure Instead of the devli himself
MIR. Williams (col. said he was one OF
the members charged by this paper (Re
pubilcan) with Offering TO sell his vote
and il the editor OF that paper couldn t
use " tliams in any other way, he coutd
not bay ham lie was no, here for sale
lie opposed the bond bill from honest
motives, was proud of 1t and would do it |
again. He supposed the slang was used
on INN fDr the reason that the editor
could not use him as tool. He did not
90 ne here 10 be bought or sold, but to
honestly repre.ent the people. No one
had ever tried 10 purchase his vote, nor
ha he ever proposed to sell
The committee on claims reported ,
back House bill for the relief Of William
II Johnson. Of Fort Smith, recommend
in It's passage, Mr.. Taornburg submit
ted minority report, making NO recon
incubation. This bill makes an appro-
pria,ion of $4,000 and $500 interest Tor
money burned vt Fort smith
MIR Corbcl moved that the bill be re.
committed. Carried.
Mr. Berry, OF Benton, called Tor the
reading of the following report Of the
majority of The committee on federal re
iatlons on House memorial to amend the
bankrupt Jaw
MIR SPEAKER: Your committee on
federal relations, to whom was referred
House memorial No -, memoralIzlng
the Congress Of the United States to so
amend the bankrupt law as to allow the
State Of Arkansas the benefit thereof, |
have had the same under consideration,
and would beg leave 10 submit the fol
lowing statement:
THAT in the earlier days Of the repub
lie it was held aud believed hy Jefferson,
Madison, Calhoun, and others (who at
that time were thought to be statesmen
Of ability. but are now held hy modern
politicians to have been old fogie-) that
u state WAS sovereign and not Liable to
TO sued as ordinary individuals but this
idea having been ng since exploded,
and it now being an established fact that
the State of Arkansas is II subject Of the
genera. government. and her local affairs
controlled thereby, and that she is liable
to all the pains ald penalties that may he
Inflicted by execution, distress warrants,
militia raids, and other processes as are
used by the government Of the United
States to enforce its orders and DEGREES,
and the debt of the State Of Arkansas
having been swelled to such an extent by
the passage Of levee and Ilolford bond
bills. and likely to he still further in
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