Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-15
ARKANSAS.

special 10 the Appeal
LITTLE Rock, March l4.-Senate-
Mr.. Frierson introduced a bill compel
ling collectors to receive State scrip fol
county taxes.
Messrs. Dawson imulattOl and Brook.
er spoke lengthily for the bill.
Mr.. CaralOff thought Dawson was ig-
norant Of the legal features of the bill.
Mr. Askew opposed the bin from le-
gal standpoint.
Mr.. Frierson said that future genera
tons, on reading t he history Of Arkan-
sas, will conclude that the senate was
composed of the most complex and CON-
plicated set of simpletOns that ever
lived. The prepOsterOus legal absurdity
of The senate in apprOpriating bonds to
county officers that should be approved
by the county courts. The bill passed,
perhaps unprecedented in the history
Of any State in the country.
The report and joint resolution in ref
erence 10 Hampstead county affairs
came up as a special order. The minor
ity report was rejected, and fiery dis
CussiOn arose on the adoption OF the ma
iority report and final passage of the
Joint resolution.
The house Joint resolution TO adjourn
on the twenty-ninth of March was
called up, but laid upon the table. The
general election bill was called, but not
reported back by the engrossing COM
mittee.
The report Of the committee on State
lands relative to the consolidation of
the offices Of commissioners of State
lands and public works was adopted.
The judiciary committee reported
favOrably on the following bills: To pre-
tect taxpayers in their rights; substi-
Uute for the bin fixing compensation of
county attorney: amendment to the
bill giving jurisdiction to justices of the
peace in cases for damages not exceed
ing one hundred dollars.
A bill was offered to prohibit the sale
OF liquor within four miles Of Bethel
church, in Pulaski county.
Mr.. Kent opposed this bill, because
one must walk eight miles for drink.
Passed.
The bill TO regulate the sale of vinOus
and spirituOus liquors was called up, and
recOmmitted to the judiciary committee.
The following bills were introduced;
BY Mr.. ThrOWer: To incorporate turn
pike roads.
BY Mr.. Warwick: An act for the in
pal corporations; also, bill authorizing
incorporated towns to subscribe for stock
in incorporated companies; also, bill
authorizing gas companies to increase
the amount Of their capital stock.
BY Mr.. Kingston: To provide for fur
ther geological surveys.
The State committee on county lines
reported fayorably the bill creating
the county of COslridge. This bill takes
q big slice from Phillips county, which
has always been too large, and makes
the new county one Of the best in the
State, with the county site at Mariana
a paper was circulated to-day in the
house, for the signatures of the Demo
cratic members, disappearing the action
of the governor for his refusal to ISSUE
the congressional certificates. Messrs
MeNeigh, ThrOwer, ThoTnberg, Latta
Cote, and other leading Democrats, re
fused to c0untenaEce a measure tina
might result harmfuliy and could event
nate in no possible good. Mr.. McNeigt
refused his signature because il was al
unnecessary issue against Governo
Baxter, and expressed confidence in th'
personal and political integrity OF thu
governor, however much they nigh
differ politically.