The Russellville Democrat., 1879-02-27
RUSsELLyFLLE, ARK.


 A bill to regulate the fees for issuing County Scrip passed the Senate last Wednesday.
 The Weekly New Era the only Repubilcan paper in the State, is wag,ng bitter war against U. $. Marshal Upham.
 House bill no 23. to reduced the outstanding liabilities of the State passed the Senate last Wednesday by the decided vote of 24 ayes to nays.
 The bill which will require a bond for costs in contested election cases has passed both houses of the General Assembly, ard now goes to the Governor for his approval.
 We are indebted to Hon. Jor- dan F.. Cravens for the printed text of his speech on the bill ito provide for the organization of the Missis. slppi River Improvement Cominis- sion"
 The State Press uncoiled it's tow line to save the office of State Super. intendent of Public Instruction and it will succeed. A free and enlight- ened press is the bulwark of liberty, the index of intelligence and the hand maid of virtue.
 --Let the law providing for q change from biennial to quadren- nial State elections, and for sessions of the Legislature only once in every four years, be passcd--or, rather, let the constitutional amendment to this effect be submitted to the people.
 The law prescribing the infa- nous test oath required ofjurors in federal court, will most likely be repealed, by an amendment which is attached to the appropriation bill, The amendment has passed the House and, it IS to be hoped, will also pass the Senate.
 In the Senate the bill to abolish the office or adjutant general came up on third reading last Wednesday. The bill passed in that house by a vote of 20 ayes to nays.
 Senator White theeupon changed his vote from nay to aye, and gave notice that he would move q recon sideration of the vote.
 Ut will be sad and a bad com mentary upon the honor and recti. tude of our Government when it comes to the pass that the most sol emn treaties of the Government can be repndiated, set aside and disre. garded by Congress merely to satisfy and quiet popular clamor. We be. lieve MT. Hayes did right in vctoing the anti Chinese bill.
 We beg of our present Legisla ture to remember that these three things, Railroads, Good Public Schools and Home Manufactures will make us great. prosperous and happy. Anything calculated to pro mote, to encourage, to foster and tC build up these three interests is 6 move which bespeaks true phIlan thropy, sound statesmanship and genuine reform, all at once.
 The speech made by Senate, Garland in the U. s. Senate, the other day in reply to Senator Ed munds. on the resolutions of that gentleman proposing constitutional amendment touching upon the origi nal validity of the thirteenth, four tecnth, and fifteenth amendments was an able and masterly effort, and reficts credit upon the sound learn ing and ability of our Senator.
 MT. Martin Sinnott. one of the sitting members of the House, from Pulaski county, was busted last Thursday and his seat given to MT John R. Montgomery, his opponent in the late election. Mir. Montgom cry was at once sworn Tn.
 The majority report of the com mittee, declaring Granville Ryles en titled to the seat occupied by Mir E. l.. Maynard, was also adopted but before it was earned out the vote by which the report was adopt et was reconsidered. leaving the matter as to that question still un decided.
 The bill for the prevention ol cruelty to animals is measure