The Russellville Democrat., 1879-02-06

 l By permission, Senator Armlstea6 introduced a bill amending the school law. Placed on the calen der.
 By permission, Senator Whitti ng ton introduced a bill to amend sec 1856 of Gant's Digest. Placed on calendar.
 Senator Hana, By permission, in troduced bill to exempt notaries public from jury survice. Rules sus- pended, read second time and refer red to judiciary.
 Senator Boyd asked the rules be suspended and Senate bill 43 be ta- ken up and read second time. This bill is relative to euableing counties to use certain moneys in their treas .uries. Referred to judiciary. Leave of absence was granted to SenatorsDuncan from Saturday morning until Monday morning
 Senate. Watson asked suspension of rules and called up House bill No. 4: An set to supply deficiencies in appropriation for salaries of Supreme, Circuit and Chancery Judges. Read first and second times and made special order for Monday at :45. Senate adjourned till to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
 e HoUsE.
 The Speaker announced the com mittee to visit the Arkansas Indus trial University on the part of tine house, as follows: Messrs Stub bs, Burke, and Walker of Columbia.
 The Speaker appointed Mir. Quarles to fill the vacancy on the committee Ion cities and towns, caused by the death of Mir. Hol- man.
 PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
 Mir. FishbacK submitted two pc tions, one on Insane assylum and one concerning cities both of which were appropriately referred.
 Mr. Burke presented a joint mem orial to congress, recommending the passage of the Southern Pacific rail way bill, and urging our congress ional representatives to use their influence to that end. Read twice, and on motion ofHMr. Burke refer red to the committee on federal rela- tions.
 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
 By Mir. Stubbs: A resolution ''that it is the sense ::of the house of representative that the salariee of all the officers of the executive, leg lative and judicial departments be reduced" etc.
 Referred to committee on ways and means.
 By Mir. Dickinson-A joint reso- lution pledging protection to color ed people equal, political, legal and property rights; to providefor edu- eating the colored child en, and thanking the colored voters for their manly stand at tue last election un. iting with the better class. Read first time.
 The special order for 10:30, House bill to Revise the State Board of Fi- nance, and provide means for pay ing the expenses of the State govern ment, to be considered in committee of the whole was taken up, Mr. Fish back being called to the committees. char.
 After a long discussion of the measure in which strong arguments were adduced showing that by the adoption of the measure, which, with few exceptions, is a re-enactmcnt of the old law under which money had been borrowed since Dec. P, 1874, the State government could be run with about $2l,0 less that the cost to the people in the deprecla. tion of State scrip, if the scrip sys. tenn should be adopted. The bill was adopted by sections and then as a whole by the committee of the whole.
 On motion of Mir. Walker the bill was reported to the house with the that it pass.
 IHc COinmlJIee Ol Iue WuOle was then dissolved and the bill presented to the house with the committees that it shall pass.
 Mir Stubbs moved that it be en- grossed and made special order for Saturday at 10 o'clock. Carried.
 Mir. Fishback offered a long reso- lution comparing the expenses of the various branches of our State in lS5S-9 with expenses at present, showing that now they exceed what they then were by from three times to as much as twenty times; and, directing the com mittec on Ways and Means to in quire into the necessity of these heavy expenses, and report what can ! be dispensed with without detriment l! to the public service.
 Referred to committee on Ways | and Means.
 MT. Barker introduced the follow | ing resolutions:
 That the board of trustees of the | penitentiary furnish this house with i the physicians reports for 1878, and | all other information in their pos session, in reference to the manage