The Russellville Democrat., 1881-01-20
FOURTH DAY.
sENArE.

SENATE.
 A number Of new bills were intro dueed and read first time.
 Senator Warren introduced & bill to regulate incompetency in county officers, and providing for their dis charge when proved incompetent.
 Senator Boyd introduced a bill regulating trading on the navigable streams of Arkansas. Providing that any such trader shall pay 2 license of $25 to the state and S25 to county.
 Senator Boyd introducee a bill for the relief of J. F. Trumpler; to rem burse him for goods seized by the government in 1874.
 Senator Gatewood introduced a bill to encourage immigration, pro viding that the state land commis. sioner shall cause to be compiled statistics of agriculture, mineral re sources, etc, and further providing for an appropriation of $10,000 for this purpose.
 Senate. Gantt introduced . bill to regulate tho government of munich pal corporations, amending sections As and 49 of the act governing cor porations.
 Senator Terry introduced a bill to enforce tie payment of overdue taxes, providing tha. the state shall have a lien on all delinquent land.
 The bill is to prevent dedging. It was ordered that 250 copies of the bill be printed.
 Senator Judkins introduced blll in relation to the state indebted ness, providing that commission of five be created to investigate in de- tail the alleged indebtedness of the state.
 The principal points in the bill are provisions for thorough inves- tigation of the bonded indebtedness of the state, including the real es- tate, state bank, levee, railroad aid and Holford bonds, to determine if the state has received any benefits; if so, what and how; who received them and for what purpose and price, to determine as to the lien of the state or property of individuals or corporations; resecure it against loss upon account ofsuch bonds; to ascer- tain their market value; to authorize the commission created by the act to compromise with holders of real estate and state bank bonds upon the most advantageous terms, such compromise to be subject to approval by the general assembly before be coming binding; the commissioners to report their action, submit all propositions made to them by the creditors of the state, together with all papers by the governor with his next message to the general assem- bly,.
 A number of bill were introduced prohibiting the sale of liquor near institutions of learning. HOUSE.
 Speaker Thornburg being sick Mir. Pindall, of Desha, was called to the chair.
 Mir. Meek introduced resolution in regard to the manufacture of leai l tobacco.
 At l2 m. the joint session was cal led to order by President Tipton.
 The committee, consisting of Son ators Watson, Terry and Harrison and Messrs. Bruce and Moore, ap preached the Speakers stand, ac companied by the officers to be in augurated. Governor Churchill ap preached the stand arm in arm with the Hon. W. R. Miller, the retiring governor.
 President Tipton introduced Gov Churchill amid loud applause. Gov Churchill stepped forward and de livered his inaugural address.
 Chief Justice English then ad ministered the oath of office to Gov Churchill, who entered upon the dis carge of his duties.
 Secretary Jacob Frolich, Treasn Ter Wm. E. Woodruff. jr., Auditor John Crawford and Attorney Gener al c. B. Moore were then sworn ir by Chief Justice English to then respective offices, and entered upor !