The Russellville Democrat., 1881-02-24

paSSaSe Ol tuc NCt, suhii " 0ASinPS cd from any interference with their rates for ten years, except by the rates now fixed Dy law. Railroads now in process of construction are to bc entitled to the benefits of the act.
 In the Senate the afternoon session of the l7th was taken up n consideration of the revenue bill. In the house Thursday Senate bill No. ll5 to establish seperate courts Tn the county of Clay was passed, 77 to 0. House bill No. 30l to change the boundary line between Marion and Baxter counties was passed, 52 to 23. ..'' House joint resolution No. ' author izing the governor to make q deed to John J. Gideon to certain lands Tn Chicot county was passed, 71 to 6. -. House bill No. 276 to define and establish the boundary line be tween the counties of Crawford and Washington was passed, 79 to 0. '''' House bill No. 205 for the relief Of R. c. Newton, late treasurer of Ar kansas, was reported back from the judiciary committee with the recon mendation that it pass. Mr. Meeks moved to table the report. MT. Pin
 dall asked to withdraw the accompanying documents. Mr. Meeks withdrew motion to table. '.'' Friday the following bills were passed in the senate: Senate bill No. 77, to punish drunkenness, by 8 vote of 23 to ,. The fine is not less than $l0 and not more than $25 for each ofense; senate bill No. g, for the better quieting of titles, by Q vote of 25 to ?; and senate bill No. l54, for the relief of E. T. McCon nell, 2l to z. Senator Warren from the committee to investigate the practicability of working the state convicts inside the penitentiary made 3 report stating that tho scheme was impracticable without the outlay of half million dollars for machinery, etc, and suggests that the penitentiary commissioners be directed to advertise for bids for leasing the penitentiary to the high est bidder for ten years from the ex- piration of the present contract, May, 1883. In the house Friday a lengthy discussion was had on a joint resolution to submit to the peo. pie a constitutional amendment pro- hbiting intoxicating liquors of any kind from being sold. given away or brought into the state. It goes to the extreme length in prohibition reached by the amended constitution of Kansas. - House bill No. 9S, amending the existing law in regard to grand larceny, making the mini mum limit $25, instead of g as now, passed by a vote of 42 to 30. - Saturday, in the senate, senate bill 33, to prohibit the charging of over ten cents per mile for each pas senger, on roads not exceeding fifty miles in length was passed, 23 to l. ''''In the house Saturday. house bill 7S an act to authorize railroad corporations to construct bridges for highway as well as railway purposes over rivers and streams and to collect tolls for highway travel over the same was passed, 70 to ,. House bill BOG to prevent the sale or giving away of vinous or ardent spirits within five miles of Lonoke high school, was passed so to l. Sen ate bil! l33 making appropriation for branch normal college of the Arkansas Industrial University was passed, 57 to 23. .'''' House bill BPS fixing the time Of holding county and probate courts in Pope county passed by vote of S2 to 0.''.' In the senate, Monday, senate bill No. l8l was taken up and passed. P to l. This is a bill regulating the practice of medicine and surgery in the state, and requires that any applicant to practice medicine or surgery in any county shall be ex- amined by county board of exam iners, and if the board satisfied is of the qualifications of the applicant for such practice with the county clerk, and obtain a cirtiicate of reg istration, which shall entltle him to practice. A state board of exam iners is alse provided for, as board of appeal for the rs.examination of T