The Russellville Democrat., 1883-02-08
M. JACOBSON.

pers, the day was consumed discuss ing question of privilege.
 The house opened Thursday with shower of new bills which are the following:
 A bill to protect employees of roads and other transportation companies.
 A bill to prevent the sale, barter, exchange, giving away or otherwise dealing in adulterated liquors ef any kind, and making the same felony.
 A bill to amend the laws of roads and highways. The bill proposes to reduce the number of days of work. ing on the road to four, and provide direct tax for the benefit of roads.
 A bill to prevent the sale or giving away of obscene literature, and mak- ing the same aypunishable misde- meanor Good bill
 A bill to provide a proper repre- sentation of the state of Arkansas in the Exposition at Louisville, Ky.
 4 bill for the preservation of fish in the public waters of the state.
 A bill to protect school districts against losses caused by school di- rectors.
 A bill to provide for proper ap- portlonment of the taxes for school purposes.
 A bill to abolish county examiners for school purposes
 A bill to enco immigration, and to appropriate Sl0.000 for that purpose.
 A bill to amend the three mile law.
 A bill to prohibit the sale of liq- uor etc.
 Many other little bills were intro duced.
 The house began business Friday with little debate on the election laws.
 The resolution to visit the State University was reconsidered. The resolution was adopted by vote of Al against 36. The following new bills were in- troduced:
 A bill to prevent the sale of liquor within three miles of school houses.
 The following as taken from the Gazette was introduced:
 A bill to enforce the collection against railroads and railroad com panies for injury to personal proper ty and to provide for speedy meth od of collecting and adjusting short age in freight, freight charge, non deliveries of freight and failures as public carriers, and to provide penalties and certain conditions thereto.
 The house began it's work Satur- day, hearing memorials and peti- tions. After dlsposing of the reports of several committees, the following new bills were introduced
 A bill to regulate appeals from county courts.
 A bill to repeal an act preventing the sale of liquor within three miles of Eldorado.
 A bill to increase the number of representatives to the general assem- bly, of the state, and fixing the ap- portionment.
 A bill to facilitate the settlement with Zeb Ward, lessee of the state penitentiary.
 A great many bills were put on their third reading.
 During the afternoon session the following resolution was introduced by MT. Parker:
 Whereas, The senate of the pener- al assembly of the session of 1881, appointed committee on auditors and treasurer's books, said commit. tee not being joint committee, as required by sections 279l and 2SI5, of Gantt's Digest.
 Whereas, Said committee remain. ed In session upwards of fourteen months and drew S6609.06 in audi tors warrants and $l9O9.55 in audi. .ors certificates, total of fS5l8.6l, drawn without authority by law, there being no person or officer, of the senate of 1881, or any depart ment of the stat authorized to draw warrants or cates for the payment of the ex penses of said committee nor any appropriation whatever therefor; nor any law in CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.