The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-03-01

special commissioners to look afte
the sufferers OF the overfowed dis
tricts passed.
| Reading of the revenue nn:... n:... wa
continued till adjournment.
Fri5e;y, after disposing of hous.
bills on first and second reading, the
senate went into committee Of .ht
whole on the revenue bill, and con
sumed the remainder Of the day.
session considering the bill.
On Saturday the following new
bills were introduced:
A bill to facilitate the collection
Of revenue in the state.
A bill to regulate the practice o.
medicine and surgery In Arkansas.
A bill to repeal all laws known az
donation laws. and allow lands for
feited to the state to be sold.
A bill to remit the forfeiture ot
lands heretofore granted to Little
Rock, Mississippi River and Texas
railway, upon condition that said
road build 90 miles additional each
year thereafter.
A bill to protect stock owners.
A bill to protect persons from oc
cupying houses or lands unlawfully
The bill to establish separate
courts of chancery in various coun'
ties passed.
The bill to prevent the violation
of the Sabbath ane to increase the
penalty therefor, was passed. The
senate passed several bills of loca
Importance, such as regulating coun-
ty and circuit courts, the salaries ol
judges OF particular circuits and
counties. Monday is always a bad
day for Legislators, and especially
when they have been on an excur
sion Sunday.
Tuesday, the house after reading
the journal, proceeded to the con
sideratlon of the report by the com
mittee on elections. Nothing def
mite was accomplished.
The house passed few bills that
appertain to certain localities, such
as holding courts, dividing Judicial
districts, etc.
The speaking proclivities OF the
members, do not seem TO flag by the
arduous duties of the house.
Wednesday Representative Huck
ably called up bill to repeal the three
mile law. The bill was tabled.
Arguments on bill calling for q
convention to frame a new constitu-
tion consumed most of the morning
session. The bill was finally indefi-
nitely postponed. The vote was
then reconsidered and the motion
tabled.
An act providing tor the incorpo-
ration and government of municipal
corporations was passed.
Some of the young members were
throwing paper balls at each other
when Baxter moved that the chill
dren in the house be allowed to GO
out and play.
The chair hoped that the gentle
men on the floor would remember the
position they occupy.
Thursday after the reading friv-
olous report from the judiciary com
mittee, Mr.. Ansley called the body
a rabble and introduced a motion re-
quiring the house to adhere to the
rules so that business could be dis
patched. The resolution was tabled.
A bill to cure defective acknowl-
edgements was passed.
A bill for the better quieting OF
land titles was passed.
Friday, senate bill changing time
of holding probate court in Dorsey
county passed.
Senate bill to regulate the mode
of proposing and voting upon amend
ments to the constitution of the state
of Arkansas passed.
Senate bill to quiet titles passed.
Senate bill supplementary to the
act regulating mortgages on person
al property passed.
Mr.. Riyes introduced a bill pro-
viding for an amendment to the con
stitution for the purpose of abolish
ing the mortgage system.
Also bill to better protect the
finances of the state.
House bill for the benefit Of incor.
porated towns passed.
House bill tc expedite action ol
the supreme court was passed.
The house spent all the forenoon
Saturday in discussions. The after
noon was consumed discussing
amendments, and voting on bills
that were lost.
Monday the house virtually killed
the bill to regulate passenger anc
freight fare by indefinitely tabling
1t was bad time to vote on such ,
bill, the members had been on al
excursion the day before.
| The bill to regulate the labor sys
tenn passed.
The Fielder joint resolution to ex
empt factories and mining from tax
alton was tabled, which means tina
the resolution is lost. 1t cannot b
called up any more this session.