The Russellville Democrat., 1883-02-15


 bill passed. It includes alchohol in the three mile liquor law.
 Thursday morning the senate by concurrent resolution revoked the authority ol the committee on audi tors and treasurer's books. The following new bills were in troduced:
 A bill to amend the act for the in- corporation, organization, and gov ernment of municipal corporations, giving them power to regulate H. censc and tax theatrical exhibitions, tipling houses, the keepers of dog ,, etc
 A bill to provide for the appoint ment of notaries public by the gover- nor--not more than six for each county.
 l A bill providing that the next reg ular biennial meeting of the general assembly Of the state be or the first Monday in October. 1884, and the same time afterward biennlally.
 The bill to regulate the running at large of certain animals was lost.
 The senate, Friday morning, con sidereo tho contested election.
 A bill to establish court of com mon pleas Tn Hot Springs county, passed.
 The bill providing for revising and digesting the laws of the state, passed.
 The bill appropriates $33,o0o for that purpose.
 The bill to regulate mortgages on personal property passed.
 The bill making 1t misdemeano for any person to turn loose any hor. ses, hogs, sheep, goats or other cat tie on the grounds of another was passed.
 We only notice the bills that pass. If bill fails to pass we make no mention of it.
 Saturday the senate passed the : bill that protects wild game. It provides that no one shall kill any deer between the 1st of April and the lst of September, and also, that turkeys and cartridges shall not be killed within the same time. The bill for the better protection of the pubic revenue, providing that any state officer misapplying or mis- appropriatlng or emitting to pay the . amount found due from him, shall be guilty of felony, and on conviction be imprisoned not less than ? years nor more than ,, passed.
 The bill making cotton stealing a } felony, passed.
 The house consumed the whole day reading bills and advancing them to the calendar. Pariamenta. " law requires all the bills before , both houses to be read three times t before they are allowed to pass. , The house opened "Wednesday witl the consideration of memorials.
 A bill was passed creating tho Thirteenth judicial district.
 MT Fielder offered resolution tC amend the constitution so as to ex X empt manufacturing establishments l from taxation for a period oi ter E years. Alter some illogical discuss e ion the resolution was adopted. Q Thursday the house opened witl s remonstrances and petitions.
 The following were proposed a' t amendments to the constitution. w s take them from the Gazette:
 Section l. Section l5, of article l9 f of tue constitution of 1874, IS hereb, }, abrogated, rescinded and annulled e and hereafter the general assembl, shall have power to pass general law n providing the manner in which al d printing, advertising and binding fo
 the state, and all repairing and fur D nishing of the capitol and publi ,. buildings and all stationery and sup lt plies for state offices and institution 3. shall be done. But no officer of an. 3, department of the state government
 nor any subordinate in his employ l. shall be in any manner interested c y engaged in any contract for doin | such work, or supplying or furnish
 ing such articles. Read first tim Ie and referred to the committee on jt r. dietary.
 1T Also, the following, which WE