The Russellville Democrat., 1883-02-01
Proceedings ot the Legislature.
SENATE

Tuesday morning the Governor sent . special message to the senate calling attention to, and asking fur thcr legislation in regard to the pen itentiary.
 Alter reading the message tue fol- lowing new bills were introduced: A bill to establish a department of agrrulture for the State of Arkan- sas.
 | A bill to regulate the mode of talk ing appeals from county courts. A bill providing that swamp pub lie lands shall not be sold for less than $l. per e, and saline i'm proved lands not less than $l 25 per acre.
 There is now bills enough if they all pass to make large volume.
 "Wednesday the senate received a note of thanks from Senator Garland inn ediately after opening.
 The senate then passed few bills. The bill allowing husband and wife to testify one for the other in any tranSacJlOn passed. | Then the senate resumed the wran- gle over the Ex Treasurer trouble. The bill to amend section l55l, of Gant's Digest, making islander mis- demeanor passed. Bill to amend the law of forcible entry and detainer, was passed. Bill to protect stock running at large, was lost. Thursday the senate opened again with the Churchill matter. While reading bills that were on the calendar, vigorous discussion was elicited over the temperance question.
 Bills were read for their passage, but none were passed,
 The senate opened Friday with the usual prelude, and consumed al most the entire day debating the Ex. Treasurer matter. A bill providing the manner in which suit against Thos. J. Church i'll and his bondsmen shall be brought, and prescribing what may be admitted as evidence, was passed
 The following as taken from tht Gazette, was passed:
 Senate bill to make certain docu ments prima facie evidence in cer tain actions brought by the state the special order for the hour, wat taken up and read third time. | makes reports of investigating com mittees prima facie evidence, ant reports of such committees asserting the existence of defalcations lier on the real and personal property o the principal and bondsmen.
 The bill to cure defective acknowl edgement was past.
 Saturday the senate passed tn, bill protecting stock running on tn, range. The bill is intended to pre- vent persons going into the wood and killing stock indiscriminntely without giving notice of their lnten tion to do so. The bill for the better regulatin. of the letting and sub-letting O lands was passed. The joint resolution proposing al amendment to the constitution pra hibiting the payment of principal Q interest of the Holford, railroad an,
 levee bonds, was adopted. The bill authorizing the attorney
 general to brip~ suit in certain ca
 ses passed by unanimous vote. The bill to authorize county clerk to make deeds for lands sold at ta 3 sales, passed. , The senate passed bill to pre
 serve fish.
 bill was introduced to regulat the sale of property under mortgage : and deeds.
 The following new bills were il !, troduced Monday: A bill to repeal the act to regulat e the sale of property under mortgag 0 and deeds of trust. Q A bill to provide for the bienii examination of the accounts of stal
 officers
 Q A bill to amend the road law [ the state.
 A bill to amend an act fixing u