The Osceola times., 1885-03-28
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
THE IFGIsLATCRE.


THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate was not in session on Tue
18th, owing to an invitation to WIS" ho'
springs......The House, however, stayeu q,
home and acted upon the usual nu,noer OF
bills for various purposes OF more or US .,ia
portance. They passed two local m.asuIes,
one bill to provide an allowance for..Niuows
and children from estates OF uecehsei ~.
sons, a bill to regulate the Issuance ot ma.
riaKe licenses and "A bill TO cure a deiect IN
Mansfeld's Digest OF the state laws. ines
also passed bill to counteract coh.IaSs
which railroads in Arkansas REQUIRE ,n,s ..eu
employees to sign, relinquishing their rehts
to sue for Injuries or death while IN setNiee.
THE Senate on the i6tn passed several
bills, among which was one to allow foreign
surety indemnity companies to do business
In this state, and bill making il felony 70
cut or injure any levee In this state. Il ne
House consumed the day considering 'ns
general appropriation bill in committee OF
the whole, making IL special order for the
18th, Wednesday.
The Senate held two sessions on the lIth
The House bill making 1t n misdemeanor.to TO
sell property on which lien exists and the
House bill prohibiting the sale OF liquors
within three miles Of Shady Grove, Dallas
County, were passed The matter OF tine
greatest interest out side OF the senatorial
question was the House bill to amend the
revenue law. An amendment was pending
bankments, trestlcs, etc. for taxation, whicn,
after n long debate, was adopted and the D'li
made the special order for the 18TH Ihe
House joint resolutions ask ing Congress 10
make an appropriation to clean out the -
Francis River, House bill to close pubic
schools when Institutes are being held. ana
House bill to take two townships IRON
Desha and add them to Arkansas County
were also passed. E. The House spent the day
In advancing Senate bills.
In the Senate on the 18th, the Senate bill
to enlarge powers and privileges of married
women came up In regular order and after
debate, on the question OF passage
t"e resolution sots WAS wa. Ayss Soped say smpower
ing the Penitentiary Commissioners TO erect
fence around the Peniientiary graveyard.
......ln the House Senate bill to proviue
means for the support OF the state Govern
mcnt and to supply deficiencies In the state
Treasury, was passe1 after long debate.
The House bill max ng appropriations Tor
the legislative, executive and Judicial de-
partments passed; also House bill to pro-
vide for the support and maintenance of the
Deaf Mute Institute House bill to provide
for the support OF the state University was
discussed In committee of the whole, prog.
ress reported, and permission granted to SIT
again. Both houses met in joint session ana
took one fruitless ballot for United states
senator.
In the Senate on the 10th long discus
sion was had in committee of the whole on
Pending consideration the committee rose,
reported progress and asked leave to sit
again. In the afternoon the Senate again
went into committee OF the whole and re-
sumed consideration of the finance measure.
The debate lasted some time, finally result
ing In the rejection of the Walker bill and
the adoption OF the Wells bill, which was re-
turned to the House with recommenda-
tion that 1t be adopted. The committee
appointed some time since to lnvesti.
gate the state School for the Blind
a.A CO. InV hal
report, presented Thursday, was read.
The committee charge gross immoral con.
duet on the part of certain male and female
teachers in the institution, and alege that
the disgraceful actions OF the accused have
been carried on for over year so openly
and VIGOROUSLY that II was known TO the
larger boys of the institution and was the
common talk among them. The committee
are Of the opinion that the officers aud trus.
tees OF the Institution are guilty OF careless
ness and inexcusable neglect In not dis
covering the condition of affairs. In the
joint session four ballots for United states
senator were taken without reaching an
election.
In the Senate on the Goth the House bill
to provide for building bridges across the
Bayou Meto passed. House bill appropriat-
ing money for the current expenses OF the
state Governments was read twice. amended
and referred to the Committee on Finance.
The House bill to provide allowances for
widows and children out of the estate OF de-
bill appropriating money for the support
of the Arkansas school for the
Blind was read and referred large
number of House bills were read
once and advanced on the calendar. The
House joint memorial urging Congress to re-
lieve the Mississippi River levees was
adopted. The House bill to punish state
officers for gambling was read, amended g.
include members of the General Assembly,
and referred to the House. The House bill
creating two judicial districts in Lonoke
County, passed. senate bill extending time
for collection OF taxes In Pope County,
passed. Senate bill to attach part OF Mono
county to Phillips County, passed. Both
Houses met In joint session for the cleo
lion of United states senator, and upon the
announcement of the withdrawal OF Poin-
dexter Dunn from the contest, ex-Governor
Berry WAS elected