The Osceola times., 1885-02-07
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
THE IEGIsLATURE.

THE LEGISLATURE.
In the genate on the cath, after the trans
action OF routine business, six new blils Were
introduced, one OF which was To preNeh'
and punish base ball playing on the saoDath
message was received from the House an
nouncin the passage of senate bill 10 pro
vide for the proper display OF the products
If Arkansas nt New Orleans. some amuse.
ment was occa stoned by the Introduction OF
resolution 10 supply two dozen chalrs lor
the ladies gallery, which was ueieateu "a
senator Hudson said by those whl
sat so far beneath the gallery UNA,
they could not see the faces
OF the fair visitors. At noon the seDae
repaired to the House of representatives,
Hall where in Joint session another fruitless
ballot 1.-THE fourteenth) tor United states sen
ator was taken. la the House the following
resolutions were adopted lnstructing the
Judiciary Committee t. examine the Treas
urcr's bond, allowing the pages - per uay
and the wood choppers sl.5O per day m
structlng the Judiciary committee 70 tseer
tain the actual Indebtedness OF the state anu
report to the House, providing for the con
victs to be worked within the walls OF tho
"enitcntiary; providing for uniform TAX
book to be furnished Tree OF cost
ior school districts, was referrcdto the Com
nmttce on Education. Among the new bilis
introduced were the following; To provide
ior the proper method OF contesting the
Falidiiy OF last wills and testnments, to pro-
side for the enforcement OF Judgments APP
propriating 81 800 for the purposes of rent-
ling the east wing of the state House 10
amend sections 3Oi and 500 OF Mansteld's Di-
seSt; to enforce the laws ofthe state relative
to usurious contracts and agreements; to
amend sections 9, y, ~ and Ill ofthc revenue
iaw to amend an act to establish state
Board of Health; to regulate the practice of
medicine and surgery in the state OF Arkan-
sas.
Forty bills of ordinary Importance were
introduced in the House of Representatives
On the 2dth AMI six In the seaate. Two more
ballots were taken for United states senator
In pace OF Walker. with the following re-
suit; In the senate, Dunn, y; Jones, .;
Berry, 10; DuVal, / Rose, l. Absent and not
votns,l In the House, Dunn, 26 Jones, - I,
Berry, "a; Duval, 81 lIayis, 2. Absent. 2.
Total vote, l0j; necessary to choice, 80.
Among the hil affecting railroads intro
ducel a'e the following: Requiring the
roais to val embankments, cuts, tr stiles
and bridges, in addition to property AREA ~
taxed to prevent railroads. charging more
for short haIis proportionately than for
long distances; providing for fine and
forfeiture of franchise; to prevent the
collection of greater amount than is speci.
fed on bill OF lading; fixing rate for first.
class tickets at three cents per mile and sec
ond class at two cents, baggage included; to
prevent railroads issuing passes to members
of the Legislature and STATE officers; to re-
quire intcrscctng roads TO have union
freight and passenger depots or be iined
1000 to 5000, to prevent pooling combinn-
tions or agreements compelling people to
for the killing of stock without regard to
negligence or accident; to prevent legis-
lators, state officers and Judges from nc
cepting railroad passes under penalty of fine
and forfeiture of Office; to provide for col
lecting and adjusting shortages In freight to
require certain railroads to build or forfeit
charters.
The excitement attending the election of
q United states senator Is intense. The
transaction of regular business by the Leg
islat are is, of course, materially interrupted.
The balloting for senator Is taken up at noon
every day by both houses In joint session,
and after two or three ballots an adjourn
mvnt Is had to the following day. IL is usual
with the House under ordinary circumstances
to hold two sessions each day to keep up
with the business, but now only one Is
thought OF Two ballots were taken on the
9th, the seventeenth and eighteenth. They
resulted exactly alike: Dunn, A., Jones, 36;
Berry. 80; Duval, 4; Rose, l.
In the Senate on the 2sth the bill to al
low certain manufactures to peddle their
own products without license was defeated
by vote of 10 to 10. The joint resolution
proposing to exempt from taxation sum
cient amount OF corn and meat actually nee
essary for family use and owned by married
men and heads of families was taken up as the
special order and discussed until noon, when
the senate repa red to the Hall of the House
of Representatives to participate in the joint
session for the election of United states
senator.....ln the House number of reso-
lutions were introduced, one being for "A
Joint committee to investigate the state Uni
versity at Fayetteville. Tie vote by which
the bill tor the relief OF u. X. Poe failed to
pass was reconsidered ana the bill passed,
Fourteen new bills were introduced and ap.
proprlatcly referred. In joint session, be.
ginning ut noon, two ballots for United
states senator were taken without result,
and the session dissolved for the day.
In the Senate on the Goth the joint reso-
luton pending when the senate adjourned
on the ssth was taken up, and after "a long
discussion, the whole matter was indefinite.
ly postponed. The bill to change the time
FOR holding Circuit Cour. In Mississippi
County was taken up as the special order
aud passed. The House concurrent resolu-
state University at Fayetteville was adopt.
ed. Fourteen new bills were in
troduced. At noon the senate repaired to
the Hall of the House of Representatives
to pariicipat, In the joint session for the
election of Unite states senator and upon
returning to the Sen tie Chamber adjourned
......ln the House the b II to regulate the
Q lle an disposition Of town 10 in EIrcka
adopted allowing clerks of com nittces five
dollars per day. Ten neS bills were intro
duced and ref rred TO committees. In iolnt
session ioIr fruitless ballots for United
states Senator were taken, when the joint
session dissolved for the day.
On the 30th, after the transaction OF rou-
tine business in both Houses, occupying the
forenoon, "A joint session was held and the
twenty fifth ballo for United States senator
was taken, which resulted as follows; Dunn
Al; Berry, 81; Jones, 4s. Jones at the com
men emept was third in the race. lie pulled
up to second place Wednesday, tied Dunn at
forty three yesterday and to-day pushed
ahead TO forty. eight. Four more ballot,
were taken, closing with the twenty ninth
and all resulted exactly the same as above
lima s.f
taxes from the 10th OF February to che 10th OF
March was introduced in the House. II was
amended by inserting April iusleah of March
position,