The Osceola times., 1885-01-31
ARKANSAS STATE NtWS'
THE uFGISLATuRE.

,o,y h,,Is we're nreseuted, and a large batch
were taken up in the order OF secohd reau
ing and referred to appropriate comua,.Efs. ~
The bill nppropriating S,Wo for the Ncw & W
leans Exposition was reported py , VIZ .o
mittee on Expenditures without recommen-
dation The senate Joint memorial 10 ton-
gress in relation to the hot springs - ~ ~
kansas was taken up and reieffeu 70 W., s,,e on' an
dietary Committeeman the House tne -cn
ate bill appropriating $1,000 for the expenses
OF the General Assembly was phsseu; r,,a, ~
number OF new bills were introuuceu, J in
following resolution was rear anu ieiSi iar,.
TO the Judiciary Committee That tine clerk
be directed to furnish TO each meinDer OF ,ts tmo
House fifteen daily papers puDllshei '.rs III ,m.
city, to be selected by the memper-p"si,h ps ,he
which publish the daily proceedings OF the
House, or their Equivalent In "eehheS ""'
fifteen cents In postage each
In the Senate on the 18th eis hit new bins
were introduced and a large number, taken
up In the order of second reading, ana re-
ferrei to appropriate committees. Ihe SEN
ate went into committee OF the whoie on ,hc
bill to appropriate 81 600 to complete the uls
play OF the state at New orleans. Thc mn
was reported and placed on the caienunr:
The senate bill repeating that part OF
the revenue law regarding the taking
In the House quite number OF bills were IN
troduced, the most noticeable being Dllls 10
enforce the usury laws, to prevent eAtortion
aud discrimination In rallroad passenger anu
freight rates, requiring railroads. when inorc
than one In "a town. to build union depot
to prevent preferences 10 attachment creul
tors; giving juries power to discriminate IN
murder In the first degree, whether punish
mcnt shall be hanging or liie lmprlsohnleht,
and permitting persons charged with crime
to be competent witnesses 49,. ...
The first ballot for United states senator
In place OF Walker was cast in the Legsla'
ture ON the 2oth. The ballot stood in the
Senate: roinde xter Dunn, 10; james H.
Berry, .; W. III. Mansfield, 2; James h.
Jones, I; Ben. l.. Duval, /; Nj. NJ. Rose, /;
;. W. williams, 1; Ferdinand llaNis, l. In
the House Dunn, 81 Jones, 20, Berry, "a
nIavis, .; Duval, 3; Mansfield, =; Robt' u
In the Senate on the 2lst the special or
der, the bill to provide for the proper dis
play OF products OF Arkansas nj the New or.
leans Exposition, was taken up, read thlrv
time and passed. The bill appropriates 81.
900. The report OF the Commissioner o'
state Lands was read by the secretary,
witch was referred to the Committee on
state Lands, Among the new bills present.
ed were the following: For the preservation
OF the files of the state Land Office, looking
to an adjustment and settlement ot accounts
between the United States and the state OF
Arkansas. shortly before twelve the senate
wa. called to order and entered the House
of Representatives for joint session to count
the votes cast for United states senator. 1t
having been found that no choice resulted
from the first ballot, a second was ordered.
This also resulted in a failure to elect, ana
result, when the senate retired,,.u.
In the House the following were
among the bills introduced: To
epcal the three mile law; to enforce the
collection against railroad companies for
injury to personal property, and for other
purposes; to detach Chicot County from the
Tenth and add to Eleventh judicial district
to provide for the more efficient settlement
with county officers; to change the time
of holding court in the Tenth judicial dis
trict; to provide for constitutional conven-
tion to provide for the state revenue and fix
the rate of taxation for state purposes; "a
amend the laws of the state regarding rail.
roads to give landlords a lien for advances
made to tenants to fix the time of holding the
elections of the state; to amend the revenue
law. to create liens in favor of agricultural
superintendents and laborers and railroad
employees; to provide for certa transfers
on the Auditors and Treasurers books
House bill No. a, bill to reimburse certain
patriotic citizens, was read third time and
passed.
In the Senate on the 22d, Mr.. Fishback
(of Sebastian County, presented bill to
provide for the funding OF the undisputed
debt of the state. IL requires the Governor
to fund that part of the state debt consisting
of bonds issued under the act approved April
9Th, 1853, except those numbered from i9l &c
$50, inclusive, being the funding bonds de
livered to 4. W. Caper, and known as the
Ialford bonds, ana other unredcemed bond:
of the state issued to the Real Estate Banl
and state banks except those held by the
United states government by Issuing new
bonds of the state IL is proposed that tht
new bonds shall be for $1,000 each
payable twenty years after date, but
rest rving to the.State the privilege of pay
ing them at any time after five years from
date, with coupons attached for tie amount
of the installments of interest, payable semi
annually on the first days of January ant
July OF each year, in the city Of New York
section provides that the proceeds OF al
mortgages, notes and bills and other secur
ties In possession o, the state, obtained "a,
security for the old bonds issued I,
the Real Estate Banks and Stat,
Banks, and all the proceeds of thu
sales of forfeited lands, are set apar
for sinking fund for the payment OF tn,
principal ON the bonds Three ballots TO
United States senator were taken in join
session without result....In the House
number of new bills were introduced, an,
that body, after the joint session, adjourned
Five ballots were taken In joint session oi
on the sd for United states senator. making
thirteen in all. The last ballot showed a
follows: Polndexter Dunn, i3; Berry, Il
Jones, 3s; Duval, s.; Ilavis, ?, Rose,l Tn
senate bill approprating 5000 to assist tn
Commissioners making Arkansas exhibit n
New Orleans passed the House.
Miscellaneous Items.
Franklin County recently sent four re
cruits to the Penitentiary. They were
Shook Weddle, burglary and larceny, six
years; John Dore, burglary and larceny
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