The Osceola times., 1885-02-14
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
THE LEGIsLArURE.

THE LEGISLATURE.
In the Senate on the 3lst Senate bills No.
W to 81 Inclusive, were read second time
and referred to committees; also senate bill
No. ss and House bill No. III. The remainder
| oftbe morning session was taken up In discus
| eion of bills In the order OF third readng,
/ aud st noon the senate repaired 10 the hai
/ Of the House to participate In the joint ses-
sion for the election OF United states SEN
ator, and upon returning 70 the senntc
| Chamber adjourned In the House TWEEN
| Nv Of them being for the repeal OF certain
sections of Mansfeld's Digest, and others as
| follows: To refund moneys enormously paid
account OF licenses; to prohibit the adver-
tising OF lottery schemes; to donate certain
State lands to the Ladies benevolent Asso-
citation Of Little Rock; s,s,. to preser,Sas pnr"x,a,
ing for the enclosure of fence
breaking stock; to enforce the existing
.ssd aws sse .n4e,h H ihs sae, ior nea
senator to succeed senator Walker WAS taken
Ex Governor Berry's name was withdrawn
from the contest and me oai,os resSa'e1 sSe vote m
standing as follows: Jones, ~; Dunn ~.
Breckenridge, 3; kose. Il Berry, aossns
and not voting, The scenes uurihg .no
ballot were OF au Axnuslng ana exciting M
ture.
In the Senate on the I'd, the bill TO appro-
pirate SITS to pay the burial expenses OF Hon.
W. NJ Davidson, of sharp County. was
passed. Two bills attracted considerable at
tention. One presented by senator Gardner,
declaring base ball playing on SUNDAY
crime and punishable by heavy nne, was
passed by close vote. bill by senator
Smith, to prevent discrimination by ralI-
roads In freight and passenger ra,es, was s
and again referred-this time TO the Com
mittee on Railroads, where 1t Is expected to
sleep........T The House had under discussion
q bill providing for Boards Of County Com
missioners to examine the accounts OF coun-
ty officials, and see what becomes OF the
revenues. The entire forenoon was passed
In the consideration OF Its merits
In the Senate on the Sd the Committee
on Finance submitted an adverse report on
the bill proposing reduction Of the salaries
OF the officers of the General Assembly. AZ
ter debate the bill was recommitted to the
Committee on Public Expenditures. The
House bill extending time for payment OF
taxes until April loth passed the senate
with only one dissenting uote, and WAS
signed by Governor Hughes. Under reso-
luton introduced by Senator Norwood,
the President was empowered to
the rate of interest now being paid on rail-
road and levee bonds. In the House the
Senate bill describing cisterns was taken up
and referred to the Committee on Education
for a report AS to whether or not thirty. six
gallons make barrel The Senate bill pro.
hibiting base ball playing on sunday was
tAktn up anu, on mOtlOn OF Representative
Little, amended to include chess, marbles,
croquet, one old cat, town ball. blindfold
hiding, hoop, or any other innocent amuse
ment. After a further amendment to in
cluie billiards and hshing, the bill was re-
ferred.
In the Senate on the 4th the bill to con-
Uoldate Safe and Federal elections was
passed, % tot. Bills were introduced: To
regulate the duties Of warehousemen and
common carriers; to abolish fences in this
State between the Mississippi and St. Fran
els Rivers. Senators Slayton and Williams
Weaver to inspect the State University at
Fayetteville. ........ln the House message
was received from the Governor announcing
his signature of the bill to extend the time
for payment OF taxes till April 10Th. The
time of the session was mainly occupied in q
discussion OF the House bill to define the
boundary lines for Lawrence County, and 1t
was finally passed-yeas, 76; nays
In the Senate on the 9th the Com.
mittee on Public Charities reported adverse.
iy on the Senate bill, recommending sub.
stitute which proposes to appropriate $780,.
900 to erect suitable additional buildings
for the Arkansas school for the Blind. The
substitute WAS read twice and adopted in
lieu of the original bili...... In the House the
pirate 5000 for the benefit OF the schools of
the state; to protect the fish and
proNlue IoT tHt DctteT government
OF cities OF the first class; to give physicians
lien for services rendered while practicing
their profession; for the better protection OF
mechanics, artisans and sub. contractors; to
provide for the binSing OF Mansfelds $ Digest !;
to amend the present coal. oil law; to i'm. !.
prove the navigation OF the ST. Francis and
Little Rivers; TO grant certain rights to the
Sunk Land Navigation Company.
In the Senate on the 9th a resolution was
introduced favorng the opening OF the Okla.
homa Territoryto settlement. Bills were in.
troduced AS follows: To provide against the
evil Results of the sale of intoxicating liquors
Authorizing Perry County to collect from
Conway County portion OF the debt of
Perry County on account OF the attachment
| to Conway OF certain territory formerly be.
longing to Perry County; to protect stock
running Mt large in the range. e........I In
the Horse large number of bills were
| INTRODUCED, the most important being: To
| Fix the time OF holding the Garland County
Court of Common Pleas; to authorize the sale
/ OF vinous and alcoholic liquors for medical
| purposes and to allow the sale of native
! wines; to Increase the salary OF the Attor.
| ney General and Superintendent OF Public
| Instruction., to prevent married men Oh
heads of families from mortgaging or in.
cumbering such of their property as IL ex.
| empt from sale; to establish two separate
| judicial districts in the County of Conway.