The Russellville Democrat., 1889-03-21

| " denled, ana gave as tneir reason that it was to save an additional ex- pense to the taxpayers. Finally a vote was taken and the resolution was adopted, yeas 6S, nays Is. So the session will be extended 20 days after Thursday noon which IS the constitutional limit.
 WEDNESDAY MARCH 18TH.
 In the Senate at the forenoon ses sion the House bill prohibiting the sale of native wine anywhere in this State, except by regular licensed liquor dealers and grape growers, was discussed and finally referred to the temperance committee. A House bill prohibiting the sale or giving away of liquors, including the SO called native wine, within five miles of Sugar Loaf Academy, in Cleburne County. passed and is now law.
 The remainder of the day was con sumed in discussing bill admitting girls as beneflciaries to the State Un- iversity at Fayetteville. A number of lengthy speeches were made as to the merits of the bill, and it was the most tedious debate that has been indulged in during the present ses- sion of the Senate. It was late in the afternoon when a vote was taken, and the bill passed: Ayes 23; nays, IS.
 Senator Brickells' bill changing the time of holding Circuit Court in Monroe County passed; also, House bill changing the time of holding Probate courts in Boone County.
 A Senate bill requiring the hus, band in divorce cases to enter into 8 bond to pay an annual amount as alimony, to be stated by the court, failed to pass.
 The House, quite jubilant over the success of obtaining an extension of the session, indulged Tn consider able hilarity to-day. Nevertheless large amount of business was dis patched. The first business of the day was the passage of bill prohib. lting the sale of intoxioants, includ ing native wines, within 10 miles of Tom Allen High School in Prescott, Nevada county. This is one of the live towns on the south end of the Iron Mountain road.
 The House concurred in the Sen. ate amendments to House bill No. 50. This act gives hunters tue month of August to chase deer and turkey in this State, which makes the hunting season a month longer.
 A considerable part of the morning session was consumed in discussing the report of the conference commit tee relative to fixing the salaries of county and probate judges, including Phillips County, upon which the House was of divided opinion. The present salary of Judge Nichols of Helena is Sl POO per annum, and the committe recommended a reduction in the first place of $500. There was long, stubborn debate on this proposition and finally the report was rejected, the only hitch being | the salary of the judge of Phillips County. The report was recon mitted to the conference committee and to-day they reported an amend ment placing the amount at $500, raising it si00. This was objected to by the Republican members of Philips County and championed by Cooke, the Democratic member from Phillips, who said that a majority of the tax payers of his county favored 8 reduction from the salary Judge now received. The Repub lican colored members, Donoboo and Carr, said the tax payers who rep resent four fifths of the taxable prop srty of Phillips are opposed to any reduction at all, and read petitions and telegrams from leading eitizens 1f Helena protesting against re- iuction. The matter was postponed lntil tomorrow for further consid 
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