The Springdale news., 1889-01-25
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
The ttnte LeglsIatnrc.

The State Legislature.
 TIE twenty seventh session Of the General Assembly was called to order at noon on the i4ih inst. In the Senate five candidates for president pro tenn were nominated, viz: J P. Clarke, Of Helena, J. J. Sumpter, of Hot Springs; D. F. Barker, of Blrkersdale; " s, Hanna, of Morrilton, and j. Meeks of Camden all Democrats. Forty ballots were taken with out an election. Messrs. Sumpter aud Meeks dropped out before the fifth ballot. The for tieth stood: Barker, l3; Clarke 10. Hanna, 9 Alter this the Senate ldjourned- In the House the candidates for Speaker were E E. Hudgins. oi Boone County; H. T, Hawkins, Of Columbia tooth Democratsi, and NJ T. Briscoe, of New ton. Mir. Briseoe was aithdrawn before the re- suit Of the first ballot as ann8uened, and MT. Hudgins received 67 c! the 9 votes of the House He made a short but graceful speech in accepting the office. The House adjourned without transaelng any further business.
 IN the Senate on the 18th, the deadlock in the election of presid snt was broken mme- dlately after prayer when. the forty first ballot by the choice Jf Hon. w. S. Hanna. Inc organization was continued with the fol- lowing result; Secretary, Hon. J. c, Holland. or White; sergeant-at-arms, J. ". COlquett, Of Pulaski: assistant sec etary, V. B. Tate. Of lzard; journal clerk !. Wesson, of Column bIa; door-keeper. J. T Holt: enrolling clerk, Mss Jean LongbOroI gh; expressing clerk, Miss Ltbbte Lewis of Little Rock ...In the House, the work of org lulzatien was proceed ed with, resulting ChiOf clerk, J. c B. $ mms, ot Chieot; sergeant-at-4rms J F Campbell. Of Faulkner, assistant cls rk, John ". Howell, Of Johnson; journal clerk, Robert J. Brown, Of Pulaskli assistant jou nal clerk, George C. Nayl T, Of Faulkner.
 iN the Senate on .he 18th, the Chair an nounced as the first regular order the consid era ion Of Senate bills SIX bills were intro dueed, read first tpe and placed on the calendar. At eleven o'clock the Senate re pared 10 the House to hear the Governor l. message read after which the Senate, on re assembling, adjourned for the day In the Ii 'use the Speaker appointed jamtors ant pa ges for the session. fhe following resolution wi offered by Mir. St 'oud, Of Independence. Re iolved By the House of Representatives of the State Of Arkansas. that the clerk of tht Itouse be and Is hereby authorized to furnish to each member of the House daly papers pub lished n Little Rock-to be settled by the members-wh eh publish full and correct pro- ceediugs Of the House or their equivalent 1T weeklies and ten cents each in United States postage stamps, A long wrangle followed, and tAe disposition of the resolution went over. The House then went into joint session to re- eeive the Governors message Upon the con. c1uslon of the reading the House adjourned.
 IN the Senate, on the 17th, the presiding Of hcer announced the standing committees for the session. The bills on the l6th were read for second time, and referred 10 appropriate committees and several new bills were intro d4eed- among them beiHg q telegraph and telee phone bill, which was read the first time Ii provides that every telegraph or telephone 2 company doiug business in the State shall promptly and without delay transmit messages at pri es customarlly charged without dscrm- nation. and any telegraph or telephone com pauy ey neeleel or refusal to send messages shall be liahle to penalty of s1p9. To be rceov. cred by Inc sender Of sad messages A resolution Was adopted bF the Senate d. recuug the secretary 10 order fifteen daily newspapers pubashlng the proceedings of the body, dud du allowance of twenty cents post. age for each member. Al ? D m the Senate met the House in joint session to canvass the Fote of the recent election Tor State officers In the House Miss Pettigrew, of Fayetteville was elected expressing clerk, and Mrs I.eake, of Fort smith, enrolling clerk Rev. ]. M King, of LauoSe, was elected chaplain Senate bll authoriz ng the teaching of the history of Arkansas in the public schools was read and referred The greater part Of the afternoon Was spent by both houses in jo mt session can. ss Ing the Ya-e for State officers, after which they were sworn in, and the gubernatorial in auEuration eeremonles wound up the day bus. mess
 IN the Senate, on the 18th, the important proceedings were the introduction of a number ot bills, among them enc To remunerate A H Garland the sum of S20.000 for professional services rendered iu the supreme Court Of the United States m la1d-Erant cases against the St. Lous, Iron Mounta F < southern railway which crses were decided ln favor of the State and re oyered a considerable amount of money to the State treasury also to create 6 State board ot pardons, and create d reform school for Juvenile offenders. Adjourned till the 21st .-..ln the HoBse package from the Secretary of State, purporting to contain evidence and information regarding the elect on contest cases in Pulaski County was announced by the Chair and was referred to the committee on elections The standing committees were then announced by the speaker. The Bla1r Cengres sional eda- caiional measure came up in tue shape of a resolution offered by Mir. Brooks Of Madison to the effect that Arkansas Senators be re. quested and the Representatives instructed to Use theIt utmost efforts to secure the passage of the Blair Educational bllI It was tabled Then resolution Was offered by Mir Rogers Of Benton, that the members of the Senate be requested and those of the House be instructed to use their utmost efforts and employ all hon orable means to defeat the Blair bill This ended the business of the day.