The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-01
ARKANSAS LAWMAKERS.
Gov. Eagle Urges Big Reward fol
Clayton's Assaesin.

Clsyton's Assassln.
Special Dispatch tn The Appeal
LlrTLE Rock, Ark, jan. 30--Thc Sem
ate passed the following bill this morning
by vote Of % TO THE latter being Sem
s,ors Cazort, Clements, Copeland, Dana
way, llammons, Mclihoy aud Pope:
"Secton /. he It enacted by the General
Assembly Of the state Of Arkansas, That
the Governor OF the State be and he Is
hereby authorized TO offer a reward Of So
600 for the arrest and conviction OF the as.
sassin OF j. NJ. Clayton, and that the said
amount il hereby appropriated for that
purpose out Of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated. l."
In the afternoon Senator Barker moved
a reconsideration Of the bill In order that
II might be- made a general instead OF a
special bill, but the motion was promptly
laid on the table.
A bill To establish n BOlrl OF PaTdOns
was indefinitely postponed.
Senate hill No. -, repeating the act pro-
| hibiting foreign corporations from opemi-
ing railroads IN this state, was taken mp.
! The bill WIS amended by Senators Barker
aud Cazort. The amendments aud the hill
| itself were discussed NJ lcngth bS senators
| Barker, Cazprt, Fletcher and Byrne, aud,
on motion Of Senator CLARK, was recon-
mit,cd 10 the Judiciary Committee 10.
/ gelhcr with the amendments.
Tho following message irum the Governor
was received
| 10 the General Assembly,
am officially informed that on the night
oi January ~ John VI. Clayton WIS ipuliy
| slain hy nn assassin at piummcryil'c, this
/ State, and that the prrpctraior Of this fear
| FOL crime, which has shocked the whole
/ community, has not yet been discovered.
Atthc time decreased was murdered IN cold
/ blood hc was engaged IN taking testimony
| in reference 10 contest Tor u
scat in Congress, IN which he was
the moving party. lie was, therefore,
| In the exercise III an iu1licnablc right Of
| citizenship which none could have any
| disposition to ihNari, except the most
abandoned Of men. lie WIS q man Of m.
/ questioned integrity aud honor. standing
| high in the esteem of oil classes; q mnn
| whose personal conduct could not have
| given we'll grounded olrnae 10 any one.
/ This revolving crime, u p-,iurcd 10 ~ uu-
| punished, Is 0i q kind to bring the admin.
is,rntion Of Justice into disgrace and 10
stain the good maine IT the State. Going
AS Ear Us the law would allow inc, have
issued proclamation offering ~ 900 ~.
ward for the arrest aud conviction Of the
pcrpctriior Of this laWlcss deed. Hut
| have felt that the unprovukcd and ilnganl
nirocily of the net calls iof unusual efforts
Tor this conviction aud thc enforcement Of
the utmost penalty Of the law. ! therefore
recommend that /, a. Governor VI the
State Of Arkansas, aud IN her name, be-
authorized 10 offer reward sufficient a.
induce the making Of every possible effort
10 bring said offender 90 speedy Justice
J,Nu T. EAGLE, Governor.
Senate bill No. ~, approprinling $500
10 pay Cx.Attomry General ID. w. Jones
for services IN certain railway suits, WIS
taken up.
Senator Thompson warmly advocated
the enactment u the bill. senator Clark,
said that oX-Auomoy.Genrml Jones only
did his plain duty IN the suits, aud thai
the state had iail him ior his services
Tho bill was indefinitely postponed.
rHE HOUSE
After prayer the House took q recess
and proceeded In q body 10 the depot, ~
n token u respect 10 the memory 81 Mr. j
A. Williams, whose remains were 10 b,
sent 10 his homo la ilackcIt Dity.
The special bill authorizing ihc Gov
cflur ~ OHcr reward Tor 40,
unrest and conviction Of the assis
q sn or a-sassins oi Col ]. NJ. Clayton
WIS received from The senate aud madD
tho subject OF immediate consideration
: A motion by Mr. ROgcn,. OF Benton, va
defeated, 81 provide tie reward mctgl!
Z for the Arrest Of the guilty parties. Mr.
: ! Collins, Ol P0iunutt, moved tp reduce ih
! amount ~ the reward lTHm sj,uOO 4
/, | $1,000 because Clayton was no bette
than anybody else anil male yig0fou
slsoch ON that line. lie motion, Whicl
would have defeated the bi.., was summl
ny defeated The bill WH then made
= special order iOr tomorrow ui z O'Clock
i when IL will be promptly passed
{. The bill 10 regulate ibo pharmacy bnhl
n ness In the State was ul,u i..rh up' hir
!. cuHcd ut some length, AMI maIc specla
% order ior next Thursday
q Tho bill io regulate aud D .lnn trusts Va
y then taken mp. aud an amrnHW'hi hl NJ
" Jones, Of Nevada, 90 permit ..I'H'luiu
Wheels 10 organize for Oh. l''I'.n i ,
" supplies was offered. aud iHU H| N. mao
a special order for next WD.u"IAH
= A special I'LL was paecl DO l'. '..ni li
fale 81 liquor within Eve m... OBJ palai
Clark County, aud the llYu' 'IlYuIhod
DEATH OF the niaE Of HOLLAND.
d BERIS, Jan. 81. "A phrr dlsplle
d announcing thc death 81 ihu h.ngol ho
y land WINS received on the li.r..u l'1nr,e "a
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