The Russellville Democrat., 1891-03-05
Afternoon Session, February @6.
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Bills on third reading was the order | announced by the chair, and the secre- tary took up and read third time h. ate bill No. 146, by Senator Bell, to es- | tablish levee district in Desha county. Senator Clarke, Senator Hamby in the chair, moved suspension of the rules in order to strike out Sec. 20. He stated that there was a constitutional pro vision against the repeal of gen. CT al law to make special law. He did not discover the repeating clause nf the bill when on it's first and second read ings. A special law would supercede the general laws on the subject where they came in contact. To strike out the repeating clause would not effect the par poses for which the bill was intended, and which would work a serious injury to. other localities operating levees un- Ter the general law.
 Senator Bell said the bill was an ex- act copy of the statute authorizing the levee district of Chicot county, the val idity of wh.ch had been affirmed by the supreme court, but he did not object to the repeating section being struck out. The motion to strike out prevailed.
 Senator McElroy asked for general
 .spension of the rules for the intro ton of new bills. So ordered.
 Senator McElroy then introduced sen- ate bill No. 2l3, to amend an act incor- porating the Richmond Male and Fe- male academy. Read twice and refer red to the committee on temperance.
 Senator Warren introduced senate bill Nc. 214, concerning the changing of the boundary lines between school districts. It amends Sec. 617l of Mans fields Digest. It authorizes the county courts to change the districts on peti- ton. Read twice and referred to the committee on education.
 Senator TillmaA introduced senate bill No. 2l5 from the committee on finaace, providing that all fees of sheriffs and clerks, in excess of the fees fixed " the bill, shall go into the county treasury. Read twice and took it's place on the calendar.
 On motion of Senator Gaue han 1t was ordered that 200 copies of the bill be printed.
 The Jill provides that in every county having population under 10000 the fees of clerks and sheriffs shall not ex- ceed SI500 per snnum. In counties where the population is over 10000 they shall receive fees not to exceed SlS0O per annum. 1 counties where the pop uls tiop is over I5,000 and under 20,0U0 they shall not receive fees to exceed S200e.
 In counties where the population is over 20,0O0 and under 25,O00 they shall not receive fees to exceed S!2o9. In every county where the population is over 25,000 they shall not receive fees to exceed $2500.
 Senator Hawkins, from the commit tee on penitentiary, was granted leave to send up a report from that commit tee on senate bill No. 140. A substitute was returned for the bill with the recommendation that tue substitute pass. The substitute was read twice and 200 copies ordered printed.
 Senator Williams introduced senate bill Nc. 117, to be entitled "an act to make certificates issued by the auditor of this state, upon the auditing and set ting by him of claims for money against the state in cases where no ap- propriations shall be made by law to pay the same, receivable at their face value in payment of the purchase money of all lands belonging to the state, sub ject to sale by the commissioner of state lands.n
 Senator Williams also introduced sen ate uill No. 21S, repeating Sec. l4S9 of Mansheld's Digest.
 Senator Holmes introduced senate bill No. 219, to amend sec. l949 of Mansfeld's Digest, concerning the pre- ventien of cruelty to animals.
 Senator Redwine introduced senate bill Ne. 220, by request of 'the dis tinguished senator on the other side ,f this chamber.n It relates to the annex ation of territory to towns and cities.
 Senator s. H. Davidson introduced senate bill No. 222, exempting ex-fire- men from jury service. Read twice and referred to the committee on circuit and inferior courts.
 Senator Patterson introduced senate bill No. 223, for the better Identification of criminals.
 Read twice and took It's place on the calendar
 Here Senator Bell, at 3 o'clock, moved that the senate adjourn until 9:30 to- morrow. Carried, and the senate stood adjourned.
 HOUSE.
 The housa reconyened at 2 h. m yes-