The Russellville Democrat., 1891-03-05
Forenoon Session, February s7'

SENATE. The roll-call showed thirty one sena- tors present.
 Prayer by the chaplain. The journal of yesterday was read and approved
 The next order being the reports oi standing committees, they reported as follows.
 On Temperance-By Erwin, chair man: Senate bill 2l3, that it do pass. On Finance-By Tillman, chairman Senate bill 26, with amendments, thai it do pass.
 On Judiciary--By Williams, chair man: Senate bill l92, that it do not pass; senate bill l6S, with amen l. ments, that it do pass as amended ; house bill 45, with amendments, that il do pass as amended; house bill l57, with amendments, that it do pass as amended.
 On County and County Lines-By Casey, chairman, senate bill No. l66, that 1t do pass.
 On Circuit and Inferior Courts-By Harris, chairman, senate bill No 209, with amendments, that it do pass as amended; also senate bill No. POI, that il do not pass.
 TThe secretary of the house of repre- sentatives appeared within the bar of the senate and informed this body of the passage of senate bill No. 59, to change the time of holding courts in Newton county; also house Dill No. Fl, to con- firm title 10 certain town lots in the school addition to the town of Bates vile.
 Also house bill 146, to prohibit the sale of alcoholic, fermented, malt or vi0ous liquors within five miles of the public school house near the town of Vilonia, Faulkner county.
 Also house bill 174, to increase the salary of the county judge of Cieburne county.
 Also house bill 196, for the relief of Aaron D. Burton.
 Alse house bill 233, for the relief of Wm c. Gentry.
 Also House bill 234, requiring the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern railway to erect treslle on it's main line in Jackson county, west of White river.
 Also house bill PAS, to fix the number of members of the house If representa- tives and to apportion the representa- tives among the several counties. The bill fixes the membership of the house at ninety seven, giving Crawford, Benton, Columbia, Hemps cad, Lee, Lonoke, White, Franklin lndepend- ence, Logan, Phillips and Pope, each two representatives Jefferson, Sebas- tian and Washington, three each; Pu- laski, four.
 UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
 Senate bill 70 was taken up, and the amendments debated. hey were adopted and the bill recommitied 10 the committee on education for revision.
 Senate bill s5 was taken up. 1 he an endments debated and adopted, the bill ordered engrossed aud to it's third reading
 The morniag hour having expired, and this being house day, hou bill 96 was read second time and referred to committee on circuit and inferior courts.
 House bill III was read second time, and with accompanying petitions was referred to committee on judiciary.
 House bill No 93, read third time and put on final passage. The bill amends an act, approved April 4, 1887, in rela- tion to the donation of forfeited lands. The bill passed. Ayes, 2s; nays, l.
 House bill No. 54, to repeal the stat ute imposing state and county tax on peddlers and travelling theatrie al troupes.
 Senator Brlekeil wants this bill to pass. These peddlers are q copven- fence. They are merchant servants. They carry goods we need to our doors. They wait on us. We don't have to go six or eight miles to town to buy a spool of thread, a napkin, skein of silk, table cloth, an uDdershirt, or nair cf drawers. They bring them to
 aator Washburn Is opposed to thIs