The Russellville Democrat., 1891-03-26

uou6G~ 1Ut uu1 nc1cNtSA " 1AD committee for inc senate is the poll tax receipt clause as prerequisite to voting.
 Senator Washburn objects to the action of the committee. He wants all the proposed amendments sub- mitted to both houses--not one to the senate and two to the house. This arrangement gives the senate no choice bet geen amendments. It has only one to act upon. The house has no choice between several, but must take or reject two.
 Senator Hawkins answered the senator from Scott, informing him that he would in due time have 8 chance to vote on all the amendments. He can vote now on the one before the senate, and vote on the others when they come from the house. Senator Crawford stated that of the three amendments propo sed by the senate and referred to the joint committee on constitutional eessss;az.iinents, the com ..ss..::sf roc, after long and careful de- 7 liberation, had in it's wisdom decided I to report only one back to the sen ate-the one now under considera 1 ton.
 The private secretary of the gov. ernor appeared within the bar of tho
 senate and announced that the gov ernor has approved and signed sen 1 ate bill 72, to amend the first sub l division of Sec. 5l90 of the Revise
 Statutes of Arkansas; "A, in relation
 to judgment liens; 84, to fix the lia,
 bility of sureties on bonds and other
 obligations in this state; 103, tc
 make express companies and all other
 common carriers the ageDts of the
 seller where they carry intoxicating
 liquors in c. o. D. packages, and tc
 make the place of delivery the place 1 of sale; 104, for the relief of the 1 children of the late associate justice
 of the supreme court, M. H. San
 dels.
 Senator Crowley, chairman of tht 1 joint committee on constitutions
 amendments, spoke in favor of the joint resolution No. 4.
 The resolution passed. Ayes, 27; nays, 0.
 l Senator Erwin introduced senate
 biU 273, supplementary to an amend atory act, approved April IT, 1873, to create the county of Lee, and for other purposes. Read first and sec. ond times and referred to committed on claims. Senator w. E. Davidson intro. duced senate bill 274, to attach | Crittenden county to the Second ju- dicial district, which was read the first and second times.
 Senator Crowley offered an amend ment to add Clay county, and moved that the bill and amendment be re- ferred to the committee on circuit and inferior courts.
 Senators s. H. Davidson and w. E. Davidson urged that the bill be made special order for tomorrow morning immediately after the read ing of the journal.
 Senator Crowley withdrew his motion and the bill was made the special order for Saturday morning after the reading of the journal.
 Senate bill 262, providing for spe- cisl juries, was read third time.
 Senator Williams argued against the bill. It gives party or corpo ration the right to demand a special jury without giving any reason there. for. It further gives this party or corporation the privilege of unload ing on his or their adversary all the cost. Another objection is, that it gives the party demanding the special jury chance ''to fx'' the sheriff and stock the jury with jurors to suit him; and further, as the jury is or dered two days before hand, the party demanding it can go out and see the jurors and ''fix" them.
 Senator Hawkins, the author of the bill. can't see where the injustice lies in party having the right to demand special jury when hs be- lieves he can't get justice before a regular jury. It is true the sheriff might be corrupted, the jurors cor rupted, and the whole thing cor rupted; but it is just as likely that the regular jury might be corrupted.
 The bill failed to pass. Yeas, f; nays, 19.
 At 11:20 am. the senate took recess till 2 p.m. to-day.