The Russellville Democrat., 1891-03-05

for the collection of all overdue taxes due from corporations as mentioned in said act.
 The resolution was unanimously adopted.
 Senate bill No POS was read second time aud referred to the committee on judiciary.
 Senate bill No 204. Amendments adopted and ordered to it's thiid read ing.
 Senate bill No. POS was read a second time and took it's place on the calendar.
 Senate bills Nos. 206 and 207 were read second time; Nos. 2l7 and zl9 were read second time and referred to the committee on finance. No. 2lS, to committee on circuit and inferior courts after second reading, and No. 22l was referred to committee on judiciary; No. 230, read second time and referred to the committee on judiciary; No. 23l was also referred to the committee on judiciary.
 Senator Allen moved that house bill No. 2l3, the legislative apportionment bill, be returned to the house, that body having called for the return of the bill. The yeas and nays were called for and the motion carried. Ayes, IS; nays, 3.
 Senator Hamby called up senate bill No.l95 to regulate the election ot state treasurer, county treasurers and sheriffs and collectors. The motIon of Senator Crawford to strike out sheriffs and col- leetors from the provisions of the bill failed.
 BILLS ON THIRD READING.
 Senate bill No. S5, to fix the salary of the clerk and the deputy clerk of the supreme court. The bill fixes the sal ary of the clerk at S2500 per annum and his chief deputy at Sl25 per month.
 Senator Crawford opposed the bill- The legislature has been eating down the fees of the off e until now they are not too great. He thought the bill would work loss to the state, an that it does not proviCe a sufficient force to carry on the work of the office. It will require three men actively engaged to do the work.
 President Clarke, Senator Hamby in the chair, took the floor in advocacy of the bill. He paid very high compli- ment to the ttficit ncy and competency of the present supreme court clerk, but claimed that the fees he receives, to- gether with the $1200 salary allowed by law is too much. A salary ought to be fixed and if the present clerk does not choose to serve for this salary, it is his right, as an American citizen, to de- cline.
 Senator Allen introduced a resolution to pay Allen Teague for his time as page during an enforced absence of several days on account of sickness. The resolution was adopted, and at this point Senator Casey suggested that hereafter pages should be appointed by the senate to serve temporarily.
 Senator Bell introduced senate bill No. l37, to make it misdemeanor to deaden timber within 100 feet of pub lie road
 The bill was read once, and Senator Hawkins moved to amend by striking out the enacting clause. Carried.
 Senate bill No. l64 was read third time and put on it's final passage. It amends Sec. 16 l of Mansfieli's Digest, concerning assault with intent to rob. IL makes the counsellors, aiders and abettors amenable to the law in the same degree as the principal in the crime.
 Senator Crowley addressed tie senate briefly in behalf of the bill, and the bill passed. Yeas, P; nays, O.
 Senate bill No. l91 was read third tl1se anu placeu on us Hnal passage.
 This is local bill introduced by Sem ator Hill and propos to establish lawful fence in that part of St. Francis county, lying between the St. Francis and the Mississippi rivers.
 The bill provoked very lively and animated debate, which was partici- pated in by Senators Hill, Erwin, Oyler, Clarke, Harris, W. E. Davidson and Casey.
 The roll being called the bill failed-l yeas, 12; nays, l3.
 On mot on of Senator Brickell, the senate adjourned to 3 80 am. to-mor- row.