The Russellville Democrat., 1891-03-12

were adopted and the bill ordered to it
 third reading
 Senator Williams, chairman 1f thl
 committee on judiciary, reported b4cl
 the following bills: Hpuse bills g1, z3' l and 29B, that they do pass, and senate t bill 22I, that t do not pass. and h0us' 1 bill 40, with an amendment tn t 1t ds pass as aret ded.
 I On motion the senate adjourned tt 9:30 am. Monday. HOUSE. Afler the readlrg of the journal this morning Messrs. Wlmbery and Sellers l were anled ind finile leave of ab 1 sence. Messr.. Hard son, Peterson. l Wilson and Manning " re exeu-ed till l Mnfs<s y.
 I By unanimous consent Mr. Veuable introduced house bill 3l9, to amend an act prohibiting the sale of inte1ic4nts within five miles of MorFiton d. trict l school house. Read first time aad ro- l ferred.
 Mir. Lambert introduced house bill S.0 to amend See. 326S of Man, field's E Digest.
 Mr Adams pr sented petition ia ioring the passage of senate bill 96 Mir. Little, for Mir Peterson, present, swo petition, one favoring the estab i-hmtnt oi an exposition Ut Little Roc md the other protesting against any appropriation for an exposition, either iu the state or out of 1t. Both were referred to the committee on agricul- ture.
 Mir. Conrad introduced house bill 321, to pay David Bender for the erection ot the state house gate. I he consideration of the reports of the committee oa els ctions on the Pu- lssk' contest was deferred til Monday morning.
 Mir. Johnson, of Prairie, chairman of the agricullur committee. reported houe bill 253 favo ably with anend- ments; also house bil 309 .vorably 307, adverse repo |.
 Mr. Sho t, chairman of the comm ttee on circuit and justice courts, ie urned hou-e bill 260 without recommendation also 249, favorable recomm ndation.
 Mf Askew, chairman of the commit tee on rettenchment, returned house oill 2S1; adverse report, minority re- port recommending its passag also house bill 26l, to not pass.
 Mir Little, chairman the committee on temperance, returned senate bill l97 with adverse report.
 Nj 7, Chimney reported house bills IF, SS and l63 correctly engrossed.
 Mr. McBtayer introduced house con- current solution 2t, asking our sena- tors and repres sentaiives in congress to assist in secu ing law to have United States senators elected by diiect vote of the people. The further considera- tion of the resolution was postponed till Wednesc ay.
 Mir. Head introduced resolution e. quiring ihe peniteuliary committee to enquire and report to the house whether the lease of the penitentiary to Town nd and Fitzgerald was assignable un- der the contract and whether the state is not now in condition to take charge of the penilentiary. The resolution was lost.
 (Mr. Adams in the chair.)
 Mir. Sevier introduced house bill 322, for the removal If the state penilen- tiary and to provide for the management of same.
 Mir. Jones, of Pulaski, gave notice that, on Tuesday, he would move to re- consider the vote by which senate bill 42 failed to pass the house.
 Mir. Russell gave similar notice as to senate bill 77.
 House bill 74, by MT. Evans, to create state board and authorize the state to publish free text books, was taken up and MT. Crabtree moved it's indefinite postponement, which motion, after some discussion, prevailed.
 Mir Flippin reported house concurrent resolution P and house bill 96 delivered to the governor for his approval.
 Mir. Williams, of Washington, chair man of the special committee to visit the Pine Bluff Normal school, submit ted lengthy and full r,port of the condition If that institution, whit h will be published next week.
 House bill 156, by Mir. Sloan, to pun ish ginners for improper baling of cot ton, and to compell them to keep books as to amounts received, etc., was taken up d amended. MT. Owens moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed upon which Mir. Short moved the pre- vious question.
 MT. Sloan was for the bill and ex- plained the necessity for such law. He made a splt ndid effort for it's pas sage.
 Mir. Crabtree was against the bill He could see no good to come out of it and he hoped it would be indefinitely postponed.
 Mr. Oty was agaInst the bill and stated some of the objections against its provisions.
 Mir. Mitchell spoke in favor of the bill. He could see no reason why it should not become law.
 Mir Johnson, of Prairie, was against the bill He had be- a gunner for many years and knew there was no oc- casion for such law.
 Mir. Owens was against the bill and closed the debate. The vote was taken and stood: Yeas, 59; nays, l9. So the bill was indefinitely postponed.
 Mir Evans in the chair.
 By unanimous consent MT. Rector in troduced house bill 322 to pu ish treas urers and collectors of public moneys for usiag or loaning the states funds, whether tho same is returned or not. The bill was read the secoui time and took it's lace on the calendar.
 The house at 2 m., took a recess till pm.
 Afternoon Session, March :.
 HOUSE.