The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-09
Wednesday Forenoon, April l..
 SENATE.

do pass, house Olil oUO, tnat u uo not pass; senate bill 291, that it do pass, and house bill 342, with an amendment striking out section l5, that it do pass as amended.
 Public Charities-House bill 166, that it do pass.
 Temperance-House bill 263, that it do pass.
 Agriculture-House bill 160, that 1t do pass.
 Bills on third reading were taken up.
 House bill 166, appropriating in round numbers SIP ,000 for the sup port, maintenance and improvement of the deaf mute institute, was put on final passage.
 Senators Washburn and Holmes explained the provisions of the bill and the demands for each item of the appropriation.
 The bill passed. Yeas, 29; nays, 0.
 House bill 344, appropriating $50, ,000 for exhibits to be displayed in the Worlds Columbian Fair, was read the first time.
 House bill 319, establishing ten mile prohibition district at Morrilton, in Conway county, was put on final passage.
 Senator Erwin spoke for the bill. The whiskey men at PIummerville furnish the college boys at Morrilton with free railroad tickets to come to Plummerville and get whiskey, and he is in favor of knocking it out of Plummerville by this ten-mile law.
 Senator Gaughan thinks the bill wrong in principle. It is undemo- cratic. We have general law by which every locality, township and county, has it's remedy on Demo- cratic principles. Plummerville by a large majority voted license, and 1t is not right for Morrill, ton, six miles away, to be allowed to regulate and control the affairs of Plummerville.
 Senator Allen stated that it has Leen his custom to vote against all these local prohibition bills, because the constitution says no special acts shall be passed where the general laws will apply. But the voice of the majority is the spirit of our gen. eral law, and the majority in this ten- mile radius want this bill.
 This legislature is overwhelmingly for prohibition, and he has decided to join in with the majority, and he pes this bill will pass.
 Senator Clement lauded the efforts of the citizens of Morrilton to make their city the center of learning, cul- ture and refinement, and deprecated the efforts of the whiskey men of Plummerville to tear down and wreck their splendid achievements.
 Senator Harkey fired red hot shot into the bill and the unfair, unjust advantage taken by the prohibition ists in getting up this thing and the reflections made by them on the citi- zens of Plummerville. Senators w. E. Davidson and McElroy spoke for the bill.
 The governors private secretary read message, announcing that the governor had approved and signed senate bill S7, to amend Sec. 3120 of Mansfield's Digest; senate bill s9, to provide for the improvement, main tenance, and support of the Arkan- sas Industrial University; senate bill 100, to punish and prevent prize fighting in the state; senate bill 120, tC amend Sec. 2 of an act to prohibit the exportation of fish and game from the state; senate bill l81, creating a three-mile prohibition district around Cotton Plant Normal school; senate bill 210, to authorize 8 fencing dis trict in Crawford county; senate bill PAS, establishing five-mile prohibit ton district around Columbus, Hampstead county, and senate bill PSI, to authorize certain territory in Saline and Pulaski counties into a special school district, to be known as "The Alexander School Dis trict."
 The discussion of the Morrilton prohibition bill continued. Senators Hill and Bell urged the passage of the bill. lt passed. Senators voting aye were:
 Allen, Bell, Clement, Crawford, w. K. Davidson, Erwin, Harris, Hill, Holmes, Kinsworthy, Lucas, McElroy, Morton, Oyler, Russ, Sumpter, Tillmsn and Warren-1s.
 Senators voting nay were: Casey, Gaughan, Harkey, Patterson and Mir. President--5.
 Senator Williams was paired with Senator Hawkins. If Senator Haw- kins had been present he would have voted "aye," and Senator Williams would have voted "nsy."
 The senate concurred in the house amendments to senate bill 211.
 The senate took recess till p. m. to-day.
 Wednesday Forenoon, April I.