The Russellville Democrat., 1891-03-12


 l Special order, senate bill IS9, tc change the boundaries Of the Eighth, Ninth and Thirteenth judicial circuits and 10 fix the time for holding court ] therein. was taken up, read third time al q placed upon it's final passage. Mir. Witt was against the bill, and felt 1t his duty to give the reasons therefor. He mentioned the fact that he had re- ceiyed letter from Judge H. arne, 1 which gave good and solid reasons I against the transfcr ot his county into another distri {.
 Mr. Wimbe,ly was for the bill, and hoped it would pass.
 Mir. Lee was for the bill, and had ht ard of no opposition to it.
 Mir. White said there was no disposi- ton to bring Judge Hearne's county into another circuit it tcould hsve been 1 avoided. II did not understand that Judge Hearne seriously objected. It twas l 8 necessity.
 The roli being called, the bill passed. Ayes, 63; nays, l3
 Mir. Witt in the char.
 Special order, senate bill No. l20, to amend an act to prohibit the txporta 1 ton ot fish and game from tie state, approved April l2, 1889, WAS taken up, read third time and, after slight discus son, passed by vote of bs to 21.
 A message from the senate announced the passage of house concurrent re oiu- I ton No. P, authorizing the transfer of certain funds to the gene al revenue fund.
 Special order, senate bill No. liz, changing the boundary line between Yell aud Logan counties. was taken up and Mir. NeA1 offered an amendment for Mir JacksoI, after which the bill was referred to tue committee on counties aud county line.
 Senate bill l04, to appropriate the balance of unpaid salary during the term of the late Juege Sandels to his children, was taken up and the house went into committee of the whole for the purpose of considering The same, with Mir. White in the chair.
 On the bill to appropriate the balance of unpaid salary 10 the children of the late Monti II Sandels, MT. Biundidge said the state had enough to do to pay for services rendered, aud he was op- posed 10 paying for that which the state never received.
 Mir. Dunaway was willing to put him. self on record as against the bill.
 MT. Jones, of Pulaski, said if this house should refuse to give so small amount to the memory Of so good aud noble man he would be ashamed of is.
 Mr Mitchell thought the bill should be passed out of love and reverence to the memory of man who was worthy of the position he so faithfully filled.
 Mir. Berry was surprised that any man could get upon the floor and oppose this fc orphan children of the late Judge San dels, and he sincerely hoped that the bill would pass without any opposition.
 MT. Manning said he did not look at the dollars ana cents, but he was op- posed to the principle. He had always been opposed to the pensioning of the widows or children of officers. He deeply sympathized with the little or phans of the late Judge Sandels, but he hoped the bill would not pass.
 Air. Rector read from tBe acts of 1885 precedent for this case, Judge Eng ish died surrounded by the conf yrts of life with no dependent little orphans. and yet his salary for bis unexpired term was given to his widow. He thought the passage of this bill only a fitting tribute to the memory of Judge Saudels.
 MT. Walker called attention to the fact that this was no act pensioning any one. here should be feeling for the chilcren of Judge Sandels in the heart of every citizen of Arkansas.
 He was in favor of the bill aud hoped it would pass
 The committee of the whole house finally arose, and, through it's chair man, reported the bill hack recommends ing it's passage.
 Pending further ae,ion thereon, the house took recess till pm.