The Russellville Democrat., 1891-03-26

this bin is in keeping with the GUS tom in all such legislation of this character, and is what Phillips county required of Lee.
 The morning hour having expired house business was taken up.
 The house amendments to senate bill 100 were rejected--the prize fighting bill.
 Senator Williams sent up g resolution allowing the house to suspend the joint rules till II o'clock a. m. to-day, and consider it's own bills.
 The resolution was rejected. Ayes, 16; nays, 9--the chair holding that it required two-thirds to adopt the resolution, which in effect suspends the joint rule.
 The senator from Sharp, s. H.. Davidson, appealed from the deci- sion Uf the chair.
 After some discussion Senator Davidson withdrew his appeal.
 Senator Holmes moved to recon slider the vote by which the senate failed to adopt the resolution. The vote was reconsidered.
 The question then recurred on the adoption of the resolution. It was adopted. Ayes, F; nays, 8.
 House bill 326, to borrow the in- ternal revenue and swamp land funds for the use of the general revenue fund, was read the second and third times and passed. Ayes, 2l; nays, 3.
 House bill 36, regulation hawking and peddling. It takes the license off peddlers in farm products and merchandise exchanged for farm pro- ducts.
 Senator Washburn branded it a dodge to escape license for peddling. There will be more farm and produce peddlers in this state than was ever heard of. Every fellow that has goods to sell will be farm and pro- duce peddler.
 Senator Sumpter is for free trade among the counties and States. He wants the farmers of Scott county to have market for their products. If this bill passes Hot Springs will send her merchandise peddlers into Scott county and buy their chickens, eggs, butter and peltry.
 Senator Casey made some strong arguments for the bill.
 Senator s. II. Davidson is too close to the Missouri line for this bill. The Missouri peddlers will come into his counties with their shoddy goods and hawk the products of the farm CTS.
 Senator McElroy thinks those who oppose this bill want to shut off poor farmers from any avenue of trade ex- cept by mortgages. He wants a peddler, who brings a clock, calico, domestic, shoes or cash to the house of poor farmer, to have the right to exchange them for his chickens, eggs, butter, peas, beans or hides. Senator Hamby made able and clear arguments in support of the bill.
 Senator W. k. Davidson is for the bill because the people demand it, and because he believes it just and right. The merchants put off shoddy goods on poor people for their bar I ter, and it would be no worse for l peddlers to do the same. Senator Russ says this bill is one of the demands of the Alliance. It is right and he hopes it will pass. Senator Trustworthy hopes this bill will pass for two reasons: First--It establishes a mar ket at the farmers door. Second-It enables the farmer to get a higher price for his produce.
 Senator Bell presented many good reasons why the bill should pass.
 Senator Harkey is against the bill because it stops the revenue that comes in from peddlers' license, and again because it will break up the country merchants, who pay their taxes. The bill passed. Ayes, 19; nays, :.