The Russellville Democrat., 1891-04-09

PA, 226, 227, 229, 230, 2S1, 2SS.
 Senate bill 138, to better protect persons and property upon railroads, was taken up and passed.
 At 12 m. the house took recess.
 Thursday Afternoon, April 2.
 SENATE.
 Senator Gaughan called up senate bill 306, fixing the salaries of state officers and their clerks and janitors. Read third time and placed on final passage.
 On motion of Senator Clarke, the vote by which the bill was ordered to its third reading, was reconsidered in order to amend the bill Dy striking out the clause authorizing the assist ant clerk of the supreme court to draw salary of $1200 year from the state. The amendment was so offered by Senator Clarke and adopted.
 Senator Washburn moved to strike out the enacting clause. The motion carried, thus killing the bill.
 House bill s05, providing for the payment of the legislative, judicial and executive departments of the state government, was read third time and placed on final passage.
 The roll being called the bill passed yeas, 23; nays, B.
 The committee on public printing reporte1 that they had employed an expert and investigated the charges made against the state by those holding contracts to do the state printing, and find that the contractors have overcharged the state for the work they have done.
 From the report of the expert they find that the contractors were paid in excess of the terms of their re- spective contracts as follows: Excess paid to Press Printing
 Company S7l 22 Excess paid to Woodruff X Go. si1 S2
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 Senator Tiilman called up house bill 302, amending the three-mile prohibitio act at Fayetteville, in- creasing the penalty for violating it's provisions.
 The roll being called the bill passed. Yeas, 27, nays. none.
 Senator Clarke called up house bill 19o, for the adjustment of differences between the state and federal gov ernments. Read 8 first and second time and ordered to third reading.
 House bill 132 was read third time and placed on final passage. It am mends the statutes concerning disturbance of the peace. The roll being called the bill passed. Yeas, 19; nays, 4.
 Senator Sumpter called up house bill IA, regulating the license of teachers. Read twice and ordered to it's third reading.
 Senator Crawford called up house bill 5s. Ordered read second time and placed on final passage. It provides for uniform system of text books for the public schools of the state.
 Senator Miller called up house bill 151, providing for an extension of the time that beneficiaries may re- main at the deaf mute institute. Put on final passage.
 Senator Washburn opposed the bill.
 Senator Miller spoke briefly in sup port of the bill.
 Other senators discussed the bill, and the roll being called the bill passed. Yeas, IT; nays, 10.
 Senator Patterson called up house bill 274, fixing the salary of the judge of Cleburne county. Read twice and ordered to third reading.
 Senator Harris called up senate bill 317, to protect the estates of minors from loss. Read third time and placed on final passage.
 The roll being called the bill passed. Yeas, IA nays, 12.
 Senator Gaughan called up house bill 103. It provides that the 10 per cent. penalty iu cases of appeal to the supreme court shall be at the of the court.
 The committee amendment pro- posed to strike out the first section, the effect of which was to renGer the bill intellectual.
 Discussion on the amendment was lent thy, Senator Williams tavoring it and Senator Gaughan opposing it.
 The roll being called the amend ment failed. Yeas, l2; nays, l6.
 Senator Clarke offered an amend ment exemptiDg cases now pending in the supreme court from the pro. visions of the bill Lost.
 The bill was ordered to it's third reading.
 Senator Hamby called up hou SC bill No. Ss6. It provides a penalty for applying public funds to private use. Read twice and took it's place on the calendar.
 Senator Clarke called up house Dill 337. fo refund direct taxea