The Russellville Democrat., 1891-03-05
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
 Several petitions were presented ir the house this morning. One by Mir. White, asking the passage of cer tain laws. By Mir. Wimberly, ask ing certain railroad legislation. 8y Mir. Evans, endorsing house concur rent resolution No. IS. By MT Schuables, protesting against any re- duction in telegraph and telephone tolls. By Mir. Park, asking the pas. sage of hog law. By Mir. Platter son, asking the establishment of 6 permanent exposition at Little Rock.
 MIR. BERRY's RESOLUTION.
 In pursuance of notice given yes terday, MT. Berry offered the follow ing resolution amending the rules:
 Whereas, The present session oi the general assembly is rapidly draw. ing to 8 close, there remaining only fourteen working days of the ses. sion; and,
 Whereas, Much important busi- ness is on 'he clerks desk in an Il D. finished condition; therefore, be it
 Resolved, That after the passage of this resolution, section 4, rule l 5, for the government of this house, be so amended as to read as follows:
 Sec. 4. No member shall speak more than once on the same ques- tion without leave of the house, un- less he be the mover, proposer or in- troducer of the matter pending, in which case he shall be permitted to speak in reply, but not until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken, and that no member be al- lowed to speak for moro than ten minutes on the same question, ex- cept by unanimous consent of the house.
 The resolution was adopted.
 Mr. Brundidge offered resolution requiring the election committee to report on contested election cases by next Monday.
 Mir. Sevier stated that according ta his understanding, it would be per fectly agreeable for the committee to so report. So the resolution was adopted.
 Special order, house billsNo. 23S, for the relief of Vim. Gentry, of Pike county, was taken up and read third time. Mir. Perrin explained that it was but matter of justice that the bill should become law, and his remarks were endorsed by other members. The bill was put upon it's final passage and passed by vote of 82 ayes to 3 nays.
 House bill No. PAS. fixing the number of representatives in the house of representatives at ninety seven and apportioning the same, was taken up, and Mir. Venable offered an amendment, increasing the number to ninety eight and giv- ing Conway county two members. He demanded the adoption of the in justice to his people as the census clearly show his county entitled.
 Tue amendment was lost.
 Mir. Chimney offered an amend ment, fixing the number of members at ninety-five. The amendment was lost.
 Mir. Short offered an amendment giving Conway county two repre- sentatives and taking one from Lee county.
 This amendment evoked consider able discussion, and was finally 
 Mir. Dawson offered an amendment giving Jefferson county four repre- and increasing the whole to ninety nine. The amend ment was lost.
 On motion of Mir. Sellers, the bill was read the third time and passed by vote of fifty-one ayes to thirty two nays.
 Special order, house bill No. 169, by MT. Walker, to change the bound ary line between Madison, Carroll and Newton counties, was taken up, and the amendment by the commit tee was adopted. Mir. Evans moved to lay the bill and amendment on the table. The motion was lost, and the bill was ordered engrossed and made special order for Saturday.
 MT. Sellers called up house bill No. 2l9, to prevent the sale of in- toxicants within ten miles of Hen- drix college. The amendment by the committee was read, and, dis cussing it, Mir. Dunaway said:
 ''I hope the recommendation of the committee will not be adopted, from the fact that we want the violation of the law to carry such punishment as will be terror to those who do 1t. We have paid s72o0 for that college. It Is an institution we feel proud of, and hope to send forth many boys and girls educated and refined to ele vaIe society all over the state, h' we are to be weiof dowr monster, str
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