The Russellville Democrat., 1891-03-19

Mir. Jackson said the bill had not been
 offered in good faith; there was no de-
 mand for such law, and he was Tn fa~
 vor of indefinitely postponing 1t.
 Mir. Otey said the passage of such bill would bankrupt the state. There
 were 20O0 slaves, alone, in Lee county. He did not believe the gentleman was serious. but that he only wanted to speak his sentiments on the race ques- ton and have it published in the news 1 papers.
 Mir. Adair opposed the indefinite post ponement of the bill.
 Mir. Lucas said he had no objection to pensioning ex-Confederate soldiers; :; | that he favored the bill for that pur- pose and for the same reason he favored l the pending bill. He knew the pol 1 icy of the house in regard to the eolored racs, and there was nothing he could say or do that would change that poll icy. He simply introduced bill that an act of jusdce might be done. The motion to indefinitely postpone was carried.
 House bill 274, by Mir. Little, fixing the salary of the county judge of Cleye- land county, was read second time.
 House bill 306, by Mir. MrBrayer, fix ing the salaries of state officers, was read second time.
 House bill l47, by MT. McMillan, to amend Secs. 932 and 45l1 of Mausfield's Digest, was read second time.
 House bill PIT, by Mir. McNutt, amend ing the road law, was read second time.
 House bill l58, by Mfr. Manning, to amend Sec. 4425 of Mansfield's Digest, was read second time
 House bill 279, by Mir. Mithell, to im- prove the sanitary condition of the country, was read second time.
 House bill POO, by MT. Neal, to reim- purse the school fund for scrip destroyed by mistake, was read second time.
 House bill 322, by MT. Sevier, proyid- ing for the removal of the penitentiary and for the management of the same, was read second time.
 House bill 131, by Mir. Baker, chang ing the time of holding court in the Second judicial district. Read second time and ordered to engrossment.
 House bill lS4, by MT. Hinson, to amend Sec. 1852 of Mansfield's Digest, Read second time and ordered to en- grossment.
 House bill 22s, by Mir. Otey, to allow fees to attorneys in certain cases. Read second time and ordered to en- grossment
 House bill co, by the committee on agriculture, to prohibit the building of barbed wire fences without a wooden plank at the bottom, was read second time.
 MT. South offered an amendment pro- viding that blanks shall not be required to be placed on fences on lands subject to overflow. The amendment was adopted and the bill ordered to en- grossment.
 House bill IA, by MT. Perrin, to amend Sec. 624l of Mansfield's Digest, was read second time. Mir. Donohoo offered an amendment, which was adopted, the bill was then or cred to engrossment. House bill z05, by Mir. Peterson, to amend Sec. 3S78 of Mansfeld's DigNst, was read second time. House bill 299, by Mir. Chimney, to punish treasurers and other officers for misusing the public funds, was read recond time and ordered to engross- ment.
 House bill 2S4, by Mir. Sevier, for the relief of Richard E. Ford, of Lafayette county, was read second time. House bill 155, by Mir. Rhodes, amending the act establishing the agri- cultural bureau, was read second time. House bill 2S9, by Mir. Short, fixing the price of Mansfield's Digest, was read second time and ordered en- grossed.
 House bill POO, by Mir. Sloan, to amend Secs. 59l7 and 5949 of Mans fields Digest, was read second lime. Mr. Baker offered an amendment to house bill 2S9, fixing the cost of copies of supreme court reports at $l.50 per volume, which was adopted. The house then adjourned until g o'clock Monday morning.