The Russellville Democrat., 1891-03-12
Afternoon session---March 6.
SENATE

House bill III, was read third time and placed on it's final yassage. It empowers R. E. Archer to con- struct turnpike from Lewisyille to Magnolia and the Louisiana line. The bill passed Yeas, 23; nays, l. House bill sl, to provide for the in- corporation of booming and rafting companies. The bill is very lengthy, being next in length to the election bill. It was reported back favorably from the committee on corporations. Senator Patterson explained the pur- poses of the bill.
 Senator Crawford asked if the bill applied to lakes and still bodies Of | water the same as runiing streams. Senator Patterson replied that it ap | piled to all the waters of the state. He l further stated that the obstruction of no | stream for the public use was permitted under the provisions of the bill. The roll being called, the bill passed. Yeas, 22; nays, 6.
 Hou~e bill No. 24l was read third 1 time and placed on it's final passage. | It Is bill to authorize the enclosure of certain lands on the White river, in the county of Independence. Senator Oyler explained the purposes | of the bill, against which he said | there was no opposition in the terri tory affected.
 The bill passed. Yeas, g; nays, none.
 | House bill 2l9, to prevent the selling | or giving away of intoxicanis within ten miles of Hendlix College in the l town of Conway, Faulkner county | Read first and second times, and, or | motion of Senator Glen ent, ordered tC it's third reading.
 House bill 304, read the first time.
 House bill 293, the house Legislative | apportionment bill. Read once and
 took Its place on the calendar.
 Senate bill lS9. House amendmenti
 read twice.
 senator Washburn introduced a reso-
 lution allowing the sum of S34 to tho committee on charitable in 'titutions fol
 expenses incurred in the discharge oi
 heir duties in visiting the institutions
 The resolution was adopted unani.
 mou'ly.
 senator Clement called up house bil
 l46, prohibiting the sale or giving away
 uf intoaicants within five miles of ths
 public school house in the town O
 vilonia, Faulkner county.
 The bill 'ssed-yeas, 22i nays,
 Senate bill POS, transferring interna | improvement funds to the general reve
 nue funds. The amendment proposes by the judiciary committee was rea' and discussed. The amendment pro
 poses to make the transfer loan rathe
 than & permanent transfer.
 The question being, ''shall she bil
 pass?" Senator Crawford proceeded | speak against it.
 Senator Morton replied to Senate Crawford and said:
 nIiko the senator from Jefferson,
 do Lot know whether the senate seri ously contemplates the passage of thi
 bill, but can say that seriously con
 template voting for lt. Any tea porar expedient, such as borrowing the fund | to meet the current expenses of th l body, will not answer the purpose thosa who want to relieve the peopl . and to remove temptation from th
 treasurer. If the money can be bol 1. row q, it also caH be permanently trans z ferred. There is no difference in prir
 ciple between them If itwould be law 6 ful 10 borrow, it would be equally ! LAWFUL 10 tiduelci it ptl tlHaHcutfJ. Al 7 why should this transfer not
 made? The fund came frol c a grant of land made by congress o 1S4l. The grant was 500,O00 acres, q, n the price fixed at Sl 25 per acre as Il minimum. It's object was to enable Il
 state to open its highways, bridge l. stieams. drain its swamps and impro IT it's water urses. All these thin d have been done, partly by sales of q
 land included in the grant, but m largely bY county and state taxes. it .e but iuat t. the people who have pa
 the taxes by which these Improvement