The Russellville Democrat., 1891-03-19
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Night sessions will be held in the house Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

mortgage law stand as it is.
 The sitting democratic members from Pulaski county were sustained in tue contest before the House.
 The bill providing for county supsrintsndsnts Of schools was unfa- vorably considered in the senate.
 Tue House by vote refused to en- dorse the resolution which declared 10 favor of the election of U. s. sen ators by the people.
 Senator Harkey's bill to prohibit the brsakage and rough handling ol trunks and baggage by railroad en- ployes has passed both houses.
 Tue resolution extending the ses sion was amended so ss to read 23 instead Of 30 days. So the session will close on Saturday April 4
 Friday the house passed the sem ate bill to prohibit and punish prlzs- fightiug;the senate bill toquiet titles, and senate bill to fix the liabilities of suretes on bonds.
 The bill making the place of de- livery the place Of sale Of collect-on- delivery whisky packages, has pass ed both houses and will receive ex ecutivc approval. This is one of the best laws passed so far.
 House bill No. 40 leaving 1t dis cretionary with juries to infict the death penalty or life imprisonment in cases of murder in the first de gree was defeated in the senate and capital punishment is still the law.
 The Arkansas Industrial Univsrsi- ty appropriation bill calls for s70,- 900 for It's support and maintenance for the next two years, S32,000 of which goes toward paying the sala- ries of teachers. The bill will pass both houses and has the especial ap, proval of the governor.
 The bill for the relief of Confed- crate veterans incapacitated for la bor involves an appropriation of $l0,000 annually for the Confederate Home Tn Little Rock. It provides for tax of one fourth of l mill for two years upon all taxable property in the State, the same to be kept in a separate fund and known as the pension fund.
 The House did a most valuable service in defeating the Senate bill calling for constitutional conven- tion. A substitute was adopted pro. viding that the people at tue next election shall again vote upon the question. The senate ought to in turn kill this proposition, and then set about submitting three amendments as the constitution pro- vides.
 The bill to fix the liability oi suretiss on bonds which has passed both houses is designed to remove s technical construction of law which permits the ensure of name from bond to render the bond void. CT if name is mentioned in the body of bond and Is not signed to it the bond is invalidated. Ii this law had been in effect before Churchilps defalcation the State could have recovered the full amount of his shortage.
 The pharmacy bill passed some time ago by the Senate and defeated by the House came up agaln in lhs House last week and was passed. I, prohibits any person not register ed pharmacist to conduct any drug store or to compound the prescript ions of physicians except as an aid to and under the supervision of { registered pharmacist. It proyidei that the Governor shall appoint five experienced pharmacists, who shal constitute the Arkansas State BoarC of Pharmacy.
 An unusual feature was the dis cussion the other day of the Audi tors statement of the States finan cial resources. That official claims il his biennial report that the state i. resources for the next two years vii be $l,0l6,000, while his chief-deput, makes showing that the resources cannot exceed $740,000, difference, Of over $27O,000. Great surpris, was occasioned by the widely di vergent reports, and much specuIa tion indulged in as to the responsi bility for the peculiar and embarass ing mistake.