The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-23
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ties in Arkansas on account of county war rants or other evidences of indr btedness shall bear interest, was read third time snd passed.
 Mir Foster moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed and to lay that motion on the table, which was carried.
 Mir. Gulley was called to the chair.
 Senate bill No. l94, by Mir. Iiddell, 10 amend the law establishing the levee dis trict in Greene and Clay counties, was read third time and passed.
 Senate bill No. III, by Mir. Wilson. an thorizing county clerks to appoint deputies, was read third time and pas sed
 Senate bill No. IA. by Senator Gaughan, providing that when two or more persons are indicted for an ofense, either may testify for or against the others, was read third time and passed.
 Senate bill No. 154, by Senstor Hamby, to permit juries to fix the punishment in cases of murder in the second degree, was read third time aud failed to pass.
 Mir. Witt moved that the vote by which the bill failed 10 psss be re considered and to lay that motion on the table, which was carried.
 Senate bill No. 15s, by Senator Hamby, to provide for more complete and accur- ate index of the statutes, was read third time and passed.
 The house then adjourned.
 Saturday Morning, March IS.
 SENATE
 The senate was called to order this nom ing at 9:30 by the president, and after the usual preliminary exercises the body began its days labors.
 Leave of absence was granted to commit tee on public health for the day.
 Senate bill No 306, which was special order for this hour, was carried over tili Monday immediately after morning hour.
 REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
 Judiciary--On senate bill No. 2l4, to prescribe for the gem eral powers and liabilities of corporations. without recommendation; on senate bill No. 290, to establish separate courts in Clay county without recommend ation.
 The sergeant-at-arm bounced mes sage from the governor, whereupon Private Secretary Flippin appeared within the bar and read the following:
 MR PRESIDENT It seems proper that should call attention of your honorable body to the necessity of taking some steps towards protecting the state against over charges for printing, which occur with painful frequency.
 Yesterday the board of contracts dis covered an over charge of $36819 in one small bill of $6l2.63, nearly two-thirds.
 1 would recommend that the auditor have an expert clerk who shall be sworn officer, and that provision be made to have the states printing done in future at it's own institute for the deaf and dumb. This would save the state many thousand dollars every year.
 w. NJ tISHBAoK, Governor.
 The following message was received from the house soon after the above message from the governor was read:
 MR. PRESIDENT T am instructed by the house of representatives to inform your honorable body of the passageof senate bill No. 1l3, to authorize county clerks to ap- point deputies; also of senate bill No. IA, relating to evidence in criminal cases; also of senate bill No. l58, to provide for more accurate and complete index to the acts of the general assembly, and 10 fix the price for furnishing copy to the public printer; also of senate bill No. 194, to amend sections l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, :, 8, 9, II, 12, and l4, of an act to establish levee composed of that portion of the territory of the counties of Clay and Greene lying between the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas railroad and the St. Francis river and north of the southern boundary line of township IS, approved March s, 1887; also of the fail ure to pass of senate bill No. l54, to per init juries to fix grade of punishment in convictions for murder in first degree; also of passage of house bill No. 330 for an act to assess and collect taxes from certain corporations, and herewith respectfully transmit the same.
 D. N. HALLIBURTON, Clerk.
 Senator Casey, chairman of committee on mines, reported on house bill No. l, to abolish the bureau of mines. manufactures and agriculture, adversely; also reported on investigation made into the above office under the administration of ex-Comnis- sioner F. Nj. Locke.
 The report was adopted exonerating MT. Locke from all charges.
 Committee on Public Printing Report on senate bill No. 303, regulating the states printing, and submitted an amend ment which was adopted. The bill was ordered to its third reading and made 8 special order for Monday. Same committee also sent up report of the in vestigation made at the deaf-mute insti ute for the purpose of learning the ad visibility of having the state printing done there.
 Senator Russ gave notice that he would move to reconsider the vote by which the senate adopted the report of the committee on mines relative to ex Commissioner Locke.
 Senator Hawkins moved that the senate s--I s .l C.. Ak.n purpose of considering bill No. 226, making appropriations for the deaf mute institute, The motion was adopted, and Senator Davidson was called to the chair.
 A messenger appeared within the the chair, and the following had passed house bill No. 9l, to prevent preference among creditors of insolvent corporations; also that it bad passed house bill No 337, to inforee the provisions of amendment No. 2, of the eonetitution.
 Senator Davidson back in the chair and the body continues it's business as commit tee of the whole considering bill No. 226.
 Senator Weaver sent an amendment to the bill as follows: For the purpose of printing material and repairs
  is located $I000. The amendment was adopted.
 The senate re-assemoled and Senator Davidson, for committee of the whole, re- ported favorably on senate bill No. 226, and at l2 m. the senate adjourned till 9:30 Monday morning.
 HOUSE.
 The house was called to order at a, m Speaker Humphrey in the chair.
 The clerk called the roll, a quorum present.
 Prayer by the chaplain.
 The manuscript journal ef yesterday was read and approved and signed by the speaker and attested by the clerk.
 Mir. McAlister was granted leave of absence on account of sickness
 Mir Henley was granted leave of absence till Wednesday.
 Mir Hooper was granted indefinite leave