The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-16


 called for the ayes and noes, which vas sus- tained. and the cle; k called the roll when the following voted in the affirmative, 3o; negative, }.
 The sergeant at arms announced mes sage from the governor whereupon Thomas H Flappip, Esq, the governors private see3 stary. appeared within the tar of the house and read the following: ExncurIvE OFFICE.
 LrTTLR Rocx. March Il. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
 MR. SPEAKER have approved and sipned house joint resolution No. 5, pro nosine an amendment to the constitution of the state of Arkansas; also house bill No. l24. an act to repeal an act 10 regulate the poor house of Independence county, passed 1 by the general assembly of the state of Arkansas, duIiug the session of 1886 and 1887; No. l37; house bill No. 225, an act 10 repeal an act entitled an sct to continus in force an act entitled an act tc grant B. B. Archer 8 charter author zing him to build q turn pike road in the county of Columbia, ap proved the 24th day of March, 1891.
 VIM. FTsHBAcK, Governor.
 Special order house bill No. 32l, bill | for an act entitled an act tn suspend the operation of sections 497 to.5O9 both in- 1 elusive, and sections 58S6 to 5955 both in elusive of Mans6eld's Digest of the state of Arl ansas in the several counties of the state, and to authorize and em- power the county court of sad counties to make all nesassaaii orders for the construction and repairs of bridges and turnpikes and for the opening, repair and working of roads and highways in said i counties and to punish disobedience of the same. W as read the third time. 1 Mir. South moved to reconsider the vote ] by which the bill was ordered to a third reading and called for the ayes and noes on I that motion, which was sustained, and the clerk called the roll, when the following voted in the affirmative, 34; negative, 40 1 MT. Luck in the chair So the motion to reconsider did not pre- i vail.
 The question recurring upon the passas of the bill.
 Mir. Judkins moved that further consit eration of the bill be postponed till Tues day 10 a. m., which motion prevailed. Special order house bill No. 222 taken up and Mir. Emmerson offered tL following amendment:
 Amend by striking out $I00 and inserting 5000 and by striking out $500 and insert ing s25, GOO wherever it appears in the bill.
 The amendment was read the first time and by unanimous consent read the second time.
 Mir. Baldridge offered the following amendment to the amendment:
 Amend by striking out 5000 and in serting $500, and by striking out $25, 900 and inserting l5,000.
 The amendment to the amendment was read the first aud second times.
 The sergeant-at-arms announced mes sage from the senate, whereupon John w. Howell, Esq, appeared within the bar of !, the house and read the following: | LITTLE ROCK, ARK, March II. l MR. SpEAKER-I am instructed by the senate to inform your honorable body that ! the senate has concurred ip conference l committee amendment to house bill Mo- 1 150. bill for an act to be entitled an act 1 to provide for the management of the pen l itentiary and convicts of the state of Ar kansas, and herewith respectfully transmit the same for your favorable consideration.
 JOHN w. HOWELL, Secretary. | MT. Russell offered the following substi- | tute for the pending amendment and the | amendment to the amendment: I Amend by substituting for section of the bill the following: Section 2 Any person who violates the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, be punished by fine of not less than $l00 I nor more than $500, and imprisonment in the county jail for period of not less than 1 thirty days nor more than six months. The substitute was read the first and second times.
 I Mr. South moved the previous question, which was sustained, and the substitute was lost.
 | MT. Brodnax in the chair Mir Judkius offerred the following amendment to the substitute. | Amend the substitute as follows: The defendant shall pay seventyf five cents per day for board in the jail. Jud- i kins.
 Ruled out of order. The amendment to the amendment was 1 lost.
 The amendment was adopted. Mr Emmerson moved to lay the bill on the table and called for the ayes and noes on that motion. The clerk called the roll when the following voted in the affirma- tive, IT; negative, 54.
 APERsoNAL MATTER. As privilege question, Mir. Iukdins offered the following resolution: Our attention having been called to the following article clipped from The Hunts vile Democrat, namely: "The Republican seems to have mania for advertising W. c. Roberts. Please tell us what Roberts has done as legislatorf Has he bad single bill passedf We be- | lieve he did agree to sacrifice his dignity as .A.Ae | A.. clerk of second-rate committee, and he also by hard work managed to have a reso- lution passed iu a kangaroo legislature" | We, as members of the judiciary com mittee of the house, the committee re- ferred to by said article, take pleasure in testifying 10 the efficiency of the Hon. W. c. Roberts as member of the house and of the judiciary committee, his promptness in attending the settings of the house and committee, his valuable services ac ting with other members of com mittee in the capacity of clerk, thereby saving to the state the expense of employ ing clerk, and we deem it just to Mir. Roberts to express our regret that he should be so unjustly assailed. Therefore we ask the house to pass the following resolution: Resolved, That we have with pleasure observed the course of Hon. w. c. Roberts as member of this body. He has always been prompt, at all times found in his seat, and conservative in his views, gentlemanly in his department, and has made friends of this entire house in the faithful discharge of his duties as legislator. J. B. JUDKINs, W. w. BAILEY, RANSOM GuLLEY. W. M. BALDRIDaE, F. M. McGHEE, J. c. SOUTH, LAWRENCE RUSSELL,
 J. E. LONDON, J. E. BRADLEY, ABE c. JONES' DAVID A. GATES