The Russellville Democrat., 1893-02-23
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The clerk called fhe Fpii
 Prayer by the chaplain
 Mr. Galloway was exc ised for tne day.
 The manuecfipt urnal of Saturday vas reaa and approved and signed by the speaker pro ten. and attpsted by the clerk
 Mir. Foster vas excussd for the day
 Mir Kimbell, In the absence of Mr Poynr of Carroll, presented hnse peti- ton No. 8, Of nearly 200 lead ng citizens a q tax payers q Eureka sp inss aid said county. In behalf of the bill r the Worlds Fair appropriation, which was referred. The p sfitioB was accompanied with strong letters urging the apprapria tion
 The sergeant at-a1m announced mes sage from the senate, whersupot John " Howell, Esq., secretary of the senate. ap- peared within the bar of the house and read the following:
 LfrrLK RocK, ARK. Feb IS
 MR. SPEAKER--f am instructed by the senate to inform your honorable b,dy of the passage of senafe bill No l9S, en- titled bill for an act to be entitled an act granting the consent of the slate of Arkan sas to the purchase by the Uniie States of land in Pulaski county for military post, ceding jurisdiction over and exempting the same from taxation, and herewith respect fully transmit the same for ; UT favorable consideration.
 JOHN ". HOWELL, Secretary.
 Mir. Williams, chairman of the commit tee on public expenditures returned houss bill No. 227 with favorable rerc6s..s
 NJ. Kitehans moved that the house de- vnfe the remainder of the morning hour to the consideration of bills on third reading. The motion prevailed.
 Mir. Adams, chairman of the committee on enrolled bills, submitted the following report:
 MR. SPEAKER Your committee on en- rolled bills beg leave to report that they have examined and compared house bills Nos. 10, and 36, and find them correctly enrolled and herewith submit the same for your approval.
 R. k. ADAMS, Chairman.
 whereupon the speaker signed and re- turned the same to the committee.
 House bill No. S. an act to prescribe the qualifications of county examiners, fix their salaries and for other purposes, was read third time and placed upon its final passage. The question being shall the bill pass, the clerk called the roll when the fol lowing voted in the affirmative, 46; mega tive, 30.
 Houee bill No. ST was taken up, and on motion of Mir. Colquitt further considera tion postponed.
 House bill No. 20, bill for au act to be entitled an act regulating assignments made for the benefit of creditors. was read the third time and placed upon it's final passage
 MT. South moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill WAS ordered to a third ,1&, uyoo lnaf
 The question recurring upon the pass age of house bill No. 20, the clerk called the roll when the following voted in the affirmative, 26; negative, AS. Mir. Broadnax, who would have voted no, was paired with Mr. Overman, who if present, would have voted aye.
 Mir. Kirby, who would have voted aye, was paired with Mr. McCauley, who if pres ent would have voted no. Mir. South moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill failed to pass, and to lay that mot on on the table. The motion to lay on the table prevailed.
 House bill No. 26, bill for an act to be entitled an act to amend section 62l6 of Mansfield Digest, read third time and placed upon it's fl al passage. The ques- tion being shall the bill pass. MT. Russell moved that the vote by which the bill was placed on it's third reading be recon sidered.
 The motion prevailed, and ou motion of Mir. Bridewell further consideration of the bill was postponed. Mir. Adams made the following report: MR. SPEAKER Your committee on enrolled bills beg leave to report that they have delivered house bill No. 149 to the governor for his signature on the goth of February, 1893, at 10 am. R. R. ADAMS, Chairman. House bill No. 56, bill to declare q four wire fence lawful fence in Chieot county, read tbe third time and placed on its final passage.
 Mir. Rodgers, of Benton, moved the pre- vious question, which was sustained, and the clerk called the roll when the following voted in the affirmative, 30; negative A. At 12 m. Jon motion of Mir Kitchens, the house took recesss till 2 pm.