The Russellville Democrat., 1893-04-06

roll being called the vote was, nays, 39; i; noes 36.
 Mr. Judkins' resolution, limiting the time of debate of member while the house 1 is in committee of the whole to fve min utes, was adopted.
 l Mir. Sellers was called to the chair l House bill No l53, to amend section | of an act regulating the sale of the six l teenth section and to provide for the col lection of all claims due the school fund arising from the sale of said sixteenth sec i, tions, and for other purposes, was read 1 third time and passed.
 l The bill provides that all lands hereto, fore mortgaged to the state for the use of the school fund be placed upon the market and offered for sale in same manner that sixteenth school lands are now offered. It amends the present law 30 as to include this class of lands without making any l change.
 House bill No. 322, by Mir. Kirby, for the protection of the assured under fire in surance policies, was read third time and 1 passed
 l The bill provides that hereafter it shall 1 be Q sufficient compliance with the condi- tisns of any fire insurance policy covering | a risk in this state, and requiring invento- l Aipc Htfu bOOhc to Dc hcptr II tiAc hScufcu | shall keep such books, accounts and papers from which can be ascertained with reason able certainty the amount or value of the stock of goods on hand at the time of the loss, whether every item of business is | shown or not.
 House bill No. 253, by Mir. McGhee, l chairman of the committee on charitable institutions. to regulate admission to the I daof frsat,f Ia nCfs s+xz+a r1 fnx. la blind, was read third time and passed The bill provides all applicants for admission in the school for the blind and deaf mute institute shall be between the ages of and 21 years, and that no one be allowed to con l tinue in either of these institutions after he or she arrives at the age of 3l, and all that are able to pay board and incider tai expenses are required to do so., l Mr. South called up senate bill No 315, making the board of lady managers part of the Worlds Fair Board, which was read l first time.
 | The house then resolved itself in com mittee of the whole, Mir. Bridewell in the chair, for the consideration of the Arkan- sas Industrial University bill. The following amendments were adopted Reducing the appropriation for improv- | luk campus lIOm VctV to PSVVy TCuuCtHk appropriation for chemical laboratory from $5000 to 5000; reducing the appropriation for necessary and incidental expenses from SPA, 900 to $16,000.
 Mir. Mitchell moved that the committee rise, report progress aud that the house ad- journ out of respect 10 the memory of Gen. E. Kirby Smith, which was lost. Mir. Emmerson presented an amendment providing that no appropriation for any specified purpose in theact shall be used for any other purpose, and the power to contract debts by the board of trustees, in the absence of any appropriations, is ex- pressly prohibited
 The committee then arose and reported progress.
 Mr. Bailey introduced the following res- olution, which was adopted Resolved, That the house do now adjourn in tribute of respect of the lamented Gen. E. Kirby Smith, who, on the 28th inst, answered to the last roll call upon earth, the last of the great chieftains whose praise for chivalry, patriotism, bravery and generalship in the defense of the rights of their people will live on until the last veteran of the lost cause shall have am swered to the same summons, and brighter l grow upon the pages of history that shall | record American valor therefore, we here by tender our sympathies to his bereaved | family, and deeply regret the loss of ope of such great worth in times of peace as well as in times that tried our l love for our country and constitutional | liberty.
 1 The house then adjourned. Thursday Morning, March 30. SENATE The senate came to order promptly at l g.: 30 this morning.
 The roll was called, a quorum of sena- tors announced present. Prayer. Yesterdays journal read and approved. REPORT OF COMMITTEES. l Finance Reported adversely on senate bill No. 32l, for the better protection of bank depositors.
 | Engrossed Bills Reported senate bill l No. 130 correctly engrossed.
 Charitable Institutions Reported ad
 versely on senate bil' No. 33l, for the ben eft of the Woman's Industrial Home, of l Little Rock
 l The sergeant at arms announced mes | sage from the governor, whereupon Private Secretary Flippin appeared within the bar and read the following:
 Mir. President and Gentlemen of the General | Assembly:
 1 feel that should he wanting in my duty to the people of Arkansas if did not again call your attention to the necessity of protecting tax payers of the state against | the stolen evidences of debt which are
 missing from the treasury, and are lying around here waiting to be sneaked in and
 redeemed
 There are, interest and all, nearly a
 quarter of million of stolen scrips and coupons and bonds, which we know to be missing, but the books of the auditor and
 treasurer are in such condition that
 it is impossible to tell how much more.
 Twice within the past few months an at
 tempt has been made to have some of this
 scrip and coupons redeemed, and, but for
 the watehfulness of the treasurer the at tempt would have succeeded.
 The bill passed by the senate to have the
 treasurer call all these evidences of debt in
 to be examined, registered and stamped,
 and making it felony for the treasurer to pay any but such as are so stamped and
 registered thereafter, seems to me to be
 the only way in which the emergency can
 be met. l have no disposition, however,
 to dictate any specific plan, but Ii do have disposition to insist
 that some steps should be taken before
 your session closes to protect our tax
 payers against these great frauds.
 Respectfully,
 w. Nj. FIsHBAcK, Governor.
 D. N. Halliburton, clerk of the house,
 appeared within the bar and announced
 that the house had passed house bill No.
 332, an act to amend an act for the better
 facilitating the adjustment of differences
 between tue state of Arkansas and the
 United States arising under grant by the
 United States to the state of Arkansas of
 swamp and overaowed lands; also house
 concurrent resolution No. 10, direct
 ing state officers to furnish iheii
 biennial reports to members of ths
 Iapislatura elect on December l. pre-