The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-30

| 0f charitable institutions of the state. Read third time and put upon it's final passage. The question being shall the bill pass, the clerk called the roll, when the following voted in the affirmative, 72; negative, 6.
 Under suspension of the rules Mir. Rodgers, of Jefferson, called up house bill l No. "A, a bill for an act to be entitled an act to encourage production of commercial articles by facilitating their transportation, and to compel common carriers of freight to act promptly, and for other purposes, read third time.
 l The house took up house bill No. l BPS, and the amendments thereto by the committee of the who,e were read the sec | ond time
 On the motion to adopt the amendment striking out lines 39 and 40 of the printed bill, Mir. Clement called for the ayes ard noes, which was sustained, and the clerk called the roll when the following voted in | the affirmative:
 l MT. McCollum in the chair. | Mir. Clement moved to adopt the amend ment of the house committee of the whole, to strike out lines 56 and 57. The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted. The house donated the balance of the morning session to the consideration of the general appropriation bill.
 Wednesday Afternoon, March 22. SENATE. Senator Smith withdrew the resolution pending recess.
 Senator Hamby introduced concurrent resolution making Misses Fannie Scott ard Mary E. Mayors honorary members of the board of directors of the Worlds Fair for Arkansas.
 The resolution was adopted.
 Senator Adams offered an amendment to the rules making the hour of 3 o'clock a. m. the beginning of the legislative day
 The resolution was referred to the com mittee on rules.
 Senator Galloway introduced a concur rent resolution calling on congress to es- tablish national bureau of public roads, and suggesting that the state take steps towards making public road exhibit at Chicago. Referred.
 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
 By Senator MeLaffy: Senate bill No. 319, to amend an act for the better govern ment of cities of the first class; to confer enlarged and additional power on such cities, approved March 21, 1885.
 By Senator Adams: Senate bill No. 320, to amend section 40 of the digest. The bill makes it misdemeanor to attempt to practice law in any court without license, read twice and made special order for 10 am. tomorrow.
 By Senator Galloway; Senate bill 32l, to better protect depositors of banks. No bank can advertise more capital stock than it has paid up and must file sworn state 2 .fa AL county clerk. Read twice and referred to france committee.
 By Senator Galloway: Senate bill No 322, to establish Pulaski Heights Academy School district, read twice. By unanimous consent house bill No 253, by MT. Gulley, to fix the time of hold ing courts in his judicial circuit, was taken up and read twice and made special order for 10 o'clock Friday. By Senator Harkey-Senate bill No 323 to amend section 596s of Mansfelds Di- gest. It alloys he state superintendent one clerk at sl00 per month Read twice. Senator Wood called up senate bill No. amendments. The bill relates to Laconia, Red Fork and other levee districts. The senate .coneurred in the house amendments.
 House bill No. II, by MT. Cr~mp, to amend the legal advertising act of 1891, was by unanimous consent called up and read the third time. The bill was made special order for 10 o'clock to morrow
 By Senator Pettigrew: Senate joint resolution No. 5, proposing an amendment to the constitution as substitute for fuyia 1 rafa To, int committee.
 SPECIAL ORDER.
 Senate bill No. 314 by Senator Redwine. amending section 1871 of Mansfield s Di- gest, was read the third time Senator Redwine said that the supreme court had decided that the age of l2 is the age of puberty. His opinion was that the supreme court is wrong. He has observed that in this latitude puberty comes at IA and Is years. The bill makes the age of puberty at l6, and makes it felony pun ishable by from five to twenty one years to carnally know or abuse any girl under the age of puberty as fixed by the bill.
 The bill passed, yeas, 22 nays, 4.
 The senate went into committee of the whole, with Senator Gaughan in the chair, to consider the appropriation bill for the blind institute. The bill was taken up section by section, amendments made, and pending consideration, the committee arose, reported progress and asked to sit again.
 The senate, at : o'clock p. m., adjourned. HOUSE.
 The house convened at 2 pm. Quite discussion ensued over motion to strike out the appropriation of $500 to pay for copying and distributing the acts of the general assembly, as recommended by the committee. The committees recon mendation was rejected. The salary of the governor s secretary and clerk was placed at $5000, as recon mended by the committee of the whole. The committee of the whole recon mendea that the contingent expenses of the l governors office be reduced from 5000 to $500. The committees amendment was l adopted.
 The motion to strike out $480 for salary | of janitor for the governors office was lost. The salary of the janitor for the seere. tary of state cffice was allowed to remain at $380.
 The appropriation of $250 to purchase a carpet for the secretary of states office was allowed to remain.
 The house refused to strike out the line appropriating $500 for book case for the secretary of state's office.
 The appropriation of $240 to pay the salary of the janitor in the auditor office and s360 to pay the salary of the janitor in treasurer's office, were allowed 10 remain
 The house refused to adopt the amend ment striking out 5000 for contingent ex penses of the attoraey- generals office.
 The committee of the whole recommend that the appropriation of $4000 for tho maintenance of eight normal schools b'