The Russellville Democrat., 1893-02-09

0fDHlH amend section 27e6 of Mansheld's Digest; also of passage of senate bill No. oi, tor an act 10 amend section 5720 of Mansheld's Digest. and herewith respectfully trans nit the same for your favorable consider ation
 BACK TO HOUSE BILL NUMBER FIFTY. THREE.
 Senator Mehaffy made second argu' ment in favor of the bill
 Senator Davidson favored the bill.
 Senator Hawkins opposed it.
 A vote being taken the bill failed to pass by a vote of 24 to {
 By permission senate bill No. III, was taken up and amendments thereto read twice adopted and bill and amendments ordered engrossed into it's third reading
 The senate adicur urned until 9;30 Monday morning next
 The house was called to order at 9 am, speaker Humphrey in the chair.
 The clerk called the roll; quorum present.
 Prayer by the chaplain.
 The manuscript journal of the proceed ings of yesterday was read and approved and signed by the speaker and attested by the clerk
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 Mr. Welch, cha rman of the committee on education, reported house bill No. v without recommendation, and Al without recommendation.
 Mir Brodnax, chairman Of the commit tee on pensions, reported house bill No. 109 adversely.
 Mir. Stewart offered house concurrent esolution No 10, regulating adjournment of.the house and senate.
 Mir Emmerson moved to lay the resolu tion on the table, upon which Mir. Stewart called for the ayes and noes, which was sustained.
 The resolution was tabled.
 Mir. Russell offered the following reso lution, looking to an early adjournment of this session.
 Mir. Judkins moved to strike out the preamble of the resolution.
 The hour of 10 am. having arrived spe ial order senate bill No. IT, bill for an act entitled an act to lay of and establish i that part of the St. Francis basin lying within the state of Arkansas into levee district, and for protecting and maintain ing the same, and to incorporate board of | levee directors for said district, and for | other purposes, was read the third time and placed upon its final passage. The bill passed.
 By request of Mir. Hunt Mir. Ludwig was granted indefinite leave of absence on account of sickness. The speaker resumed the chair
 Special order, senate bill No 40, an act l for the better prosecution of larceny and other kindred crimes, was read the third time and placed upon it's final passage The bill passed. Senate bill No. 31, read the second time. Senate bill No. 90 was read the first time and placed on the calendar. Senate bill No. 2l, amending the Confed crate pension law, read first time and placed on the calendar. Senate bill No. 63 was read first time and placed on the calendar.
 Senate bill No. 1l6, read first time and placed on the calendar. Senate bill No. 31 was read the second time and placed on the calendar.
 Senate bill No. 35 was read second time and placed on the calendar.
 Senate bill No. 58, read second timesand referred to the committee on judiciary.
 Senate bill No. 59, read second time and referred to the committee on judiciary.
 Senate bill No. 62, read second time and placed on the calendar.
 Senate bill No 65, read second time and referred to the committee on judiciary.
 Senate bill No II, read second time and placed on the calendar.
 Senate bill No. Sl, read second time and referred to the committee on judiciary.
 Senate bill No. 56, read second time and referred to the committee on railroads.
 Senate bill No. 3S, bill for an act en- titled an act to amend section 2796 of Mansfield Digest was read the third time and placed on it's final passage. The ques tion being shall the bill passi The bill passed.
 Senate bill No. 6l, an act to amend sec tion 5720 of Mausfeld's s Digest of the laws of Arkansas, was read the third time and placed upon it's final passage, the question being, shall the bill pass, the clerk called the roll when Mir. Russell, chairman of the committee on engrossed bills submitted the following report:
 MR. SPEAKER: Your committee on en- grossed bills, beg leave to report that they have examined house bill No. 29, a bill for sn act entitled an act for revising and di- gesting the statute laws of the state of Ar, kansas, and find the same correctly en- grossed RUSSELL, Chairman.
 House bill No. 6 was ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar
 The following message was received from the senate:
 LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Feb. 2.
 MR. SPEAKER-I am instructed by the senate 10 inform your honorable body of the passage of senate bill No. 34, entitled bill to be entitled an act to regulate the removal of county seats in certain counties; also senate bill~No. 82, bill for an act en- titled an act to amend section lI87 of Mansfelds Digest, and herewith respectfully transmit the same for your favorable consideration.
 JOHN W. HOWELL Secretary
 Mir. Lindsey presented house petition No. 39, which was referred to the committee on judiciary, without reading.
 Mir. Gulley presented house petition No. 40, from citizens of Marion county. The petition was referred to the committee on memorials, without reading.
 Mir. Bailey presented house petition No Al, from citizens of Franklin county. The petition was referred to the committee on penitentiary, without reading.
 Mir. Hutton, chairman of the house joint committe appointed to visit the Pine Bluff Normal School, made partial report of the committees investigations.
 Resolution by MT. Russell, of Pope:
 Whereas, The best interests of the state demand that the general assembly com plete it's labors and adjourn within the constitutional limitation of sixty days; therefore be it
 Resolved, That all committees who are expected 10 report appropriation bills be requested to prepare and report the same to this house within twenty days from this date.
 The resolution went over.
 Friday Afternoon, February 8.
 HOUSE. The house reassembled at p. m. The speaker laid before the house a communication from State Geologisc Branner, with reference to the state geo logical survey.