The Russellville Democrat., 1893-02-23

! range the rules, schedules and general ar rangement of the railroads. 1 Senator Chimney did not see the provis- ions of the bill as the Senator from Prairie sees them, and he thinks he is mistaken.
 Senator Gaughan looks upon the measure as fair and just, and he fayors it. l Senator Mehaffy resented the insinuation | that senators are here to impose hardships on railroads for notoriety. They are here l to do justice between the railroads and the people.
 Senator Bell wanted to know if compell- ] ing local freights to carry passengers would | not make them passenger trains and bring them under the purview of the separate | coach law.
 Senator Mehaffy answered that it would | not
 Senator Amia said that it vas measure in the interest of the railroads. | Tue bill passed. Yeas-Allen, Amis, Callaway Casey, Davidson, I Gaughan Hamby, Harkey, Mehaffy, Petit Weaver, West Wi and MT. President | 8 Nays Adam. Bell, G. w, Erwin, l Hawkins, Hill, E lmes, Liddell, Lucas, 1 Oyler, Smith, Vii sn aud Word-12 House bill No B, by Mir Thornton. It | amends section 25! of the Digest so as to give pupils il tia Deaf Mute Institute ten years us bei eti aries instead of seven. ! Senator Witt th saght the present law 1 better fhan the proposed measure If l beneficiary cannot get through in seven l yeais he trastees have the power to extend his or her time to tsn years. l Senator Chimney is a friend to the meas ure. He wants ths inmates to be certain l of len years. They need it. His appeal in | behalf If the poor, unfortunate deaf mutes | was eloquent and tthetic. | Senator Harkey says the bill is not in the right direction. Let the trustees be the 1 judge whether any of them should remain l ten years or not.
 l Senator Gaughail called attention to the | fact that the pending measure permits the l trustees to dismiss beneficiary if it is not necessary for such beneficiary to re.
 main ten years.
 Senator Harkey changed his mind. 1 The bill passed : yeas, 29; nays, 0. | House bill No. G., by Mir. Kitchens, was 1 sent to the committee on judiciary, with an amendment offered by Senator Allen. House bill No. g, by MT. Roberts, of 1 Pulaski, to regulate actions against in surance companies, was read the third | time.
 loeuAUOr AullS sLdJSu IQdb all insurance 1 policies require suits to be brought in certain length of time or the holder is barred. This bill provides that if party brings suit on policy, and by some arror is non suited, the holder shall have the same length of time as originally given him to bring another suit. The bill passed yeas, 29; nays, 0. House joint resolution No. 5, by Mir. Sellers, proposing an amendment to the constitution, permitting the levying courts to levy three mills additional to the pres ent five mill tax, to be used as an internal improvement fund for improving roads, building jails and court houses, Senator Holmes made very strong speech in support of the resolution. It is the only way we can get our public roads improved. The measure leaves it with the people to say whether they want to be taxed or not for these purposes. Good roads will do more to develop our state than all other agencies. Senator Erwin says the bill will reach more resident land owners and make them contribute to keep up the roads.
 The resolution passed. Yeas--Adams, G. W. Bell, Galloway, Casey, Erwin, Gaughan, Harkey, Hawkins, Holmes, Me haffy, Oyler, Pettigrew, Redwine, Sloan, Smith, Weaver, West, Wilson, Witt, Word and Mir. Presidential. Nays--Allen, Amis, Davidson, Hamby, Hill, Liddeil, Lueus, Chimney and Scott--9.
 Hous bill No. 75, by Nr. Oweas, to amend section 5775 of the Digest. The bill passed.
 House bill No. 20, with sack full ef committee amendments, came up on its second reading. The amendments were adopted.
 THE SPECIAL ORDER
 being senate bill No. 1S9, it was taken up. It creates the Linwood and Auburn levee , district in Lincoln and Jefferson counties. The bill was put on passage.
 Senator Amis said that the measure is ! purely local, aud affects only his and Sena- tor Adams districts. Senator Adams said his people are will ing to tax themselves to build the levee; that they have suffered devastation from floods until they must do something to save what little they have left.
 The bill passed, yeas 24; nays, 6.
 Senator Word called ups enate bill No. 1s3 for third reading and passage It Gre ates the Red Fork levee district and the . Laconia levee district Senator Word said the floods are coming and we are in hurry to protect ourselves against them.
 The bin passel, yeas, 29; nays, O. [Senator Chimney occupied the chair Senator Liddell called up senate bill No. l94, that 1t might have second reading. It WAS read the second time. 1t is the Clay and Greene levee district bill.
 The rules were suspended and the bil read the third time and put on final pass age.
 Senator Liddell explained that this bill amends an act of lSs7 This bill includes the Cotton Belt Railroad iu the district. The bill passed, ayes, 23 nays, o. Senator Galloway called up senate bill No. l9S, for second reading-the army post bill-referred to thes judiciary committee
 At 5:l0 p. m. the senate adjourned till | 9:3O a. m. tomorrow
 HOUSE.
 The house re-assembled at 2 pm, and 1 shortly afterwards the senate and house convened in joint session, when the follow 1 ing special message from the governor was receiyed:4
 | STATE OF ARKASsAs, EXECUTIVE OFFIcR, 7 LITTLE ROCK, Feb 10, 1885. | Gentlemen Of the General Assembly:
 l had hoped that the investigation Of our ! charitable institutions would haye been completed before it would become nsces-. sary fof ma 10 make any recommendations i concerning them, but the task seems to be i one of such large proportions as to forbid hnrry, while sthe developments, us far as | gene, are such as insist upon revision of
 their conduct since their establishment.
 Your session, however is 80 far advanced
 and certain legislation, in my judgment,
 so imperative, l feel constrained to lay be
 fore your honorable body some few facts
 which have already been disclosed, and
 which show e condition that calls for im-