The Forrest City times., 1893-03-31
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
q Daily Summary of the Proceedings
 of the 29th Session.

LITTLE ROCK March 24- In the senate Thurs day-Senate bill No. 320 to amend section 5iO of the Digest making it misdemeanor to prac- tice law without a license, was read the third time and failed to pass.
 At 10 30 the senate went into committee of inc whole for the consideration of the appropri- ation bill for the Blind Institute.
 The consideration of this bill in committee of the whole was continued throughout the day At o'clock the committee arose and reported the bill to the senate.
 In the house-A great deal of committee work and miscellaneous business was disposed of yesterday.
 House bill No. 23s, to provide for inoues,s on fires, was taken up read the third time and pending final action the house took up the gen. eral appropriation bill. Various alterations were made in the amounts appropriated and specific amendments adopted, and at l2 the house took a recess for dinner.
 After the noon hour the consideration of the appropriation bill was resumed and further amended and the bill ordered to it's third read. House bill Nc 345, to provide for the support of the state Insane Asylum, was taken up and the house went into committee of the whole for its consideration. The bill as finally adopted and passed appropriates SlS2 il2 for the main. tenance of the institution.
 House blll No. 3i, to compel common carriers 10 act promptly ip receiving freights was taken IF. Pending final action the house adjourned LITTLE ROCK, March 25.-In the senate Fri day-Senate bill No. 32i, to amend section 1 of al act to authorize the Governor to eompro mise and settle all claims of the state against the United States, was read the third time and passed.
 or to compromise the claims of attorneys and agents against the state, passed.
 House bill No 104, to legaliZe the assessment of Poinsett county. passed
 Senate bill No 27s. to change the time of holding court in the Eleventh district, passed. House bill No. 253 to amend an act creating the Sixteenth judicial circuit, passed.
 House bill No. 215, to require railroads to re- move wire fences from the limits of incorpor House bill No. 2S2, to enable Phillips county 10 maintain her public roads and bridges, was read the third time and passed
 House bill No. 306, to prohibit the safe of in- toxicants within five miles of Viola Academy Fulton county. passed
 House bill No. 239 to fix the fees and salaries fthe county officers of Pope county, failed to pass by g vote of to 2i
 House bill No. l46 10 amend section 4i37 of the Digest, passed.
 The afternoon session of the senate awas en- tirely taken up in the discussion of house bill No iSa, to ef 3ate the office of mining inspector and for other purposes. and pending anl action the senate adjourned.
 In the house-House bill No. 349 for the re- lief Of 4. M, Jones, vas read the third time and passed.
 House bill No. l6l, for the relief Of Joseph Stevens passed.
 The vote by which house bill No. 33s passed was or motion reconsidered. On motion the vote by which house bill No l6l, passed, was also reconsidered.
 Senate bill No. 247. to proven. the sale of in- toxicants within three miles of the school house at Warren. passed.
 Senate bill No. 55. to amend section 1 Of an act to promote the comfort of passengers railroad trains, failed to pass by vote of 8 to b.
 Senate bill No. 3l6 to fix the time of holding the spring terms of 1893 of the circuit court Of Phillips and Lee counties was read the third time and passed.
 House bill No. 321 a substitute for senate bill No lb7, providing for the calling in of the in debtedDess of the state, taken up and dis cussed at length. The bill failed to pass by vote % to 5l.