The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-16

Ter Hutchinson, sheriff of Sharp county, was read frat time
 Senate bill No 2l5, to indemnify B. !. Brown and W D Weich for arms secured for ths A. |. U waa read first time,
 Senate bin Nc. 200, 10 amend section 1900 of MansHeld's 5 Digest, was read frat time.
 Senate bill No 228, to amend the law in regard to obstructing water courses, was read first time.
 Senate bill No. l55, to amend the law in egard to the protection of state and timber lands, was read first time.
 Senate bill No 160, to amend section PASS of Mansfield Digest, was read first time.
 Senate bill No 25l, to prohibit the keep ing of houses of ill fame, was read first time The house adjourned.
 Saturday Morning, March Il.
 SENATE.
 Tie senate auieted down to order at 9: b this morning. Senator Oyler led in prayer. The journal was read and approved, and then the committees made the following reports:
 Judiciary-Report on senate bill No. 27l. to prohibit adultery, adversely; on huoss bill l4G, to amend section 4425 and 4437 of Mansield's Di- gest and return same without recommendation on sentae bill 2I3, 10 amend section l276 of Mansfeld's Digest, and recommend that it do pass as amended; :; on senate bill No. 233, for the better government of cities, and return same without recommendation; and resolu- ton to allow George Parker pay for work as ianitor during this session of the senate adversely.
 Epgrossed Bills Senate bill No. 222, correctly expressed. Penitentiary bill No. 150, was called up and Senator Hawkins moved that the senate concur in the house amendment. | The motion was adopted.
 Senator Word sert up resolution as follows:
 i Resolved, That the secretary of the senate be and he Is hereby directed to can eel all orders for papers and postage tor the use of the senate on and after the passage of this resolution, and that all committee clerks be discharged after this date, except clerk of the judiciary committee. 1 Senator Mehaffy moved to amend the resolution by striking out .'except clerk oi
  l was adopted.
 1 Senator Casey sent up an amendment te ] strike all that part of the resolution which applies to newspapers and stamps. The amendment was adopted-yeas, IT; nays, g.,
 [ Hon. D. A. Gates, from the house, ap- peared within the bar and read a message from that body announcing the passage oi senate bill No. 12l, for the better prosecu- ! tion of misdemeanors of senate bill No. 235. to extend the charter of certain rail roads; of senate bill No. 1S8, to amend section 60I3 of Mansfeld's Digest; of sen. | ate bill No. lS3, to amend an act to estab- fish levee district in Deshs county with some amendments of senate bill No. l68, to amead an act to fix boundaries of the Eighth, Ninth and Thirteenth circuits and to fix the time of holding courts therein; of senate bill No. 90, to provide for tbe paying of costs in change of venue cases; of senate bill No. l65, to amend an act authorizing the fenc- ing of certain lands in Independence county; of house bill No. l04, to legelize and make valid the assessment made by l the assessor of Poinsett county for the year 1892.
 MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR. 1 To the President of the Senate:
 MR. PREsIDENT-I have approved sen- ate bill No POI, to prohibit the sale or giving away of intoxicating liquors within ten miles of the Stephens A. Bemis lnsti- l ute in Stephens, Ouachita county. i w. M. FIsHBAoK, Governor. Back to Senator Words s resolution. The roll was called and the resolution l failed to be adopted-yeas, 8; nays, Is. BILLS ON THIRD READING. | fSenator Harkey in the chair. l Senate bill No 253, to regulate the prac- tice of medicine and surgery in the state of l Arkansas, was read third time and failed to pass--yeas, l2; nays. B. By request of Senator Hamby senate bill No. Al was made special order for next Monday.
 President Trustworthy back in the chair. ] | Senate bill No, 264. providing for the | furnishing of field notes of land surveys to certain counties in this state, read third time and passed-yeas, l6; nays, 2. Senate bill No. 255, to repeal l an act to prevent the sale or giving away of intoxicating 1 liquors within three miles of Rodgers, Benton county, read third time and failed | 10 pass, ayes, Ii nays, To- | Senator Hsmby moved to adjourn till Monday morning. The motion failed to pass, ayes, l3; nays, l3. At l:55 the senate took recess till ? o'clock this afternoon. HOUSE. 1 The house was called to order at a. m. 1 Speaker Humphrey in the chair. | The clerk called the roll, a quorum present
 Prayer by Mr. Wright. The manuscript journal of yesterday was read and approved, aud signed by the speaker and attested by the clerk. Mir. Davis was excused indefinitely on account of sickness.
 MT. Stewart offered the following reso- lution:
 Whereas, The stamps now furnished the representatives is costing the people of Ar kansas $25 per day; and, Whereas, We are not using near all of them for the benefit of tine public; be it Resolved by the house of representa- tive, That we do hereby allow any or all representatives to stop any portion or all of his stamps, and in order that the public may get the benefit of their money take papers to the same amount in lieu tneftOl. -oteWhrtJ oI rauikner Rejected.
 MT. Norwood was granted indefinite leave of absence on account of sickness Mir. Jones, of Pulaski, moved that the cle rk call the roll during the balance of the morning hour for the introduction or call ing up of bills. The motion was lost. Mir. Crump moved that the rules be sus- pended that he might introduce bill, upon which motion Mir. Judkins called for the ayes and nays, which was sustained and the clerk called the roll, when the fol- lowing voted in the affirmative, 38; mega tive, g.
 So the resolution was lost.
 The sergeant.at-arms announced a mes sage from the senate, whereupon Jno. w. Howell, Esq, secretary of the senate, ap- peared within the bar of the house and n ad the fol owing: