The Russellville Democrat., 1893-01-26
R J. WILSON, AGENT.

ways and means.
 The courtesies of the house extended tt Mir. Crenshaw, on motion of Mir. Witt, o Randolph.
 Mr. McGhee offered the following reso lution:
 Resolved, That the secretaries ane treasurers of the charitable institutions oi this state be and the same are hereby re ouired to turn over their books to the com mittee upon charitable institutions for the purposes of examination.--M McGhee Chairman.
 The resolution was adopted.
 Mir. McCauley offered the following res olution.
 Resolved, That a committee of three from the house be appointed to act with like committee from the senate to investi gate the books of the commissioner of agri' culture, and that said committees be em powered to send for persons and papers. - Geo. w. McCauley.
 The resolution was adopted.
 MT. Norwood offered the following reso lution:
 Whereas, The Worlds Columbian Ex position is to be held in the city of Chica go, commencing the current year; and,
 Whereas, The city of Chicago has transcended the efforts of all other cities of ancient or modern times in inaugural ing and carrying forward toward success ful issue this, the greatest undertaking oi the century; and,
 Whereas, She has expended more money than any other part of the country in pro noting this undertaking, and best under stands the needs, requirements and the most proper means of assuring the full triumph of this vast enterprise; therefore be 1t
 Resolved, by the house of representa- lives of the general assembly of the staae of Arkansas, That the state of Arkansas will acquiesce in and approve any recon. mendations and acts of the Chicago local directory of the World Columbian Expo sition, in respect to the times and days when the exposition shall be kept open for the benefit of the public. .--Norwood of Sevier.
 Mir McMullen moved that the resolution lie on the table.
 The motion to lie on the table prevailed.
 Mir Jones, of Pulaski, offered house joint resolution No. 3, proposing an amend ment to the constitution of the state. Read first time and took it's place on the calendar.
 Mr. Gray introduced house joint resolu- tion No 4, proposing an amendment to the constitution of the state. Read first time and took its place on the calendar.
 Mir. McCollum offered house concurrent resolution No. 4, providing for clerk to accompany the joint committee to visit the Branch Normal School at Pine Bluff. The resolution was read first time and laid on the table.
 By direction of the speaker the clerk read a communication from Hon. c. B. Myers, calling attention to the destruction of timber on state lands. Referred to the committee on state lands.
 Mir. Colquitt was added to the committee on state lands.
 On motion of Mir. Williams, Mir. Loudon was added to the committee on public ex- penditures.
 The speaker announced that he would appoint Mir. Loudon to the committees on which Mir. McGinnis had served.
 Special order house bill No. ', was taken up and MT. McGhee moved that the special order be postponed until Wednesday inn mediately after the morning hour. The motion to postpone was lost.
 House bill No. ', bill for an act to be entitled an act to improve the sanitary condition of the country, was read the third time and placed upon its final passage. The question being shall the bill pass.
 MT. McMullen moved the previous ques- tion, which was sustained, and the question being shall the bill pass, the clerk called he roll when the bill failed to pass
 Mir. South moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill failed to pass and to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table prevailed.
 The regular order being the introduction of bills, the following were introduced:
 House bill No. 97, by Mr. Adams, a bill for an act fixing the salary of the county officers of Grant county and for other purposes. Read first time and took its place on the calendar.
 House bill No. 9S, by Mr. Bradley, bill for an act to be entitled an act to prohibit the sale, exhibition and giving away of cigarettes in this state Read first time and took it's place on the calendar.
 House bill No. 99, by Mir. Bridewell, an act to authorize an exhibit of the eduea- tional system of the state of Arkansas and for other purposes. Read first time and took its place upon the calendar.
 House bill No. 100, by Mir. Buchanan, a bill for an act to be entitled an act to define the qualifications of physicians and surgeons in the state of Arkansas. Read first time and took its place on the ealen- dar.
 House bill No lol, by Mir Carr, a bill to regulate the holding of poll tax receipts at all state and county and municipal elections in Arkansas. Read first time and took it's place on the calendar.
 House bill No. l02, by MT. Churchill, bill to be entitled an act to require cities of the first class to provide for the em. ployment of qualified engineers in the run ming of electric, heating, gas and elevator apparatus. Read first tune and referred to the calendar.
 House bai No. l03, by Mir. Clement, a bill for an act to amend section of an act to change the boundary lines between Yell and Logan counties. Read first time and took It's place on the calendar
 House bill No. 104, by Mir. Collins. to authorize the collector of Poinsett county to collect taxes for 1899. Read first time and by unanimous consent read the second time and referred to the committee on in dietary.
 
 House bill No. l06, by Mir. Crump bill to amend section 1864 of Mans6eld's Di. gest Read first time and took its place on the calendar
 House bill No. l07, by Mir. Edwards. A bill for an act entitled an act to amend sec. ton of an act to aid county clerks in keeping their accounts and to aid county courts and other officials in settling with their respective counties, approved Apri. G. lSs0. Read first time and took it's place on the calendar.
 House bill No. l0S, by Mr. Emlnerson. an act to repeal an act providing for q geo logical survey approved March %. 1889 Read first time and took its place on rhe calendar
 House bill No. l09, by Mfr. Ferguson, of sharp, bill to amend section of the ex- Confederate pension act. Read first time arA fst,.tt t.. ~.1. Al AI.