The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-16

to legalize the assessment in Poinsett county, read third time and passed.
 MT. Peevy introduced house bill No. 325, to provide for the grading and examination of teachers, read first aud second times and referred to the committee on education.
 Mir. Galloway called up house bill No. 24l, for the better training of the State Guards, read second tims and referred to committee on militia.
 Mir. Baldridge called up house bill No. 242, to establish county uniformity in school books.
 This bill provides for county uniformity in school books, the series to be selected by a county board The firm, person or cor porstion contracting to furnish the series will be required to enter into written con tract and bond of $5000 for the faithful performance of tLe contract. The series cannot be changed for period of five years, and proper penalties are provided for violation of the act. It provides for uniform prices of school books to be named in the contract and furnished to persons at said prices, and also provides for an ex- change of old books.
 Pending discussion the use adjourned.
 Friday Morning, March 10.
 SENATE.
 The president called the serate to order this morning at 9:30, and after the usual preliminary exercises, began work. The first business on docket was report of com mittses.
 Judiciary Report on house bill No. 2l5, requiring railroads to remove wire fences from incorporated towns and recommend ih [ it do pa's as amended on b use bill No. l26, for the better protection of laoor.rs and landl rds ani to make their liens ssignable, favorably as amended; on h use oiet resolution No. 1, proposing an to the constitution, do pass ss lnended on senate bill No. 275, for an act in aid of tbe Ieveaues of the several counties in the state, do not pass; senate joint resolution No. 1, proposing an amendment to the constitution, do pass.
 Finance-Report on senate bill 267, to ie organize the mining manufacturing and agricultural bureau, do pass
 Railroads Report senate bill No. 276 favoIably.
 Penitentiary Report on senate bill No. 52, to establish a reform school for juve- nile offenders, and return same without report on senate bill No. 2ll, to aid in the conduct and of tine penitentiary, ad- versely.
 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
 Bill No. PTS. by Senator Adams, to change the time of holding courts in the Eleventh judicial district, read twice and referred to circuit and interior courts.
 Bill No. 279, by Senator Adams. for an act to amend section 4760 of Mansfeld's s Digest read twice and referred to circuit and inferior courts.
 Bill No. 2s0, by Senator Hamby, for the protection of policy holders in life in- surance conn., panies, read first time.
 Bill No. PSI, by Senator Witt, to amend section 3l25 of Mansfeld's Digest, read twice and referred to judiciary committee.
 Bill No. 252, by Senator Harkey, sub stitute for senate bill No. 206 for an act to prohibit incorporated towns from taking up and selling stock of any kind and selling same under any or dinauce without first putting stock proof fence around said incorporated town.
 The substitute read twice and adopted and made special order for Saturday 
 messenger from the house appeared within the bar and stated that the house had adopted the amendment suggested by the conference committee from the sen ate and house to house bill No. 150 as fol- lows: Strike out $2500 and $500 and in- sert in lieu thereof $2l00.
 Senator Liddell sent up bill No. 283, to extend the time of payment of taxes in Clay county for the year 1893 to June 15, 1893, read first time.
 Senator Gaughan, for circuit and inferior courts committee, reported favorably on house bill No. 139, to regulate the selec- ton of jurors in justices courts; favorably on house bill No. l25, to prevent minors . under the age of 2l and over IS years from buying liquors favorably on house bill No. l3S, to amend section l38 of Mansfelds Digest.
 Committees on enrolled bills report senate bills Nos. 43 and POI correctly en grossed.
 House bill No. % which was made special order for this hour was read third time. It is to fix the salaries O the county officers of Grant county. failed to pass, yeas, 1 nays, 2S.
 An amendment to bill No. 150, was req, and made special order for to. morrow.
 House bill No. 252, to fix the fees an, salaries of county of officers of Independ ence county, read third time and passed yeas, l9; nays, To-
 House bill No. 227, fixing the salaries the county officers of Hot Spring county read third time and did not pass, yeas, O nays, 2S.
 House bill No, 93, 10 provide for repai ing the governors office, read third tim aud passed without single dissentin vote.
 [Serator Mebafy in the ehaiv
 louse bill No. ll3, to amend section or of an act 10 prevent the sale or giving avs of intoxicant liquors within ten miles Central ollege Howard county, Arkansa read third time and passed-ayes, 2 nays. O.
 President Noteworthy back in chair.
 House bill No. l93, for the payment r fun ling certificates, read first time.
 House bill NO. 5, suspend the ope ation of sections 497 to 509 inclusive al 5sS to 5955 inclusive of Mansfield Dige in Union and White counties, read hI time.
 House bill No 2l0, to amend section of an act to fix the fees of county officers Washington county, read first tine.
 House bill No. lS2, to prevent the sl or giving away of intoxicant liquors wi in five miles of BulfOrd school house, bastian county. read first time.
 House ill No. 224, to amend sect 3233 of Mansheld's Digest, read first tiu
 House bin 1855, to provide for the hea and safety of miners, and providing for management of mines, read first time.
 House bill No. PAT, to amend sect 5Sl of Mansheld's s Digest, read seeS time
 House billNo. POP, to amend an act establish separate chancery cou ir the counties of Dr, Arkansas, Chicot, Dssha and Ashl read second time and sent to circuit inferior courts.
 An amendment to house bill No e read and adopt d, and the bill ordered its third reading.
 Senator Gaughaa sent up bill No.