The Forrest City times., 1893-02-10

LITTLE Rock. Feb 0-Senate met yesterday
morning ut $50 sharp.
Senate bill No. II. TO define who are and who
are not fellow servants, coming up IS unhntsh-
ed business was put upon its nnal passage
The vote stood: For. Is; against, II; so the
bill passed
number OF bills were read the second time
And referred.
The third reading OF Senate bills Nos. and
Is was reconsidered on motion aud the bills
sent back TO the committee on nuRlce.
Senate bill No. 10. 20 prohibit the giving away
or selling any vinous malt or spurious liquors
within three miles OF Nixon school house IN
Logan county was defeated by q vote OF - 10 l5
Senate bill No. ". to provide for the payment
of costs IA cases OF change Of venue, passed by
. vote OF ~ toj.
Senate bill No. ll5 to create the seventeenth
judicial circuit. passed. Ayes. %: Nays. T.
Senate bill No, ~. to repeal the act providing
for geological survey. passed ayes, ~;
nays g
Senate bill No. i22 appropriating 1900 to
furnish the new building at the Insane Asylum
was passed.
Senats bill No o. to repeal sections 5056-7 SO
OF tho gest-permitting preference in cases OF
assignments. was passed and so far as the sen
ate IS concerned the Jaw OF assignments Is =
thing OF the past.
senate bill No 100 regulating the election Of
school directors in Incorporated towns, Was
passed.
senate bill No 1l3, to amend section 2lod OF
the digest was taken up. This bull caused con-
siderable argument pro and con but finally
passed by vote OF 10 10 TO- The amendment
requires three creditable persons to make am
dayit that justice cannot be had before change
Of venue shall be allowed.
In the House seven different petitions were
presented from as many different sections OF
the State. praying for an appropriation for the
Worlds Fair. They were referred TO the COM
mittee on Ways and Means.
The Ways and means committee presented
the following resolution:
Resolved by the House OF Representatives
the senate c5ncurring. That the governor be
requested 10 name our Y. ;. senators and mem
oers OF Congress Us Arkansas delegates to the
bi-metalic convention TO meet in Washington
Ctr on February - 1923 and that said dele
gates be requested to take such action as shall
best subserve the interests OF the people OF the
United States on the subiet OF silver
The resolution was defeated
matter OF economy in the House printing
bills the following resolution was offered aud
and adopted by a vote OF 80 TO y:
Resolved That hereafter no explanations or
the votes OF members shall be spread upon the
Journals. but that such explanation shail De
left to each member to be made personally 10
to his constituents in the next or some SuoSe'
quent canvass IL he so desires.
The speaker announced the appointment oil
Mr. Wright on the committee on temperance
agriculture ana militia.
A message from the governor was TeeelVe9
announcing that he had approved anu slSneu
House bill No. lob. to change the boundary hhe
Yell and Logan COUNTIES
House bill No II. amending section l3j' OF
the digest. House bill No. -, to amend section
577a and House bill No. Is, 10 amend section
.7Il were passed.
House bin No %. to confer enlarged and adj
ditioaal powers on cities OF the first class was
rend the third time ana passed. This bill pro
vides tina, Mayors OF cities o. the first class
shall appoint chiefs OF police and fire depart
ments ANA that such CHIEFS shai appoiht tIel.
s1,boriinates The Mayors are given the right
10 suspend such chiefs. their removal from once
being subject the action OF the city conhclls.
SubordiEates mag be removed b$ the Mayors
unou the Recommendations OF the chiefs.
The afternoon session of the house was taken
no in the discussion OF house bill No 81, 70 re-
peal the law prohibiting the sale OF lhtoXlchnts
ing at Jonesboro, and pending final action the
house adjourned.