The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-23

The committee on auditors and treas urers books was excused for the after noon.
 Atl2 m. the house took s recess till 2 saturday AfternooD, s1arch IS
 HOUSE.
 The house met 2 m, Mir. Sellers, speaker pro tsm., in the chair.
 The following house bill. were read sec ond time:
 IIouse bill No. 204, by Mir. Churchill, for tho better regulation of c,4nty eonvicts when leased to contractors.
 House bill No. 2a5, by Mir Cfump, to prohibit the sale of iutaxieaBts within three miles of the school house at Mountain Cits, Ne Ston county.
 House bill No. 246, by Mr. Edwards, to repeal sections 1755, l756 and 1757 of Mansfields Digest.
 House bill No. 249, by Mir. Foster, to compel school teachers in ihe free schools of the state to hold public examinations monthly.
 House bill No. PAS, by Mir. Flucks, to amend section 6G4 of Mansfield s Digest.
 House bill No 250 by Mr. Galloway, de- claring what are legal holidays in Arkan- sas.
 House bill No. 253, by Mir Gulley. to change the boundaries of the Second, Third and Fourteenth judicial circuits.
 House bill No. 255, by Mir. Bradley, to submit to the people of the state the aues- ton of holding 6 convention to frame new constitution and for other purposes
 House bill No 243, by MT. Carr, to pre- vent the peddling of jeweiry and watches.
 House bill No. 237, by MT. Black, to pro teet hotel and inn-keepers.
 House bill No. 234, by Mir. Baird, regu Iating the practice in certain cases ot in terplea in replevin and attachments.
 House bill No. 23l, by Mir. McGhee, to prevent pool selling and bookmaking upon horse races and prize fights.
 House bill No. 233, by Mr. Flucks, to protect keepers of boarding houses.
 House bill No 230, by Mir. Norwocd, to prevent the sale of intoxicants within ten miles of the Lockesburg school house, in Seyier county.
 House bill No. 229, by Mir. Rogers, of Craighead, to prescribe the conditions upon which foreign corporations may do busi- ness in this state.
 House bill No. 22l, by Mir. Adams, to re peal an act regulating hawking and ped ding.
 House bill No. 2s6, by Mir. Harris, to amend section of an act 10 prohibit al lowances for widows and children out of the estate of deceased persons.
 House bill No. 257, by Mir. Harrison, to cure defective conveyanees and acknowi edgments.
 House joint resolution No. l9, by Mir. Bailey, proposing an amendment to the constitution, allowing the legislature to fix the amount of ex mptions.
 House bill No. 259, by MT. Hawkins, pertaining to county boards of equal zi- tion
 House bill No. 25s, by MT. Collins, to amend section 1469 of Mansfield's Digest.
 House bill No 274, by Mir. Mckay, to amend sections 6l83, 6184, 6l85, 61s6, 6l87, 6l94 and 6195 of Mansfeld's Digest.
 House bill No. 232, by Mir. Wright, to regulate the sale of sixteenth section lands.
 House bill No. 260, by Mr. Hayes, fixing the salaries of county officers of the state of Arkansas.
 House bill No. 2e2. by MT. Hutton, to amend chapter 96 of MaDfeld's Digest.
 House bill No 26l, by Mir. Hooper, to prohibit the sale of intoxicants within four and one-half miles of Franklin Female College, in Ozark.
 House bill No. 27l, by Mir. Luck, to prohibit the sale of intoxicants within five miles of Edwards College, at Greenwood, Sebastian county.
 House bill No. 272, by MT. McCauley, to prohibit the sale of whisky within four miles of any church or school house in the state of Arkansas.
 The house then adjourned until Monday morning.
 Monday Morning, March 20.
 SENATE.
 The president called the senate to order at 9: 30 this morning.
 A quorum was announced present.
 Prayer by the chaplain.
 The proceedings of Saturdays session read and adopted.
 Senator Russ was granted sn indefinite leave of absence.
 Senator Hawkins was excused till 10 o'clock.
 Senator oyler sent up the following resolution:
 Resolved, That the sympathy of the senate be extended to Miss Willie P. Honey, the very efficient enrolling clerk of this body, in her sad be- reavement in the death of her dear father and mother.- Enrolling Committee.
 The resolution was unanimously adopted.
 Senator Witt sent up a resolution to authorize the journal clerk to employ an assistant at salary of four dollars per day for. the time of his employment, which was adopted. Senator Mehaffy, for committee on engrossed bills reported senate bill No. 303 correctly engrossed.
 Senate bill No. 303 to amend the law governing the letting of contracts for the state printing, which was made special order for this hour was now taken up and read third time and passed 25 to l.
 Senate bill No. BOG, to define the penalty for illegally dis posing of liquors in certain cases special order for this hour, was read thiid time.
 Senator Word moved that the vote by which the bill reached it's third reading be re-considered.
 The motion prevailed and the bill made special order for 2 clock this afternoon.
 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
 Bill No. 3l4, by Senator Reiwine, to amend section 1871 of Mans6eld's Digest, read twice and made special order for to- morrow immediately after morning busi- ness.
 Bill No. 3l5 by Senator Weaver, amend atory to an act to make creditable dis play at the Worlds Fair at Chicago, read twice and referred to committee on finance.
 Bill No. BIG, by Senator Word, to fix the time of holding the spring terms of the circuit courts of the counties of Lee and Phillips for the year 1893, read third time and made a special order for tomorrow morning immediately after the reading of the journal.
 Bill No. 317, by Senator Pettigrew, to provide for the dissolution of corporations, read twice and made special order for to- morrow after house business
 Bill No. SIS, by Senator c. W. Bell, to prohibit persons without license from prac- ticing law in the courts of this state, read second time and referred to circuit and in- ferior courts committee.
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