The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-30
TWENTY-NINTH SESSION
ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Wednesday Morning, March ee.

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 Wednesday Morning, March ee.
 SENATE.
 The senate came to order at 9:30 this
 morning, the roll was called, prayer was
 said by the chaplain, and the proceedings of yesterdays session read and adopted. REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
 Judiciary-Returned senate bill No. 313,
 providing for the appointment of com
 missioner of public roads without recon
 mendation also senate resolution providing
 for the salaries of sergeant at arms, etc, l without recommendation.
 Finanee-Returned senate bill No. 302
 with request that it do pass as amended. Public Health--Report adversely on senate bill No. 258, to authorize the county court of Pulaski county to make certain
 changes and improvements relating to the | levee or dam across the left hand fork of ] Bayou La Fourehe in said county. Committee on enrolled bills reported bills
 Nos. 113, IA and 15S correctly enrolled Circuit and Inferior Courts Reported
 favorably on senate bill No. 279, to amend ! section 4760 of Mansield's 8 Digest also I favorably on senate bill No. PTS, to change | the time of holding courts of the Eleventh I judicial circuit; also on senate bill No. 2l6 | to provide for and to regulate the enforce
 ment of liens by sub-contractors ad versely.
 The sergeant -at-arms announced mes sage from the governor, whereupon the private secretary Flippin, appeared within the bar and read the following: MR. PRESIDENT-I have approved and signed senate bill No. 56, to punish tres pass on railroad cars and locomotives; also senate bill No S6, to regulate the election of aldermen in cities of the first class; also senate bill No. 180, to amend section 4740 and 4741 of Mansfields Digest; also senate bill No. 113, to au- thorize county clerks to appoint clerks also senate concurrent resolution No. 13, urging congress to pass such laws as will properly regulate and restrict the charges
 made by the several express companies do- ing business in the United States; also senate concurrent resolution No. 15, Iela- tive to what is necessary to furnish, equip the ex Con sederate home; also senate con current resolution instructing joint com mittee to investigate the books and accounts of the secretary and treasurer of the insane asElum for the years of 1886, 1887, 1888, | 1889 and 1890; also senate concurrent res olution No. Is, making appropriations of money to defray the expenses of the state government privilege questions. W. M. FIsHBAcK, Governor. Senate bill No. BIT, an act to provide for
 the dissolution sf corporations, a special order for this hour, was read third time and passed unanimously.
 Senate bill No. BOG was taken up by re- quest of Senator Allen. It is for an act to define the penalty for disposing of liquors | illegally. It will make the offense fel oDy to sell liquor within prohibited dis | trict. The bill was read third time. | O. c. Ludwig, clerk of the house, ap- peared within the bar and read the follow | ing:
 MR PREsIDENT-I am instructed by the | house of representatives to inform your | honorable body of the passage of senate bill | No. B, to regulate the execution and fore; closure of mortgages on personal property ; ! also senate bill No. 236, to amend section l l of an act requiring insurance companies | to execute bond before doing business in | this state and to facilitate the | collection of claims against such com panies also senate bill No. 187, for the re- | lief of Jasper Hutchinson, sheriff and col
 lector of Sharp county; also of senate bill | No. ITO, to prohibit the sale or giving away of intoxicating liquors within three miles | of the Bentonville public school house;
 also of senate bill No. 210, to amend sec
 tion l of an act to regulate hawking and peddling; also of senate bill No. | 193, to better protect fnnated grouse commonly called prairie chickens; {; | also senate bill No 225 relative to recog
 nizances, bonds, stipulations and under ! takings, and to allow corporations to be ac- cepted as surety thereon; also of senate l bill No. l74 to amend section 2568 of | Mansfield Digest; also of senate bill No. | l90, to provide for the calling in of the warrants and other outstanding indebted | ness of cities and incorporated towns of the state; also of senate bill No. AZ; also of senate bill No. 200: also of house | bill No. 333, to establish and define the | boundary line between Yell and Perry counties; also of senate bill No. l6l, to | prohibit the exportation of game from the state as amended; also of senate bill No' | l25, to amend sections 577, 578 and 579 of Mans6eld's 8 Digest, as amended. Respect | fully, D. N. HALLIBURTON, Clerk. Back to bill No. 306.
 Senators Allen and Harkey spoke in | favor of the bill.
 | Several senators spoke against it, and | it failed to pass, yeas, l3; nays, Ii. Senate bill No. PA, to amend an act to promote the comfort of passengers on rail | road trains, was read third time and failed 1 to pass, yeas, 10; nays, l2. Senator Smith sent up resolution to re- | quire committee of two of the hold over members of the senane to visit the com mencement exercises of the Fayetteville state university in 1894 and report at the next session of the general assembly. At l2 m. the senate adjourned to ? o'clock this afternoon.
 HOrsE.
 The house was called to order at 9 am, | Speaker Humphrey in the chair. The cleik called the roll A quorum | present.
 1 Prayer by the Rev.
 | The manuscript journal of yesterday was | read and approved and signed by the speak CT and attested by the clerk.
 I Mr. Peevy was granted indefinite leave | of absence on account of sickness. | Mir. Stewart presented house petition No. | lI6 from citizens of Conway asking the | pa sage of senate bill No. 282.
 House bill No. 336, was made special
 order for Monday immediately after the | morning hour.
 MT Roberts, of Pulaski, gave notice that on to morrow he would move to reconsider
 the vote by which house bill No. 200 passed.
 Mir. McCollum gave notice that on to-
 morrow he would move to reconsider the
 vote by which senate bill No. lo0 failed te
 pass.
 definitely on account of sickness.