Daily Texarkana Democrat. (Texarkana, Ark.) 1890-1894, 1893-04-05

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time to hearing committee reports
resolutions, etc, after which tha
body proceeded to consider pending
measures.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill No. $50, (Allen) to pro
tect taxpayers from unjust penalties
1t permits taxpayers to give in theil
property at any place in the county
Under the present law, if the taxpayer
does not list his property in his town
ship he is subject to penalty.
Senate bill No. 313, (Witt) provid-
ing that the county judge shall APP
point public road commissioner for
the county, who shall supervise and
control the working of the road, have
charge Of and work county convict
labor. The present road law as to
overseers and road hands is not al
tered.
Senate bill No. 1874, Galway pre-
posing to cure defective acknowledge
ments. 1t makes Acknowledgements
taken by foreign consuls good.
House bill No. Ill, to amend an act
extending the time for the enforce
ment of liens.
House bill No. $50 provides a new
method of taxing expresses, telegraph
and sleeping car companies. The tel
egraph and express companies have
paid taxes heretofore; the sleeping
car companies never have. The pres
ent bill will increase the amount OF
taxes to be paid by the telegraph and
express companies. 1t provides fol-
taxing their gross receipts in the
State and their capital stock in the
proportion that their miles of line
within the State bear to to the whole
number of miles of their lines within
the United States.
House bill No. 200, (Robertson)
amending section 692 of Mansfield's
Digest The amenement provides
that the circumstances of death must
be unknown or must indicate foul
play to warrant the holding Of an in.
quest.
House bill No. 1862, (Eagle) amend
ing section $40 of Mansfield Digest
House bill No. 1872, for the better
acilitati ng the adjustment of differ
ences between the State Of Arkansas
and the United States.
House bill No. 1856, to amend sec
ton 445S of Manstield's Digest
A message from the Governor was
received announcing his approval OF
the following bills:
Senate bill No. 124, to amend sec
ton of an act to quit titles, approx
ed March rs, 1891.
Also Senate bill No. 1876. to amend
sections 1926, 1927, 1241 and 1245 Of
Mansfeld's Digest
Also Senate bill No. 205, to amend
section 1920 of Manstleld's Digest and
repeal section 1922.
Also Senate bill No. PIP, to prohibit
the sale or giving away of intoxicants
within five miles of the st. Joe school
house in Searcy county.
Also Senate bill No. 24S, for the
better protection Of the fish in the
waters Of this State.
Also Senate joint resolution No. 4
proposing an amendment to the Con
stitution to empower the Governor to
fill vacancies in Office by appointment
Also Senate bill No. So, to amend
an act to promote the comfort Of pas
sengers on railway trains.
Also Senate bill No. %, an act for
the better working of public roads.
Also Senate bill No. 1892, to amend
section II for an act to provide for
revising and digesting the statute laws
Of the State of Arkansas.
The Senate then adjourned until
the usual hour to-day.
HOUSE.
Met promptly at the usual hour
each day, and after hearing reports
from the several standing committees
petitions, etc, proceeded to the con.
sideration OF bills.
BILLS PAssEn.
Senate bill No. 1903, (Sellcrs) for the
letting Of public contracts. II pro.
vldes for the appointment of an ex,
pert printer to act as clerk for the
board OF accounts, who shall act as
clerk in the auditors Office, his salary
being $1,000 per annum, and reduces
the maximum price on oil contracts
and enables the work to be let out III
smaller contracts.
Senate bill No. 1872, to provide fol
the payment of certain certificates O.