The Russellville Democrat., 1893-02-23

their market price and the rAta 0f interest and the amount ofiuterest due on same,
 The resolution was adopted.
 senate bill No. 198 read third time and passed without dissenting vote.
 Senate hill No. 157; several amendments were read and adopted and the bill ordered to its third reading.
 Senate bill No. 204; amendment thereto was read and adopted.
 Senate bill No. ITO; amendment thereto read and adopted.
 Senate bill No. I85, to declare the pas sion flower the state flower. and ordered to third reading.
 Senate bill No. 4s. Willie this bill was being read motion was made that the body go into executive session.
 The motion was adopted, and tt Il:40 the senate went into executive session. after which they adjourned at lI:55 till Monday morning.
 HOUSE
 The house was called to order at 9a.m., Speaker Pro Tenn. Hutton, in the chair
 The clerk called the roll. A quorum present.
 Prayer by Rev. k. D. Smart.
 The manuscript journal Of the proceed ings of yesterday was read and approved and signed by the speaker Pro tena. and at tested by the clerk.
 Mir. Hancock was granted indefinite leave of absence.
 Mr. Bailey was granted leave of absence until Tuesday.
 Mir. Kimbel was granted leave of ab- sence until Tuesday.
 The sergea t-at-arms announced a
 Al. utz r. l.sa w. Howell, Esq, secretary of senate, ap- peared within the bar and read the fol- lowing:
 LrrrLE ROCK, ARK, Feb. IT.
 MR. SpEAKER--f am instructed by the senate to inform your honorable body of the passage of house bill No. 47, entitled a bill for an act to compel all railroad com panies owning or operating lines in Arkan- sas to stop passenger trains at certain points; also of passage of house bill No 3S, bill for an act to amend section 2495 of the revised statutes of Arkansas; also of passage of house bill No. B, bill for an act regulating proceedings against insur- anee companies; also of passage of house joint resolution No. 5, proposing an amend inent to the constitution of the state of Arkansas, as amended by the senate; {; also of the passage of house bill No. 75, en- titled an act to amend section 5775 of Mansfeld's s Digest, and herewith return same; also of passage of senate bill No. lS3, a bill for an act 10 amend an act entitled an act to establish leyes district in Desha county, approved April 2, 1891 also of passage of senate bill No. 194, q bill for an act entitled an act to amend sections l, 2, 3, 4, 6, :, s, 9, 10, l2 and l4 of an act enti- tied an act establishing levee district comprised of that portion of the territory of the counties of Clay and Greene lying be- tween the St Louie, Arkansas and Texas Railroad and the St. Francis river, and north of the southern boundary line of township eighteen, approved March 8, 1887, and herewith respectfully transmit the same for your favorable consideration. JOHN W. HOWELL, Secretary. Mir Judkins moved that tbe rules be suspended after the morning hour, and the house take up bills on second reading. The motion was lost. Mr. Colquitt, chairman of the auditing committee, submitted the following report:
 MR. SPEAKER-I desire, for the com mittee, to report that have checked up the accounts of The Arkansas Gazette, THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT and The Arkansas Farmer, for newspapers furnished the members of this house and find that there occurs some little discrepancy between these several accounts and the accounts as kept by the stationery clerk. Some few members appear to have ordered, or are receiving more copies than were authorized by the resolution passed in the early part of this session.
 Your committee would, therefore, re quest all members who have made changes in the lists heretofore furnished the sta tiopery clerk, to prepare and furnish re- vised list to said clerk, and in future when ever any changes are made in their lists to please notify the committee or clerk.
 J. c. CoLQUITT, Chairman.
 The report was adopted.
 Mir. Jones, of Pulaski, submitted the following resolution:
 Resolved, That committee of nine members be appointed of which number there shall be two Republicans and two Populites and given reasonable time to draft bill on the penitentiary system, with the hope that the lease system may be abolished, and submit the same as a substitute to the pending committee bill.- Jones, of Pulaski.
 1T. the table. The motion prevailed.
 Mir. Emmerson, by unanimous consent, called up house bill No. 227, which was read the second time and referred to the committee on public expenditures.
 Mir. Wells presented house petition No. 72, praying an appropriation for the World s Fair, referred to the committee on ways and means.
 Under suspension of the rules Mr. Barry introduced house bill No. 236, bill for an act to be entitled an act authorizing the county courts of the several counties in Arkansas to make all needful orders for the construction and repair of bridges and turnpikes, and for the opening, repairing and working of roads and highways, and to repeal certain sections of Mansfield s Digest. Read first time and, under sus- pension of the rules, read the second time.
 Mir. Bridewell offered the following amendment:
 Section 4. The county courts are further authorized and impo wered to work county convicts on the public highways, turnpikes, bridges and public improve ments whenever it may be deemed ex- pedient, and said county courts are further authorized and empowered to enter into Conlfdtt Wllu tuc statc Ocdit VI SoAAhiso sioners for the management of the. state penitentiary for the labor of state convicts upon the public highways, turnpikes, bridges and public improvements of the county whenever 'n the judgment of the county court it may te deemed expedi- ent.
 The amendment was read the first and second times.
 MT. Colquitt offered the following amend ment:
 Insert after the word persons. line 5, section ?, the words "not exceeding ten days in any one year.
 The amendment was read the first and second times.
 Mir. Overnan offered the following amendment;
 That the county court may have the power to employ competent civil engi- neer to superintend work thereon.
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