The Russellville Democrat., 1893-02-09
TWENTy-NlNTH SESSION
ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Wednesday Morning, February 1. SENATE. The senate came toorder promptly at 9: 3t this morning, the roll called, prayer said by the chaplain, and the journal of yester- day g proceedings read and approved. REPORT OF COMMITTEES. l Committee on judiciary ask that senate bill No. 47 do not pass; ask that senate bill 1 No. II do pass with amendment as adopted recommend that senate bill No. 8f do not pass; recommend that sen 1 ate bill No. 89 do not pass recommend that senate bill No, 102, with amendment do pass; recommend that sen. ate bill No. IA do pass. | Senator Casey withdrew senate bill No. Al.
 Bill No. 131, drafted by penitentiary committee, was introduced by Chairman l Hawkins 1t is for an act to provide for the management of the penitentiary and convicts of the state of Arkansas. Read first time and placed on calendar.
 Senator Adams moved that 1000 copies of bill be ordered printed Carried. Committeee on state lands recommend send up substitute, which is bill No. 132,
 
 ness issued by auditor of state. Committee ou engrossed bills report senate bill No. 83 correctly engrossed. Committee on circuit and inferior courts report on senate bill No. 115, and recom- mend that bill with amendment attached, do pass.
 Amendment read twice and adopted. Senator Casey sent up an amendment, x.nt, &.r., o%s <he. amendment was lost.
 The bill was ordered engrossed with its third reading.
 ate bills Nos. 80 and 90 correctly en- grossed.
 Committee on railroads recommend that senate bill No. 55 do pass.
 By consent senate bill No. 10 was now taken up and first amendment by the house was read twice and adopted. Second amendment by the house read and adopted.
 This bill is for the establishment of . chancery district in the counties of Saline, Montgomery, Hot Spring, Clark and Gar land.
 The first amendment was to make the falary of the chancellor at $2000. The second was to strike out Clark wherever it occurred in the bill.
 Senator Word moved to reconsider the third reading of Senate bill No. 83. Motion carried and bill referred back to committee on county and county lines. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. Bill No. 133, by Senator Adams, to amend an act to establish chancery courts in Drew, Arkansaa, Ashley, Desha and Chicot counties, read and re- ferred to committee on circuit and inferior courts.
 Bill No. l34, by Senator Smith, to regu- late the distribution of geological reports of the state of Arkansas, read twice and re- ferred to committee on public printing. Senator Wilson in chair. Senate bill No. 135, by Senator Kins- worthy, for an act to amend sections 1926, 1927, l241 and 1245 of Mans0elds Digest, read and placed on calendar. Bill No 136, by Senator Trustworthy, for an act to regulate the cost of deeds and certificates of lands sold at delinquent sales, read and placed on the calendar. Bill No l37, by Senator Harkey, for an act to prohibit the sale, barter or giving away of any alcoholic spirits and such like within ten miles of any church house, col lege, seminary, male or female institute or school house, or any place of learning within the state, read and placed on cal endar.
 Senate adjourned still 9:3O tomorrow morning.
 HOUSE. The house was called to order at a. m., Speaker Humphrey in the chair. The clerk called the roll. A quorum present. Prayer by the chaplain The manuscript journal of yesterday was read and approved and signed by the speaker and attested by the clerk. The speaker announced the appointment of Messrs. Baird, Flucks, Lindsey, as the joint committee on the part of the house on sanitary conditions. The sergeant.at arms announced a mes gage from tbe senate, whereupon John w. Howell, Esq, appeared within the bar of the house and read the following; LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Jan. 3l. MIR. SPEAKER--I am instructed by the senate to inform your honorable body of the passage of senate bill No. 30, entitled, bill for an act to regulate the granting of license to sell liquor; also senate bill No. ll6, an act to be entitled an act to permit school directors to purchase necessary ap- paratus for public schools, and herewith respectfully transmit the same for your ia. vorable consideration.
 JOHN w. HOWELL, Secretary.
 MT. Clement submitted the following re- port:
 LITTLE RocK ARK. Feb. l. MR. SPEAKER ER-Your select committee, appointed to draft bill for the control and management of tho Arkansas state peniteDtiary, herewith present the same | for our consideration. Respectfully. CLEMENT, Chairman. MT. Clement, chairman of the select committee on penitentiary, introduced for the committee house bill No. 150, bill for an act to be entitled ap act to provide for the management of the penitentiary and convicts of the state of Arkansas Read first time and ordered printed l MT. Sellers, chairman of the committed on judiciary, submitted report on house bill No. l5 as follows: | MR. SPEAKER committee on judi | ciary beg leave ssko report that they have had house bill No. IS, Tan act to be entitled an act declaring it unlawful to sell. barter exchange, remove or otherwise dispose o l property upon which liens of certain kindi exist, and fixing puniehment for so selling bartering, exchanging, removing or dis posing of such property" under consider ation and herewith return the same witl the recommendation that 1t do pass, witt the following amendments: No. l, tha
 the following be substituted for section
 That it shall be unlawful for any persol
 to sell, barter, exchange or otherwise t dispose of or to remove beyond the limit