The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1893-03-25

Senate bill No. 213, to reduce the time OF tai.
ing an appeal from three years to eighteen
senatef bill No ia providing that in cities OF
the first class the city clerk and city attorney
shall be elected by the people instead Of the
council, passed unanimously.
Senate bill No. 800 providing for the redemp.
ton OF forfeited lands, passed.
Senate bill No. 800, to provide for the print
ing Of volumes rs 20 and 80 Of the supreme
In the house yesterday . message was receiv.
90 from the Governor announcing bis approval
OF house bill No. ioS, to amend section &l4 Of
the Digest; also house bill No. 1870, to regulate
the selection Of Jurors In tusticee' courts; also
house bill No. lo8, to amend section 100 Ct the
Digest; also house bill No. ~. to amend sec
The house at IN carly hour went into COM
mittee Of the whole for the confederation Of the
general appropriation bill. The Item appropri
ating 1900 for an agricultural commission was
striken out - was also the items for peniten-
tiary inspector and an inspector OF mines.
The committee arose and the house adjourn
After the noon hour house bill No. ssa chang
ing the time OF holding court In the Sixteenth
ssa the time and passed
whole on the appropriation bill. After many
material alterations and amendments reducing
the total amount Of the bill thousands Of dol
lars the committee arose and reported the bill
TO the house.
LITTLE ROCK, March 23.-ln the senate-Sen.
ate bill No. $40, TO hx the time for holding the
spring term Of the circuit courts in Lee and
Senate bill No 29a. to amend section 6iSo OF
the Digest, was passed unanimously.
Senate bill No. sol, to prohibit the sale. Of in.
!sox,cants within three miles OF Palatka church
Senate bill No 2ea 10 amend section 1870 Of
the Digest was read the third time and failed
70 pass,
announcing his approval OF senate bill No. $40,
to amend sections and OF an act to lay OF Q
levee district in St Francis county and for 9TH
House bill No. 9s4, reducing the fees Of pros.
ecuting attorneys In criminal cases, read the
third time and failed to pass
House bill No !, to repeal the act creating
the Bureau OF Mines, etc., was taken up and
proved to be the event OF the days session. A
red.hot argument over this measure brought
out oil the forensic eloQuence Of the members
Of the roll the bill failed to passages, 8; nays
House joint resolution No. 4, proposing an
amendment to the constitution, was taken up
and passed.
In the house Tuesday-After the disposition
Of the morning business senate bill No. S. to
regulate the execution and foreclosure OF chat
tel mortgages. was read the third time and
Senate bill No. 40, to prohibit the sale OF in.
toxicants within three miles OF the Bentonville
public school house, WINS read the third time
Senate bill No. 1885, to amend sections ST., b7e
and $40 Of the Digest, passed.
Senate bill No. si3, TO amend section $50 OF
Senate Joint resolution No. 4, proposing an
amendment to the constitution, passed BY
vote OF 50 to 20.
Senate bill NO. ia. to amend an act to amend
section 260S of the Digest, passed By vote Of
90 too
Senate bill No. 49, to amend the act in re.a-
tion to the redemption OF lands sold for non.
passed.
Senate bill No. $50, to amend an act requir.
Ing insurance companies to give bond, passed.
Senate bill No 1871, to amend the game law
Senate bill No. 100 to provide for the calling
In Of the indebtedness Of cities and towns, was
read the third time and passed.
Senate bill No. l3S substitute for senate bill
10 g change the lines between Yell
Senate bill No: 1913, to better protect prairie
Senate bill No $50. with reference to the car
riage OF passengers by railroad companies. was
defeated BY y pronounced vote.
Senate bill No. so0. to amend section 1898 Of
Senate bili No sio, to amend the act in rela-
tion TO hawking and peddling, passed.
=, Senate bill No. ISL, for the relief Of Jasper
panies to make honda for public onicials, was
read the third time and passed.
LITTLE ROCK, March a3-In the senate,
Wednesday--Senate bill No 81, 10 provide for
the dissolution Of corporations, was passed
Senate piil No sos, to define the penalty for
disposing OF liquors Illegally, applying especial.
ly to prohibited districts, was read the third
time and by close vote failed to pass-syes,
Senate bill No. ga, to amend an act TO pro.
mote the comfort OF passengers on railroad
trains also failed to pass.
Senator Handy introduced concurrent res
olvtiou making Misses Fannie Scott and Mary
directors OF the Worlds Fair for Arkansas.
Senate bill No. Sl4, amending section 1871 Of
OF the Digest, was read the third time and
passed by vote Of 90 to4. The bill makes Il
t1e puberty age at 10 and makes It felony pun,
ishable by from to q years imprisonment TO
The senate then went into committee Of the
whole to consider the appropriation bill for the
Blind Institute.
In the house House bill No a7i to prohibit
the sale Of intoxicants within seven miles Of
Edward College ct Greenwood. was read the
House bill No. gao. to prevent the sale OF II,
quors within five miles Of the school house at
Lockesburg passed by 0 vote Of % to II.
House bill No. III, to provide board Of trus-
tees and to better protect the financial interests
Of the charitable institutions OF the state, WAS
read the third time and passed.
The house devoted most Of the morning SEES
sion 70 the consideration Of the general sppro-
priation bill.
The house continued the consideration OF the
appropriation bill after the noon recess The
bill occupied the earnest attention OF that body
until lstc hour Many changes and amend
ments were made and pending further discus
sion the house adjourned.