The Russellville Democrat., 1893-04-06
TwENTY-NINTH SESSION.
fcontinued trom First Pags.

improvement of the Arkansas Industrial University, was the next bill on docket The house amendments were read. House bill No. 205, to suspend the opera tion of sections 497 to 509 inclusive and sections 5S86 to 5955 inclusive of Mans fields Digest in the counties of Union and White and Jefferson, was read third time and passed.
 House bill No. 1855, for the health and comfort of persons working in coal mines, was taken up and Senator Mehaffy moved to strike out section 16 of the bill which requires the employers 10 pay laborers every sixteen days The motion was adopted.
 Senator Allen moved to strike out the word inspector wherever it occurs in the bill.
 Senator Harkey moved to pay the in speetor $900 per year instead of $500. Senator Harkey withdrew his amendment.
 Senator Holmes was granted an in definite leave of absence.
 The senate took recess till 2 o'clock this afternoon.
 HOUSE.
 f The house was called to order at Q 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. Mir. Sessions called up house bill No. | 287, which was read third time and put | upon its final passage, the question being shall the bill pass the clerk called the roll when the following voted in the affirmative, | 28; negative, 55.
 | Mir Sellers, chairman of the committee | on judiciary, submitted favorable report on senate bill No. l32.
 | MT. Colquitt offered the following resor | lution:
 Resolved, That the speaker and clerk of | this house be, and are hereby authorized and directed, to issue certificate of $29. 90 1 to J. l.. Cravens, railroad fare and hotel
 bill incurred in attendance before the joint committee of this general assembly. I J. c. CoLQUTF, | Chairman on part of the House. Adopted.
 Mir. Kirby moved to reconsider the vote
 by which senate bill No. p failed to pass,
 which motion prevailed and senate bill No. 1 25 was, on motion, recalled from the senate. Senate bill No. %, bill for an act en- | titled an act for the better working of public roads, read third time and put on it's final passage. The question being sball the bill pass, the clerk called the roll when the following voted in the affirma- | tive, 58; negative, 30,
 | Mr. Bridewell called up senate bill No. | 206, a bill for an act to provide for the | improvement and maintenance of the Ar l kansas Industrial University, read third time with amendments and put upon its | final passage. The question being shall the bill pass the clerk called the roll, l when the following voted in the affirmative, | 60; negative, 26. So the biH passed. | MT. kimbell called up house bill 3a2, & bill for an act to prevent the Importation or sale of unwholesome articles of food in the state of Arkansas, read third time. On motion of Mir. South, the committee on auditor and trsasurer's books were au- thorized to employ typewriter. Tue sergeant at arms announced a mes sage from the senate, whereupon Jno. W. Howell appeared and read the following: LITTLE RocK, ARK, March 3l. MR. SPEAKER-I am instructed by the senate to inform your honorable body of the passage of house bill No. 345, entitled an act to provide for the support and maintenance of the Arkansas State Lunatic Asylum as amended by senate. See same hereto attached; also house bill No. 32S, a, bill for an act to be entitled an act making appropriations for the legislative, executive and judicial departments of tAe state government, as amended by the senate. See same hereto attached. And also return senate bill No. 25 as requested by your honorable body, and herewith respect fully transmit the same for your favorable consideration.
 JOHN W. HOWELL Secretary.
 On motion of Mr. Sellers senate bill No. 332, bill for an act to amend section II of an act approved March 8, 1893, was read third time and put upon it's final passage. The question being shall the bill pass, the clerk called the roll when the following voted iH the affirmative, 7S; negative, 2.
 So the bill passed.
 Special order, senate bill No. 220, an act for reorganization of certain state boards, was read third time and put upon it's fpai passage. The question being shall the bill I pass, the clerk called the roll when the fol | lowing voted in the affirmative, 60; mega tive, 29.
 So the bill passed.
 Mir. Witt called up his motion to recon sider the vote by which senate bill l57 | failed to pass. The motion to reconsider | prevailed, and the house recalled senate | bill l5T from the senate.
 On motion of Mir. Kitchens senate bil | l51 was postponed until next Tuesday.
 On motion of Mir. Hooper senate bill ! 26S was taken up and read first time.
 Senate bill No. 30 bill for an aea to regulate the granting of license to, sell | liquor, was read third time and aut on it's hnal passage. The question. hting shall | the bill pass, the clerk callA the roll, when | the following voted in the affirmative, 3sH ! negative, 39. So the. .hill failed to pass.
 Mir. Colquitt moved that the rules be | suspended aud each member allowed to | all up & senste bill on third reading. On the a,call of the roll the motion DIV :. 'ailed, Mg. Berry called up nenate bill NoA oae . hiH for an act to settle and adi1y ,hs laim of the late Henry E. Clark ,s;nst he state for building & leyee !, Hasha ounty, which was. read third tins and nnt lpon its final passage, tns qfhse .;a-. haino hall the silllpaas, the clerk os ,sJ ths roIl 'hen the following voted iplV aasi,mstiva % % 5 ]; negative, 66. 10 ""'''""'' So the bill flied to oa.,. ,.as s oeant-at-f-rms announced ues-
 rom the Senate, whereupon John w. ,iowell, Esq, appeared within the bar of the house and read the following:
 LITTLE ROCK, ARK. March Sl;
 MR. SPEAKER-l am instructed by the senate to inform your honorable body of the return of senate bill No. l57, entitled A bill for an act to be entitled an act to provide for calling in the outstanding in debtedness of the state of Arkansas, etc, and herewith respectfully return the same for your favorable consideration.
 JOHN W. HOWELL, Secretary.
 Mir Rodgers, of Benton, moved to re consider the vote by which senate bill No. 246 failed to pass and moved to lay that motion on the table. The motion was lost.
 My. Black called up senate bill No. 2l5, A bill for an act to indemnify sureties on