The Russellville Democrat., 1893-02-09
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tee to investigate unjust railroad discrim. ination
 MT. Baird presented house bill No 37. Referred without reading.
 Mir. Richardson presented house petition No. 39, favoring an appropriation for the World Fair. Referred to the committee on ways and means.
 Mir. Wills, chairman of the committee on. roads and highways, reported house bill No, "A favorably and No. s7 adversely.
 Mir. Clement chairman of the committee on penitentisry reported on house bill No. l4, which MT. Foster, by permission, with drew
 MT. Russell, chairman of the committee on engrossed bills. reported house bill No. 34 correctly engrossed, and No. 52 same.
 Mir. Emmerson offered the following, resolution:
 Resolved, That the clerk of the house be authorized to appoint an additional clerk, who shall receive for his services the sum of $4 per day. -Emmerson.
 Mir. Russell offered the following amend meut: Amend by adding after the word "day," during the sickness of the first assistant clerk. Russell of Pope.
 The amendment was lost.
 Mir. Kirby moved as substitute that the house elect a stationery clerk.
 The substitute was lost.
 The question recurring upon the adoption of MT. Emmerson' s resolution, MT. Mtch- ell called for the ayes and nays which was sustained, aud the clerk called the roll, and the resolution was adopted by vote of 46 to 45.
 Mir. Judkins moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution to appoint clerk was adopted and to lay that motion on the table.
 Mir. Mitchell called for the ayes and noes, which was sustained, and the clerk called the roll when the following voted in the affirmative, 45. and 46 in the mega tive
 MT. Sellers gave notice that on to-mor- row he would move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution passed.
 Mir. Neill offered house concurrent reso- lution No. , raising joint committee to investigate unjust railroad determinations, and pending discussion thereon speciaI order, house bill No. I, to repeal the law establishing the mining, manufacturing aud agricultural bureau, was taken up, read the third time and placed upon it's final passage.
 MT. Collins opposed the hill. He was in favor of sustaining ths bureau and spoke earnestly in support of his position.
 Mir. Black came here prejudiced against the bureau, but he was now it's friend and was opposed to the bill.
 Mr. Harrison was in favor of the bill and gave his reasons therefor.
 Mir. Bradley was opposed to the bill and thought it would be unwise to repeal the law creating the bureau.
 MT. London was opposed to the bill and thought the bureau credit to the state.
 Mir Brawley opposed the bill and gave good, sound reasons for sustaining the bureau.
 Mr. Ferguson, of Woodruff, wanted to put the bureau under charge of the miner alogist at the Arkansas Industrial Uni versity.
 Mr. Bridewell was opposed to the bill, and spoke earnestly in behalf of the bu- reau.
 an expensive and an extravagant luxury. There was no compensation for the money expended, and he was for abolishing the bureau.
 Mir Henley represented live, progres ;, sive people, who believed in pushing to the front and advertising the resources of the Ft0Sc' iAN H6o ORPoSct to tiio biitf ohN was surprised at gentlemen who favored this measure.
 Mir Foster was in favor of the bill and opposed to the bureau as now operated. He spoke in support of the bill.
 Mir. Witt was in favor of the bill and spoke for it.
 MT. Kimbell was opposed to the bill and spoke against it.
 MT. Norwood was opposed to the bill and made strong speech against it.
 Mir. Colqutt thought the personnel of the commi issioner had nothing to do with the measure. He did not believe the bureau was worth the money expended to maintain it. He could trace no direct benefits to the bureau.
 MT. Hooper spoke in favor of the bill and against the bureau. He felt that he voiced the sentiment of his people when he voted for the bill.
 Mr. Robertson was against the bill He believed the bureau had done much good and was in favor of sustaining it.
 By request of Mr. Bradley house bill No. 84 was rc-eommitted to the committee on judiciary.
 Mir. Wells did not think the bill meant to abolish the bureau. 1t rather sought to place it under the bureau under charge of the land commissioner. He was in favor of the bill.
 At l2 m. the house took a recess