The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-16

Oh inotlon oi MT. Weicn, the DlIt was re- ferred to the committee on elections
 House bill No. 205, by Messrs. Smith and Wells, providing for the improvement of the roads and highways in Union and White counties, was read third tims.
 The bill empowers the county courts of the two respective counties to repair turn bikes and bridges and to open and repair public roads and highways.
 The roll was called and the bill was passed.
 MT. Thornton was called to the chair
 House bill No. 210, by Mir. Williams, fix ing the fees of the officers of Washington county, was read third tiDs and passed
 House bill No. 182, hy MT Leatherwood, to prohibit the sale of intoxicants within five miles of the school house at Green wood was read third time aad passed
 Mir. Baird was called to the chair
 Mir. Bridewell called up house bill No. 2i1, by Mir. Bridewell, to prohibit the sale of intoxicants within ten miles of Hope Female College.
 MT. Norwood asked who was the author of the bill.
 Mir. BridewelI said that he wrote the bill and that Mir. Williamson had introduced it for him at his request. Mr. Bridewell
 
 ing for fifteen years to shut out whiskey, but the county judge had been opposed to the temperance people. There was objec- tion, he said, that the provisions of the bill iocluded the town of Washington. This objection was not tenable. as the best peo pie of that town were against the saloons. Mir Bridewell said that names were se- cured to petitions remonstrating against the passage of the bill under false pre- tenses. It was represented to some of the petitioners that it was protest against the sale of whiskey in their neighborhood. He was confident that majority of the peo pie in the territory was not in favor of license. At the last election the question of license did not enter into the canvass, and for thar reason it went by default and licenses were granted. He said the Pres byterian Church at Hope was interested in the passage of the bill on account of the college located at that place, and the mem bers have promised to do all they could to secure it's passage.
 Mir, Norwood opposed the passage of the bill. He claimed that majority of the people did not want the bill to become law. The citizens of Hope had no right to dictate what Washington should have. Anc cpcuhCA iOicitou bt t4C TctuoAiSbfduCct reading number of names signed to it, which was conceded to be those of some of the best men in the county. Thirty firms in Hope protest against the passage of the bill and only eleven were in favor it.
 Mir. Wright spoke in favor of the bill
 Mir. Mitchell asked of Mfr Williamson if he favored the bill.
 MT. Williamson said that the entire dis trict was aroused over the question; that majority of the voters at the recent cleo ton voted for license, and that the majority of the largest business men of Hope were on the remonstrance and also some of the best known men in the county were on it.
 The previous question was ordered and the roll being called the bill was defeated by the following vote:
 Ayes -Messrs Baldridge, Blackshare, Bridewell, Brodnax, Clement, Colquitt, Davis, Eagle, Emmerson. Ferguson, of Woodruff, Gates, Hammock, Harrison, Hayes, Hooper, Kirby, Kitchens, Leather wood, Lewis, McAllister, McCollum, Me Ghee, McMullen, Miller, Neil, Pope, Roberts, of Crawford, Robinson, Thornton, Welch, Wright and Mir. Speaker-32.
 Noes--Messrs. Bailey. Baird, Barry, Berry, Booth, Brawley, Brown, of Logan, Brown, of Prairie, Carr, Carroll, Churchill Collins, Crump, Dife, Edwards, Flucks, Galloway, Gray, Gulley, Hancock, Harris, Hutton, Jones, of Monroe, Judkins, Kim bell, Lewis, Lindsey, Luck, McCauley, Me Kay, Mitchell, Norwood, Overman, Owens, Parks, Peevy, Pinnix, Roberts, of Madi- son, Rogers, of Craighead Russell, Sel- lers, Sessions, South, Stewart, Wells, Vii liamson and Witt 47.
 The house then adjourned
 Thursday Morning, March9.
 SENATE.
 The senate was called to order this morn ing at 9:30 by the president. A quorum WAS announced present by the secretary. Prayer rendered by the chaplain, and the proceedings of yesterdays session read by the journal clerk.
 REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
 Judiciary Report on house bill l16, to re duce the salary of county judge of Cleburne county, and recommend that it do pass as amended; on house bill No. G. to refund monies paid for state forfeited lands in certain cases, and return same without recommendation; on house bill No. 227, fixing salaries of county officers of Hot Spring county, and return same without recommendation.
 Education Ask that senate bill No. l73, as amended by committee, do pass
 State Lands-Report on house bill No. 199, to prohibit riding or driving on levees, favorably; on senate bill No. 264 for furnishing field notes to county when same were lost by fire. favorably.
 Temperance Report favorably on senate bill No. 255 and senate bill No. 263.
 Sen ator Hamby sent up the following:
 MR. PRESIDENT Your joint committee on conference on the disagreeing vote on senate amendment to house bill No. l50, fixing the salary of the superintendent of the penitentiary, herewith report that after full and free conference recommend the following:
 s21O0. c. c. HAMeY, Chairman.
 Senator Galloway was added to the com mittee on state lands.
 BILLS ON THIRD READING.
 Senate bill No. 195, to prohibit boards or scrutineers. .from drawing any money from the state treasury only on warrant drawn on the treasurer by the auditor for salaries or services when due, was read third time
 Senator Word moved to reconsider its third reading which carried; and the bill was sent to committee on circuit and in ferior courts.
 Committee on engrossed bills reported senate bills 225 aud l52 correctly en grossed.
 Senate bill No. l69, by Senator Russ, to prescribe the mode of payment of all obli- ga'ions of debt to be paid in money, was read thii time.
 Senators Wilson and Chimney said they were in favor of the bill.
 Senator Adams asked that if this bill should pass wouldn't it result in general foreclosure of mortgagesf
 Senator Galloway made an explanation.
 Senator Hamby favored it.
 The bill passed-yeas, 24, nays, 6.
 Senate bill 88. having been made spe eial order for this hour, was now taken up