The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-09
TWENTY-NINTH SESSION
ARKANSAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
Wednesday Afternoon, March |.


 Wednesday Afternoon, siarcI, l.
 SENATE.
 The regular order being bills on third reading.
 Senator Davidson g bill, fixing the salary of the judges of Fulton county at $400, was read third time and passed.
 Senate bill No. POS, by Senator Liddell, to amend section 3i20 aud to repeal section 3122 of Mansfelds s Digest.
 Senator Liddell advocated the passage of the bill.
 The bill passed yeas, 23; nays, 1.
 Senate bill No. 237, by Senator Hamby, providing for constitutional convention.
 Senator Amis precip tated debate by moving to postpone further consideration of the bill until some absent senators, who are against the bill, could return.
 On motion to postpone the vote stood, yeas, I3 nays. 12.
 Senate bill No 236, by Senator Hamby, to amend section of an act requiring in surance companies to executea bond before doing business in this state, approved March 6, 1891.
 Senator Harnby explained the bill, and it passed by unanimous vote.
 Senator Wits bill requiring tax asses sors to make house to house assessment, instead of making appointments at which to assess, failed to pass.
 Senate bill No. 105, by Senator Galloway, providing for cont acts for the conditional sale, lease or hire of railroad and street railway equipments and rolling stock and for the recording thereof. The bill passed unanimously.
 Senate bill No. 112, by Senator Pettigrew, requiring scientific temperance to be taught in the public schools. HSenator Holmes urged the importance of youths being taught the effects of narcotic and spirituous poisons on the nerves, brain and blood.
 Senator Galloway aaid the bill was the same shigh-old- -genev that has been before the general assembly for ten years Some body wants to sell books on tobacco and whiskey. It would be better if the young people didn't know they had heart.
 Senator Hanlby supported the bill.
 Senator Adams said he was thoroughly in accord with the spirit of the bill, but if it was measure in the interest of text book publishers, which he was inclined to believe, he was against the bill,
 Senator Hamby could not see any "bug under the chip He believed the senator from Jefferson unnecessarily alarmed.
 Senator Gaughan made an argument showing that to purchase enough of the books provided for iu the act to begin with would cost the people of this state $780, GOO.
 Senator Smith was satisfied that there are several publishers and competition is rife.
 Senator Word said the bill was drawn by the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Senator Chimney thought if there was any bug under the chip he was good one and he was willing to take him.
 The vote stood on passage, yeas, 1S; nays, T.
 [Senator Galloway in the chair,
 Senator Hamby s bill 10 establish court of common pleas in Nevada county was read aud passed yeas, 2l; nays, }.
 Senate bill No. PAS, by Senator Sloan, to better protect the fish in the waters of this state.
 Senator Sloan explained that the bill inn poses fine of not less than $5G, nor more than sl00, for killing any fish with dyna- mite for the first offense and second offense confinement in the penitentiary for not less than one year nor more than two.
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 Senate bin No. 2o9, by Senator Wilson, to fix the weight of onions at fifty pounds per bushel aud Ben Davis apples forty-fve pounds.
 The bill passed ayes, 20; nays, 6.
 The vote whereby senate bill No. l40 passed, Callaway's bill relative to the chancery clerk of Pulaski county, was re- considered for investigation.
 | q L a.. t<... NalIu to amend section 6l67 of Mansfeld's -Di- gest.
 Senator Galloway explained that it only adds the history of Arkansas to the public school curriculum.
 The bill failed to passages, 5; nays, l9.
 Senate bill No. 20, by Senator Galloway, authorizing the organization of local inn provement districts for the working and improving of public roads, It makes oper' ative in the rural districts the same law as to improvement districts now in force in cities and towns, only the county court takes the place of the town council
 Senator Callaway advocated the passage of the bill.
 Senator Hamby was of the opinion that the bill is unconstitutional. The bill failed to pass--yeas, ' nays, 10.
 The bill to compel express companies to deliver packages within the corporation of towns and cities, was so amended as to not require them to deliver within towns that have regulations for numbering houses unless the number and street is plainly marked on the package.
 By consent, Senator Sloan introducsd bill requiring railroad companies so put gates to their wire fArcss in fields when and where ...u owner of the field demands.
 At 5.25 p. m. the senate adjourned till D:30 a. m. to morrow.
 HOUSE.
 The house rcassembled at pm.
 MT. Hays sent to the clerks desk an explanation of his pair with Mir. Bradley on the World Fair bill.
 House bill No 2s0, by Mir. Humphrey, to enforce the provisions of amendment No. ? was taken up.
 MT. Russell moved thst the bill bsplaesd back on it's second reading, which was car ried.
 Mir. Sellers called to the chair.
 MT. Kitchens offered a number of amend ments to the bill which were adopted. The bill as amended provides that the auditor shall furnish to county clerks blank poll tax receipts consecutiveiy number with stubs in time for paying taxes of 1893. and the clerk shall furnish to collectors Rs many of such blanks as there are poll tax payers in their respective coun. ties and charge collectors with the same. At the time when the collector returns his delinquent list of personal property, hs shall return the blanks as are not used by him. and the clerk shall credit him with the same. and the collector. after retuTning his dalinauent list. shall make out and have