The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-30
TwENTY-NINTH SESSION.
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HOUSE.

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 Mir. Gray reported house bill No. 349 favorably.
 By unanimous consent Mir. Kirby called up house bill No. 349, an act to be entitled act for the relief of A. Nj. Jones, 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 in the affirmative, Sl; negative, o. So the bill passed,
 Upon motion of Mr Colauitt, the rules were suspended and house bill No. 16l, a bill for an act to be entitled an act for the relief of Joseph Stevens, was read third time and placed upon it's final passage. The question being shall the bill pass the clerk called the roll, when the following voted in the affirmative, yeas, 69; nays, 12.
 So house bill No. 161 passed, and the title as in the bill passed.
 The pending motion, by MT. Judkins, to reconsider the vote by which house bill No. 33s passed, was called up by Mir. Jud- kins, and the question being shall the vote be reconsidered, Mir. Flucks called for the ayes and nays, which was sustained, and the clerk called the roll when the follow ing voted in the affirmative, yeas, 53; nays, 37.
 So the motion to reconsider prevailed.
 Mir IBaldridge moved to reconsider the vote by which house bill No. l6l was or dered to its third reading and to place the bill back on it's second reading. The motion prevailed. Mir. Hayes was granted leave of absence for the forenoon.
 Special order senate bill No. 55, a bill l for an act to be entitled an act to amend section l of an act to promote the comfort of passengers on railway trains and for other purposes, approved February g, | 1891, was read third time and placed upon | its final passage, the question being shall the bill pass, pending discussion thereon, 1 MT. Jones, os Pulaski, moved to recon sider the vote by which the bill was ordered to third reading and put the bill back on it's second reading.
 The motion was lost.
 Mir. Sellers moved to postpone further consideration of the bill till 2 pm. | Mir. Emmerson offered as substitute that it be postponed till Tuesday. The question remaining upon the original motion, the same was lost.
 Mir. Welch moved the previous question, which was sustained, and the clerk called the roll when the following voted in the | affirmative, 35; negative, 54.
 Mr. Humphrey moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill failed to pass. Mir. Emmerson moved to lay that motion on the table.
 The motion to l.y on the table was lost.
 Mir. Hutton moved to call up senate bill No. 315.
 sThe motion prevailed, and senate bill No. 3l6, bill for an act to be entitled an act to fix the time for holding the spring terms of 1893 of the circuit court in the counties of Lee and Phillips, was read the third time and placed upon its final pas. sage, the question being shall the bill pass, the clerk called the roll when the following voted in the affirmative, 75.
 Mir. Sellers from the special joint com mittee to visit the Confederate Home, sub mitted the following report.
 MR SPEAKER-Your special joint com mittee, appointed to enquire into the progress made in the erection of buildings, their capacity, etc., and to investigate as to what is necessary to furnish and equip the "ex- Confederate Home," to investigate whether the deeds to the land formerly owned by the "ex Confederate Association" has been properly executed to the state of Arkansas, and to see whether or not section l5 of the act of the general assem- ply, approved April l, 1891, has been com piled with, beg leave to report that they have given the subject as full an investi gation as the limited time at their com mand would permit
 We find that the act referred to has been compiled with by the trustees of the lex. Confederate Association in good faith, and that the state now has title to the land, formerly owned by the association, embracing ifty-six acres of valuable land near Little Rock. That there is now in the home about twenty inmates.
 We are informed by the trustees that they have person in charge of the proper ty, whom they pay SIP per month each for board for the inmates; that they pay a physician $25 per month, and secretary of the board $400 per year, and that they buy and furnish the inmates necessary clothing at the cheapest wholesale rates.
 The institute seems to be under good management, the present inmates as far as we have been able to ascertain, are we'll cared for, and subject to such rules and regulations as secure proper discipline.
 There are good churches near by and all but two or three who are unable to leave the home have this opportunity of religious teaching and association.
 We were informed by the trustees that the ministers of the various churches in Little Rock visit the home at times, and when the new building, which is to be provided with chapel, is equipped we have no doubt but that all needed religious teaching and influence will be supplied. B Under the act of 1891 the trustees have 4DI brick building worth about sl0 300, with l capacity for accommodating about sixty four persons, and are in debt about $2500. 1t will thus be seen that the whole amount ! received from the state up 10 this time has | been expended for the building, while the | support of the home has been from means | contributed by individuals
 The sinstitution under the act of 1891 l will receive SIC, 600 more when the present [ tax collection is completed. We are in- ! formed tbat this amount will pay the pres | snt indebtedness, equip the new building and support the institution, with the pres snt number of inmates, for one year. When the new building is equipped and | he home furnished, as it is designed 10 be, t is estimated that the attendance will be to fifty. To properly support hat number we are informed that it will De necessary to expend annually about s75OO.
 The act of 1891 only provided for tax r Tor two years; we recommend that the act De 20 amended as to make the levy perma- lent. and that $l0,000 of the amount -aised be annually applied to the support 'f the home. This will, if our estimates ire correct, leave surplus, after the actual support of the home, sufficient to ! properly improve and beautify the property md grounds.
 We think the state can well afford to { make this outlay at this time. It is now nore than quarter of century since the var closed, the soldiers of that war are old men; their ranks are being thinDed with accelerated speed, and it can be but few years when none of them will be living. rhe recognition that We owe tham shnnldl