The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-23

The biil failed to Tass, yeas, l5i nays
 fPresident Kinsworthy in the chair
 Senator Chimney novel to re-const Ter the vote by which the bill failed to pass
 Senate bill No. 2s6, to prohibit soiieit- ing sales of quors within prohibited dis- tricts, was read third time and passed, yeas, IT nays. 6.
 Senator Casey sent up the following resolution:
 Resolved, That the following sums be allowed officers witnesses in taking deposi- tions before committee en mines, man1 factures and agriculture:
 Justice peace, dispositions. S " Constable, 5 .4.......s.. O0 Eight witnesses ........ss..,- .s- VV
 Tosai - SIP %
 Which was read.
 Senator Hawkins moved thnt the resolu- ton be referred to committee on claims, which motion was adopted, and the senate took a recess till 2 O. clock.
 HOUSE.
 The house was called to order al 6:3O a. m.. MT. Selers in the chair.
 The clerk called the roll, quorum present.
 Prayer by the chaplain
 The manuscript journal Of Saturday was read and approved and signed by the speaker and attested by the clerk.
 Mr. Lewis was granted leave of ahsass.s,ss5 Mir. Clement, chairman ..s =. .!:o committee On. .,rrite tt;ary, reported house bill No. i80 favorably, No. to remain on calendar; Mir. Clement also submitted the follow ing report:
 MR. SPEAKER Your committee on pen itentiary having had under consideration house bill 335, bill for an act to authorize and require the board of penitentiary com missioners to appoint an inspector of con victs approved March 20, 1889, and to re- peal sections 59 and 60 of a bill for an act entitled an act to provide for the manage nent of the penitentiary and convicts of the state of Arkansas, with house amend ment providing that the act shall take effect from and after May }, 1893, here with report the same with the following amendment: Amend by adding to section l, "And all duties and powers heretofore belonging and held by the prison inspector be and are hereby conferred on the superin- tendent of the penitentiary," with the re- commendation that it do pass as amended
 CLEMENT, Chairman Amendment read first and second times and adopted.
 Mr. McCollum offered the following res olution:
 Resolved, That hereafter members are prohibited from acting as clerk in calling rolls McCollum. The resolution was lost. The following message was received:
 LITTLE ROCK. March 20. To the SpeaFer of the House of Representatives; MR. SpEAKER--I have approved and signed house bill No. 138, an act to amend section 35l4 of Mansfelds Digest of the statutes of Arkansas. Also houss bill No. 139, an act to regu- late the selection of jurors in justices courts in civil and criminal cases. Also house bill No. 19S, an act to amend section 1700 of Mansfeld's s Digest. Also house bill No. PAT, an act to amend section 5Sl of Mansfeld's Digest. W. M. FIsHBACR, Governor. Mir Adams submitted the following: MR. SPEAKER Your committee on en- rolled bills teg leave to report that they have examined and compared house bill No 150 and find it correctly enrolled, and herewith submit the same for your ap- proval. R. k. ADAMS, Chairman. Whereupon the speaker Rro tem. signed and returned the same to the committee.
 Mir. Judsins gave notice that on to-mor row he would move to re consider the vote by which house bill No. 33S passed the house.
 Special order house till No. BPS, the general appropriation bill, was taken up and the house went into committee of the whole with Mir. Emmerson in the chair, for the purpose of considering the bill
 The item appropriating 5000 for an ag ricultural commission was stricken out.
 The item for apenitentiary inspector was also stricken out. The appropriation for an inspector of mines was stricken out.
 The committee arose and the house took a receRa