The Russellville Democrat., 1893-02-16

ton laws, and recommend that it do no pass.
 Senator Adams. chairman of committed on public roads, recommend that senat' bill No 25. for an act to amend sections 59I7 and 59i9 of Mansfeld's Digest, d pass.
 BILLS ON THIRD READING.
 Senate bill No. IA, by Senator Gaughan for an act relating to evidence in crimina cases, read third time and passed by avot' of 25 to 3.
 Message from the house was read as fol lows:
 MR. PRESIDENT Il am instructed to in form your honorable body of the passage oi house bill No. Fl, for an act to amend sec tion 1867 of Mansfield's Digest; also oi passage of house bill No. 75, for an act tc amend section SITS of Mansfield Digest also of passage of house bill No IS, for an act 10 amend section 4741 of Mansfeld's Digest also of passage of house bill No. 28, for ar act to amend sub-sections and 3 of section 2, of an act entitled an act for the better government of cities of the first class, and to confer enlarged and additional powers on such cities, and to provide in what manner changes may be made in the nun Der of aldermen and wards of such city, and respectfully transmit the same for your favorable consideration.
 D. N. HALLIBURTON. Clerk.
 Senate bill NJ. l2l, by Senator Sloan, for an act for the better prosecution of misdemeanors, read third time and passed by vote of 20 to 8.
 Senate bill No. 132, by Senator West, for an act to provide for the payment of certain certificates of indebtedness issued by the auditor of state, read third time. Senator Galloway made an explanation oi the bill. By request of Senator Witt the bill was read again.
 Senator Pettigrew moved to reconsider the third reading of the bill. The motion was adopted and the bill was referred tc judiciary committee.
 Senate bill No. 1l0, by Sena- tor Liddell to require express companies to deliver packages and parcels, was read third time.
 Senator Russ moved to reconsider third req ling. Carried. The bill was referred to committee on railroads.
 Senate bill No. 1l3 by Senator Wil-on, to authorize county clerks to appoint d~pu ties, was read third tims and passed by a vote of 27 to 0.
 Senate bill No. l29, by Senator Russ, for an act to provide for more efficient assessment of the taxable property of the state of Arkansas, was read third tine and after some discussion, Senator Allen move to reconsider the third reading of the bill. The motion was carried. He then moved to send the bill to committee on judiciary
 Senator Russ novel as a substitute for the above motion to send the bill to the committee on finance
 Senator Russ said he did not want the bill to go to committee on judiciary, for he introduced a similar bill to the one under discussion last year and it was referred to that committee, and when it came back he did not know the little thing.
 Senator Erwin said that was the reason he wanted it to go there, for he did not want the senator from White to know this one when it came back.
 The substitute was adopted, and the bill referred to committee on finance.
 Senate bill Ill, by Senator Gaughan, was made special order for Saturday morning 10 O clock.
 INTRODUCTION OF BILL BY PERMISSION.
 Senator Russ sent up bill No. 162 for an act to fix the salaries of county officers in the state of Arkansas.
 Senator Russ moved the rules be sus pended and the bill be read second time. Carried. The bill was read again. He then moved to have. 250 copies of bill printed.
 Senator Adams objected to the motion.
 Senator Chimney made an eloquent talk in behalf of having the bill printed. The bill was ordered printed and referred to committee on finance.
 By permission Senator Allen, chairman of committee on enrolled bills, reported senate bill No. correctly enrolled.
 Bill No. 163, by Senator Gaughan, for an act for the relief of A. Hamilton, sheriff of Ouachita Nnty, was read twice and re- ferred to committee on claims.
 Bill No. 164, by Senator Mehaffy, for an act for the better protection of the estates of deceased persons and the rights of those interested in them, and for other purposes, read first time, by request of Senator Me haffy read second time and referred to com mittee on judiciary.
 Bill No. l65, by Senator Oyler, for an act to amend an act to authorize the en- closing of certain lands on White River in Independence county and for other purposes. Read first time By permis- sion read second time and referred to com mittee on agriculture.
 The senate adjourned till 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.
 Ia Ia A. wIo Speaker Humphrey in the chair
 The clerk called the roll.
 A quorum present.
 Prayer by the chaplain.
 The manuscript journal of yesterday was read and approved and signed by the speaker and attested by the clerk.
 Mir. Edwards was granted indefinite leave of absence on account of sickness in his family.
 Mir. Kitchens in the chair.
 MT. Kimbell, chairman of the committee on railroads, submitted favorable report on senate bll No, 56
 The sergeant-at-a ms anno onnced a mes sage from the senate, whereupon John w Howell Esq., secreatry of the senate, ap- peared within the bar of the house and read the following;
 LITTLE RocK. ARK, Feb. 8,
 MR. SPEAKER--I am instructed by the senate to inform your honorable body of the passage of house concurrent resolution No IA, for issuance of process by speaker of house and president of senate requiring J. l.. Cravens, secretary and treasurer of Arkansas Industrial University, to appear before the joint committee of house and senate investigating affairs of Branch Nor nal School at Pine Bluff
 am instructed by the senate to inform your honorabe body that house concurrent resolution No. B, favoiing the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. has failed to be adopted by the senate.
 l am instructed by the senate to inform your honorable body of the passage of senate bill No. ll5, bill for an act to create the Seventeenth judicial circuit, and to change the boundaries of the First and