The Van Buren press., 1893-02-25
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
A Daily Summary Of the Proceedings
of the Goth Session.

of the 2oth Session.
LITTLE ROCK. Feb. 1.-THE senate met yes
terday pursuant to adjournment the presiden,
pro tenn In the chair.
date.
Senate bill No. 1872, to establish two judicial
districts In sharp county was called up and
read the second ind third times and passed.
Senator Harkey was the only member voting
no.
Senate bill No 1885, to provide for more com.
plete and accurate index to the acts of the gen.
eral assembly. was passed unanimously,
Senate bill No. SO, to regulate the election OF
aldermen in cities Of the FIRST class, met with
considerable opposition but was finally passed
by o vote Of 10 to 49,
Senate bill No. 1874. for the better protection
OF the estates OF deceased persons, was read
the third time and passed. II provides that
when the heirs are Of age they can wind I'M the
estate without an administrator.
Senate bill No. 1880 providing that no Judge
ment recovered against q county shall bear In.
terest, passed unanimously.
Senate bill No $50, regulating the rates for
passenger travel on railroads, passed without
opposition.
Bills introduced Senate bill No. COG, to prohi.
bit the selling or giving away OF liquors within
sl IL. miles Of the church and academy at Noun
tain View, Stone county. Senate bill No. 2Ol,
prohibiting the sale or giving away OF liquors
within ten miles OF the school house at Steph.
ems, Ouachita county. Senate bill No. 900, to
land decided to the state. Senate bill No. e0a,
prohibitinR the sale or giving away Of intoxic
ants within ten miles OF Mountain Home Baptist
College: Senate bill No. a05 to amend section
BIO and to repeal 3l29 Of tho Digest. Senate
bill No. 9S making appropriations for the Ar.
kansas Industrial University. The tot al sum
proposed to be appropriated Is e58 400. Senate
Robinson. Senate bill No. eos to furnish Fed.
eral Judges In the state with Supreme Court
reports and acts OF the general assembly. Sen.
ate bill No goo, to TX the weight Of onions at 80
pounds to the bushel and apples at AZ
Senate bill No. 1888. changing the time Of hold.
Ing courts In Ouachita and Calhoun counties
passed unanimously.
resolutions and petitions Mr.. Rodgers OF Ben
ton, called up house bill No. 1875, to iix the emo.
uments and salaries OF the officers OF Benton
%Se bs we're af ~ nsu
fmous consent; House bill No. Y3l, TO prevent
pool selling and book making upon horse races
and prize fights, House bill No. .32 to amend
section 8 OF an act entitled an act to regulate
the sale Of the sixteenth sections OF land
House bill No. 233, to protect keepers OF board
ing houses and keepers OF boarders. House bill
No, 54, to regulate the practice in certain cases
OF tnterplea In replevin and attachments
After the expiration Of the morning hour the
house resolved itself into committee OF the
whole for the consideration OF the penitentiary
bill.
session all of the forenoon, the discussion OF
the various amendments offered taking q wide
range. AT noon the committee arose, reported
progress and asked leave to sly again at p. m.
OF the whole on the penitentiary bill. After
the argument OF many amendments and the
adoption OF most Of them the committee arose
and reported the bill favoraby to the house.
All OF the committee amendments were read
twice and adopted by the house. Several addi-
tional amendments were then offered and
adopted and on motion the bill was made .
special order for next Thursday.
LITTLE Rock, Feb. 1s-Senate bill No. 50,
for an act supplementary and amendatory of an
unfinished business In the senate yesterday,
by vote OF to II.
House bill No. IL, for an act supplementary
tabhsh the county OF Garland. was taken up
and amended materially and on motion inded.
nfiely postponed. House bill No. 14o. to hx the
lees and salaries Of Sebastion county officers
passed BY vote OF "a TO g.
House bill No. ~. amending IN act establish
Ing two judicial districts IN Franklin county,
passed unanimously.
House bill No. 49, 10 amend sections 243i and
and gi35 aud 10 repeal section 2436. passed;
ayes ~; nays, :.
House bill No. 4. to regulate the publications
OF the supreme courts, was passed without OPP
position.
House bill No. 2.. IN act to revive and extend
the charters OF certain railroads, was taken up,
the vote ordering the same to its third reading
WAS reoonsidcred and the bill referred to the
Judiciary committee.
House bill No. a. to compel railroads to stop
one train each way each day and to carry pas
sengers on their local freights being put upon
ing with considerable opposition, but was final
ly passed By vote OF 10 to Il?
House bill No. 3d. 10 amend the digest SO as
TO give pupils III the Deaf Mute Institute ten
Arc an hono Hr,a vii tnef aa Ant
unanimously.
House bill No. So, to regulate actions against
insurance companies was read the third time
and passed.
House joint resolution No s. proposing an
amendment to the constitution, permitting
levyinR courts TO levy Q mill tax additional to
the present mills, to be used us un internal
Improvement fund.- passed BY the decisive vote
Senate bill No. $50. TO create the Linwood and
Auburn leyee district, coming up as special
order, passed. Yeas. "a; nays, 8.
At two o'clock the house and senate met In
Joint session TO receive the special message OF
the Governor relative TO the management OF
the state institutions and the financial condi
tion Of the state generally.
In the House a number Of petitions were pre-.
sentcd urging an appropriation tor the Worlds
Fair and one protesting against such appropr.
alton.
ing the sale OF or giving away OF intoxicants
within miles of the Arkansas Industrial Uni
versity was introduced by unanimous consent.
The house then took up senate bill No. A.
to prevent unjust preference OF creditors, the
bill being upon its final passage.
After lengthy argument the bill was defeated
by vote OF 50 to 10, SO the old law Of prefer
ence remains intact.
Senate bill No. 1872, to establish two judicial
districts In Sharp county. was taken up, made
the special order for Tuesday morning. and the
house adjourned
LITTLE ROCK, Feb. 20.-The following bills
were introduced in the senate Saturday: Sen.
ate bill No. I'll, to prevent bastardy between
the white and African races. II imposes o fine
Of not less than 300 nor more than II 900 on the
father of such bastard md twelve months I'm
Senate bill No. 2ls to prohibit the sale or
giving away OF tntoxicants within five miles Of
St. Joe school house In Searcy county.
Senate bill No. 3t3. TO establish two judicial
districts in Madison county. Senate bill No.
2l<, TO describe the general powers and uuthOri
ties Of corporations. Senate bill No. 2i5, to in
demnify surities on bond for necessary arms
and accoutrements for the Industrial Universe
~ obtained from the United States. Senate
bill No. ZIG, to regulate the enforcement OF
liens by sub-contractors.
Senate bill No. 1893 to give the United States
exclusive jurisdiction over the army post in
Pulaski county, was passed unanimously.
At lao the senate went into executive ses-
sion to confirm appointments OF the Governor.
w. y. Hicks was confirmed as o member OF
of the board OF trustees Of the Deaf Mute
The appOintees. to be trustees OF the Soldiers
Home, John G. Fletcher, James Mitchell, j. w.
House, H: y. Artmistead and c V. Mills were
confirmed and at 1888 the senate adjourned
until Monday morning.
In the house after the disposition OF the usual
morning business house bill No. Is, to prevent
the removal Of mortgaged property, being the
special order, was taken up
After considerable argument over special
provisions Of the bill, on motion the vote by
which y was ordered 10 its third reading was
reconsidered for the purpose Of amendment
Various amendments were offered. most Of
which were rejected and the bill again read the