The Russellville Democrat., 1893-01-26

Bp Hr Rogers Of graiehead. House bill No st to repeal the act prohibiting the sab ot pubic sehool building at Joneshoro Read first and second times and referred 10 the judiciary committee,
 By Mr Rodgers. of Jefferson. House bill No S2, bo amend section aAA8 of Mansfield g Digest. Read first and second times and referred to committee on agriculture. The bin rnakes t 2 misdemeanor for person to abandon his crop without paying accounts dne his landlord .
 by MT hnsseils ssazssss 5lif Fso. ", 70 regu. late the @ssscf1es=z tne atate of Arkansas Read 4.Sss a1ad second times and referred t0 the com mittee on elections.
 By Mir Sellers: House oiH No a., to amend the law h relation to the fees of the prosecuting attorney, Read first and second times and re- ferred to the judiciary committee
 By mr Smith: House bill No. 85, for the organization of an agricultural board and for the advancement of agricultural interests. Read first and second times and referred So the com mittee on agriculture,
 The house adjourned until o'clock to-mor- TOW morning.
 Thursday nEerRing, Jannary 10.
 SENATE.
 Thia body waa called to order promptly this morning q 9;30
 Senators G. W. Bell, Galloway, Hill and and Weaver were the only members noted absent in the roll call. Prayer was rendered by the chaplain, aud the proceedings of yesterday were read by the journal clerk and approved by the president
 l Unfinished business was now called, but none was on hand. Senator Witt introduced the following resolution.
 Resolved, That joint committee, con slsting of the committee on public chari- ties of the senate, be and the same is here by created joint committee on the part of | 4n I,eAsr A ' anime all accounts, claims and demands heretofore allowed by the board of trustees 1 of the charitable and educational institu- tions of the state. Adopted. ] Senate joint resolution, introduced by Senator Scott, as follows;
 That the following article shall be pro- posed as an amendment to the constitution of the state of Arkansas, which, when agreed to by majority of all the members elected to each house and adopted by ma jority of the electors of the state voting at the next general election for senators and representatives, shall become part of the said constitution, namely; The office of county assessor is hereby abolished. That hereafter the justice of the peace in each township in this state receiving the highest number of votes at the general election for state and county offices shall be the assessor for such town ship respectively, and all property in this state subject to taxation shall be assessed by said justices at such time and in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. Adopted
 Senator Adams submitted the following resolution;
 That a joint committee of five on the part of the senate and seven on the part of the house be appointed an auxiliary committee to the public roads committees of the two houses to meet, confer and advise upon sush road legislation as may be deemed necessary or may come before the general assembly. Adopted
 A petition from the bar association of Garland county, was submitted by Senator Witt, recommending the establishment of g chancery district including Garland county. Read and placed with a bill to same effect now before the committee on circuit and inferior courts.
 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
 Bill No. 60, by Senator G. w. Bell, en- titled an act to regulate the elections in the state of Arkansas. Read and placed on calendar.
 Bill No 6l, by Senator oyler, for aa act to amend Sec. 5720 of Mansheld's Digest. Read twice and referred to committee on circuit and inferior courts.
 Bill No 62, by Senator Lucas, for a ] act to amend an act approved April Is, 1891, read twice and referred to committee on agriculture
 Bill No. 63, by Senator Weaver, for an act to amend Sec. 1879 of Mansheld's Di- gest. Read and placed on calendar.
 Bill No. GA, by Senator Galloway, for an act to amend Sec. 6l67 of Mansfield's 8 Di- gest. Read twice and referred to commit tee on education.
 Bill No. 65, by Senator Gaughan, for an act to make valid certain deeds of convey ance of married women, and to require chaneery courts to enforce deeds of mar ried women wherein certain mistakes are made, and for other purposes. Read second time and referred to committee on judi ciary.
 Bill No 66, by Senator Lddell, for an act to amend section 4425, and repeal sec tions 4439, HAP and 4443 of Mansfield's Digest of the statutes of the state of Ar kansas. Read twice and referred to com mittee on judiciary.
 By motion of Senator Word 200 copies were ordered printed.
 Bill No. 67, by Senator Harkey, for an act to amend section 576l of MansfeId's Digest. Read and placed on calendar
 Bill No 6S, by Senator Amis, for an act to amend Sec 3935 of Mansfeld's Di- gest, read. By permission read second time and referred to committee on ju dietary.
 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
 Senator Witt, chairman of committee on public charities, reported sennate bill No 2l do pass.
 Senator Allen, chairman of the commit. tee on engrossed bills, had examined and compared senate concurrent resolutions No. 6 and ', and found them correctly enrolled, signed by the speaker of the house of rep resentatives and the president of the sen ate, and delivered to the governor for his approval on the 18th day of January, 1893.
 Senator Harkey, chairman of committee on finance, reported that that committee had examined senate bill No. 36, and recommend that said bill, with the following amend ment: Amend section one by striking out all of last line of said section after the word 'the,n immediately preceding the word contingent, and insert instead of the words so struck out the following: the
  pass.
 BILLS ON SECOND READING.
 Senate bill No. 2S read second time and referred to committee on railroads.
 By motion of Senator Witt, with consent of the body, the senate resolution adopted this morning, providing for committee from both houses to investigate charitable institutions, was reconsidered and made concurrent resolution.
 Bill No. 30, by Senator Smith, was called up and amendment read and adopted. Bill ordered engrossed.
 Amendment to bill No. 40 read. By permission read second time. Amendment adopted Bill ordered engrossed
 Substitute to bill No. 46 was adopted.
 Amendment to bill No. 36 was adopted, and bill ordered engrossed.
 By motion of Senator Adams 300 copies