The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-16

Senate bill No. zo4, vy
 to re-establish the school district lines oi Clay county, read third time and passed unanimously.
 Senate bill No. 266, by Senator Wilson to amend an act to protect employees ant laboTers against railroad corporations, ap proved March 19 1887, read third time. Senator Wilson explained the bi1 and it passed without 8 single dissentiut vote.
 Bv permission Senator Mehaffy fol committee on engrossed bills, reported senate bill No. Al correctly engrossed.
 Private Secretary Flippin appeared within the bar and read the following message from the governor
 MR. PREsIDENT-I have approved and signed senate bill No. 115 to create the Seventeenth judicial circuit and to change the boundaries of the First and Sixth ju- dicial circuits and fixing the time for hold ing courts therein.
 w. M FIsHBAcK, Governor. Senator Allen by consent reported senate bills Nos. 12l, 18S and 235 correctly en- rolled.
 Senate bill No. 2i1 read third time and made special order for Thursday. This bill is to aid the conduct and management of the penitentiary.
 An amendment to senate bill No. l65, by Senator Oyler, passed by the house, was read and concurred in by the senate. 1 bill No. 2S2, by Senator liar town of Conway from impounding stock. | ,a baf {,xfa for hs1l IA O0e inn | pounding stock.
 Senator Russ spoke for the bill. Senator Galloway in grave, sober man. ner, arose and read very witty and ele- l gantly written article upon the substitute and original bill, and clo ell by saying he could not support them, at the close of | which all the senators applauded him. l After Senator Galloway had finished Sen | ator Russ arose and made a motion that Senator Galloway be allowed to read his l speech again. This created big laugh. The bill passed-yeas, 13; nays, II. Senator Smith withdrew senate bill No. 233, for the better government of cities of | the first class.
 Bill No. 222, by Senator Smith, to in- | corporate state normal school and for 1 other purposes, read third time. Senator Smith discussed the good there would result in the passage of this bill. The bill failed to pass, | ayes, II; nays, IA.
 Senate bill No. 196, by Senator Scott. to | provide for the holding of the probate courts of the several counties of the state, read third time and passed, ayes, 16; nays, 9.
 | Senate bill No. 27l, to prohibit adultery, was withdrawn by Senator Scott. | Chief Clerk Halliburton came within the bar and read message from the house, stating that that body had passed house bill No. 160 to amend chapter 149 | of Mansfeld's Digest. | At II 55 the senate took recess till ? o'clock.
 The house was called to order at 9 ann, | Speaker Humphrey in the chair. The clerk called the roll. A quorum | present.
 The manuscript journal of Saturday was read and approved and signed by the speaker and attested by the clerk.
 Mir. Carroll was granted a short leave of absence.
 | Mir. Colquitt was granted indefinite leave of absence on account of sickness. Mir. Wells was granted indefinite leave of | absence on account of sickness in his | family.
 Mir. Rodgers, of Benton, was granted in definite leave of absence on account of sick | ness.
 Mir. Peevy presented house petition No. III from citizens of St. Francis county, asking an extension of taxes. Referred to the committee on agriculture. By unanimous consent Mir Bridewell, for the committee on ways and means, pre- scented house bill No BPS, an act making | appropriations for the expense of the legis- lative, executive and judicial departments of the state government, read first time and 300 copies ordered printed. Mir. McGhee in the chair.
 The sergeant. t-arms announced two messages from the senate, wLereupon John w. Howell, Esq secretary of the senate | appeared within the bar of the house and read the following: | LITTLE Rocx, ARK, March H. MR. SPEAKER-I am instructed by the senate to inform your honorable body of the passage of serate bill No. 264, entitled bill for an act to be entitled an act pro- viding for furnishing field notes of land surveys to certain counties in this state, and herewith respectfully transmit the | eohio AVt JOut CouHiucfAllO0. JOHN w. HOWELL, Secretary. | Mir. Humphrey moved that house bill No. 240 with the accompanying amend ments, together with bill prepared by Mir. Bailey, be referred to special com mittee.
 | The motion prevailed, and the speaker appointed on said special committee Messrs. Kitchens, Hunt, Hancock, Broad max and Hayes.
 Mir. McCollum called up Mir. Mitchells 8 motion to reconsider the vote by which Mfr. Emmerson amendment to house bill No 222 was adopted, upon which Mir. Jones, of Pulaski, moved the previous question, which was agreed to and Mir. Emmerson called for the ayes and noes on the motion to reconsider, which was sustained. The clerk called the roll, when the following voted in the affirmative: House bill No. I'll was, on motion of Mir. Harrison, ordered engrossed.
 Special order house bill No. 160, by Hon l.. J. Collins, bill for an act titled an act to amend chapter l49 of Mansfield g Digest, and for other purposes. read third time and put Cn Its fAal passage. The bill creates the office of game warden in each county and taxes nonresident hunt CTS $l00.
 Ths question being shall the bill pass, ] the clerk called the roll when inc follow