The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-16
rwENrY-nInTa SESSION.
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motion prevailed and the senate dic adjourn.
 HOUSE.
 The house was called to order at am. Speaker Humphrey in the chair.
 The clerk called the roll.
 A quorum present.
 Prayer by the chaplain
 The manuscript journal of yesterday wsa read and approved and signed by the speak CT and attested by the clerk.
 Leave of absence was granted Mir. Over man on account of sickness.
 Mir. Sessions was excused until Tues day.
 Mir. Crump was granted leave of absenc for to-day.
 The sergeant t-at-arms announced mes sage from the senate, whereupon John w Howell appeared and read the following:
 The following was received from the sen ate:
 LITTLE RocK, ARK, March g
 MR SPEAKER T am instructed by tn senate to inform your honorable body o the passage of senate bill No l69, entitle ' an act to prescribe the mode of payment os all obligations of debt to be paid in money also senate bill No. 145, bill for an act t amend section l of an act entitled an ac to amend section 5949 of Mansfield's D gest, approved March 6, 1889; also senat i bill No. 230, bill for an act to make api propriations for the support and maintes nance of the branch normal college Of the | Arkansas Industrial University; also seni ate bill No. PIT, bill for an act enl titled an act to amend section 3276 o ! Mansfeld's Digest and to regulate per dien. 1 of election officers; also senate bill No. v a bill for an act entitled an act to make al | state officers make quarterly reports; alsq senate bill No. 260, bill for an acl entitled an act to amend section 4425 and repeal sections 4439. 4442 and 4443 oi Mansfelds Digest, and herewith respect | fully transmit the same for your favorable 1 consideration.
 JOHN W. HOWELL, Secretary
 Mir. Adams submitted the following rea port:
 MR. SPEAKER-Your committee on eDl rolled bills beg leave to report that they have delivered house bills Nos.225 and l24 also house joint resolution No. 5, to thi governor for his signature on the 10th os | March 1893, at 9:30 am. R. k. ADAMS, Chairman. Mir. Hayes offered the following resolu l tion:
 l Whereas, The institution known as tht l geological survey of the state of Arkansas has been abolished by action of the genera assembly; and,
 Whereas, It is reported tbat valuable property in the form of cabinet of miner als, chemical apparatus and implements, wa in charge of the late state geologist, Bran ner; and,
 Whereas, It is further reported tha said Branner has been drawing his salary ever since he left the state; therefore be it
 Resolved by this house, That a commit tee of three be appointed by the chair t' investigate these things and rel ort at ai early day as possible to this house.--T | W. Hayes, Nevada county. Referred to the committee on mines ant mining.
 l Mir Flucks presented house petition 1T l favor of tbe bill encouraging the produc tion of native wine. l Mr. Kimbell, chairman of the committed on railroads, reported house bill No. BIO with substitute.
 The substitute bill by the committee or railroads being house bill No. 326, an ac' to provide for the regulation of freight I tariff and tariff of express companies ir this state to prevent unjust discrimination, etc, was read the first and second times. | Mir. Norwood offered the following reso- | lution:
 Whereas, There is a general complaint among the memters that their constituent f are not receiving their papers; be it | Resolved, That committee of three be | appointed by the speaker to investigate and find out the cause why the papers are not being received by those 10 whom they ale ordere sent.-H. l.. Norwood. Mir Emmerson offered the following amendment: Provided that it shall be done at no expense to the state.
 The amendment was adopted and the resolution rejected.
 | Mir. Colquitt offered the following: Resolved by the house, That the speaker and clerks issue to Col. J. l.. Cravens, sec retary and treasurer for board of trustees oi the A. I. U., a certificate for $29 50 to be l paid out of the contingent fund of this house, this being the amount of expenses in | cured in coming to and returning from | this city in obedience to the request of the | committed. e.--Colquitt, chairman on part oi house.
 | Referred to ways and means committee, l Mir. Russell made the following resolu- l ton:
 l MR. SPEAKER Your committee on en. | grossed bills beg leave to report that | they have examined ho Ise bill 100, a bill 1 for an act to be entitled an act to define | the qualifications of physicians and sur. geons practieing in the state of Arkansas, ! and find the same correctly engrossed. RUSSELL, Chairman. | Mir. Brawley, chairman of the committed on militia, submitted the following re- 1 port: House bill No. 24l do pass. | Mir. Hooper, chairman of the committed l on elections, submitted the following re. | port:
 | MR SPEAKER-Your committee on cleo ] tions, to whom was referred house | bill 240, entitled an act to provide poll tax receipt, have had the same under careful consideration and | herewith return the same with the follow | ing amendments:
 l. In section l, line II, strike out the words ''to said collector" (Fifth line of l the printed bill
 2 Add 10 the end of section as fol- lows: "It is hereby made ths duty of the l county clerk to forthwith return to the auditor all such unused blanks so certified to him by the collector and any failure to return said blanks to the auditor for ten | days after the same have been delivered to the clerk, shall be deemed a felony and punished by confinement in the peniten- tiary for not less than six months and not more than two years"
 3. Amend section 5, line 7, after the word "fact" insert "before such clerk or any other officer authorized to administer oaths." (Section 5, line 3 of the printed bill.)
 4. At the end of section add "and provided further that no person shall be allowed 10 vote upon evidence of the pay ment of his poll tax, other than that furnished by the receipt or the certificate hereinafter provided for. unless the name