The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-16

 the report to the committee The motior carried.
 Senate bill No. l45, by Senator Hawkins to amend section l of an act to amend sections 5917 and 5949 of Mansf4ld' 6 Digest, read third time and passed yeas 19; nays, IL.
 Senate bill No. 2l6, to enforce the liens of subcontractors, etc, read third time. Senator Hamby objected to the bill he said it knocked out the original contractor altogether.
 Senator adams defended the bill
 On motion of Senator Smith the senate took a recess to 2:30 this afternoon.
 HOUSE.
 The house was called to order at S:30 a. m, 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.
 Judge Hutton was granted leave of ab sence on account of sickness.
 Mr. Sellers, chairman of the committee on judiciary, submitted senate bill No. 133 | lyt I, senate bill 125 favorably with amen | ments, which were read the second time, senate bill No. 161 favorably with amend ments, which were read second time.
 MT. Brdewell, chairman of the commit tee on ways and means, reported house bill No. ll2 favorably, house bill No. 3ll adversely.
 Mir. Russell submitted the following re- port:
 MR. SPEAKER Your committee on en- grossed bills beg leave to report that they have examined house bill No. l65, bill for an act repeating all laws or acts inter fering with the raising or growing or sale of native agricultural products, such as grapes, berries. and wine thereof, in the state of Arkansas, and find the same cor rectly engrossed
 RUSSELL, Chairman. Mir. Russell called up his motion to re- consider the vote by which the house passed resolution requiring the journal clerk to read the roll call
 The motion to reconsider prevailed. The original resolution was lost.
 Mir. Sellers offered the following resolu- ton:
 Resolved by the house, That the speaker and clerks issue a certificate to Ransom Gulley for $l9 80 and to Lawrence Russell for $l9, their actual expenses as members of this house on the joint committee to visit the Arkansas Industrial University, to be paid out of the appropriation for the per diem and contingent expenses of the present general assembly.-J. F. Seller The resolution was adopted
 The sergeant at arms announced mes sage from the senate, whereupon John W. Howell, Esq, secretary of the senats, ap- peared in the bar of the house.
 LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Mirch B. MR. SPEAKER Il am instructed by the senate to inform your honorable body of the passage of senate bill No. I'll, entitled bill for an act entitled an act for the as. sesement and collection of omitted taxable property, and for the employment of per sons to discover the same; also senate bill No. 132, substitute for senate bill No 9l, a bill for an at to be entitled an act to provide for the payment of certain certii- cates of indebtedness issued by the auditor of the state, and herewith respectfully transmit the same for your favorable con sideration. JOHN w. HOWELL Secretary. Mir. Roberts, of Pulaski, called up the motion 10 reconsider the vote, by which the resolution by Mir. Lewis, diseontinuing postage and papers, was discontinued. The motion to reconsider prevailed. Mir. Kitchens offered the following amendment, "to the resolution amend by striking out newspapers" The amend ment was rejected.
 Mir. Kie Oldham, the governors clerk, appeared within the bar of the house and read the following:
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
 LITTLE ROCK, ARK March 8 To the Speaker of the House of Representa- tves:
 MR. SpEAKER-I have approved and for revising and digesting the statute laws of the state of Arkansas.
 w. M. FIsHBAcK, Governor. The question recurring upon MT. Lewis resolution, it was lost.
 Mir. Judkins in the chair.
 Mir. Sellers called up honse bill No. PA, which was read the second time, and, un- der suspension of the rules, house bill No. 224 was read the third time.
 Mir McGhee moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was ordered to third reading, upon which Mir. Emmerson moved the previous question. Sustained and the main question ordered put.
 Mir Sellers called for the ayes and noes on the motion to reconsider, which was sustained, and the clerk called the roll, when the following voted in the affirmative, 3l; in the negative, A. So the motion to reconsider was lost. Thos. H. Flippin, Esq, the governor g private secretary, appeared within the bar of the house and read the following:
 EXECUTIVE OPPIcR,
 LITTLE ROCK, March Q. To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: MR. SpEAKER-I have approved and signed house concurrent resolution No. IT, extending the session of the general assem- ply until and including the Sth day of April, 1893.
 W. Nj. FIsHBAcK, Governor. The question recurring upon the passage of house bill No. 224 an act to amend sec tion 3233 of Mansfelds s Digest, was read the third time and put upon it's final passage, the question being shall the bill pass, the clerk called the roll when the following voted in the affirmative, 54 in the mega tive 27 So the bill passed.
 Mir Sellers was earnest in his argument for the passage of house bill No. 224. Mr McGhee was against the bill
 Several others spoke on the proposed amendments.
 The amendment as offered by the joint committee on conference to house bill No. l50, as follows, strike out s2500 and $500 and insert in lieu thereof $2l00.
 The amendment was read the first time and under suspension of the rules read the second time and adopted.
 The amendment was made special or der for tomorrow Immediately reading the journal
 Special order, house bill No. 1855, bil for an act to provide for the health and safety of persons employed in mines, and providing for the inspection of the same, wks read third time.
 Pending discussion the house took re- cess till pm
 Thursday Afternoon, March 9.