The Russellville Democrat., 1893-03-23
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

q the pay ment of refunding certificates, fla vorsbly; on house bill No. 2l5, requiring railroads to remove wire feuces from ths limits of incorporated towns favorably as amended; on house bill No 88, to compel the Iron Mountain Railroad Company to erect depot at Higginson, adversely; on senate bill Flo. 2Sl, 10 amend section 2125 of Mansfeld's Digest, favorably on senate bill No. 269 to swear witnesses before grand juries to secrecy, adversely; on sen ate bill 227, to create a railroad comns== sion. iavorably.
 Finance--f OF e e said committee were for and tour against the passage of house bill No. 239, fixing the fees and salaries of county officers of Pope county; on senate bill No. 226 do pass as amended.
 County and County Lines Report fayorably on house bill No. 2l0, to amend section of an act fixing the fees and salaries of county officers of Washington county.
 Elections Report adversely on senate bill No l30, for an act to more rigidly en- force the election law.
 Engrossed Bills Report senate bill No. 203 and senate bill No. 23S correctly en- grossed.
 mperance-Report favorably on senate bill No 26S, to prohibit soliciting sales of liquors in prohibited districts; also favor ably on senate bill No 30l, to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors within three miles of the church house at Palatka, in Clay county; also favorably on house bill No. 182, to prohibit the sale of intoxicat- ing liquors within five miles of the Hart fsrd school house.
 BrJJs ON THIRD READING. Senate bill No. 2l9, regulating the sales of native wines, and for other pur- poses, was read third time and placed on it's final passage.
 Senators Mehaffy, Hamby and Smith spoke for the bill.
 S.nator Amis was against it.
 The bill passed, yeas, 16; nays, 13.
 Senate bill Mo- 13l, by Senator Calla- way, in aid of public roads in this state, and providing for the issuance of bonds by the state in lieu of funds due to the state for public roads and canals, under section 3 of compact between the United States aud the state of Arkansas, approved June 23, 1886, was read third time.
 Senator Galloway explained the bill
 It failed to pass, yeas, g; nays, 20.
 Senator Mehaffy, for committee on en- grossed bills, report senate bill l52 cor rectly engrossed.
 Committee on pnblic printing reported on senate bill No. 303, amendatory to ex isting laws regulating the letting of public printing, favorably as amended; adversely on senate bill No. 102; on house bill NJ. II, to amend an act to regulate public advertising, favorably as amended.
 A messenger from the house came within the bar and announced that that body had passed house bill No. BIS, fixing the salaries of the county officers of Saline county.
 By consent Senator Hawkins withdrew senate bill No 2ls.
 Senate bill No. 287, to provide remedy for the owners of property appropriated for the public use, was read third time and passed.
 Senate bill No. 2S9, to donate 10 the La conia levee board, the Red Fork levee board, the Desha levee board, the Chicot levee board and the Linwood and Auburn levee board all of the state lands within said districts, except the sixteenth section, read third time.
 [Senator Mehaffy in the chair.
 Quite discussion arose over the bill, several senators saying that they would like to understand it before they voted uponit.
 Senator Allen, for committee on enrolled bills, reported senate bills Nos. 204 and 270 correctly enrolled.
 Rack to bill No. 2S9.
 Senator Pettigrew moved that the further consideration of the bill be postponed till Saturday at 10 clock. The motion was adopted, and the senate took recess til ? O clock.
 The house was called to order at 9 am, Speaker Humphrey in the chair.
 The clerk called the roll.
 A quorum rrss"'it.
 Prayer by the chaplain.
 The ms;, C ,'t journal of yesterday was read afl s!l r,ed and signed by the speak CT aa,' irs,ed by the clerk.
 Mir E eisoe was granted indefinite leave of absen @.
 Mir. London was granted leave of ab. sence for the day.
 Mir. Eagle was granted leave of absence for the day.
 The sergeant at arms announced mes sage from the senate, whereupon John W. Howell, Esq, secretary of the senate, ap- peared within the bar of the house and read the following:
 LITTLE RocK, ARK. March l5:
 MR. SPEAKER--I am instructed by the senate to inform your honorable body of the passage of senate bill No. 294 bill for an act to require the lands forfeited to the state for the non-payment of taxes and held by the state for sale to be held for sale to actual settlers, and to prohibit the sale of the same in larger quantities than 320 acres to one person or corporation; also senate bill No. 286, bill for an act to be entitled an C to regulate the election of special jlc es of common pleas courts; also senate bill No. 29l, bill for an act to prohibit the sale or giving away of spirituous, vinous, malt or fermented liquors within three miles of the school house in St. Francis, Clay county, Arkan- sas; also senate bill No. 296, an act to amend section 5668 of Mansfield Digest; also senate bill No. 217, bill for an act to amend section II of an act numbered CXXXlX. and approved April 9, 1891, and entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act amendatory of an act to provide for paying the public debt of tke state of Ar. kansas, which was approved April 5, 1887, approved April 9, 1889; also senate bill No. 96, an act to be entitled an act to pro vide, under certain circumstances, for the payment of monied legacies or other like securities not applied for or paid over un- der last will and testament of deceased persons; also senate bill No. 245, Q bill to be entitled an act to prevent the sale or giving away of any intoxicants within five miles of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at ked6ed, Jefferson county, Arksnsas also senate bill No. 299. bill for an act to be entitled an act to provide for the sale of certain real estate bank lands remaining unsold in the office of commissioner of state lands of this state; also senate bill No. 292, bill for an set to be entitled an act to amend an act to amend section l of an act entitled an act to aid in the preserva- tion of eggs of cei tain birds, and to pro bibit the catching, killing, injuring or chasing of deer, turkeys, quail and prairie chickens during certain seasons, and for