The Russellville Democrat., 1893-02-23
AN orEx pooR ro FRAup.


 AN OPEN DOOR To FRAUD.
 The state debt board was called together few days since to order the printing or lithographing of $500, 900 of evidence of debt, to be exchanged by the treasurer for bonds under the act approved Aprilg, 1891, and we discovered very wide door Tor fraud in section II of the act
 These blank evidences of debt are all turned over to the treasurer with no cheek whatever upon a dishonest man. These certificates when printed should be deliv- cred to. the auditor and by him connter- signed and turned over to the treasurer and charged to him under the orders of the board.
 As the law now stands it would be very easy for the treasurer to have thousands of dollars issued and put upon the market without detection. Very respectfully,
 w. Nj. FfsHBAcK, Governor.
 After the joint session of the general assembly had dissolved the preference bill was taken up.
 Mr. Owens was called to the chair.
 MT. Hutton discussed the bill at length, presenting many forceful arguments against its passage.
 1 Mir. Bradley spoke in favor of the bill. l Speaker Humphrey obtained leave of ab- 1 senee until Monday and Hon. H. N. Hut ! ton was elected speaker pro tem. 1 Mir. McGhee opposed the bill. ! The roll was called and the bill was de- | feated, the vote being as follows: Ayes -Mossrs. Black, Blackshare, Booth, Bradley, Bridewell, Brodnax, Brown, of Prairie, Carr, Churchill, Colquitt, Eagle, | Emmerson, Galloway, Hammock, Harrison, Haynes, Jones, of Pulaski, Kirby, Kitch ems, Leatherwood, Lewis, Lindsey, Luck, McCollum. Mckay, Miller, overman, Pate, Richardson, Roberts, of Crawford, Roberts, of Madison, Rodgers, of Benton, Rodgers, of Jefferson, Thornton and Wells 35. Noes Messrs. Adams, Bailey, Baird, Baldridge, Barry Brawley, Brown, of Logan, Buchanan, Carroll, Collins, Crump, Edwards, Ferguson, of Sharp, Ferguson, of Woodruff Gulley, Harris, Hilyer, Hunt, I Jones', of Monroe, Judkins, Kimbell London, McAllister, McCauiey, McGhee, | McMulIen, Mitchell, Neill, Norwood, Owens, Park, Perry, Pipnix, Pope, Roberts, of Pulaski, Robertson, Rogers, of Craighead, Russell, Sellers, Sessions, South, Williams, Williamson. Witt and Wright 46
 MT. Berry, who would have voted no, was paired with Mr. Bledsoe, who would have voted aye.
 l Mr. Stewart, who would have voted aye, was paired with Mir. Davis, who would .-s---es voted no.
 Mr. Flucks, who would have voted aye, was paired with Mr. Hawkins, who would have voted no.
 MT. Foster, who would have voted aye, was paired with Mr. Humphrey, who would have voted no.
 Mir. Smith, who would have voted aye, was paired with Mr. Gates, who would have voted no.
 On motion of Mr Mitchell, the vote by which the bill passed was reconsidered and the vote laid upon the table By unanimous consent, Mir. Sharp called up senate bill No, 182, to establish two ju- dicial districts in Sharp county, was taken up, read the first and second times, and made the special order for Tuesday 1 morning
 The house then adjourned.
 Saturday Morning, February IS.
 SENATE. The president brought the senate to order this morning at 9:30.
 The secretary called the roll and an nounced quorum present.
 The chaplain offered tender and touch ing little prayer, and the proceedings of yesterdays session were read by the journal clerk and approved by the president
 REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
 Senator Wilson, for judiciary, sent up the following;
 Report on senate bill No 73, to incor- | porate three state normal schools, and for other purposes, and recommend that it do not pass; report on senate bill No. 76, and recommend that it do pass with the amend ment attached; report on house bill No | 78, and recommend that it do pass; | report on senste bill No. 99, and return without recommendation; !; report on senate bill No. 135, and recommend that it do pass; report on sem ate bill No. 136, to regulate the cost of l certificates and deeds of lands sold at de- l linquent tax sales, and recommend that 1t I do pass report on senate bill No. Al, to l require convicts to labor on public roads, | etc, and recommend that the amendments be adopted and return the bill without l recommendation report on senate bill No. l l53, to establish state Dormal school fund and for other purposes, and recommend that it do not pass report on senate bill l No 190, for the calling in of warrants and other outstanding indebtedness of cities
  pass with amendments attached; report on senate bill No. l9s, granting the consent of the state of Arkansas to the purchase of | the United States of land in Pulaski county l for a military post ceding jurisdiction l over and exemptng the same from taxa ton, and recommend that it do pass. Committee on finance report on house 1 bill No. 204, and ask that it do pass with | I kalb Senator Hawkins sent up senate concur rent resolution No. IA, that the senate and house visit the blind school to-day at ? o'clock. Adopted.
 Senator Holmes sent up petition to go l along with senate bill No POP. | Senator Sloan sent up one to go along with senate bill No. l87, By consent, Senator Mehady withdrew
 Senator Hamby was granted leave of ab- By consent Senator Gaughan withdrew senate bill No. 99.
 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
 Bill No. 21l, by Senator G. w. Bell, en- titled an act to prevent bastardy between the white aud African races. Read twice and made a special order for next Thursday immediate ly after the morning hour. Bill No. PIP by Senator Rewine, to pre- vent the sale or giving away of intoxicat- ing liquors within five miles of the St. Joe school house, of St. Joe, Ark; read twice referred to committee on temperance. Senator Redwine sent up a petition to go along with the bill. O. 2. Ludwig, acting clerk, appeared
 bar and read the following:
 EsIDENT-I am instructed by the
 representatives to inform your
 body of the passage of house
 ution No. 4, proposing an amend
 he constitution of the state, and
 respectfully transmit the same
 avo,eble consideration. s5snator Smith was excused for the day. Bin No. 2l3. by Senator Lucas, for an