The Monticellonian., 1895-04-19
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE. Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
SENATE

LITTLE ROCK, April l0-The senate met on tlme yesterday morning. and after the reports Of several committees were disposed of house Oil No l0l, to pay Thomas M. Duncan for ser vices in overdue tax suits was called up and the senate reeeded from it's amendment to in cute Inc claim Of J. IL Basham for similar services
 Special order, house bill No. 4s3 appropri ations for tho repnir Of the lunatie asylum etc, passed-ayes 2L
 Senate bill No. 2s6 to provide for the sup port and maintenance or Pino Bun normal passed-ayes A
 The senate went into executive session con hrmed all Of Gov. ClarKe's appon ntments, and passed n resolution authorizing the senate of ccrS and enrolling committee to remain over a1ter adjournment for the purpose of complet- ing the erical work Of that body.
 House bill No 302. 10 allow sherifs Fl per law, pas ed-ayes 2S
 House bull No. IF, to provide for deuble decked ears for shipping hogs sheep. etc, passed-ayes h. noes H.
 A vote of thanks was tenaerel the children of the deaf mute institute for q basket of flow CTS and good wishes presented by them to the senate.
 Recess until D. m.
 Al the afternoon session the senate voted to reconsider Inc vote bF which house bill No. 539 To prevent railroads from over. charging Tor hau!lng cotton seed meats was defeated House btlt No 29j, auth ftztng the governor to compromise claims of attorneys and agents against the state, pas5ed--ayes 29 noes 0.
 House bd No @5i, To include Arsenta in the Little Rock school dis ritt. after scussion, was defeated ayes IT, noes II.
 House bE No 3i9, to allow school commits sioners to invest school funds, passed-ayes 22, noes
 House bill No 33i to validate contracts with foreign corporations in certain cases passed Hlusa bill No. 3i5 to appoint state reye. nue agent defeatcd-lG to 10
 House hi3 No 33T, to exemptkeepers of grist mills f3r oil from service oh the Jury and mil itary duty, passsd-aycs 70 noesG.
 House bill No. r, respecting garnishments, and permitting such ta be made when suit Is brought passed-syes lQ noes '
 House btil No. 1)j giving the county judge authority t9 declare d person pauper in Yaca- tion, passed without opposition.
 Adjourned until Wednesday morning
 HOUSE.
 The aunoune mcnt tbat the special inyesti. gati0u committee would make it's report served to nl the lefies and lobby with spectators long before tae opening ef the house yesterday morning and they waited patiently far into the morning session.
 The eXeaafelerate pension bill was first taken up and passed ayes 7s, noes 1.
 Then eame special order, house bill No. 232 10 pay in state lands the claim Of ]. II. Ba. sham, Of Benton county, for fees as attorney in back tax easas, passed-ayes s. noes 20.
 Senate bill No. l96 to allow certain counties to rcunf their bonded debts, passed-ayes 1T, noes 36
 Senate bill No. ls6, fixing the employees Of the assembly and their sa5aries was passed as amended by Inc housc-ayes 70 noes 5
 Senate htFl No 203 requiring improvement district officers to report to the city clerks. was passed without debate.
 Senate bill No 25l, for the protection of heirs and adlainistrators from fraudulent Grauturs, passed
 At this | iHt Mir Robinson arose and asked to be al #ea to present the report of the special investigation committee, and in an in- stunt the house was as quiet graveyard The reHart read ty the clerk. Tie re- port of the majority states that the e mmittee has thoroughly investigated the matter ot the charge of AllBery, that they have prObed every avenue of information and result of their deliberations they recommend that the charres against Mir Cox nc referred to the prosecuting attorney with directions to place them before the grand jury for action
 They take great pleasure in stating in re gard 10 the charges of bribery against the members, that their invcs. .igation has resulted ill thorough vindieatfea If them. and that the committee finds no proof that any member has been lutluaL ced by corrupt means to sup port or oppose any measure considered or brought before the house. The committee recommended that lo0o copies be printed This repart was signed hy Mcssrs. Joe T. Rob inson, T. w. BruaduaX H. E. Walker, NJ J. Manning and IL C, DInaysnt
 MT. south sent up an appendix to the report wh cA was signed by himself and Mir Rogers The sI2nefs fully concur in the report. but they feel that inasmueh as they were the most GSithuN tItltl tIltS tl tue ialtIOHQ GOIHiltSSl0n Dill 1t wodtd b. hardly appropriate in them to sign the very generous report of cxoneration made by the majority of tine committee all of whom Wers EealOus supporters of the cammis sion bill NJ south also stated that they did not wish to He understood IS differing from the majority of the committee in any respect. The testimuny Is very Yuiuminous, Cousistion ot something over 100 pages of tyrewritten matter and includes the full text Of the testI- mouv by all who are said to have hal anything to do With the allegcl attempt at bribery, or who knew anything Of it.
 The report was adopted and l,0J0 copies or dcrel printed.
 Senate bill No. 255 to impose license on soclal clubs where liquor Is sold, after hot discussion, passed--ayes 10. noes B.
 A communication from the pupils Of the blind school. accompanying a basket of ViOlets plucked by the children and sent 10 the mem bers was read and ordered spread upon the journal.
 Recess until p. m.
 After recess senate bill No. 1l9 subiecttng insurance companies To the insurance laws through acting agents, passe1-aye3 46 noes D. Senate bill No. l34, To authorize corporations to condemn property for water works, etc, passed-ayes S. noes O.
 senate bill No. IS. to add algebra, natural philosophy and civil government 10 studies re- Quircd Of nrst-clas3 teachers, after a warm discussion. WAS defeated--ayes 3l, noes I6
 Senate bill No. l97 to give sherllis E per day for attendance on grand iuri,s and & for at tendance at courts of record, passed-ayes 54 noes %
 The vote by which house bill No, 8 the soda water bill, failed to pass was reconsidered and the bill passed-ayeS 52, noes B.
 Senate bill No. TO regulating costs in jus tices courts, etc, passed-ayes 45, noes 2a
 Senate bill No. 2l5, appropriating Ss0o0 for repairs to the state house. came next and pro voSed quite discussion, ending in the igno- minjOus defeat of the measure vote to in- definitely postpone by vote of 6i ayes to lo nays.
 Senate bill No. 296 the militia bill, was in, definitely postponed
 Senate bill No. 25O relating to the St. Fran. cis levee district was indefinitely postponed. large number of senate bills were read the first and second times.
 Senate bill No. 2lS to amend section 5075 Of the digest passed-ayes 36 noes S2.
 MT Monroe of Pulaski, gave Gov. Clarke parting shot by the introduction of the follow ing resolution:
 Be 1t resolved by the house of representa- tves, That the conduct Of James r Clarke, governor of the state of Arkansas, in making atiVe W. k Jones is hereby criticised and con demued.
 This resolution created quite little stir and for moment the air as full Of motions to adjourn, to lay on the table etc
 MT Jon finally got the floor and asked that the resolution be tabled which done by a vote of 40 ayes to II nays many Of the mem- bers declining to vote.
 Adjourned until Wednesday morning.
 SENATE
 LITTLE ROCK, April tL-Prcstdent Witt called the senate to order yesterday morning for the last time, and without any prelimina ries business was dispatched with a rush, all seeming anxious to reach the final end.
 House bill No 36 to allow butchers and ba- kers to keep open on Sundays, came up first and was promptly defeated
 Senate bill No lS6, to fix the pay of the ofi- cers and employees of the general assembly, passed-ayes g, noes 8.
 On motion the senate then proceeded to the