The Forrest City times., 1895-02-08
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
SENATE.

LITTLE ROCK, Feb l-The senate met Promptly at s:3o, President Witt in the chair.
 Commlte reports being the order a mum Der were presented, among which was senate bill No a from the committees on temperance with the recommendation that it do pass. It pro- hibits the sale of whisky within ten miles of Warren school house in Bradley county,
 The bill was taken up, read the third time and passed-ayes. 30; noes, 1.
 Senate bill No. 13, amending the digest (sec Vl0), and authorizing the county court to make contracts for the working of county convicts, being the special order, was taken up. Several amendments were offered discussed and de- feated. The bill was then read the third time and upon call of the roll passed by vote of 23 ayes to nays
 Recess until 2:3o D. m
 The senate reconvened al 30
 Senate bill No. 93 to protect the public levees in Chicot county, was taken up and passed by vote of 3l ayes to nay.
 The bill requires that owners of hogs in the levee district shall put three rings in each hogs nose to prevent them from roofing up and destroying the eyees
 Senate till No &, to provide for the better eniorc ment of the laws and ordinances in cities and towns, was read the third time and made special order for Monday.
 Senate bill No. 5S, 10 regulate the giving of time and passed ayes 32
 Adjourned at 20 p. m.
 HOUSE.
 House met pursuant to adjournment
 In accordance with a resolution calling for ihc dpDo .uJflf'ut oI committee on bOrtlcul- ture, the speaker announced Messrs. Gallaher Brooks, Broadnax and Mathes as such com mittec.
 Various committee reports were received mostly with adverse recommendations Mir. Romines offered a resolution instructing the committee of visitati of the A. I. U. to inquire into boarding house rates for students in Fayetteville and report same before an ap propration be made for that institution. Adopted.
 A resolution offered by Mir Hayes c7ndemn. ing the action of certain alleged uuruly pro- ceedings of last afternoon brought forth a lively deeate. and was roundly denounced as reflection on the members, which resoluti, the house, by a handsome vote, failed to adops
 An effort was m ade to reconsider the vote by which NIT. Crosby's resolution to print all bills containing more than 25o words failed of adop- tion Wednesday. The effort was a failure Under special order house bill No. l92, defln. ing the boundary lines of the St Francis levee district i'll Craighead county, passed-ayes, 62; noes, 0.
 House bill No. 2se, substitute for bill No II, providing for the payment out of the state treasury the sum If s75 per annum to resident blind and indigent ex confederate soldiers and sailors who have families and who are not in mates of the confederate home was taken up and passed-ayes. 79; noes. &
 House bill No. 6s, amending the digest (sec 4SSSl, with the committee's accommodations. that II do not pass, was read the third time The bill provides that in felony cases no cost bllls are allowable to examining courts until jury.
 The remainder of the forenoon session was taken up in the discussion of this bill and pending final action the house took a recess 10 D. m.
 Upon reassembling The house resumed the consideration of bill No. 67. After lengthy discussion the bill was defeated by vote Of r ayes to 73 nays.
 House joint resolution No. ?, asking congress to complete the Nicaragua canal and keep con trol of the same, was taken up and discussed at length At the final roll cail the vote stood: : ayes. 46 nays, g. so it was adopted
 House concurrent resolution No. B. charac- terizing the demonetization of silver as a crime and advocating ratio of l6 to 1, was adopted- ayes 76. noes. F.
 House bill No B. to revise the road laws. was taken up and after some discussion was recommitted.
 House bill No. A, repeating that part of the digest giving prosecuting attorneys the power to appoint deputies passed-ayes, 70: noes IT, After some further discussion on various bills the house Ut 80 adjourned.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, February 2.-The senate met yesterday morning pursuant to adjournment. called up house concurrent resolution No. 5 for the appointment of committee to visit the A. ]. U. at Fayetteville.
 Considerable time was consumed In the dis cussion of this resolution, and it was finally referred to the committee education with several aueadatory paragraphs tackled on it. After the introduction Of several new bills a number Of house bills were read and referred
 Senator Word introduced senate concurrent resolution No. 5, providing for committee of thTee-one from the St nate and two from the house-to visit and inspect the books of the St Francis levee district and make a thorough investigation oi the leyce work and manage Senate bill No s1. to allow experimenting justices of the peace 50 cents for each list of road hands made out and certified to the county court PaSsed-Ayes 27, noes ,.
 Recess until 2:30 D. m.
 At the opening Of the afternoon session the senate resumed the consideration of house bus srn apI disposed Of
 Introduction of bills being next in order a number were presented, making the total to date 10l.
 House concurrent resolution No 5, to provide for a committee to visit the Arkansas Indus tral University at Fayetteville. was adopted.
 A motlon To adjourn until Monday morning was defeated. and an adjournment was had un- tfl Saturday morning.
 HOUSE
 Although quite snow storm prevailed yes teroay morning quorum was present in the house.
 Immediately after the readng of the journal Col. Ben T. DuNau arose to a question of privilege and defended his local option lill for Fort Smith against circular distributed in the house.
 After report of standing committees Mir Witt offered resolution cal ing on the newspa- pers to print the ayes and nays on all bills when they reached final pas age
 Quite debate arose over this resolution and II Was finally amended to read ''all impor- tant bills" and adopted.
 A resolution 10 pay for medical services rende cd Mir. Stephens during his recent ill- ness, amounting to s37.50 was tabled the house refusing 10 pay doctors bills for sick members
 After the reading of number of sena e bills and the recommitting of several house bills, house bill No. 55 authorizing corr ora tions 10 reduce tas well as inerease) their capital stock, a de'ect in tbe present law, i, was passed by vote of T ayes to 10 noes.
 House bill No ii6. to tax United States treas ury notes and National bank notes, passed ayes, S7.
 House bill No. 5. punishing witnesses for bribery, passed-ayes 77. noes R.
 House bill No l3. to outlaw claims against counties after three years passed ayes 63, noes l2
 MT Bradley gave notice that on today he