The Monticellonian., 1895-03-01

| amounts approp lated to the various depart ments are as foll WIS: Legislative branch. h.......................s 25O0 Judic al branch. .+....... ............. 3 300 Executive tr4nea 9s, BIO Prhtlhk, binding etc.. 9 105 Go cgnnr's office ..... ...,..........=.-. 1000 Secretary oi states office. ....... ........ 5020 Audit ofice. ........ II h5) Y -ure~s office ..................... 1l30 At orney gen ral's offco. ........ ....=... 260O Iaut com Hiss 0Der's office .......5...... 10 450 Sule intgrdcut of public instruction. 3 150 Sohimlsr on T Ut mines, etc .... .....t.... 2so0 Jan toe hire h state department........ 2,4OO For other purposes ........................ 5775
 Total s852 16O
 The morning hour having expired, the regu- lar order was the consideration of senate busi- ness, and after another motion to adjourn in honor of the Father of lis Country had been voted down q number of senate bills were read the first time
 Sena,e e bnl No 15s to pav@-..z-sS... npac for services rendered in the senate, taken up ana an amendment providing for the payment of Mossrs. WI ford and Desher3 for services ren tered in ths housa.
 The hou got in terr ble araHgle over this bill which lasted nearly an hour, and the bill was finally reeommitted to the committee on claims
 Senate hti No. 9t, to amend an act establish. ing ancery courts in the counties Of Garland, Hot Springs saline and Montgomery, passed ayes C.. 20 as II.
 Senat1 bil N 20 to prohibit the gale of whisky within ten miles Of Saline camp grounds in Plko county, passed-ayes 5, noes IT,
 Senate bill No. 57, to define the rights of married women, Was, on motion. placed on the calendar. to be considered with the house bill on the same subject
 Senate bill No. to change the time for holding circuit courts in Calhoun county, passed-ayes z.
 Senate bil No ff5 to amend the digest re lating to changes of venue in civil cases was defeated i3 n es 62.
 Recess until ? p, m.
 Alter recess house bill No 183 au act to es- tablish lawful fence in Phillips county, pasSed-ayes 6s, noes 1.
 Hou-e bi No. 13l, to establish separate courts in Carroll county, making Kings River tie Tiding line, pa d unanimously.
 House bill No. 347, to regulate practice and p'eadings in the courts of Jefferson county >sed unanimously.
 House bill No 34o to provide for the invest ment Of the school fund in productive bonds Sed-ayes B. noes 3L
 Senate bill No B as to giving notice in cer- up House bill No. 16l was offered as a substi- tue for both hills All of these bitIs aim to amend the household exemption laws and they were discussed al great length and the substi- tutc bill, No 16l, was finally adopted. read the third time ana D pfsSed-ayeS D, noes 16
 House bill No. .s7. 10 amend act creating the Lynwood and Auburn levee district, passed unanimously
 MT. Cate and Mir Gotham were added to the judiciary committee
 Adjourned until a. ID. Saturday.
 HOUSE.
 LITTLE ROCK, Feb. 25.-There was no session of the senate yesterday and the house was in session only half day.
 After roll call Messrs. Campbell, Hanna and Nance were excused.
 A large number Of bills were made special orders for future dates, followed by committee D rts.
 Among the number is house bill No. 417 ap- propriating s30,0)0 fer the maintenance Of the state penitentiary for the next two years, from April l, 1895, to April l. lS97 and also s15, 600 for a brlck-making plant at the penitentiary.
 MT. Blackwell sent up a resolution. that in order that each member may have clear cut and a fair deal." that special orders now placed be disposed of, adhering hencetorth to the reg ular order.
 An amendment exempting appropriation bills from the operation of the resolution, was adopted
 The morning hour was exhausted in tho dis cussion Of this resolution and 1t went over.
 Srecal order, house bill No III, relating to the hiring of teachers of district schools was taken up and passed-ayes 4s. nays 16.
 House bill No. 112, to tax centennial swings and merry go-rounds was next in order and stirred up quite discussion, MT. Foster espec- ially growing someN hat warm in his opposi- tion to the measure. He believes in the child
  We want to abolish high hats, cigarettes, etc. and if we stay here ninety days someone will want to abolish hell.
 The bill was lost-ayes Il, nays 53
 House bill No. 222, to prevent extortion by saw mills and corporations and making time checks, etc, for labor negotiable and payable in currency for their full face yalue passed- ayes as, noes 15.
 House bill No. Al, to enable DeValrs Blun to collect it's taxes. was passed unanimously. Adjoured until Monday at o'clock.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK February 26-The senate was was called to order yesterday morning by Sec retary T. Gordon who announced that Pres ident Witt had been called home on account of sickness in his family, and stated that it would be necessary to elect president pro tenn.
 Senator Williamson nominated Senator W. S. Amis, and Senator Adams nominated Sena tor Thos. A. Pettgrew.
 Senator Pettigrew was elected on the second ballot, the vote being: Amis 10; Pettigrew, Il. President Pettigrew was sworn in, after which the regular business of the senate was taken up
 number Of bills were reported from stand ing committees.
 Senator Eavidson moved 10 reconsider the vote by which house bill No 6. to change the time of holding court in the Sixteenth district. failed to pass the senate. Carried
 Senator Chimney offered senate joint resolu. tion No 10 proposing an amendment to the c institution abolshng the office Of assessor and providing that the legislature shall by law regulate the assessment of property for taxes, Referred to the committee on constitutional amendments
 A number of new bills were introduced, read twice and referred
 A message received from Gov. Clarke sett ng forth the reasons and terms of settle ment made by the executive with the United States government. Recess until 2:30 p. m.
 Most Of the afternoon session of the senate was taken up with the introduction of new bills and q diseussi n of their merits The to- tai number of bills in the senate thus far is l99 Among the measures intro ducsd was bill No. 194 by Senator Worthen, authorizing sherifs to issue permits 10 citizens to carry pis tols and to keep public record of the same. The sec tion Of the digest prohibiting the sale Of pistols bowie knives, brass knucks etc, is to be re p a ed Also bill Ne. 196, making New Years day, Washingtons s Birthday, Decoration day, Con federate Memorial day Fourth Of July, Labor Day, thanksgiving Day and Christmas, legal holidays.
 At , o'clock the senate adjourned until Tues day morning.
 HOUSE The house was called to order at g a. m. yes terday. quorum present.