Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-07
Senate bill No. 221 to amend the attachment laws of the state passed-ayes 24, nays 0. The senate then adjourned.

Senate bill No. 221, to amend the attachment laws of the state, passed-ayes 24, nays O.
 The senate then adjourned. HOUSE.
 The house yesterday morning opened busi- ness by the passage of house bill No f7T, pro. 1 hibiting railroads from charging moro for double decked cars of sheep than for other i stock.
 An effort was made to take up house bill No l 457 to establish county institutes, on motion i to suspend the rules but failed.
 House bill No. 195 providing further protec- tion for boarding house and hotel keepers, came next and after a lengthy discussion failed 10 passages 29. noes 48 House bill No. AL to repeal the law creating the court of common pleas in Nevada county, passed-ayes 69, nays g. House bill No. 423, to change time of pay menL of taxes from the spring to the fall the proposed time for payment being from the sec | ond Monday in November to the 10th of Febru- 1 ary, was next in order and passed-ayes 5J, nays 34.
 The final report of the committee peni- l tentiary next presented 1t is quite full, and includes the reports of the sub-commit- tees to visit the convict farms at Sunnyside and other places The report says that the prise ners are better cared for and in better health than at any time under any previous management The books show net gain to December 31 of sl933S 36 of which SIS, s32. 20 was expended on re airs A balance of nearly i S28, ,000 turned into the state treasury.
 The report was adopted and the house took 8 recess until D. m.
 Alter recess the onference committee on senaie bill No 150, a substitute for house bill No: A. amending the digest with reference to gambling reported series of slight amend ments and the bill passed-ayes 75. noes 10.
 Hon Champ c ark, of Missouri then ad- dressed the house by special invitation. His talk was characteristic of the man. and was +l,,, latfve proceedings and put everybody in ex- celent humor
 At the c. ose of the address two reports were sent up by the committee on state charitable institutions. The majority leport was very favorable one except as to the sanitary CT ndi- tion of the building and grounds at the lunatic asylum, and completely exhonorates the su- perintendent This report Is signed by ten of l the committee.
 The minority report, signed by three mem- | bers differs but little from the majority except l in the recommendation that the superinteud l ent should be specialist on in sanity and that the meats were largely coarse and poor. A long debate followed in which MT Monroe 1 got in his work by criticising both reports as being entirely too conservative. 1 The previous question being carried the question came up on the majority rerort as l substitute for the minority report and the ma l joritr report was adopted
 Adjourned until Thursday morning.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK. April 5.-The senate came l to order at the usual hour yesterday morning. After receiving a number of committee re ports special order house bill Nc. 481, provid- Ing for the appointment of board of trustees for the state charitable institutions, was taken 1 up. IL provides for board of six mem bers one from each congressional district. four to constitute quorum, and provides further th at the secretary shall also be purchasing agent for the blind and deafmute institute and n- sane asylum. Secretary to give bond of St0,099
 l.4 al. of noes 1.
 Senate bill No 159, to regulate insuranee companies, and the bill vetoed by the governor, was called up. The motion to pass the bill over the veto failed-ayes Il, noes 10.
 House bill No. 326, to create a ten=mile act for Center church. in Howard county, passed l ayes 23. noes l.
 Senate bill No. 179 to extend the charter for gh teen months of railway companies, when same has been forfeited because Of failure to 1 build five miles of their roadbed, passed-ayes 1 25, noes 8.
 House bill No S64, to provide for the annexa- tion of Argenta to the Little Rock school dis trict read twice and referred to the committee | on education.
 Honsc bill No. 227, making some changes in the law governing the taking Of dispositions, passed-ayes 25 noes Q.
 Senate bill No. 255, to regulate clubs and other social organizations, making it unlawful to keep intoxicating liquors at club rooms for use of members without first procuring Q license to do so, after short discussion passed ayes 15, noes 13.
 Pending discussion of house bill No 169 to require the construction of depot at Bridge Junction, in Crttenden county, and to mpsl the stopping of trains there, the senate took D recess until o'clock
 The senate reconvened iu the afternoon and resumed consideration of house bill Mo- 169 Several members expressed their opinions on l,f h ion sfa the bill was finally defeated by tie vote, 14 to IA.
 House bill No. 426 for the support and main- tenance of the state lunatic asylum being special order, passed-ayes 24, noes 1.
 House bill No. 84, to amend the digest relat- ing to legal holidays, passed ayes 20, noes 5.
 House bill No 413 the general appropriation bill, was read the third time and passed unan- imously.
 House bill No 427, making an appropriation for the soldiers home, passed-ayes 26, nees 0. The amount appropriated for the various pur- poses is S17, $50
 Senate bill No 2s4 authorizing municipal corporations to exercise certain privileges, passed.
 Senate bill No. 28O, for the relief of Levee district No. 9 in Jefferson county passed.
 House bill No 1s9, to compel guarantee com 1 panies to give reasons why they refuse to make bonds, passed-ayes 24. noes 6.
 The senate adjourned until Friday morning. l HOUSE.
 The house started out yesterday morning with the passage of bill No. 269, the Desha levee condemnation bill, by a vote of 65 ayes | to 1 nay
 After considerable squabblng as to what was the order house bill No 4S3 was read the third time and passed-aves 76 noes g. This bill Is to provile Tor the finishing of the insane 1 asylum.
 Some more sparring was indulged in in an attempt to get action on house bill No 457, but Mir Naming succeeded in pressing No. 42S, the bill to fix the salaries of the employees of the state so as to conform to the general appro- priation bill now before the senate, to the front. This bill provoked a great deal of dis eussion, but was finally passed-ayes 64. noes 19.
 House bill No 457. appropriating S20 GOO for county TO maj institutes and providing fir their conduct cam9 to the surface again this time to stay and moved along U its third reading.
 long discussion over this measure closed l the forenoon session. determined fieht was l made by it's Gppcneuts either fo kin if or o+