Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-03-31

the support of the branch normal school at Pine Bluff.
 The bill was considered in detail and l and amended in various parts, materially in creasing the total appropriation and a favora- ble report ordered.
 The committee arose and the senate adopted the bill as reported and ordered to US thlro reading.
 Adjourned until Thursday morning.
 HOUSE.
 Yesterday morning Speaker Colquitt ren- dered his decision in the case of the bill to pay the Pilot Printing company s900 for 900 copies of the Arkansas reports. This bill was passed by a bare majority vote some days ago, and the chair de ecided at that time that the bill carried an appropriation and required two-third' vote but on request reserved hls decision pending investigation as to whether such bill could be classed as an appropriation bill, This morning he stated he had learned nothing to change his original decision, yet he did not feel like overriding the expression of a major fty of the house and arbitrarily closing the matter, so be would decide that the bill had passed.
 House bill No. 33O, to allow persons outside of sewer districts to connect with sewers at the same rate as charged those who are in the districts, passed
 House bill No. -, to allow garnishments at the time that suit is instituted passed after long discussion and a warm fight against it.
 House bill No. eo1, granting ten acres ofland to Falls Chapel in Seyier county, for the use of a burial ground passed.
 II use bill No. 2S2, amending the digest re- garding land sales, ete.s passed.
 A number Of committee reports were re- eeived, followed by the introduction of house bill No. 482, by the committee on ways and | means, to appropriate S35 GOO forpensiens for 1 diS1blpd pX-c0Ofed crate soldiers who are not inmates of the home. The bill was read twice and the house went into committee of the whole to consider 1t. After short discussion a favorable report was ordered.
 House bill No. 430 the defaciency appropria- tion bill was taken up in committee of the whole and considered by sections. Several errors were corrected; but no serious changes i were made in the bill
 The committee arose and reported the bill favorably to the house. q
 Three or four amendments were then made, but the house got into squabhle over the par agraph providing for the payiHent of sheriffs claims for catching criminals iand before the matter could be settled recess was taken until D, s-
 Aft r recess a spirited contest arose between l Hot Springs and Garland counties over house bill No 433, for a settlement of their diff erences
 After a long and warm fight the roll was called and the bill defeated-ayes S7. noes 3S.
 The convict farm bill, No ST. came up next on report from the conference committee and after short explanation the report was agreed to-
 House bill No. 375. regarding the challenging of jurors, was next in order, passed-ay 54, noes 21.
 MT. Brown. of Carroll kicked up the sensa- tion of the day by calling up house bill No. 343, as to the employment of male clerks only in the general assembly, hereafter and for some little time everybody seemed trying to talk at once. There were motions to adjourn and for the previous question calls for the yeas and nays, mingled with catcaHs, etc, etc. After a long wrangle the vote was finally reached and the ladies came out winners, but by close Yote-ayes 40. nays 4, so the bill was defeated.
 Adjourned until Thursday morning.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, March 29.-The senate met yesterday morning at the usual hour.
 Senate bill No. 2S3 to exempt the towns of Morrillton and Plummefville from the provis- ions of the ten-mile act for Morrillton, passed ayes 26 noes 1.
 A number of committee reports were re- i ceiyed and read Special order was the house bill to amend the act creating the Linwood levee district, l passed ayes 23
 Senate bill No. 270, to create leins on railroad property in certain cases, was next in order and was discussed at length. Upon call of the roll the bill passeG--a ayes r, noes 12.
 Senate bill No. 267, to require railroad com i panies to maiatain and keep open depot houses, met with defeat-ayes ii. noes 12.
 The senate bill to fix the pay of employees Of the general assembly, came next and provoked 1 considerable discussion.
 Several amen lments were adopted looking 1 to reduction of the number of employees in the senate
 An amendment, aimed undoubtedly at the 1 dlsbarment of ladies as employees, was l offered, providing that all clerks and employees except pages shall be legal electors and pend ing discussion thereof, the senate took recess until p
 At the afternoon session the consfdera e.on of amendments to senate bill No 1S6, providing for the pay of employees of the assembly, was continued, and the amendment to bar the ladies was defeated.
 After several intellectual attempts to further amend the bill it was ordered engrossed and made special order for Friday morning
 Senate bill No. 109 amending the digest so as to provide county license of Sl00 for the atres in cities of over 20 600 inhabitants passed 1 ayes 9, nays 1.
 The rules were suspended and house bill No 407, 10 extend the time for paving taxes was called up and effectualy killed by the passage of a motion to indefinitely postpone Senate bill No. 245, to repair the state house, came next and was amended so as u change the appropriation from S7000 to S4500, and the bill ordered to It's third reading
 Senate bill No. 281, to enable the town of Bald Knob to collect the municipal tax for 1894, passed-ayes 2S.
 Senate bill No 253, to empower county courts upon petition to form and establish township boundary lines, passed-ayes 90 nays 6 Senate bill No. 150, relating to the adoption Of text books in schools. Iost-ayes S. nays D.
 Senate bill No. 8S, increasing the penalty on delinquent taxes, lost-ayes 10, nays IS.
 Senate bill No. 27l, to prevent the sale Of liquor within five miles of the Green Forest school house in Carroll county, passed-ayes 27, nays 1.
 Senate bill No. 27e to regulate the appoint mcnt Of beneficiary students in the A. I. U., passed-aye g, nays 1.
 Senate bill No. 262, to prevent the sale of liquor within five miles ot the Methodist church at Altheimer Jefferson county, passed ayes % nays g.
 Senate bill No. 21s, to repeal section ITO of the digest providing for the marking Of stock, passed ayes l6 nays 4
 Senator Smith introduced senate bill No. 2S6 appropriating Sl0000 for an exhibit at the Atlanta Exposition. Read twice and referred to the committee on finance.