Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-02-25
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE. Proceedings of tho Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
SENATE.

With President Wttt In the chaf, A quorum present
 A number of senate bills were taken up and amended and ordered to their third reading.
 Senate bill No. 10, amending the digest so as to require only such teachers to attend exami- nations who desire to be examined Passed ayes 27.
 Senate bill No. l45, amending the digest as allow the truth Of affidavit In application for change of venue in civil cases to be oontroyert- cd, passed by vote of 15 ayes to 10 nays.
 Senate bill No 1s, to raise the grade of first grade teachers, failed to passages 10 noes 16.
 Senator Mehnny moved to reconsider the vote by which senate bill No. IS failed to pass. The motion went over under the rule.
 Senate bill No. 86, to regulate the letting Of contracts for state printing and binding was read third time and passed-ayes 22 noes B.
 Recess until ? p. m.
 At the converting of the afternoon session senate bill No. 6S to provide for the erection Of a reform school, was taken up and read the third time.
 A long debate followed. consuming the en- tire afternoon session, and at times growing somewhat stormy as certain members warmed up to their work.
 Upon call Of the roll the bill was defeated: Yeas-Adams Bell, Mehaffy, Morton Pinnix, Shell, Weaver, West A. B. Williams, Word, Worthen, Witt 12. Nays-Amis Blackburn, Cazort Cornell, Gray, Hathcocl, I2ard, Moose, Pettigrew, Chimney, Scott, Smith, Wilson, VII Hams, B. D. I4.
 At D. m. the senate adjourned until Monday morning
 HOUSE.
 Immediately after the convenIng of the house Saturday morning several petitions were sent to the clerks desk: One from Sebastian ooun- ty praying an amendment to the stock laws, and one from Boone county praying an appro- pration of si0.000 to promote immigration in that part of the state
 Na 1a-a fha tUoa 10 give the well digger or the eistern builder lien on his work just the same as is given to mechanics and others was taken up and passed ayes v, noes 1.
 House bill No. e12 to amend the present law relating to costs in criminal cases, so as to throw the burden of costs on the state instead Of the county, being special order, was taken up. Quite an argument was tndulged in over this measure and upon call of the roll the bill passed-ayes 4o noes 90.
 The second special order house bill No 1si, to sever Fort Smith from the Greenwood dls- trict in Sebastian county, in the operation Of their local liquor laws was then taken up. There seemed to Do considerable dissension among the Sebastian delegation on this meas ure.
 MT. Luck moved that the bill be referred. This was vigorously opposed by Mir. DuVal, but was finally carried by vote Of 42 ayes to S4 nays and the bill referred to the judiciary com mittee.
 The next regular order was house bill No. 39 for the further protection of fish and game h the state, but as previously amended applying only to certain counties. The roll was called and the bill passed-ayes 5s, noes7.
 Adjourned until Monday morning.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, February 19.-The senate met yesterday pursuant to adjournment. quorum present.
 Senate joint resolution No. 8 was amended 30 as to correct clerical errors.
 Senator Adams introduced senate bill No. i83, to provide for the publication of the acts of the general assembly in the newspapers throughout the state.
 Senator Wilson moved to amend by provid- ing that all laws shall be published without cost, and that the same shall occupy the space now used by patent medicines.
 An amendment to the amendment that the state shall pay for the space and at the same rate that IS now paid by patent medicine ad. vertisements. Lost.
 Moved to amend by providing that the same be published in the county y-sest papers
 The bill and amendments were referred Co the committee on printing
 A number of other bills were introduced and referred to the proper committees. . Under suspension of the rules senate bill No, 95, providing for the appointment of county examiners was taken up and passed ayes 20, noes 1.
 Senators Cranberry and Bell wore added to the committee on penitentiary.
 After the disposition of considerable routine business the senate at 11:45 took recess until 2:90 D. m.
 After recess several new bills were intro- dueed, making the total to date i77.
 Senate bill No. 160, substitute by the judi ciary committee for senate bill No. IT, to ad. just the claim of Henry E. Clark for building ievee in Desha county before the war. The A. entire matter be settled In the circuit court in- stead Of in the legislature. The original bill provides that the claim, amounting to sa4, coz, De paid.
 A long discussion followed ending in the adop- tion of the amendments. The bill was then made special order for Thursday
 Adjourned until Tuesday morning.
 HOUSE.
 Sharp at o'clock yesterday morning the house was called to order.
 The usual morning business was dispatched, followed by the presentation Of several peti- tions
 Committee reports being next in order, number of reports were received.
 Under 0 suspension of the rules, house bill No i01, for the relief of T. M Duncan, clerk of Scott county, was taken up and read the third time.
 Some time was consumed in the discussion of this measure. and upon call of the roll the vote stood-ayes 4S, noes So; so the bill, having failed to receive constitutional majority, failed to pass.
 House bill No 1s0 changing the boundary line between Sevier and Howard counties was read the third time After some discussion the bill was defeated-ayes 34, noes sa
 House bill No 1S6. amending the digest so as to lower the fine for selling liquor to minors from $50 to BIO, was next in order, and upon call of the roll was defeated-ayes 34 noes fl. House bill No. ls6 to provide for the building of new state house, was reported from the committee on public expenditures without reo- ommendatien, but with an amendment The amendment was adopted and the bill ordered to it's third reading.
 House bill No 1s1, to call in the state debt was made special order for Wednesday morn ing.
 Recess until D. m.
 At the afternoon session. house bill No IeA amehning the digest by repeating the clause granting divorce for insanity, was taken up and passed-ayes 50, nays IS.
 House bill No BIO, to create the office of tex collector of Columbia county also making ths offices of circuit and county clerks salarieA ofices. Passed-ayes Ts, nays l.
 The vote by which house bill No. i0l. DuA cans claim). failed to pass was reconsldered.
 House bill No. i05, the new capitol bill. was apf fOP Dna Wadn