The Forrest City times., 1895-03-01

Judic al branch. ........... ........... l93 BOO Executive trdneh h....................... 12s,3 BIO Printing binding, etc.................... 9 lO5 Cose.-a.'s c-nces ~s...- .............. 7.Q0c Secretary O. states office. ........ a.92q Auditor office. ...... ......, II 550 Ireasurers once ..................... 1130 Attorney gen sral's of1ce. ce............ 2eO0 Land commissioners ofice ............ 10 450 Superintendent of public instruction. 3I5O Commissioner of mines. etc.............. 2sOO yanltor hire In state department. 24J0 For other purposes ....,................. 5775
 Total ss52 16o
 The morning hour having expired the reyu. lar order was the consideration of senate busi- ness, and after another motion 10 adjourn in honor of the Father of His Country had been voted down rumoer of senate bills were read the first time.
 Senate bill No l5s to pay MT. Sbupac for services rendered in the senate. was taken up and an amendment providing for the payment or Messrs. Wiiliiord and Deshers for services rendered in the house
 The hou got in terr ble wrangle over this Dill. which lasted nearly an hour and the bill was finally recommitted to tue committee on claims.
 Senate bill No. el, 10 amend an act establish. Ing chancery courts in the counties of Garlani. Hot Springs, Saline and Montgomery. passed ayes 67. noes II.
 Senate bill No. 20, to prohibit the sale of wnisky within ten miles of Saline camp grounds, in Pike county, passed-ayes 55, noes F.
 Senate bill No. 5, to define the rights of married women was, on motion. placed on the calendar, to be considered with the house bin on the same subject
 Senate bill No los. to change the time for holding circuit courts in Calhoun county. passed-ayes 0.
 Senate bill No. 145 to amend the digest re- iating 10 changes or venue in civil cases, was defeated--ayes l3. nces g.
 Recess until D, m.
 Alter recess house bill No. ls3. an act to es- tablish a lawful fence in Phillips county passed-ayes 6s. noes l.
 House bil No. 13l to establish separate courts tn Carroll county, making Kings River u dividing line passed unanimously.
 House bill No. 347, to regulate practice and peadings in the courts Of Jefferson county pas sed unanimously. House bill No 349 to provide for the invest. ment of the school fund in productive bonds, passed-ayes 3S. noes 34. Senate bill No 5a. as to giving notice in ceu- tain eases, and house bill No Al, were taken up House bill No. 16l was offered as substi- tute for both bills. All of these bills aim to amend the household exemption laws and they tute bill, No 16l, was finally adopted. read the third time and passed-ayes B. noes 16 House bill No. 3s7 10 amend an act creating the Lynwood and Auburn levee district, passed unanimously.
 MT. Cate and MT. Gotham were added to the | judiciary committee 1 Adjourned until a. m. Saturday l HOUSE.
 
 of the senate yesterday and the house was in session only half day. | After roll call Messrs. Campbell, Hanna and i Nance were excused. A large mum Der of bills were made special ! orders Tor future dates, followed by committee 1 reports.
 1 Among the number Is house bill No. 417 ap- | propriating s30,0J0 for the maintenance of the state penitentiary for the next two years from April l. 1895. to April l. ls97 and also s15,OOo for brick-making plant at the penitentiary NIT. Blackwell sent up a resolution that in order that each member may have a clear cut and fair deal" that special orders now placeL be disposed of. adherinS 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 the dis cussion of this resolution and 1t went over Special order, house bill No I'll. relating to the hiring of teachers of district schools, was taken up and passed-ayes 4s. nays Is. 1 Hcu,e bill No. 112, to tax centennial swings and merry go-rounds was next in order and | stirred up quite discussion, Mr. Foster espec ially growing somewhat warm in his opposi. tion to the measure. He believes in the child ren having their fun free of charge. He said 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 II, nays 53 House b.ll 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 value, passed ayes 4S noes l5. House bill No. 4f4, to enable DeValrs Blun to collect its taxes, was passed unanimously. Adjoured until Monday at 9 o'clock. SENATE. LITTLE ROCK February 26.-The senate was was called 10 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, ana stated that it would be necessary to elect president pro tenn. Senator Williamson nominated Senator w. 5. Amis, and Senator Adams nominated Sena tor Thos. A. Pettgrew Senator Pettigrew was elected on the second ballot, the vote being: Ams 10; Pettigrew. H. 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 Davidson moved to 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 constitution abolishing 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.
 number Of new bills were introduced, read twice and referred. messa=e was received from Gov, Clarke