Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-14
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1 aOclal CtuDS where nQuOr Is SOlQ, a1ber a nO' discussion, passed-ayes 40 noes 3S. 1 A communication from the pupils of the blind school. accompanying basket of violets plucked by the children and sent 10 the mem 1 bers, was read and ordered spread upon the 1 journal.
 Recess until p. m.
 After recess senate bill No. 119, subjecting insurance companies to the insurance laws through acting agents, passed-ayes 46, noes 9. Senate bill No. l34 to authorize corporations to condemn property for water works, etc. passed-ayes 65, noes 9. Senate bill No. IS. to add algebra natural philosophy and civil government to studies re- Quired of hrst-clas3 teachers after warm discussion, was defeated--ayes 31. noes 46.
 Senate bill No. 1e7, to give sherlfs B per day for attendance on grand iuri $ and 8 for at tendance at courts of record, passed-ayes 54, noes 20
 The vote by which house bill No s3, the soda water bill. failed to pass was reconsi dered and the bill passed-ayes 52, noes 3l.
 Senate bill No. ITO regulating costs in jus- tices courts, etc. passed-ayes 45, noes 2S. Senate bill No. 245, appropriating S8,000 for repairs to the state house, came next and pro- voked quite a discussion, ending in the igno- minious defeat of the measure n vote to in- definitely postpone by vote of 64 ayes to 16 nays
 Senate bill No 2s6, the militia bill was in- definitely postponed
 Senate bill No. 25O, relating to the St. Fran cis levee district was indefinitely postponed A large number of senate bills were read the first and second times. Senate bill No 228 to amend section 507s Of the digest, passed-ayes 36 noes B.
 MT. Monroe, of Pulaski, gave Gov. Clarke a parting shot by the introduction of the follow ing resolution:
 Be it resolved by the house of representa- tives, That the conduct of James P. Clarke, governor of the state of Arkansas, in making deadly assault upon the person of represent ative ". R. Jones is hereby criticised and con- demned.
 This resolution created quite little stir and f1,r1 1177crn fhn uir fr,11 1F fr adjourn. to lay on the table, etc
 Mir. Jont finally got the floor and asked that | the resolution be tabled which was done by 8 vote of 49 ayes to II nays many of the mem- bers declining to vote.
 Adjourned until Wednesday morning. l SENATE
 LITTLE ROCK, April fL-President Witt called the senate to order yesterday morning for the last time and without any prelimina- ries business was dispatched with a rush, all seeming anxious to reach the final end | House bill No. 35 to allow butchers and ba- kers to keep open on Sundays, came up first and was promptly defeated.
 Senate bill No. 186 to fix the pay Of the off, eers ani employees of the general assembly, | passed-ayes 23, noes 8.
 On motion the senate then proceeded to the election of a president pro tenn.
 The name of the caucus nominee. Senator Pinnix was presented and he received the solid vote of the senate.
 Senate bill No. l32, to regulate the exporta- tion of fish, passed-ayes 9, noes 4 | A resolution thanking the reporters of the Press, Democrat and Gazette for their fair and impartial report of the proceedings was adopted.
 House bill No ASA. to repeal the act declar- ing the Lyronzo river navigable, passed-ayes
 House bill No. 25s, to fix the fees and sala- ries of the officers of Madison county, passed ayes 20, noes 2.
 Many other bills were indefinitely postponed or were left on the calendar as heritage to the next assembly, and at 12 O clock the gaveI fell and the thirtieth general assembly was at an end.
 During the closing hours of the session sev- eral reso utions were adopted and spread upon the records thanking the various officers of the senate and expressing appreciation of the faithful and efficient manner in which they had severally performed ther duties.
 Senator Chimney in a pleasant speech on behalf of the members, presented Hon. Gibson Witt, president Of the senate, with a hand some cane, which that gentleman aece pted in a short speech expressive of his appreciation 1 of the gift.
 Senator Shell in a neat address presented | Hon. Thomas M Mehaffy with handsome gofd=headed cane as present from h1s fellow senators as token of his ability and their es- teem Senator Mehaffy's response was char actertstic, to the point and expressed his ap- preeation of the gift
 Rev. Jewell was presented with silk hat on | behalf ot the senators and employees by Hon. Chas. T. Gordon. secretary of the senate for which he rendered his sincere thanks and in. voked the blessings of God on the donors. 1 HOUSE.
 The last day of the general assembly opened quietly yesterday morning, but there was con- siderable nervousness among the mem bers for fear apparently of another cla ash on the bribery | questi n. Only once, however. was it referred to during the day, and that was when MT | Brown. of Prairie, arose to question of prlvi lege He stated that he did not suppose any one thought for an instant that either he or tod fbn frorr1 Mr with the intention of keeping it, but he desired to state that he had delivered the money to Mir. Wm. s. Mitchell of the Arkansas Demo | crat on MT Cox's written order, for presenta- tion to the orphans home of this city. That organization had refused to accept the money, and it had thereupon been given to the officers of the united charities
 The Atlanta exposition appropriation bill was the first business to come up.
 A long debate ensued, the opposition putting forth every exertion to defeat the bill To Mir. South was delegated the task Of defending the measure by it's friends and right nobly did he | execute the trust His speech was probably the strongest, most eloquent and most direct that has been made in the house this session, and he was loudly applauded as he closed
 The roll was called and resuted-ayes 46, l noes 2S, which being less than a two third 5 vote, the bill was declared defeated.
 Later, however Mr. Speaker stated that 1 there was a reasonable doubt as to the bill 1 making an appropriation from the treasury,
 
 clare that two-third's vote was necessary. and would therefore, reverse his ruling and declare the bill passed. If there was any l doubt it could be settled in the courts The decision was received with cheers and shouts | Following is the vote in detail:
 AYES. 1 Baird. Gallaher, Matthews Blanton, Gray Nance, | Bradley, Hill, Roberts, 1 Bradsher, Hilzheim Robinson | Brooks, Hnckle Rogers Brown (Carrol) Houck, Saliee Butler, Howard Smith (Critdn) l Campbell, Jones, South, 1 Cate, kimball. Stephens, l Clement Leatherwood, Thomson, 1 Conman, Lee Toomer, 1 Comstock Luck, Turnage, l Crawford, Manning Vineyard, 1 Dunnayant, Martin, Wadley, l DuVal, McGehee, Wolter5, NOES. | Bullock Hayes, Neal l Gotham, Henderson, Overman, l Groom. Herrn, Ruble | Dedman Hoifield Shaw