Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-03-17

The house then resumed consideration of house bill No. SIT, the pending question at the noon recess. Several other amendments wore adopted and the bill ordered to it's third read ing.
 House bill No lss, to declare D five wire fence to be a lawful fence in Phillips county, was real the third time and passed-ayes 28.
 House bill No PAS. to prohibit seining and netting fish in Spadra creek Johnson county passed-ayes 2. nays 1.
 House bill No. 183 to create county boards of medical examiners, etc. was next called up and the afternoon session exhausted in the discussion of various amendments principal among which was one to have two members of eacn board graduates of some reputable medt cal college.
 The debate was full of spirit and at times tainted with sarcasm, in which Little Rock came in for her usual roasting Although this Is not germaine to the question. usually, yet it is done so often that it now comes up sppar- ently Rs mere matter of course.
 The amendment was finally adopted and the bill ordered to its third reading. and the senate adjourned until Wednesday morning.
 HOUSE.
 At the eonvening of the house yesterday morning there was an increased attendance; still there were many vacant chairs
 Immediately after the reading of the jour nal, it being senate day, there general scramble by the members to get some kind of a consideration of their pet measures before the expiration of the morning hour, and many were more or less successful great deal of miscellaneous business being disposed of.
 House bill No 98 to provide for the exami- nation of all fertilizers sold within the state passed-ayes fl, noes 9
 Tho first senate bill taken up was No. 158 10 providing for the payment for clerical ser vices rendered in the senate during the organ ization of the Legislature.
 The question upon amendment to pay for similar services rendered in the house. Many technical ? inti were raised, based on the rules and a lengthy di eu5sion ensued and finally the whole matter went over under motion to reconsider previous vote.
 House bill No. 1l4 with reference to forms and procedure for returns tf elections after the adoption of senate amendment, to have returns made to the county clerk, read tho third time and passed-ayes 6s noes2
 4 number Of senate bills were then read the second time and referred.
 Senate bill No 65 to provide for the pay ment Of S839. 40 for supplies furnished the state guard during the railroad strike last summer, came up third reading and the house went into committee of the whole for it's oonstdera tion, MT. Coffman in the chair.
 There was great deal Of discussion and running fire of questions this measure in- dieating strong and unexpected opposition to { the bill.
 At 12 clock the committee arose. reported progress and asked leave to sit again. Recess until p m.
 After recess the house in committee of the whole resumed the discussion of the militia bill and the whole afternoon was given to the consideration of this measure. wild and at times unreasonable harrangue Q was indulged in, the opposition making one of the most desperate ghts of the session to ac- 3 complish the defeat ot the bill but without avail and at a late hour the committee voted I to report the bill to the house with the recom- ], mendation that it do pass. Just what the hoflS VUIIl HR Wifh fHa 4vh sralt Had feH final passage is matter of doubt as it takes a s two-thrd's vote to pass 1t. Q Adjourned until "Wednesday sENApe
 LITTLE ROCK. March iE-senate met yester- dsy morning pursuant to adjournment 9 Senator Amis reported the loss Of senate bill No 250 and house bill No 3S7 He said 2 they had been left in his desk the night before l and could not now be found
 large number of committee reports were e presented and read.
 Senate joint resolution No. 2 was read the e third time. It provides for an amendment to e the con n'titution reducing the exemptions from e executions of unmarried persons to Sl00 of married persons to s250 and the value of home s stead to sl, 250 Passed-ayes 14. noes 13 e The point Of order raised that 1t re- n quired majority of aH the members elected
 to the senate 10 propose an amendment to the e constitution.
 The president held the point well taken and deeinred the resolution lost. o Senate bill No. 155. the antitrust bill, was . . next taken up.
 A number of amendments were offered pro viding for the exemption of number of coun- ;, ties from the operation of the bill and a long ' argument followed alging up the remainder of z the forenoon session.
 Pending further discussion the senate trok recess until ? ? m
 At the opening of the afternoon session tho consideration of tue antitrust bill was re- sumed.
 An avalanche of amendments were offered f to the bill, all apparently aimed Ut it's defeat a but were voted down after another, the discussion Of which occupied the entire after noon session.
 . A motion to postpone action was defeated l. and the senate adjourned until Thursday q morning with the bill still under considera . tion
 Immediately following the opening exercises D in Inc house yesterday morning long debate y ensued uron new rule providing that after . tue morning hour for seven working days no . bitI shall be considered out of it's regular order 4 except by unanimous consent. The rule was
 agreed to.
 . . After committee reports the substitute to house bill 4f9, to change the boundary lines ' between Clay and Greene counties was taken Y up and passed
 A reso ution fixing the hours of meeting {, half hour earlier than at present was adopted. . House bill No S7. to repeal the law creating county boards of equalization, was next taken up.
 motion to indefinitely postpone gave the
 house it's first experience under the new rule. and l. was strictly enforced and so the bill
 was indefinitely postponed. Some little excitement was stirred up when . house btll No. 80, to repeal the digest relating :. to the mortgagng of future crops was taken ,. up.
 U motion to indefinitely postpone was rail- roaded through. with but little opposition but y a great deal of noise.
 House bill No. 1S5, to require tax collectors . to reTort and turn over funds monthly was adpoted a substitute for house bal No l26