Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-03-31

The house then LOOK up bne general appro- l priation bill (No 4i3). and after short discus sion the bill was agreed to-ayes 65 noes 8. 1 House bill No 416, to provide S2 900 emer- l pency fund for the use of the state board of health in times of epidemics, was next in order, bringing on a long winded discussion.
 Several amendments were offered. looking | to an increase of the fund, but they were all defeated and the bill in it's original form | passed-ayes A, noes 36 House bill No. f89. requiring surety compan ies on the bonds of railroad employees to give | reasons for refusal to continue oH such bonds, and providing for recourse to employees in case | they have been uniustly damaged by such re- fusal vas taken up and passed by an almost unanimous vote
 House bill No 44s. to increase the salary of the county judge of Carroll county to $500 per year. was called up and passed.
 Recess until p. m.
 Alter recess house bill No. 355 as to rights in homesteads for children as against or in connection with the widow, was taken up and | passed-ayes 64, noes 6.
 House bill No. 346, to protect the holders of insurance personal property, was next in order. Passed-ayes 70, noes 3.
 House bill No. 235, making it unlawful to sell. solicit or take orders for liquors in prohi- bition districts, passed-ayes fl noes D.
 House bill No. 42s, no liquor within five miles of Southwestern academy at Magnolia passed-ayes 66, noesG 4HB house J1GH WELL IHbO COlulnibbCG O1 tHt whole to consider house bill No 427. for the support of the soldiers home for the next two years
 The bill was considered in detail, amended in several minor particulars and adopted as whole.
 At late hour the committee arose and re- ported the bill favorably, the house adopted the amendments without further change and ordered the bill engrossed.
 Adjourned until Tuesday morning.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, March 27.-The senate con | vened at the usual hour yesterday morning with President Witt in the chair.
 Senate bill No. 224, the Arkansas Industrial l University bill, was the first in order and passed unanimously. The bill appropriales l S5S, 150 and changes the name of the institution | to the University of Arkansas 1 A large invoice of committee reports were next received and disposed of
 Senate bill No. 24l. to quiet titles to overdue l tax lands, passed-ayes 24.
 Senate bill No. 240, empowering coroners to appoint deputies in certain instances, de- l feated-ayes H. noes 14. House bill No. 4s to regulate assignments for the benefit of creditors, being special order, was discussed at length and on call of the roll, passed-ayes IT, noes 12.
 House bill No 101, for the relief of Thos. M. Duncan. clerk of Scott county being the sec .ond special order, came up on its merits. An
  Of Johnson county for similar services, and the bill passed-ayes 2S. l Some further miscellaneous business was | disposed of and the senate took recess until | 2:9o D. m.
 The first business after recess was the con sideration of house bill No. 378 to repeal an l act to make four-wire fence lawful fence in certain parts of Lee county, passed-ayes 24, nays 1.
 House bill No 188. to create county boards | of medical examiners, the bill which was l vetoed by the governor and passed over his veto by the house, came next, and after shert discussion passed over the governors veto | ayes r. nays 10.
 House bill No. 928, for the better preserva- tion of mining records, passed-ayes 25. 4 number of bills were called up and either | referred CT action postponed. l A resolution to hold night sessions for the consideration of house business brought on quite discussion, and pending final coneIu sion motion to take recess until 80 p. m. was put and carried. At the opening of the night session only nine members answered to their names; no quo rum so the senate adjourned until Wednesday morning.
 HOUSE. At the opening of the morning session of the house. house bill No. PAS was taken up as a starter and passed-ayes 63, noes l5 The bill raises the county tax on wholesale liquor dealers from S100 to S3)0.
 The special order fer the morning hour was house bill No. 425 to fix the salary of the clerk of the supreme court at &, 800 per year. Alter seme discussion the bill became law so far as the house is concerned-ay s S4, noes 8 A resolution was sent to the clerks desk in strueting the eommi ttee on roads and high ways to draw bill requiring the apportion- ment among the various counties Of all monies in the state treasury to the credit of the inter | nal improvement fund, to be used by the coun- ties for roads and bridges. This did not seem to strike the house as good thing and 1t was refused.
 The house then went into committee of the whole to consider senate bill No 237, for the appropriation of money for the blind school This bill was considered by paragraphs and met with but little opposition. It was amended in several particulars and adopted as a whole.
 The committee arose and recommended the passage of the bill and it was set for Friday. Senate bill No 260, to add to the psnitentia- ry board the auditor and commissioner of mines. was read the third time and passed.
 Recess until p. m. | After recess house bill No 2S6, to change the time Of holding courts in the Fourteenth dis trict was called up, the senate amendments adopted and the bill passed-ayes 67. Senate bill No 01, as to the chancery court in Hot Springs, Montgomery Garland and Sa- line coanty, was next in order the question being upon the refusal of the senate to accept the house amendments.
 Alter a long discussion the house by an em- phatic vote refused to recede from it's position | and conference was ordered.
 Senate bill No. 132, the catfish bill. passed ayes 60, noes IA
 Senate bill No. t69 to amend the digest with reference to the running at large of loose ami mas was knocked out in the first round by a vote of 16 ayes G3 noes.
 Senate bill No 158. fire, life and accident in. suranee companies to give bond, etc, passed ayes 63, noes 12.
 Senate bill No. 1S1 to empower county courts to dissolve and consolidate school districts on petition of U majority of the citizens thereof was argued at length and passed-ayes 6S noes 1.
 Senate bill No. 249, majority of residents withing three miles of any church or school house may petition the county court and an order will be granted for prohibition or other wise under the local option law, good until re- yersed, passed-ayes 55 noes 15
 The house also disposed of a large amount of miscellaneous business and at late hour adjourned until "Wednesday.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, March 2s. The senate came to order at the usual h8ur yesterday morning
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