The Monticellonian., 1895-03-01
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thrtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
SENATE

SENATE
 LITTLE ROCK, February e0.-The senate met at 30 yesterday morning, and quorum an- swered 10 their names.
 After the ad1ng of the journal a number Of committee reports were received
 Joint resolution No was reported from the committee on education with the recommenda- tion that 1t do pass. This Is proposed amend ment to the constitution, raising the state scho tax to five mills, and reducing the dis trict tax to two mills.
 House bill No II was taken up and read a third time, It provides that any person who shall hunt or fish on Sunday shall be fined in any sum from B to S25
 This measure provoked q lengthy discussion, consuming the remainder of tn forenoon ses- sion. A determined struggle was made on both sides for vantage ground in the argument Amendments galore were offered and repudi ated; the only ones able 10 stand were those exemDting number of counties from the oper ation of the bill. Sympathy, sarcasm, senti ment and slush, intermingled with humorous observations, were the order of the day. In fact the whole thing "rsal funny" consid- ering the importance Of the bill
 Pending final action the senate took a recess nntil2 P III.
 Immediately upon reeonYentng the senate re. sumed the consideration Of senate bill No. 30 Another long discussion followed, ending in a defeat of the bill by vote of 14 ayes to l4 noes On motion the vote by which the bill WAS do feated was reconsidered and laid over, the comedy will be reenacted in the near future.
 House business being the order, a number Of bills were read and referred or otherwise dis posed Of,
 Senate bill No. 155 the antitrust bill, was then taken up and pending discussion of an amendment offered by Senator Amis, allowing. in effect lumbermen to combine as much as they desire as to business done oatsde Of the slate. the senate adjourned until Wednesday morning
 HOUSE.
 At the opening session of the house yester day morning and until the morning hour ex- pired, the time was taken up with committee reperts
 Senate business being next in order, mum Der of biils were read the second time and ferred
 Senate bill No. 2l, to give laborers mines and quarres q lien on their output, and also on the maehinery was read tho third time and passed unanimously.
 House bill No. 10i to abolish capital punish ment came up on its third reading, and after some discussion failed to pass ayes 9, nays ii House bill No. %, fixing fees and mileage ef witnesses summoned from one county 10 an ether, was defcatcd-ayes 10. noes C.
 Houss bill No. 21, to redues the per diem of members of the house 10 Si per day with mile age at three cents, was next taken up.
 Pending debate the house took a recess until 2p. m.
 At the afternoon session the special order was postponed so that bill No 24 members saalies could be disposed Of.
 The discussion Of this bill was entered upon with vim, and consumed the major part of the afternoon.
 Upon call of the roll the bill was defeated nyes 22 noes ag absent 14.
 House till No 28a to transfer Lafayette county from the Thirteenth to the Eighth u dical circuit, being special order, taken up and argued at length. Tho bill failed to pass by vote of K ayes to Co noes
 House bill No. 163 to establish a railroad station on the Mississippi river opposite Mem phis at The junction of tho railroads, was next in order.
 Several amendments wers offered and dis. cussed and final action postponed until next Monday.
 motion to reconsider the vote by which house bill No. ls) to detaeh small tract of territary from Howard county and add same to Sewer county was defeated was the bone Of contention for the nezt half hour ending in the vote being reconsidered-ayes 60, noes l7.
 Adjourned until Wednesday morning.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE Rock, Feb. 2f.-Fhe senate was called to order yesterday morning at 80 by President Witt.
 Senator Cazort asked leave for the finance committee to retire 10 consider busineas Granted
 Senate bill No. 90, amending the feucing dis. triet law by prohibiting the running at large ef any stocl, ia such district, was read the third time. The roll wa3 called, and the bill passed ayes 1B noes 9.
 Senate bill No 9l, to legalize the acts of dep uty clerks who were not twenty-ono years of age, passed-ayes 1s.
 Senate bill No 1li to provide for the appoint ment of a state board of election commission CTS, was read tho third time After some dis eussion the roll was called and the bill failed to pass ayes 9 noes Ii.
 On motion the vote was immediately recon. sidered and the bill referred 10 the judiciary committee.
 Senate hll No TAO, amending the digest, pro. vidins that when there is no collector the sher- in ot any county may advertise and sell six teenth Seetlsn Il land now provided by law, was next taken mp and passed-ayes 90. The bll is general, but Is for tho especial benefit of Chieat county.
 Senate bill No IFS WIS introduced as a sub sutute for senate bill No 42, and adopted The substitute provides for the abolition of all state normal schools and the appropriation Of Sl0,00O for an institute for each county to be held at least one month.
 Senate joint resolution No B. for an amend ment to the constitution providing for a state tax Of i've mills and R district school tax of two mills. was discus sed, at some length and pend ing further action the senate took a recess un- til 2:39 P. III.
 At tho opening of the afte noon session the consideration of joint resolution No 8 was re- sumet
 After some further argument vote was taken resulting in the defeat of the resolution -aYes B, noes l7.
 A rem insurance was filed against the passage or senate bill No s. to aid in th} building of the leVee m he St. Francis dstr.ct.
 A long argument followed partaking al times of the sarca -t'c, ovsr q mo ion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary committee The mo- tion WIS deleatcd
 Under suspension of the rul $ senate bill No 1l6 to amend the laws in relation to the pay ment of poll tax, was read twice anu amended in several particulars. an referred.
 At :30 the senate adjourned until 0:3O this morning.
 HOUSE,
 After the usual routine business in the house yesterday morning and the disposition of com. mittee reports, Mir, Clements introduced res oluton making general appropriation bills for charitable institutions privileged questions at all times, This resolution caused considerable discussion, and MT. Quarles introduced a sub siitute directing the chair to appoint a com mittee of three to be known the steering committee, and which shall have the power to call up any and all appropriation bills that they may deem necessary. The substitute caused a greater storm than the original reso- luten. MT Manning opposed it as calculated to retard legislation. Nearly all of the time for the next two weeks was set aside for spec. ial business and r. this resolution was passed 1t would act to set aside these special orders and greatly retard business. Mir, Clement was fin favor of it expediting business; heretofore the excuse for an extension Of the session had been that the appropriation bills had not been passed, and fl they should adjourn without passing them the governor would have to call special session at great expense. This bill would give these appropriation bills the right of way. and they would be disposed of thus giving no excuse foran extension of the session and saving the state great expense.
 Here the speaker announced that the morn ing hour had expired aud the resolution would go over.
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