Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-07

House bill No. 22s providing for the appoint ment of fish and game commissioners, was tabled-ayes 50, noes 20.
 House bill No 367 providing that school al rectors have the number of school districts painted on the building, failed to go through by tie vote-39 t.. 39
 House bill No. 113, providing tn the gov ernor may compromise certain claims aga1nst the state, passed-ayes 66, noes 7.
 Adjourned until Friday morning.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK April 6-The senate met at the usual hour yesterday morning and after the usual opening services adopted resoiu- tion to consider first, house bills on third read ing; second same on second reading, and then house bills on first reading.
 House bill No. i15. to fix the age of consent, came next as special order. An amendment had previously been adopted changing the age of consent from 16 years, as fixed by the house, to IS years and the bill passed as amended ayes IS, noes 7.
 House bill No B, to compel the registration of trade marks used by bottling works. came next and breezy discussion ensued, ending in the passage of the bill-ayes r, noes g.
 House bill No. 23l, to amend an act to estao- fish separate courts in Carroll county, passed ayes 25 noes 1.
 House bill No B, to bar claims agalnst 
 House bill No. 133, amending the lien law as to give laborers lien on machinery, etc., for work done, pass ed-ayes IT, noes 9.
 Recess until D. m.
 The afternoon session began by considering house bill No 430 to supply deficiencies in ap- propriations number of amendments were offered but were voted down and the bill or dered to third reading.
 Senate bill No 9, the mechanic lien bill, passed as amended-ayes 21, noes 3.
 House bill No. 449, to detach about thirty-five square miles from Greene and attach it to Clay county, after full presentation 1ror( both sides, pass ed--ayes F, noes 10.
 House bill No. IF, to legalize primary cleo tions made special order for saturday morning An amendment was offered to the bill that before it became operative the county central committee of each party shall slgnlfy their intention of holding primaries under the law.
 Adjourned until Saturday 9 8. m.
 HOUSE.
 Senate bill No. 109 providing for a licens for public entertainments was the first business taken up in the house yesterday morning. The bill passed without debate-ayes 64, noes l3.
 House bill No. 484 as a substitute for No. 34f. to repeal the act making the Lyronza river navigable stream, passed by unanimous vote. The senate appropriation bills were next taken up, the first one being the Arkansas uni versity bill, and it passed as amended by the house-ayes 75 noes Il.
 The general appropriation bill came next with bundle ot amendments made by the senate. On motion the amendments were con sidered an1 all rejected so the bill will have to pass through the hands of a conference committee.
 House bill No 8, requiring all transporta- tion companies to keep register of all stock shipped, etc, passed-ayes 62. noes 12
 Considerable miscellaneous business was disposed of, and then the house went into con sid 1Nff fH1a1r pf 1I1ap mittee on the senate bill amending the act creating the third chancery district The re- port recommended the rejection of the house amendment, and after short discussion 1t was overwhelmingly rejected.
 T. bill provides that the salary shall be g. 800 year the term eight years and the office appointiYe by the governor. The amend ment rlvid.s that the salary shall be S2.000, the term four years and the office elective.
 Recess until p. m.
 After recess the conference report on senate bill No. 20 was taken up and read. This bill prohibits the sale of liquor within ten miles of Saline camp ground, in Pike county and was amended by the house so as to allow the sale of cider and native wine. The conference com mittee had refused to adopt the amendment but the house by a vote or 37 10 35 rejected the report and insisted on it's amendment.
 Senate bill No 90 to amend the digest, pro- vIding for the iInpounding of stock running at large, defeated-ayes 4 noes 70
 Senate bill No 264, fer the relief of Gertrude Watkins, minor her. passed-ayes 50, noes 23
 Senate bill No 1s8, providing for the pay ment of jurors who have been summoned but not accepted, passed-ayes 56 noes 19.
 Senate bill No 2S3, to repeal the Morrillton special liquor act, was next taken up and pro- veked red-hot discussion. ending in the de. feat of the bill ayes 3j noes 49.
 Great excitement prevailed during the call of the roll and as each vote was recorded in opposition to the measure, and especially the vote of those whom the leaders of the opposi- tion had not counted on, there was loud cheer ing and clapping of hands, and when the de- feat of the bill was announced the house ad. iourned amid prolonged and loud applause.