The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08


 294 IS sut stituic for seEate i'll No tS which went to the committee with the bill
 Seaator hCIs called up senate hiil No. ls0 to provide for he payment of salaries Of county officers in counties haying special salary laws. Pending the discussion of aa amendment to strike out the word 'treasurer' and insert "eounty clerk" tho senate adjourned until 230 p. m.
 At the afternoon session motion to adjourn was voted down and the consideration Of the amendment to bill No. IS was resumed, the dis cussion of which was quite spirited. On call of the roll the amen 1ment was lost-ayes 10 noes 12
 Two motions were made, one to indefinitely postpone and another to refer the bill to the judiciary committed and the question was raised which had precedence.
 The chair held that the motion to postpone had precedence, and pending discussion the sen age adjourned until Monday morning.
 HOUSE.
 At Saturdays morning session Of tho house great deal Of miscellaneous business was disposed of
 Mir. Blackwell called up his "clean cnt and fair dealn resolution and with litta skillful maneuyering by his friends secured the atten- tion of the house, but failed to get final action thereon.
 MT. Bradley called up his resolution provid. ing for the investigation Of the Insane Asylum and moved it's adoption.
 Immediately tho call ito armsm was sound. ed and tho usual daily squabble that has char acterized the proceedings in the house lately. was inaugarated with will The speeches were composed of different degrees of heat. Some were wild, some were woolly and some were wo, ss; personalities were freely indulged in and apologies as promptly made, while the speaker got in his work Of squelching obdurate members ad libitum, and so the comedy pro- ceeded to the great delight of the gallery.
 MT Mathes offered substitute that the pres ent standing committee on charitable institu- tions now examining into this matter go on, hold open session and proceed rapidly to con. clusion.
 When vote was finally reached on this sub st3tute 1t stood-ayes 5i, noes 25, So the regular committee wilt "eontinue to investigate and push matters to Q final end.
 Mr. South moved 10 adjourn and MT. Manning moved to substitute take recess until two o'clock"
 On the motion to adjourn fthe longest time being put hrst) the vote was-ayes 47, noes 38, so the house adjourned until Monday.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, March 5.-The senate met yesterday morning pursuant to adjournment. Senators Morse and Ward were granted in- definite ave of absence.
 Alter the disposition ot considerable mi eel laneous business Senator Smith moved to sus. pend tho rules and tho roll called fJr tbe intro duetion of bi Is. Carried.
  new bills were introduced, read the first and second times and referred oxhausting the en. tro forenoon session, and at F o'clock took a recess until 2:30 p. m.
 The first business after recess in the senate was committee reports and number were received
 Special order, senate bill No 1i2, to amend an act to establish separate courts In Sebls- tian county, was then taken up, read the third time and pa Sed-ayeS 15 nays !.
 Senat3 bill No. li4 to create state election board, was amended providing that the gov ernor shall appoint three members Of the board with the consent Of the senate, and ordered to it's third reading.
 Senate bill No. POI, amending the digest so as to provide for bail for defendants in felony cases pending appeal 10 the supreme court, passed-ayes g
 Senate bill No. l62 for the better regulating of dqror by manufacturers, was next in order and created lively discussion, and was finally defeated-aye3 12, nays 10.
 Senate bill No. 1l6 the poll tax law, was next called up The amendment was defeated and the substitute was, after a lengthy discus sion, also rejected and the bill ordered to it's third reading.
 Senate bill No 202 to change the boundary line between Arkansas and Lincoln counties, psssed-ayes 25.
 Senate bill No. 1si to fix the salary of the sergeant at-arms al to per ulem, passeu-ayes l9, nays 5
 Adjourned until 30 Tuesday morning.
 HOUSE.
 Immediately following the reading Of the journal in the hoase yesterday morning. mo tion to cal up house bill No 72 providing for a settlement Of the disputed account between Phillips and Monroe counties, was objected to, The matter was finally compromised by hay ing the bill made special order for this morn ing
 House bill No. 30 to fix the fees and salaries of officers of Hampstead county, was then taken up and passcd-ayes 54, noes 24.
 MT. QIaries sent up memorial to the Ar kansas delegation tu congress requesting them to urge upon congress the necessity for a change in the sixteenth section law so as to allow the state to use the fund of s4lO 5sl. Fl that has accumulated, which, owing to the law, is absolutely unavailable. Agreed to unanimously.
 A resolution to give appropriation bills the right of way was promptly tabled
 House bill No. l69, the Memphis bridge sta ton bill, was called up and was the rock upon which the house again went to pieces, getting into another of those uncomfortable conditions that have so frequently distinguished it.
 During the debate MT. Warren took occasion to refer to the Memphis Commercial Appeal and its representative in anything but compli mentary language
 
 House bill No. 1s6, the state capitol bill, came next, and was ordered to it's third read. ing
 A motion to recon sider the vote by which it was ordered to its third reading caused oonsid- erable discussion, and was finally tabled.
 Recess until p. m.
 After recess, the chair having decided that the tabling of the motion to reconsider did no, carry with 1t the bill, No. 1s6 to erect new state house, the blll was read the third time. This bill has been so amended in committee as to provide for convict h Dor and the accept ance of gifts of stone and other building mate rial, that the prospects are, If the bill shal pass the legislature that the state may erect an elegant building with very little expense for the next two or three years, and that the total cash outlay need not exceed the sum of s500I0oo for a structure equal in style and ap- pearance to those of other states costing from one to three millions Of dollars. It is proposed to uso the present site, and have the building fully completed by the year 1900. The building is to be of granite, brick and iron, to be fire proof, well lighted and ventilated and well adapted for all the offices required for all de- partments of state with safe preservation of the valuable books and papers of tho state, on which is based titles 10 property amounting to many millions of dollars in all parts of the state with records running back many years. A long and somew what tiresome debate fol- lowed, although at times assuming quite Q spirited aspect interlineated with insinuatlons of '1obs," schemes" etc, which were promptly resented by the friends of the bill. At 5:l0 p. m, pending further discussion the house adjourned until Tuesday morning.
 Report on the A. I. U.
 The report of the joint committee appointed to visit the Arkansas Industrial university and branch normal at Pine Blnn was presented te the general assembly on "Wednesday. It gives a financial statement from December l, ls92, to December 1, 1894, showing balance on hand of s5. 09. The expenditures aggregated SlS4 6l5 10 The fnanc al condition of the uni