Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-14
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
SENATE.

' business in dead earnest and q great deal o 1 business is being disposed Of, as is evident by the increasing length Of The journals and the time consumed in their reading each morning.
 In the senate Saturday morning House bill l No 42o to fix the fees and salaries of certain officers in Sharp county was read the third i time and passed-ayes 16, noes l4
 Senate bill No. l55. the antitrust bill, was taken up and discussed only to be defeated by l a decided malority-ayes g. noes 17.
 House bill No IF, to legalize primary eiec- tions, being special order. came next and was passed without material discussion-ayes Zo noes 10
 Senate bill No. 4s, to permit the sale of wine anywhere in the state was then taken up and on motion tabled.
 The general appropriation bill was next called up 10 consider the refusal of the house to concur In the senate amendments The sen- ate voted to insist on its amendments and the president appointed Senators Word Wilson, Pettigrew. Smith and Sloan as conference committee on the part Of the senate.
 After the disposition of some miscellaneous business the senate took recess until D. m
 At the afternoon session Senator Shell re- qnested to be relieved as chairman of he com nittee on engrossed bills. and Senator A. B Williams was appointed to fiji the position.
 Senator Davidson will act in place of Sena- tor Word on the conference committee.
 The bill to define the qualification of jurors was defeated-ayeS SI noes b.
 Senate bill No 206 to amend an act creating the Alexander school district in Saline anu Pulaski counties, passed-ayes 10. noes s.
 Senate bill No 257 for the maintenance of Arkansas deaf mute institute. with house amendments agreed to, passed-ayes 21, noes 0.
 Senate bill No. 23l, for the maintenance of the school for the blind, with house amend ments agreed to. passed-ayes %. neeso o.
 Senate bill No 224 for the maintenance A. I. U. passed-ayes 20, noes O.
 House bill No 430 deficiency appropriations, passed-ayes 70, noes 0.
 House bill No. 66, to regulate the sale oi goods marked sterling or sterling silver, coin or coin silver, passed-ayes IS, noes 0.
 House bill No 269. to supply state institu tions and state buildings with electricity, failed to passages [ nays r.
 House bill No. 232 for the payment of certif. cates of indebtedness issued by the auditor passed-ayes 10, noes 5
 House bill No. s01, granting certain lands te Falls Chapel church, passed-ayes p. noes 0.
 Adjourned until Monday morning,
 HOUSE.
 The house opened the day's proceedings Sat urday by defeating house bill No 21S making additions to the mortgage laws-ayes 70, noes 59.
 House bill No. s2e, ten mile act for Cente. Church, Howard county. having been amended by the senate so as not to apply 10 territory | outside of Howard county, came next the i amendment agreed to and the bill passed l ayes 70, noes 6.
 Mr. Toomer made an earnest appeal for tht reconsideration Of senate bill No. 243. to pro Onaehita college, at Philadelphia but the mo tion was defeated-ayes 29, noes 56
 House bill No All. in regard to the takins up of estrays, defeated-ayes 29 noes 5S | House bill No S31, to cure defective con tracts with foreign corporations was passed as amended bv the senate-ayes 54 nays 15. | House bill No. 405 to reduce the fees of cer 1 tain officers in Franklin county, passed-ayei 1 6d, noes (.
 The bill to protect saw-mfH and other Ia 1 borers from extortion etc., was defeated by l close yote-ayes 40, noes Il. The speaker appointed Messrs. Lake Glen l ent, F. E. Brown Gotham, Hanna, Broadnax l Coifman, Keith, Hill and Armstrong as com mittee on the part Of tae house to confer witt the senate committee on the general appro priation bill
 Recess until p n.
 After recess house bill No. 271, an act au thoriztng the penitentiary commissioners U | hire the convicts for the purpose ot working ot | railroads and turnpikes came up under sus 1 pension of the rules, was read the third t1Ini and passed-ayes 66, noes p 1 motion to reconsider the vote by whicl l house bill No 376 regulating telegraph com | panies. passed provoked a long discussion, end | ing Tn the passage of the motion. The roll wa l then called on the passage of the bill and i l failed to pass-ayes 27, noes 56. | House bill No. 314. the high-hat bill, wa 1 knocked of the Christmas tree by V te of ? ayes tob0 nays although Mir. Hilzheim nude very pathetic appeal for it's adeption 1 Mir Yancy here arose to question of per sonal privilege and made a lengthy and yer. | sens ational statement with reference to an al l legged attempt to brlbe him to vote against tht railroad commission bill. Probably the mos exciting scenes that have attended any meet ing of the legislature within the past decade ensued and for several hours the house was fl perfect uproar and almost beyond control O the speaker and his officers. The speeches statements, charges and counter charges made and denied would make volume within itself and the day will pass into history one of thf memorable events in Arkansas legislation.
 When quiet was somewhat restored, on mo ton the speaker appointed Messrs South Dunavani Manning, Robinson Rogers, Broad max and Walker as a committee of inyestiga tion and the house adjourned until Monday morning.
 The committee met Immediately after sup per and he it's first meeting behind closed doors and the great sensational investigation was begun.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK. April 9.-The first business t engage the attention of the senate yesterday morning after committee reports was senate pill No. 147. to compel newspapers to give