Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-03-17
SENATE

ties to refund their existing bonded indebted ness was taken up, read the third time and passed-ayes 26, noes 8. | A resolution, directing senators aud rep resentative to use all legitimate means to se- cure the passage of the Nicaragua canal olll was referred to the committee on federal rela- tions
 Senate joint resolution No. z proposing an amendment to the constitution exemptng the wearing apparel of any person from execution. | etc, was discussed at some length and ae- l feated-ayes H. noes t8. Senator Wilson introduced senate bill No. 257. appropriating s7s o70 for the maintenance | of the deaf mute institute for the next two l years. Read twice.
 number of new bills were introduced, | mostly of a local character.
 Senate bill No 242. the five-mile prohibitory act for Junction City, was read the third time l and passed-ayes IS, noes g.
 Senate bill No. 92, to protect persons and property against the sale of intoxicating l liquors was showed under by vote of 9 noes 1 to ayes.
 Recess until D. n-
 At the opening of the afternoon session sen. ate bill No. 105 to provide for the readiust- l ment of the boundary lines between Arkansas, l Mississippi and Tennessee, was read the third time and passed-ayes %
 Senate bill Ill, to empower county courts to dissolve school districts passed-ayes 24
 Senate bill No. IA, to create a state election board, as read the third time and after some discussion passed-ayes 16, noes II This bill, should it become a law, will be one of the best acts of the session, as it will pre- vent star r-ch amber sessions and with non-parti- san commissioners will make crooked work 1 impossible.
 Senate bill No POS, to provide for the collec 1 tiou of assessments by local improvement dis tricts in cities of the rst-olass. read the third time and passed-ayes 19, noes 7
 Senate bill No l57, reducing liquor license from $500 to s25, was defeated-ayes 5, noes IS. Senate bill No 175, to protect female prison CTS in cities of the 1rstclass and providing for 1 the appointment of police mRtron, passed l ayes 2l, nays
 Adjournc d until Friday morning.
 HoUsE
 After the opening exercises in the house yes terday morning house bill No 449, to change the boundary lines between Greene and Clay counties, was taken up. I lengthy argument followed over this meas ure, the opposition making strong fight, but without avail. The bl1 passed-ayes 50, noes 21
 Mir. Brown of Logan intro ducsd resolution to adjourn from March 15 to July on account of the reported prevalence of small pox. The resolution was tabled by vote of 4 to 28.
 The special order, joint resolution to | amend the constitution so to allow an un- limited number of amendments to be proposed !
 A long discussion ensued, exhausting the forenoon session.
 On call of the roll the resolution was de- feated-ayes 32, noes A.
 Recess until p. n.
 After recess house bill No 48 by MT. Chrisp, to regulate assignments for the benefit of creditors, being special order " as taken up.
 A senate bill and house bills Nos. 412 272, 295 and 291, on the same subject were dis cussed separately in connection with No. is, and each in it's turn defeated and bill No. IS passed in it's original form by a vote of 49 ayes to 26 nays.
 The discussion of this measure occupied the entire afternoon session, and at late hour the house adjourned until Friday morning.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, March 1e.-The senate met yesterday morning at the usual hour
 Following committee reports senate bill No. l 250, authorizing the St. Francis levee board to borrow S500o0o to complete the leyees, being special order. was passed without discussion by unanimous vote.
 The committee on public health reported house bill No. ?, the cigarette bill. with amend ments with recommendation that it do not pass.
 Innumerable amendments were offered and discussed, many of them being offered for the express purpose of defeating the bill, all of which were voted down with the exception of one or two changing the bill only in minor de- tails.
 At 12 o'clock the bill was still under discus sion, and pending further action the senate took recess until D. Ln.
 At the opening of the afternoon session the | consideration Of the cigarette bill was re- sumed-
 A motion to indefinitely postpone the bill 1 and amendments brought long and warm argument, and after all had exhausted their supply of orator.cal ammunition the motion was carried and the great cigarette bill was once more consigned to the waste basket
 The vote in detail: Yeas-Bell, Blackburn Cornell Davidson, Gray, Cranberry, Hath cock, King, Mehaney Scott, Sloan, Weaver West, Wilson Williams (B. D., Williams "A. R9, Worthen-17 Nays-Adams Amis Izard Morton, Petugrew, Pinnix. Chimney, William son. Word, Witt-i0.
 House bill No. 1SS to create county board | of medical examiners, to consist of three phy- 1 sicians two of whom shall be graduates was next taken up ana passed-aycs r. nays l0
 A number of house bills were real the first i and second time and referred.
 House bill No e4 to prevent the sale cf liquor within three miles of the public school | hoase in the town of Thornton, Calhoun county, read the third time and passed-ayes 2l, noes ,.
 House bill No, 2, to repeal an act abolishing fences in that part of the state east Of the St. | Francis river, the bill to go into effect two years after it's passage was read the third time and passed-ayes 26.
 House Dlll NO. o4Ss hubnOflzluE the Sono0l commissioners to invest the common school l fund. was next in order.
 Alter some discussion, and penting further action the senate adjourned until Saturday.
 HOUSE.
 A resolution was finally carried in the house yesterday morning to give the appropriation bills the right of way, and while 1t is trae that the right Of way is limited to the afternoon sessions, yet it is right of way to that extent. The resolution was passed with but little oppo- | sition.
 House bill No 4S5 to reduce the limit that county and municipal officers may retain as fees, from s5,030 to s5oOa, passed-ayes 67, noes s.
 House bill No. S59, to require railroad com 1 panies to transport ootton-seed neat at the same rates as they charge for cottooG seed was passed unanimously. 1 Senate bills third reading came next as unfinished business, and senate bill No 36. re- ducing the penalty for illegal liquor selling from $500 to Sl00 was read the third time and passed.
 Senate bii 174 providing for the appropria- tion ot s0000 fer the sus.enahce Of the state guard for two years. was taken up