Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-03-03
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I ana otherwise. tumbled the lawmakers into troublesome twists which became mora rom pncateo when MT. Blackwell again called up nls regular order resolution which had caused sS suon oe pate on Saturday last. Neither was | tne tengle nntangled until the exniration of the morning houF when the resolution was forced aside for future consideration and sen. ate business taken up Senate bill No 35 to give to eircu,t courts tne power to remove mayors and police judges rom rom once when guilty of failure to enforce the laws, etc. was taken up
 This bill was argued at length and finally passed by vote of 52 ayes to 8 nays
 senate bill No i46. to tax transient dealers passed-ayes 66 noes IS.
 A number of senate bills were read the second time and referred. A motion 10 take recess was defeated and | the consideration of senate bill No 116 a sub stitute for the house bill for the relief of Henry IL. Clarke, was taken up. On motion the bill was referred to the committee on claims Recess until D. m.
 Senate bills on third reading being the order after recess, senate bill No. 20 to prevent the 1 sale of liquor within ten miles of Saline camp grounds, Pike county, psssed-ayes 6s, noes 4
 senate bill No. Il, to amend the digest with reference to appeals and writs of error defeat. | ed-ayeR n, noes 54
 Senate bill No 100, to cure defective acknowl edgements passed-ayes 4O. noes 30
 Senate bill No 151, to amend the digest re. | 1n reference to the redemption of real estate sold for taxes, passed-ayes 68, noes 10
 Senate bill No. l23, to amend the digest so as to make embezzlement punishable as larceny passed-ayes 70 noes 5
 Senate bill No. 113, repeating prohibition of liquor within three miles of public school at Rogers was discussed at some length and final ly passed-ayes 67f noes F. At 4:40 house adjourned until Wednesday morning.
 Ayr LITTLE ROCK, Feb. 28.-The senate met yes terday morning pursuant to adjournment An unusually large number of committee re. ports were received, indicating that the com. mittees have not been idle
 The amendments heretofore offered to senate bill No. 26 to provide for building Q sewer for the lunatic asylum and penitentiary, were talk en up. The amendment reducing the appropri- 1 atton from s25, GOO to Sl2,500 was adopted and the bill ordered to it's third reading. | On motion the vote by which house bill No. S9i to protect game and prevent camp hunting, was reconsidered and the bill referred to the judiciary committee.
 On motion the vote by which senate bill No | 63. to establish reform school failed to pass was reeonsfdered. Senate bill No 120, to provide for the better management of the penitentiary passed-ayes 1 19, nays l.
 Senate bill No f22, relating to the roads in Benton county, failed to passages Il, nays 12 i Senate bill No. ITO, to reduce costs in erimi- nal cases, passed-syes 21, nays 2.
 Senate bill No. 1e2 to tax distilleries BIO Q month and allowing them to sell in amounts Of one gallon or over was red the third time. On motion 1t was put back to its second reading for amendment
 I Recess until p. Ln
 At the opening of the afternoon session, by consent Senator Pettigrew, chairman of the joint committee appointed to visit the A. l. U. ct Fayetteville submitted the committees 8 report
 Senate bill No. 6e, for the better organization of the state militia was read the third time.
 Along and warm debate followed and upon call of the roll the bill defeated-ayes l3, noes Il, 1t requiring two-thirds vote on bills carrying appropriations. I Senate bill No. 126 regarding the formation of school districts Is3sed-ayes 16, noes '.
 Senate bill No. 59, to amend section 69ss of the digest, passed--ayes IT, noes5.
 Senate bill No104 to give notice Of election in special school districts, i'll vacancies, etc, 1 passed-ayes l6, noes g. l Adjourned until Thursday morning
 HOUSE l At the opening of morning session of the house yesterday Speaker Colquitt gave notice 1 that there must be no more smoking in the l hall during session hours. Permission was granted Mir. Vineyard to call up his bill, No. SIS. to repeal the act making 0 i four-wire fence legal in Lee county, and it was l read the third time and passed without debate l by 8 unanimous vote.
 The morning hour was exhausted by the in- troduetion Of bills, committee reports and mis | celaueous business.
 The morning hour having expired house bill | No. 186 was called up as special order,
 MT Broadnax made the point of order that his resolution of Saturday which had been adopted by an aye and nay vote had changed | the order and claiming that house bill No. 276 1 was now the special order. This caused warm discussion as to what was the special order. The opponents of bill | No. 276 which is the Robinson railroad commits sion biil were out on filibustering expedition for the displacement of the measure, and the scene on the floor Of the house was. one of in- tense interest and considerable excitement After a running and somewhat disiointed de bate of an hour, the speaker ruled the point of order not well taken. Mir. Foster appealed from the decision of the chair and called for the ] ayes and nays The vote was close, resulting --ayes 43, noes fl. 1 f So the railroad bill became the special order | and the debate was opened by Mir. Robinson.
 At the close of his speech the house took | recess until p. n. l Immediately following the convening of the 1 house MT. Armstrong sent up the rerort of the committee appointed to visit the Industrial University.
 The remainder of the afternoon session was l given to the discussion of the railroad commis- i sion bill and pending further action the house l adjourned until Thursday morning 1 SENATE LITTLE ROCK, March The senate met 1 yesterday morning promptly, President Petit l grew in the chair 1 A number of bills. were reported from the l standing committees.
 Senate joint resolution No. ,, with amend ment pending, was taken up. The amendment l reduces the proposed exemption of unmarried l men from S100 as the bill provides to S25. The 1 amendment was lost
 1 A half dozen other amendments were sub | mitted. entailing long discussion, but they were all defeated, and the original bill stands.
 Senator Williamson moved to suspend the rules and take up bills on third reading. Car 1 ried.
 Recess until2 D. m
 At the reconyening of the senate the vote by which senate bill No. 6S. for the better organi zation of the state militia, failed to pass was reconsidered and the bill committed to com mittee on militia.
 Senate biIl No.-i6i. to punish for the destruc .tion of property by dynamite, etc., passed ayes 22, noes l.
 Senate bill No. 143, for the reliel of w. D. k. Smith, was read the third time. This is Sena-