Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-03-10
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings Of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
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LITTLE ROCK, March 4.-The senate met Saturday morning pursuant to adjournment.
 After committee reports and the presentation; Of several memorials, Senator Izards militia. bill was called up and read the third time.
 Following an eloquent effort in behalf of the bill, by Senator West, the roll was called and. the bill passed-ayes IT, noes 8. The vote by which senate bill No. 1s to raise the grade of first grade teachers, failed to pass was reconsidered and the bill put back on it's second reading.
 Senator Chimney introduced senate bill No, 204 as substitute for senate bill No. 1s which went to the committee with the bill Senator Amis called up senate bill No lsO. to provide for the payment of salaries of county officers in counties having special salary laws. Pending the discussion of an amendment to- strike out the word treasurer and insert county elerk,n the senate adjourned until 2;30 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; cusston of which was quite spirited On call of the roll the amendment was lost-ayes lO. noes 12. Two motions were made, one to indefnitelyi postpone and another to refer the bill to the judiciary committee, and the question wasl 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 the house. great deal of miscellaneous business was disposed of MT. Blackwell called up his "clean cnt and! fair deal' resolution and with a little skillful. maneuvering by his friends secured the atten.i tion of the house, but failed to get final action s thereon. MT. Bradley called up his resolution proyid.i ing for the Investigation of the Insane Asyluml and moved it's adoption. 1mmediately the call Ito armsp was sound! ed and the usual daily squabble that has char acterized the proceedings in the house lately, was tnaugurated with a will. The speeches were composed of different degrees of heat Some were wild some were woolly and some were worse; 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. { Mir. 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 a con, clusion.
 When vote was finally reached on this sub stttute it stood od-Ryes 54, noes 25 the regular, committee will i'continue to investigate'' and push matters to a final end. MT. South moved to adjourn and MT. Manning moved to substitute take a recess until two o'clock 3
 On the motion to adjourn (the longest time being put arstl the vote was-ayes 47, noes 9s.
 
 SENATE. LITTLE ROCK, March 5-The senate met, yesterday morning pursuant to adjournment. Senators Morse and Ward were granted in, definite leave of absence. ! After the disposition of considerable miscel laneous business Senator Smith moved to sus-; pend the rules and the roll called for the intro duction Of bills. Carried
 Under the operation of this motion elevenl new bills were introduced, read the first and second times and referred, exhausting the en- tire forenoon session, and at F o'clock took u recess until 2:S0 p. rn. The first business after recess in the senate was committee reports and number were received Special order senate bill No 142. to amend an act to establish separate courts in Sebas-S tian county was then taken up read the third time and passed-ayes I5 nays 5. Senate bill No. IA, to create a 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 to the supreme court, passed-ayes 23 A- Senate bill No I62, for the better regulating of liquor by manufacturers, was next in order and created lively discussion, and was finally defeated-syes 12 nays 16
 Senate bill No. f16. the poll tax law was next called up. The amendment was defeated and the substitute was after alengthy discus sion, also rejected and the bill ordered to It's third reading. Senate bill No POP, to change the boundary line between Arkansas and Lincoln countless, pRssed-ayes 25. Senate bill No 1s4, to fix the salary of the: sergeant at-arms at s per diem, passed-ayes. l9 nays ,. Adjourned until 9:30 Tuesday morning.
 HOUSE . Immediately following the reading of the Journal in the house yesterday morning. mo tion to call 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 Hempstead county was then taken up and passed-ayes a noes 24.
 Mr. Quarles sent up memorial to the Ar kansas delegation in congress requesting them to urge upon congress the necessity for q change in the sixteenth section law so as to allow the state to use the fund of S4l0, ,5S1. 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. 169, the Memphis bridge sta tion bill, was called up and was the rock upon Which the house agaln went to pieces, goltlng into another of those uncomfortable conditions that have so frequently distinguished 1t. During the debate Mir. Warren took occasion to refer to the Memphis Commercial Appeal and it's representative in anything but compli- mentary language.
 The bill passed by vote of 75 to g. House bill No. 166 the state capitol bill, came next and was ordered to its third read ing.
 A motion to reconsider the vote by which it was ordered to it's third reading caused consid. 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 not carry with 1t the bill, No 186, to erect new state house the bill was read the third time. This bill has been so amended in committee as to provide for convict labor and the accept ance of gifts of stone and other building mate rial so that the prospects are, if the bill shall 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 $500, 010 for structure equal in style and ap- Dearance to those of other states costing from