The Monticellonian., 1895-04-12
i.!' $, ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.

ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE Proceedings of the Thirtieth Genera
 Assembly of the State.
 SENATE
 LITTLE ROCK, April s-The senate met yes terday morning pursuant to adjournment. Senate bill No. 1s9, giving the wi;e and chil dren the same rights as those given to tue hus band to prosecute or defend suits in cases where the husband has deserted his family passed-ayes 20.
 House bill No 405, fixing the salaries of ofIi cers in Franklin county, was taken up as special order. An earnest effort was made by its friends but without avail The bill was defeated-ayes :, nays 23.
 House bill No. 39, for the better protection of game and to prevent forest fires, came next and on motion the vote by which the bill went to It's third reading was reconsidered the bill amended so as to exempt the counties or Pu. laski Baxter Fulton and Chicot and the bill made special order for Wednesday,
 On motion the vote by which house bill Il5 She age of consent bill, was ordered to it's third reading was reconsidered, an amendment of fered raising the age of consent to eighteen years, and the bill made special order for Fri day.
 House bill No. 21 to repeal the act estab- fishing lawful fence in Crittenden county, passed-ayes 21 noes ?.
 Gov. Clarke's message vetoing Senator Morse's bill to require insurance companies to give bond and 10 regulate proceedings thereon, was laid before the senate. The message is quite lengthy one, and goes into details in giving the reasons for such action.
 On motion the vote by which house bill No. 40o, to regulate the fees of certain officers in Franklin county failed to pass, was reconsid. cred and the bill again placed on it's final pas sage-ayes 1S noes g. so the bill passed.
 int tO ar1itf faa f | be whole to consider house bl No. 413, the gen. eral appropriation bill. At F o'clock the com. mitiee arose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
 Recess until p m.
 As committee of the whole. the senate re. smmed consideration Of the general appropri. on bill at the afternoon session, Senator B. D. Williams in the chair.
 motion to amend by repeating all laws in conflict with the act was carried after which the committee arose and reported the bill to the senate. After adopting the various amend ments offered by the committee Of the whole the bill was ordered to it's third reading
 House bill No 4s2 approprIating s35 900 an. nually for disabled confederate soldiers of Ar. kansas, was ordered to third reading
 House bill No B, to amend four sections oi the digest, passed ayes 2i noes 3. This bill provides that every package of commercial fertilizer offered for sale shall have placed on
 
 soc of chemistry of the State University
 House bill No. 1s0 to change the county line between StYier and Howard counties, was de. feated- ayes :, noes 2l
 Adjourned
 HOUSE.
 Speaker Colquitt's bill, to allow persons to ship from tho state goods with which 10 pay honest debts without being subjected to at tachment by creditors was the first thing to get through the house yesterday morning ayes -, noess.
 MT. Goodwin's bill to better protect the timber interests of the state, came next under suspension Of the rules, and provoked a long discussion.
 The morning hour expired before the debate ended and the matter went over.
 Senate bill No. 2sl, to allow the town of Bald Knob 10 collect a municipal tax for 1894, was taken up and passed.
 Senate bill No. 2i3 10 bansh liquor from within five miles Of Arkadel phia, came up as sl ecial order aud passed by a large majority. Upon rev rsal of a former dec sion by the speaker the motion to reconsider the vote by which senate joint resolution No. 8 to provide for the submission of constitutional amend ment to allow cities Of the first class to issue improvement bonds, failed to pass came up as privileged question. Carried
 The house then went into committee of the whole for the consideration of senate bill No. 224 tho state university appropriation bill. d ,SD coming two years.
 The first item is the appropriati n of s32 100 for the payment of teachers salaries and upon this item the committee split, Mir. Witt offering amendment to reduce the amount to S25, 600.
 A long and spirited debate followed over this amendment, and before it's conclusion the committee arose to sit agan at clock, and the house took recess until that hour
 After recess the house resumed the consid- eration or the university bill in committee of the whole and the afternoon was given to its consideration. The amendment was fiua ly adopted, giving to teachers etc, s25 000, by a vote of 35 ayes to 2S noes
 Many other changes were made, reducing the total appropriation very materially, and at ate hour the committee arose and reported to tho house with recommendation that the Dill do pass as amended. The amendments were read to the house, adopted and the bill set for Friday morning Adjourned until Wednesday morning
 SENATE
 LITTLE ROCK, April 4-The senate convened yesterday morning at o'clock
 Alter granting permission for the with drawal Of senate bill No. 14s, Senator Scott asked unanimous consent to call up house bill No. 3l5, to appropriate $500 for the purpose of repairing the rooms of the treasury depart ment. Consent was given and the bill carried unanimously
 
 camp hunting and to prevent the recurrence of forest fires, was indefinitely postponed.
 resolution to dispense with the services of the clerk of the committee on circuit and infe- rior courts, with amendments, were referred to the finance committee.
 Unanimous consent was given for the con sideration of house bill No 4Sl This bill pro yides for the appointment by the governor of a board oftrustees Of six members for the chari table institutions of the state such board to appoint a secretary at n salary of sl, ZOO who shall also be financial secretary for the differ ent institutions; prescribes his duties in detail. The bill also gives the members mileage. Numerous amendments were offered, but were voted down, and the bill was made special order for this morning.
 House bill No. 426, to make appropriation for the insane asylum, was next taken up by con- sent, read twice and the senate went into com mittee of the whole for it's consideration The committee reported the bill that 1t do pass. An amendment to reduce the salary Of the superintendent to sl, 800 was under discussion when the senate took recess until 9 p. m. At the afternoon session the discussion of the salary question was resumed, at the close of which the amendments were defeated. The bill was ordered to it's third reading and made special order for Wednesday afternoon. House bill No 4s2 which appropriates S35 900 per annum for the maintenance of confed- crate soldiers not in the soldiers home and entitled to pensions, passed-yes 20, noes 0. House joint resolution No 9, providing for a three-mill road tax, which cannot be levied in any county unless a majority of the qualified electors vote for 1t, was defeated-ayes 13 nays 15.
 House bill No 2s4 to amend the digest so as to allow distillers to sell one gallon and above and for the privilege provides county tax of $500 and a state tax of E0, was placed back on