The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1895-04-05
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
Assembly of the State.

LITTLE ROCK. March ZS.-The senate met
yesterday morning at the usual hour {.
Senate bin No. 2s3 TO exempt the towns Of
Morrillton and Plummerville from the provis
ions OF the ten-mile act for Morrillton, passed
ayes 90, noesi
number OF committee reports were re-
ceived and read.
Special order was the house bill to amend
the act creating the Linwood levee district
passed-ayes %
Senate bill No. go to create leins on railroad
property In certain cases was next in order
and was discussed at length. Upon call Of the
roll the bill passed ayes IL, noes u
Senate bill No. e57, TO require railroad com
panies to maintain and keep open depot houses
met with defeat-ayes IL, noes II
The senate bill TO fix the pay OF employees OF
the general assembly. came next and provoked
considerable discussion
Several amendments were adopted looking
TO q reduction of the number OF employees in
the senate.
An amendment aimed undoubtedly at the
Usbarment OF ladies as employees was
offered, providing that all clerks and employees
except pages shall be legal electors, and pend.
ing discussion thereof, the senate took recess
until p m
At the afternoon session the considera ION OF
amendments TO senate bill No. 1856 providing
for the pay of employees OF the assembly, was
continued, and the amendment to bar the
ladies was defeated
After several Intellectual attempts to further
amend the bill IL was ordered engrossed and
made special order for Friday morning.
Senate bill No. 100, amending the digest so
rs TO provide q county license of 500 for the
aires in cities of over 20 900 inhabitants passed
ayes p nays4
The rules were suspended and house bill No
f.. to extend the time for paying taxes was
called up and effectually killed by the passage
OF o motion TO indefinitely postpone
Senate bill No. PAS. TO repair the state house
rax%t .4d Ia
the appropriation from 1900 to $500 and the
bill ordered TO its third reading
Senate bill No. PSI. to enable the town of
Bald Knob TO collect the municipal tax for
1894 passed-ayes %
Senate bill No 253 to empower county courts
upon petition TO form and establish township
boundary lines. passed-ayes 20 nays g.
Senate bin No. $50, relating TO the adoption
OF text books in schools. lost-ayes g. NAYS %
Senate bill No. IS, increasing the penalty on
delinquent taxes, lost-ayes 10 nays IS
Senate bill No. 25l. TO prevent the sale OF
liquor within five miles of the Green Forest
school house in Carroll county. passed-ayes
q. nays 1.
Senate bill No. 27s, to regulate the appoint.
ment OF beneficiary students in the A. I. T.,
passed-ayes % nays l.
Senate bill No. 262, to prevent the sale o.
liquor within five miles OF the Methodist
church at Altheimer. Jefferson county, passed
ayes p nays g.
IL
the digest providing for the marking OF stock.
passed-ayes l6 nays T.
Senator Smith introduced senate bill No
2s6, appropriating $40 600 for an exh bit at the
Atlanta Exposition Read twice and referred
to the committee on finance
Senate bill No. 2O7 TO amend the law on the
subject of arson, passed-ayes "A nays l.
Senate bill No. Isl. to enable executors and
administrators To protect the interests of heirs
passed-ayes 81, noes /.
Senate bill No 22S providing that no one
snail collect interest in advance longer than
for twelve months passed
On motion the vote by which senate bill No.
267 failed To pass was reconsidered.
Senate bill No. 2i0. TO encourage horticulture
was lost-ayes T. noes IA.
Senate bill No 262 for the relief of Lorenzo
Damouth, passed-ayes 10.
Adjourned until Friday morning.
HOUSE.
The committee clerkshIp question came up
again in the house yesterday morning and
brought up lively debate.
The resolution was to instruct all committees
to discharge their clerks and it got before the
house by the passage OF a motion to postpone
the special order
Several attempts to amend failed and the
resolution passed-ayes As, noes Al
douse bill No, 427 the soldiers home appro-
prlation bill was called up and passed-ayes
IS. noes g.
The house then went into com mittee OF the
NHoic 10 cOuslder mouse Dill NO At, TO provide
Tor the support of the state lunatic asylum.
The bill appropriates sl95 352 for the ensuing
two years, and the committee after a short
session, arose and reported its approval OF the
bill.
The house then took a recess until .. m
After recess the house took up house bill No.
42o, Tor the support OF the insane asylum. The
discussion Of this bill occupied the entire
afternoon session Nearly every section was
changed In same particular and the total ap.
preparation materially reduced
The bill was ordered to its third reading and
the house adjourned until Friday.
SENATE
LITTLE ROCK. March S0-Following the
reading OF the journal in the senate yesterday
morning, Senator Meha1y sent up resolution
that the president instruct the secretary TO
call up house bills on first, second and third
reading in the order in which they appear on
the calendar: unanimous consent being re-
CURED 10 suspend the rules. Adopted.
Senate bill No. 2S6 fixing the number and
salary of the employees OF the general assem-
bly,. being special order, was called up.
During the reading Of the bill the morning
hour expired and the bill went over
House business being the order, the entire
forenoon session was given TO the reading of
house bills the first time. and at II o'clock a
recess was taken until p. m
AT the afternoon session house bills on sec
ond reading being the order large number
were disposed o. most OF them being ordered
to third reading.
The following bills were indefinitely post
poned; House bill No. 3el. to create a special
school district in certain COUNT IS; house bill
No. 222 10 prevent extortion by saw mills aud
other CORPORATIONS; the bill to ADMIT Vestes
Orestes Butts. being a minor, TO the practice
OF law In Carroll county: house bill No 95 to
amend the gest with reference to the work
ing OF the roads.
A motion to appoint a committee TO invite