Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-07
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
SENATE.

SENATE
 LITTLE ROCK. April 1.-Tbe senate met Sat urday morning pursuan to adjournment
 The conference report on senate Dill No. BIT, for the purchase of convict farm, was taken up and adopted and the bill referred to the conference committee for further eonsidera- tion.
 Senate bill No. 30 to pay the Pilot Printing Co. for printing supreme court reports, was made special order Monday morning.
 Senate bill No. 26s to provide for the sup port of the Pine Bluff normal school was read the third time and passed by unanimous vote. Senate bill No 1S6 to provide for the pay Of employees of the general assembly, which was pending Friday when the morning hour ex pired, was taken up and passed-ayes P, noes L
 Senate bill No 2s7, to supply the clerk of the circuit court of Pulaski county with set Of supreme court reports, passed-aye5 g, noes i. Senate bill No. 155, the now famous anti trust bill, was next in order. An amendment was pending giving laboring men the privilege of organizing for the purpose of maintaining their rights, and long debate followed with out result up to the noon hour.
 Pending further discussion the senate took a recess until 9 D. m.
 At the afternoon session discussion of the amendment to the antitrust bill was resumed Several speeches were made for and against, at the close of which the amendment was de-
 
 Another amendment was offered and defeat ed, and the original bill ordered engrossed and to third reading.
 Senate bill No. 24e, to amend the digest by reducing schedule of fees from S5, 600 t0 2,500, was passed-ayes 16, noes 10.
 Senate bill No. 16f, to amend the digest, making it unlawful for conductors of trains to put off passengers who refuse to pay their fare at any but safe place on land, passed-ayes 24, noes 1.
 Senate bill No 276 to protect stock-raisers and to regulate impounding of stock in cities and towns, passed-ayes 20, noes t
 After notice was given that motion to re- consider house bill No s. to require registra- tion of trade marks, would be made the senate adjourned until Monday
 HOUSE.
 MT. Vineyard tried 10 lift the railroad com mission bill from the dark recesses of the cal. endar and have it considered Saturday morn ing but the thing collapsed before he got good hold on 1t and dropped back, motion to postpone the speclal order for the purpose of considering Al was the implement used, but it was voted down by viva Yoce vote and then buried under roll call
 House bill No. 25e to pay in state lands an auditors certificate of indebtedness in favor of D. T. Watson, of Benton. for S522, for servi- ees as collector under the over due tax law of 1881, was next taken up.
 This bill provoked quite a discussion but was finally passed.
 House bill No. 376 the Campbell telegraph bill, came next, and after short and sharp ar gument was passed-ayes 45 noes 39. At this point the railroad comm ission bill again bobbed up serenely through motion to suspend the rules and consider 1t. red.hot debate was at once commenced and the most exciting event of the days session was inaug- urated
 After everybody had about exhausted them l selves the roll called, resulting in the de l feat Of the metion by vote of 47 ayes to y 1 nays nine short of a two thirds vote. The appropriation bill for the lunatie asylum was next taken up and passed as amended by the house.
 Recess until 2 D. m.
 After recess No. Al again came to the sur face by motion to make 1t special order for Monday, the vote on the proposition being A ayes to 32 noes. There not being two-thirds in it's favor tho motion was declared lost | House joint resolution No. to amend the constitution by having elections quadrennial, sessions of the legislature biennial and to be 1 long and short, sixty and forty days respect l lively, and auditors and treasurers not allowed l to succeed each other and no officer except 1 judges and members of the general assembly can succeed themselves. passed-ayes 5S, noes l 23.
 House joint resolution No ', to amend the constitution by taking from the circuit court the jurisdiction of misdemeanors and placing with justices of the pence original jurisdiction in such cases, was passed-ayes 52 noes g.
 Adjourned until Monday morning.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, Apr 2.-The first business before senate yesterday morning was special order senate bill No. 5o to pay the Pilot | Printing Go. for printing the supreme court re- ports. The house amendment reducing the price to S1 was concurred in 1 Senate bill Mo- 51, to repeal the three-mile act at Batesyille, was next taken up. and after quite warm discussion, passed ayes 12 noes | It.
 Senate bill No 25s to allow fees of a clerk to justices of the peace in felony cases, passed- ayes 25.
 Senate bill No 23s, to regulate service oi summons on agents of fraternal insurance SO cieties, passed-ayes 20, noes 1. Senate bill No 245, to repair and alSe addi tions to the state house, was called up next and passed--ayes 9 nays 1. The bill m makes the following appropriations:
 For erection of library room ............. S4 5Gf For purchaSe or Doller,-, JUN For boiler house .... ........... 60l For carpet for house of representatives. 50C For fifty double desks. sks.........,........... 5el 1 For shades and lambrequins ........ 2ol For painting and lSasomining ............ 20c For repairs in auditors office ............. 200
 Total l.......................... ss 10C
 Senate bill No. 29s, to amend the digest SC as to permit the summoning Of jurors by mail defeated-ayes g, noes IS. l Senate bill No. 265, 10 secure to the assignee of rent the lien given by statute to the land lord, passed-ayes IA, noes 12. Senate bill No. 215 to locate and establish lost section corners, passed-ayes 12. noes 10
 Senate bill No. 10l, to regulate the manner of collecting taxes, defeated-ayes 2, noes 20. Recess unrl p. m. At the afternoon session house bill No. 4lS to make appropriation for the expenses of the legislative, executive and judicial depart ments, was referred to committee of the whole
 House bill No. 4s5. to reduce the schedule oi fees from s5 900 to 5000 passed-ayes 21, noes ?.
 Senate bill No. 1s9 to amend the digest was made special order for Tuesday morning
 Senate bill No. 41, to prevent the cutting of shade trees on public roads, lost-ayes 10, noes 15.
 The senate then went into committee of the whole on senate bill No. 413, the general ap- propriation bill, Senator Cazort in the chair After adjusting the amounts in various items the committee arose. etc. motion to adjourn until o'clock this morning was defeated and the usual hour, S l o'clock substituted.
 HOUSE.
 At the opening of the merning session Of the