The Monticellonian., 1895-03-08
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.

LTTTLE ROCK, February e7.-President Petit grew called the senate to order yesterday morn ing at 9:S0. qurum present.
 Special order house concurrent resolution, ratifying the settlement made by Gov. Clarke with the United States government, &o, was taken up, and long discussion entered upon occupying almost the entire forenoon session. Upon call of the roll the resolution was adopted by vote of 2l ayes to noes.
 Alter hearing several committee reports the senate at Il i55 took recess until 2:S0 p. m At the opening of the afterncen session, house business being the order, large number of house bills were read the first time.
 House bill No 60 to encourage stock rais ng and to prevent larceny Of stock was read the second time and amended so to exempt a large number Of counties ard the bill referred to the committee on agriculture
 Many other house bills were read the second time and referred to the proper comm ttees, this proceeding taking up the remainder of the days session Among those eolsiaered was house bill No. S9, relating to the game law, An amendment was offered and adopted ex empting all of the counties in tho state from the operation of the bill, which of course, knocks the bil out.
 At4:l5 the senate adjourned until Wednes day morning.
 HOUSE.
 The morning session of the house yesterday opened quietly, the members having apparent iy entirely recovered from the scramble of the past two days.
 Soon however motions of all kinds, dilatory and otherwise tumblcd the lawmakers into troublesome twists which became more com pncated when Mr. Blackwell again called up his regular order resolution which had caused such debate on Saturday last. Neither was the tange untangled until the expiration Of the morning hour when thc resolution was forced aside for future consideration and sen- ate business taken up
 Senate bill No B. 10 give to circuit courts the power to remove mayors and police judges from offlco when guilty of q failure to enforce the laws etc, taken up.
 This bill was argued at length and finally passed by vote Of B ayes to 33 nays.
 Senate bill No 146, to tax transient dealers, passed-ayes G. nees l8
 number of senate bills were read the second time ant Te erred.
 motion 10 take q recess was defeated and the consideration of senate bill No 116 sub stitute for the house bill for the relief of Henry L. Clarke, was taken up. On motion the bill was referred to the committee on claims. Recess until 2 p. m.
 Senate bills third reading being the order after recess senate bill No 20 to prevent tho sale of liquor within ten miles of Saline camp grounds P.llo county passei-ayes 6s, noes 4 Senate bil No. Il, to amend the digest with reference 10 appeals and writs of error defeat ed-syes IT, noes 54.
 Senate bii No 100 to cure defective ncknowl edgements, passcd-ayes 45, noes B.
 Senate bill No. 15l, to amend the digest in reference 10 the redemption Of real estate sold for taxes, passed-ayes 6s noes 10
 Senate bill No. l23, to amend the digest to make embezzement punishable as larceny passed-ayes n noes
 Senate bill No. li3, repeating prohibition of liquor within three miles of public school at Rogers, was discussed at some length and final ly passed-ayes G. nees F.
 At 4:40 house adjourned until Wednesday morning,
 SENATE
 LITTLE ROCK, Feb 2s.-The senate met yes terday morning pursuant to adjournment. An unusually large nun Ter of committee ports were received, indicating that the com mittees have not been idle.
 The amen ments heretotore offered to senate bill No. sG. to provide for building a sewer for the lunatio asylum and renitentiary, were talk en up The endmept reducing the appropri- ation from s25 010 to sl2500 was adopted and the bill ordered to it's third reading.
 On notion the vote by which house bill No 39, to protect game and prevent camp hunting was reconsidered and the bill referred to the judiciary committed.
 On motion he vote by which senate bill No 6S, to establish reform school, failed to pass was reconsGered.
 Senate bill No. l20, to provide for the better management of the penitentiary, pas ed-ayes lp, nays 1.
 Senate bill No l22, relating to the roads in Benten county, failed 10 pass-ayes II, nays l2 Senate bill No. l70 to reduce costs in crlmi nal cases, passed-ayes 2l nays ?.
 Senate bil No. 162 to tax distilleries BIO a month and allowing them to sell in amounts of one gallon or over, was red the third time. On motion it was put back to its second reading for amendment
 Recess until 9 p.
 At the opening of the afternoon session. by consent Senator Pettigrew, chairman of the joint committee appointed to visit the A. l. U at Faye teviAe submitted the commttee's report
 :, Senate bill No 66 for the better organization of the state militia. was read the third timc long and warm debate followed and upon call of the roll the bill deteated-ayes 1s noes Il, 1t requiring twothirds vote on bills carrying appropriations
 Senate bill No l26, regarding the formation of school districts, passed-ayes l6, noes '. Senate bill Ne 5a to amend section 69ss of the digest passed-aycs r. noes 5.
 Senate bill No. 104 to give notice Of election in special school districts, fill vacancies etc, passed-ayes I6 noes g. = Adjourned until Thursday morning.
 HOUSE.
 At the opening of morning session of the house yesterday Speaker Colquitt gave notice that there must be more smoking in the hall during session hours.
 Permission was granted MT Vineyard to call up his bill, No. SIS to repeal the act making four wire fence legal in Lee county, and it was read the third time and passed without debate by unanimous vote
 The morning hour was exhausted by the in troduction of blls committee reports and mis- cellaneous business.
 The morning hour having expired, house bill No 1S6 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 new the special order.
 This caused warm discussion as to what VI a n No 276 which is the Robinson railroad commits for the displacement of the measure and the tense interest and considerable excitement After running and somewhat dis1ointed de bate of an hour, the speaker ruled the point of from the decision of the chair and called for the ayes and nays The vote close, resulting ayes 43. noes A.
 So the railroad bill became the special order and the debate was opened by MT. Robinson At the close Of his speech the house took a recess until 2 p.
 Immediately following the convenng of the house MT. Armstrong sent up the rerort cl the committee appointed to visit the Industrial University.
 The remainder of the afternoon session was given to the discussion of the railroad commits sion bill, and pending further action the house adjourned until Thursday morning.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, March The senate met yesterday morning promptly, President Petit grew in the chair.
 A number of bills were renorted from the