Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-04-07

u. chairman and member of the committed. The resignation was accepted. 1 resolution 10 pay D. N. Halliburton, chef clerk of the last house. s42 for services rendered, provoked Q warm discussion and was ! finally defeated.
 Recess until p. m.
 The bill (No. 1s2) to prevent fish traps and dams anywhere along the course of White river. passed unanimously. Also. No. 454. no liquor within three miles of school at Sidney, Sharp county.
 l No 393 making the wounding and maiming of animals felony. lost-ayes '. noes 6l
 No. 455 to amend the Lymond and Auburn levee act was defeated-ayes Ii. noes 51.
 No. 79, to amend the attachment law, was A.
 House bill No ss7 to refund money unlaw- fully paid by insurance agents, after a short discussion was defeated by a large majority. House bill No. 139, to protect fur bearing an | lmals, showed under-ayes il, noes 64.
 House bill No. 151, as to the sale of goods dishonestly labeled or frauduientiy recon mended, provoked quite discussion. but was finally passed-ayes 45, noes 26 Adjourned until Tuesday morning SENATE. LITTLE ROCK, April S-The senate met yes terday morning pursuant to adjournment.
 Senate bill No. 1s9, giving the wife and chil dren tue same rights as those given to the hus- band to prosecute or defend suits in cases where the husband has deserted his family, passed-ayes 26.
 House bill No. 405, fixing the salaries Of off eers in Franklin county, was taken up as special order. An earnest effort was made by it's friends, but without avail. The blll was defeated-ayes r nays 23 House b11 No. s. for the better protection of game and to prevent forest fires came next and on motion the vote by which the bill went to its third reading was reconsidered the bill amended so as to exempt the counties of Pu- lasli. Baxter, Fulton and Chicot, and the bill made special order for Wednesday, On motion the vote by which house bill 1f5, the age of consent bill, was ordered to its third reading was recensidered 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 a lawful fence in Crittenden county, passed ayes 24. noes 9 | Gov. Clarkeis message vetoing Senator Morse's bill to require insurance companies to | give bond and to regulate proceedings thereon, was laid before the senate. The message is 1 quite lengthy one and goes into details in | giving the reasons for such action.
 On motion the vote by which house bill No. 405, 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 Is, noes 9, so the bill passed.
 The senate then went into committee of the whole to consider house b1 l No. 413 the gen i erai appropriation '~ill. At F o'clock the com mittee arose, reported progress and asked l leave to sit again.
 Recess until p. m.
 As 3 committee of the whole, the senate re- smmed consideration Of the general appropri- 1 on bill at the afternoon session, Senator B. 1 D. Williams in the chair
 motion to amend by repeating all laws in | conflict with the act carried, after which i 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. 482. approprating S35 600 an nually for disabled confederate soldiers of Ar kansas, was ordered to third reading
 House bill No. 9S, to amend four sections of the digest, passed-ayes 24, noes 3. This bill provides that every package of commercial fertilizer offered for sale shall have placed on it guaranteed analysis, made by the profess sor of chemistry Of the State University.
 House bill No. 1s0 to change the county line 1 between SeYier aud Howard counties was de- feated ayes ', noes 21.
 Adjourned.
 HOUSE.
 Speaker Coquitt's bill, to allow persons to ship from rhs state goods with which to pay honest debts without being subjected to at tachment by creditors, was the first thing to get through the house yesterday morning ayes 73, noess.
 MT. Goodwin's bill, to better protect the timber interests of the state came next under
  discussion.
 The morning hour expired before the debate ended and the matter went over
 Senate bill No. 281. to allow the town ot i Bald Knob to collect municipal tax for 1894 was taken up and passed.
 Senate bill No. 243, 10 banish liquor from within five miles of Philadelphia, came up as special order and passed by large majority.
 Upon a rev 4rsal of former decision by the speaker the motion to reconsider the vote by ltyl,iN i,affa No for the submission of constitutional amend ment to allow cities Of the first class to issue improvement bonds, failed to pass, came up as a privileged question Carried.
 The house then went into committee of the whole for the consideration of senate bill No. 224, the state university appropriation bill. The bill as read appiopriates S51, 800 for the coming two years.
 The first item is the appropriati n of s32. 10C for the payment of teachers salaries and upon this item the committee split Mir Witt offering an amendment to reduce the amount to S25 900.
 A long and SD rited debate followed over this amendment. and before it's conclusion the committee arose to sit again at o'clock, and the house took recess until that hour
 After recess the house resumed the consid- eration of the university bill in committee of the whole aad the afternoon was given to it's consideration. The amendment was ina ly adopted, giving to teachers, etc, S25, 000 by a d
 Many other changes were made, reducing the total appropriation very materially and at late hour the committee arose and reported to the house with recommendation that the bill do pass 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
 After granting perni ssion for the with drawal of senate bill No. 148 Senator Scott asked unanimous consent to call up house bill No S15, to appropriate S6o0 for the purpose of repairing the rooms of the treasury depart ment. Consent was given and the bill carried unanimously,
 House bill No 39 special order, to prevent camp hunting and to prevent the recurrence of forest fires, was indefinitely postponed.
 A resolution to dispense with the services of the clerk of the committee on circuit and infe- ror 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 vides for the appointment by the governor of a