The Forrest City times., 1895-02-22

At the afternoon on, house bill No. lee, amehning the digest by repeating the clauss granting divorce for insanity, was taken up and passed-ayes 90, nays IS.
 House bill No BIO. to create the o1ice of tax collector oi Columbia county also making the offices of circuit and county clerks salaried offices. Passed-ayes 7s nays l.
 The vote by which house bill No. lol. Dun cans claim). failed to pass was reconsldered House bill No. is5 the new capitol bill. was set for one week from Wednesday.
 House bill No. l22, regarding county treasur- CTS fees in school fund, next in order and provoked quite a discussion in which county treasurers came in fer quite roasting. The bill passed-6l, noes l2
 Another flood of nils were introduced making the total to date 40j
 Adjourned until Tuesday morning.
 SENATE
 LITTLE ROCK. February 20.-The senate met at 9:S0 yesterday morning, and quorum an- swered to their names.
 After the reading of the journal number ot committee reports were received
 Joint resolution No was reported from the committee on education with the recommeHda- tion that it do pass. This is proposed amend ment to the constitution, raising the state seho l tax to five mills, and reducing the dis trict tax to two mills.
 House bill No. IA was taken up and read third time. It provides that any person who
 
 any sum from s5 to s25.
 This measure provoked a lengthy discussion, consuming the remainder of the forenoon ses- sion determined struggle was made on both sides for vantage ground in the argument Amendments galore were offered and repudi ated; the only ones able 10 stand were those exempting 8 number of counties from the oper ation of the bill. Sympathy, sarcasm, senti ment and slush, intermingled with humorous observations" were the order of the day. In fact the whole thing was IT al funny" consid- ering the importance Of the bill.
 Pending final action the senate took recess unti D. ID.
 Immediately upon reconvening the sena e re suned the consideration Of senate bill No l30 Another long discussion followed. ending in defeat of the bill by vote of IA ayes to IA noes On motion the vote by which the bill was de featet was reconsidered and laid over. so the comedy will be reenacted in the near future. House business being the order, number of bills were read and referred or otherwise dis posed ot.
 Senate bill No. 155, the antitrust bill, was then taken up and pending discussion of an amendment offered by Senator Amis, allowing In effect lumbermen to combine much as they deslre as to business done outside of the slate, the senate adjourned until Wednesday morning
 At the opening session of the house yester- day morning and until the morning hour ex- pired, the time was taken up with committee reports.
 Senate business being next in order, mum. Der Of bills were read the second time and re ferred
 Senate bill No. 2i, to give laborers in mines and quarries lien on their output, and also or the machinery, was read the third time and passed unanim ously.
 House bill No lo4. to abolish capital punish ment came up on its third reading. and after some discussion failed to passages 9, nays "A House bill No. 22, fixing fees and mileage cf witnesses summoned from one county 10 an- other was deteated-ayes 10. noes G.
 Hous bill No. 2i, to reduc tn. per diem of me nbers of the house 10 A per day with mile age at three cents, was next taken up.
 Pending debate the house took a recess until 2p. n.
 At the afternoon session the special order was postponed so that bill No. 24 members sa aries could be disposed of
 The discussion of this bill was entered upon with vim, and consumed the major part 0: the afternoon.
 Upon call of the roll the bill was defeated- ayes s. noes 59 absent A.
 House bill No. 265, to transfer Lafayette county from the Thirteenth to the Eighth lu dicial circuit, being spec al order, was taken
 
 pass by vote of ls ayes to 60 noes.
 House bill No. l6a 10 establish railroad station on the Mississippi r.ver opposite Mem phis at the junction of the a lroads, was next in order.
 Several amendments were offered and dis cussed and final action postponed until next Monday.
 motion to reconsider the vote by which house bill No. Is) to detach a small tract of territory from Howard county and add same to Sewer county was defeated, was the bone Of contention for the next half hour ending in the vote being reconsidered-ayes 60, noes r. Adjourned until Wednesday morning.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, Feb. 2l.-The senate was called to order yesterday morning at 80 by President Witt.
 Senator Cazort asked leave for the finance committee to retire 10 consider business Granted
 Senate bill No. !0 amending the fencing dis trict law by prohibiting the running at large f any stock in such district, was read the third time. The roll wIC called, and the bill passed ayes l6 noes ,.
 Senate bin No. 9t to lega'ize the acts Of 6eo uty clerks who We're not twenty-one years of age, was r;sscd - ayes ls
 Senate 5ill No. i4i to provide for the appoint ment of state board oi election commission. CTS, was re ao tle third time. After some dis cussion the roll was called and the bill failed To passages 9. noes II.
 On motion the vote was immediately recon. siderec and the bill referred 10 the Judiciary committee.
 Seraie blll No. l40, amending the digest. pro. yiding that whcn there is no collector tae sber. ir o: any county may advertise and sell six te nth section land as now provided by law was next taken mp and passed-ayes 2O The bill is g. neral but is for the especial benefit of Chicot county
 Senate Dill No IFS was introduced as q sut. stitute for senate bill No. 42, and adopted. The substitute provides for the abolition of all state normal schools and the appropriation Of slO OO0 for 1nEtifnte for each fu fn hr.