The Forrest City times., 1895-03-01
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
SENATE

senate bilI NO. lbU, substitute Tor senate Dill No. IT., to settle the claim of Henry E. Clark for building Opossum Fork levee, providing for trial in equity of the case, the state not to plead the statute of limitation, auditor to draw his warrant for amount found due by the court, not to exceed s34, 602, was taken up.
 long and strong argument was made on both sides Of the question, and upon call of the roll the bill passed-ayes l7, noes l4
 Senate bill No. l52, 10 pay jurors mileage go- ing and returning. was next called up. Passed ayes l5, noes 12.
 Senate bill No. 146. to tax transient dealers fin general merchandise. was read the third time and passed-ayes P.
 Senate bill No 65 to pay for supplies and arms fuI nj she d the state militia during the railroad strike, was read the third time and passed-ayes B noes 4
 Senator worthen moved that the remainder of the day be devoted to the consideration of bills or third readi.g. Carried.
 Recess until 2 p. m.
 After recess senate bill No. e6. repeating cer- tain sections of the assignment act was read the third time and passed-ayes 20. nays 8. Senate bill No s. to a.d in the building and completion of the levee in the St. Francis leyee district was next on the calendar.
 Senator Amis moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill went to its third reading for the purpose Of amendment,
 long and somewhat bitter debate ensued over this motion. Senator Amis stating that he knew he would stir up hornets nest when he meovd to reconsider
 The previous question being called fer and eusta ned the motion 10 reconsider was car riei-ayes 19, noes :.
 An amendment was offered and a motion made to refer to the committee on judiciary wheTeupon Senator Wood askei permission 10 withdraw the bill. He stated that when the secretary started to read the amendment cit izen on the opposite side of the room called the secretary's attention to the fact that he was reading the wrong page first Senator Wood regarded this as queer proceeding. This statement caused no little talk among the sen- ators.
 The bill was withdrawn and the senate ad- journed until Friday morning
 HOUSE
 Immediately following the reading of the journal in the house yesterday morning peti. ton was presented from some 1890 negroes ano others, praying for assistance to enable said negroes to go to Liberia Referred.
 The report of Mir Clement chairman of the committee appointed Tuesday morning to con fer with the auditor on his refusal to issue a warrant to a special assistant janitor a. once precipitated debate. The report says the auditor bases his action upon the written opin- ion Of both the retiring and the present attor ney general.
 Mir. Monroe moved that the whole matter be referred back to the auditor with the compli- mcnts of the house. that he seemed to have a better idea of what the house should do than the house itself, and the house should show it's appreciation of it.
 After a long wrangle the mrtion was put amid storm of noes" withdraw it." etc Mir. Manning moved that the motion be tabled which was agreed to-
 After quiet had been restored the regular or. der was resumed and house bill No. 116 to le- galize primary elections, being special order was taken up
 When the discussion of this measure began 1t was apparent that the members had cooled down only temporarily. and a determined on slaught vas at once made on the bill by its op- ponents and was met with equal determination by its friends.
 Three or four attempts were made to order previous question without success; debate con- tinued amid great deal of confusion Half the members were on their feet tramping around the room discussing the matter with each other, while the speakers gavel kept up an al- most incessant knocking.
 Soon after Il o'clock another move was made for the previous question which was met with aprompt second. Mir Patton then got in his work by moving an adjournment until p. nl., which was carried and thus for the time being the house escaped action the bill
 At the opening of the afternoon session the discussion on the bill egalizing primary elec- tfons was re aumed
 After several more flights of brilliant oratorv the roll was called and the bill passed-ayes A. noes 43
 Vote detail:
 Ayes-Baird Broadnax, Brown. of Prairie; Coffman, Gotham, Crawford, Davies, Dedman Dunavant Duval Gray, Harrod Hathcock, Hayes, Henderson, Hilzheim, Holiaeld, HoucE Howar Jones, Kimball Lake Lambert Lealherwood, Lee, Leslie, Luck, Manning Martin, McGehee McKie. Newton, Overman. Patton Quarles, Reese, Robinson Rogers, Ro- mines. Sallee, Smith of Union, Toomer, Turn age, Vineyard, Wadley, Wolters. Yancey-47. Noes-Armstrong. Blackwell. Bradsher, Rrn f0n Butler, Campbell Cate, Clement Comstock Groom. Dunn, Eagle. Ferguson, Ford, Foster Gallaher, Goodwin Hanna. Herrn Hill Hud- son. Keith, Liddell, Lybrapl Mathes Mat thews. Miller. Nance. Nea Pope, Roberts Ku- ble, Shaw Stephens Thomson. Wagner, Walker, Warren, Witt MT Speaker-4a
 Absent and not voting--9.
 House joint resolution proposing an amend ment to the constitution, providing that the school fund be divided between the white and colored schools proportionately to the taxes paid by the respective races was the next special order.
 The discussion of this measure was anything but complimentary to the colored people, but withal. upon call Of the roll, 1t was showed un- der by large vote-ayes 16. nces 66.
 House bill No 276, for the creation of a rail. road commission, was placed on its third read ing This bill threw the house into a fever of excitement end every inch of it's progress is closely contested
 Finally a Ilotion was made and carried that the bill be made special order for Monday at 2p. m., to be considered from day to day until disposed of
 Adjourned until Friday morning
 SENATE
 LITTLE ROCK. February 23. Thirty senators answered to roll call yesterday morning
 State Superinl lendent Of Instruction Jordan submitted his report required by law and, on motion, 800 copies were ordered printed
 Senator Adams introduced the following res