The Monticellonian., 1895-02-08

Gbs rIhuGIS IHNb4 ul5IFlcb anu 0lAkb Il llDFOuBu i investigation Of the leVee work and manage ment Adop ed
 Sena,e bHl No e1 to allow experimenting justices of the peace 50 cents for each li7t Of road hands made out and certified to the county court Passed-Ayes 97. noes 2 Recess until 2:30 p. ID. At the opening Of the afternoon session the senate resumed the consideration of house bus mess and number of bills were temporarily disposed Of
 Introduction Of bills being next in order number were presented, making the total to date 10l.
 House concurrent resolution No 5 to provide for committee to visit the Arkansas Indus tral University at Fayetteville. adopted.
 A motion 10 adjourn until Monday morning was defeated, and an adjournment was had un- til Saturday morning.
 HOUSE
 Although quite a snow sto'm prevailed yes. terday morning quorum was present in the house.
 Immediately after tho reading 0: th journal Col. Ben T. DuVall arose to a question of privilege and defended his local option bill for Fort Smith against a circular distributed in the house.
 After report of standing committees MT Witt offered resolution calling on the newspa- pers 10 print tho ayes and nays on all bills when they reached final passage.
 Quite Il debate arose over this resolution and # Was finally amcnted to read sall impor tant bills, and adopteA.
 A resolution 10 ray for medical services renoe;e ed MT stephens during his recent ill., ness, amounting to s3I5O was tabled tho house refusing 10 pay doctors bills for sick members.
 After tho reading of number of sena'o bills and th- recommitting of several house bills house b'll No. 55 authorizing corpora tions 10 reduce fas well as inereasel their capital stock, ia de'ect In the present law, was passed by a vote of T ayes to 10 noes.
 House bill No il6, to tux United States treas ury notes and National bank notes, passed ayes s.
 House bill No. 5. punishing witnesses for bribery, passed-aves IT. noes 5
 House bill No 19. to outlaw claims against counties after three years, passed d-ayes e3,
 MT. Bradley. gave notice that on today h6 would move to reconsider the vote by which house bill No. 44 prohibiting prosecuting at. torneys from appointing deputies, passed the house on Thursday.
 When house bill No II, to punish Sunday fishermen, was reached 1t created quite lively debate, but was finally passed-ayes 59 nays 3l.
 Recess until D. m.
 Soon after the opening Of the afternoon session house bill No 5i, to suppress houses of ilifame, was taken up, the debate upon which embraced wide range and apparently of great in tererest to the gallery Alter consuming con siderable time the bill was placed on it's final passage ant lest; ayes B, nays 57. :, House Dill No g. to amend an act to estab fish court Of common pleas in Clark county, passed-aYes. e5 nays. 2l.
 Hou'o bill No. 5a 10 quiet land titles seven years, adverse occupancy paving taxes etc, to give tlei defeated-aycs 31; noes 1T.
 Hous- bill No 2l defining lawful fence in Crittenden county, passe0-ayes. s3.
 House bill No g regulating and increasing
 
 a lengthy argument naugurated, exhalsting the days session.
 Pending final action the house adjourned un- III Saturday morning
 SENATE
 LITTLE ROCK, Feb 4.-President Witt called the senate to order at 30 Saturday morning. quorum present
 After the reading of the journal Senator Sloan, from the committee on elections, re- ported the contest case of Donn>fl ys. ConnelI he report Was lengthy one going .nto the q a Is nf tga Nsaf dino ConnelL the democratic contesteo. The report Of the committee was adopted
 number Of committee reports were pre- seated
 Senate bill No %. allowing winemakers to sell their products in quantities Of not less than ono quart was read the third time dis eussed at some length and upon the call of the roll defeated by a vote Of ayes to I9 noes.
 Senate bill No 1T, to amend the digest so as 10 prohibit county courts fr III granting li- cense to sell lqa when majority Of the voter. in each county had voted against license, etc, was taken up and discussed at length. On call oi the roll the bill failed 10 passages 10; nays F.
 message from tie house announced the concurrence Of that body in the senate amend mcnts to house concurrent reso ution No b providing for a committee of five to visit the Arkansas Industrial UDivers ty at Fayette vile Also the adoption by that body of sen ate concurrent resolution No 8 providing for a committee to investigate the St. Francis levee board, with m amendment Increasing tue nun Der of the committee to five.
 President Witt appointed Senators Smith and Pett grew on the committee to vsit the uniyers, ty.
 Tho senate eoneurred in the house amend. ment to the senate resolution for a committee Of five to inspect and investigate the St Fran ets levee board.
 At le:O5 the senate adjourned until Monday morning.
 HOUSE.
 After the report of committees house bill No 9 the cigarette bill being special order. was taken up and on motion its consideration was postponed until next Thursday.
 House bitl No. si. giving laborers lien on the products of their labor and prov ding for the'protcction Of their interests, was taken up and passed by unanimous vote. . Concurrent resolution No. 3 prov ding for an invest gation O, the St Francis levce board was taken up and amended so as to malSe the number o' the committe five, and adopted.
 By resolution Dr. Amiaker was invited to ad dress the house at D. m.
 Pending final action on house bill No. s. quiring boats and railroads to keep record of the brands Of all stock carried out Of county by them, the house adjourned until Monday.
 SENATE. LITTLE ROCK, February 5.-The senate was called to order at 9;30 yesterday morning twenty six senators answering to their names Aft IT the reading of the journal and report of committees, Senator Gray introduced senate Joint resolution No. ', providing an amendment To the constitution of the state substituting for the existing exempt laws specific exemp- tons. Referred to the committee on constitu- ttonal amendments. Senator Smith moved to reconsider the vote by which the senate adopted senate concur rent resolution No. 3, to raise committee to investigate the St. Francis levee district. Car ried senator Smith stated that there were ether districts in the state and he wanted this com mittee to investigate all of them. Senator West introduced resolution to the effect that an expert accountant and compe tent engineer be appointed to examine all ac. counts of the levee district board and report the same This resolution stirred up quite discussion at the close of which it was sent to the ludci | ary committed. Senate bill No 30 providing for the better Of ordinances of cities and towns, being special order, was taken up and dis eussed at length. Pending final action the senate took a re- cess until 2:30 p. m. Immediately after recess the senate resumed consideration senate b.ll No. 35 and upon call Of the roll the bill passed-syes Is, nays 1S The order being the introduction of bills a number were presentei, making the total to date l14
 Senator Sloan called up senate bill No. IS to allow warehouse men and commission mer- chants to sell stored geois after sixty days. The committee amendment extending the time from co to ls0 dlys, was adopted and ths bill ordered to its third req ling. Senator Smiths bill, senate bill No. A to establish the of1iee of county superintendent and abolish that Of county examiner was called up and referred to the committee on education
 Senate bill No. 91 providing that the chan cellor Of the (newl third chancery district of the counties oI Garland. Saline Hot Springs and Montgomery, shall recieve E. 800 a year, that the office shall be appointiVe