The Monticellonian., 1895-03-15
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
SENATE.

kA " Hams sent up resolution instructing the ser geant-at arms to have the letter 'Fa' in the name under tue portrait Of Senator Mitchell erased stating that his name was 0. B. and not c, r. Mitchell Adopted
 By unanimous consent senate bill No. 159 creating contingent fund Of & 900 for the use Of the state board of health was taken up read the third time and placed on its final pas sage.
 The vote by which the bill was ordered to It's third reading was reconsidered and took it's place on the calendar for tho purpose of cor recting certain errors,
 Senators Worthen and Sloan were added to the committes on state lands.
 The morning hour having expired the nsid- eration Of house business was next in order.
 number of house bills were read the first time and few the second time
 In the midst of the consideration of house business Senator King said this was his birth day and he wanted to celebrate 1t by taking up senate bill No. providing for the reduction of whisky license. which done.
 The senator then started out to tell sbout whisky in ye olden times and in roal birthday style, but the point was raised that tho gentle man was out Of order. The point of order was sustained and house business resumed.
 House bill No. G. to detach Baxter county from the Fourteenth and attach 1t to the Six teenth judicial district. was read the third time and passed-ayes-2l, noes 3.
 Recess until ? 80 D. m
 At the opening of the afternoon session house concurrent resoution No. & to pay the joint committees expenses to visit the A. I. U.. was called up and adopted.
 House bill No. IA, amending the digest with reference to the manner of declaring election returns, was read tho third time and passed by unanimous vote.
 House bill No 53 to change the time of hold ing courts in Clay county. pnssed-ayes 23
 House bii No g, for the better protection rf rrurp otafi TaIa fnlFa A tfRa amendment heretofore offered to exclude all the counties in the state from the operation of the bill, withdrawn, and the bill placed on the calendar.
 House bill No. 8l, the laborers' lien law, passed-ayes 20 noes 1.
 House bill No. lsS to create county boards Of medical examiners, was read the second time. An amendment 10 the effect that two members of the board should be graduates Of some reputable medical college, was discussed at length and pending final action the senate adjourned until Wednesday morning.
 HOUSE.
 Immediately following the reading of the journal in the house yesterday morning Mir Manning called up house bill No. 12. This bill makes Phillips county liable to Monroe county for the territory taken from tho latter and added to the former county.
 After some dispute tho debate was limited to forty minutes, and decidedly warm while 1t lasted and upon call of the roll the bill pazsed-ayes > noes 20.
 MT. Dunavant moved that senate bill No. S9 the St. Francis levcc district biil, be read tie third time and put upon it's final passage.
 Mr. Cate wanted 10 offer an amendment but the chair hold that an offer to amend at this time was out of order and long and animated discussion followed
 Tho roll WIS finally called on the motion to put the bill on its third reading aye d. noes A motion to reconsider this vote was imme- dately put and carried and the amendments read by the cerK.
 hr. Cate then began his argument in favor Of the amendments, but was soon interrupted by a motion to adjourn, to which he consented, with the understanding that he was to resume after recess.
 Before the motion was put Mir. Manning asked to make q privileged statement He made ringing speech in refutaton ot certain charges Of dishonesty uttered in the public prints against the honesty and integrity of the gentlemen who had opposed the railroad com. mission bill. He closed by moving that 1t be declared the sense Of the house that any insin- uation or charge that any member Of this house had voted for or against any bill from any than pure and honest motives be repudi- ated and denounced false and untrue in every respect
 The motion was put and carried unanimously auld great enthusiasm.
 Recess until p. m.
 At tue opening ol Ibe afternoon session MT. Bradley was given the floor to a question of privilege, and he immediately proceeded to wade into the Memphis Commercial Appeal for the alleged gross reflections and scandal ous charges made fin that sheet against the members who had voted against the railroai commission bill. MT. Bradley spoke at length and with feeling, and was heartily congratu- lated by his coleagues
 Mr. Gates then resumed the discussion of the amendments to the St Francis levee district bill.
 After a long debate the five amendments were put separately and each in it's turn de. feated The original bill was then placed upon its third reading and passed-ayes 65, noes f7.
 Senate business being the order number of bills were read and referred without disturb ing the equilibrium of the house until senate bill No. 132 was reached. This is known as the great catfish bill" and it at once awakened the drowsy members to action and the process Of exempting counties fin addition to those left out by the senate went bravely on until there was little CT no protection left for buffalo and catfish
 Finally MT. Foster moved to strike out the enacting clau,e of the bill and pending action the house adjourned until Wednesday.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK March The senate met at e:SO a. III. yesterday morning, President Witt in the chair
 After the receipt and disposition of a number of committee reports, Senator Mehafy moved to suspend the rules and consider bills on third reading, commencing at 80 o'clock Carried. Several bills were ordered to their third reading alter which house bill No 347, a local measure to regulate practice and pleadlngs in the circuit court of Jefferson county, was taken up and passed-ayes go.
 Special order, senate bill No. a. with refer enee to the building of state road was taken up
 The ordering of the bill to it's third readine was reconsidered and the bill placed on the calendar for amendment.
 Senate bill No. 21, 10 amend section 177S of the digest was read the third time and passed-ayes 23, noes 5
 Senate bill No. 114 to fix the value and order the sale of the west half Of the northeast quar- ter of section 23 town Ii south range go west, passed-ayes 26.
 Senate bill No. 26, to construct sewerage for the charitable institutions ard appropriating sl2,500 therefor, passed-ayes 2, noes 9.
 Senate bill No. l73 to prohibit the sale of in toxicating liquors within five miles of the Pres byterian school in the town of Junction City, in Union county, was next taken up and dis cussed at some length.
 Pending action the senate took recess until until p.
 Upon the reconvening after dinner the sen ate resumed the consideration Of bill No. l73 and after some further discussion the matter was postponed for future action.
 Senate bill No. IFS, fer appropriations for county institutes, being special order was taken up and warmly supported by it's friends and as strongly opposed by the other side, Upon call of the roll the bill was defeated by a tie vote-l5 to 15
 Senate bill No 173, the Junction City liquor bill, was again called up and paced on its fgal passage and defeated-ayes F, nays 10.
 Senate bill No. 67, to provide for one normal school was read the third time discussed at yotp of in