The Forrest City times., 1895-03-08


After recess the char having decided that
the tab,ing OF the motion 10 reconsider did not
carry with IL the bill, No. 1856 to erect new
state house. the bill was read the third time.
This bill has been so amended in committee
as TO provide for convict labor and the accept
ance OF gifts Of stone and other building mate
rial so that the prospects are, II the bill shall
pass the legislature that the state may erect
an elegant building with very little expense
for the next two or three years, and that the
total cash outlay need not exceed the sum OF
10000 for structure equal in style and APP
pearance TO those Of other states costing from
one TO three millions of dollars. 1t is proposed
TO use the present site and have the building
fully completed by the year 1900. The building
is TO be OF granite, brick and iron, TO be fire
proof. well lighted and ventilated and well
adapted for all the ofices required for oil de
partments of state with safe preservation OF
the valuable books and papers of the state, on
which is based titles to property amounting TO
many millions OF dollars In all parts OF the
state with records running back many years.
A long and somewhat tiresome debate fol.
lowed although at times assuming quite
spirited aspect. interlineated with insinuatlons
o; 'lobs," schemes" etc, which were
promptly resented by the friends Of the bill
At $40 p. m. pending further discussion, the
house adjourned until Tuesday morning.
SENATE.
LITTLE ROCK, March e-Senate met yester-
A large number OF committee reports were
received following which Senator A. B. Will
hams sent up resolution instructing the SER
geant-atarms to have the letter Fl in the
name under the portrait of Senator Mitchell
erased stating that his name was c. B. and not
c. +. Mitchell. Adopted
By unanimous consent senate bill No $50
creating a contingent fund of 8. 600 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 its
third reading was reconsidered and took its
place on the calendar for the purpose of cor
rectfng certain errors.
Senators Wcrthen and Sloan were added to
the COMMITTEES on state lands.
The MOI ming hour having expired the consid-
GRAFTON OF house business was next in order.
a number Of house bills were real 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 it by taking up
senate bill No -. providing for the reduction
of whisky license, which was done
The senator then started out to tell about
whisky in ye olden times and in real birthday
style but the point was raised that the gentle
man was out OF order. The point OF order " as
sustained and house business resumed.
House bill No 8, to detach Baxter county
from the Fourteenth and attach 1t to the Six
time and passed-ayes-2l, noes 3.
Recess until 2:30 p. N.
AT the opening Of the afternoon session
house concurrent resolution No. to paw tn e
JOINT committees ext enses to visit the A. l.
o., was called up and adopted.
House bill No ia amending the digest with
reference TO the manner of declaring election
returns, was read the third time and passed
by unanimous vote.
House bill No. So, TO change the time OF hold.
ing courts in Clay county, passed-ayes 2s
House bill No. 80, for the better protection
OF game and fish was next taken up and the
amenom@nt 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. 81, the laborers' lien law,
passed-aves 20, noes f.
House bill No. lss 10 create county boards
of medical examiners was read the second
time. An amendment to 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 Mr.
Manning called up house bill No. 20 This bill
makes Phillips county liable to Monroe county
for the territory taken from the latter and
added TO tho former county.
After some dispute the debate was limited
to forty minutes. and was decidedly warm
while it lasted, and upon call of the roll the bill
passed-ayes 81, noes 90
Mr.. Dunavant moved that senate bill No 81
the ST. Francis levee district bill be read the
third time and put upon its final passage.
Nh. Cate wanted to offer amendment but
the chair held that an offer TO amend al this
time was out OF order and a long and animated
discussion followed
The roll was finally called on the motion to
put the bill on its third reading-ayes a. noes
3d.
motion to reconsider this vote was imme.
diately put and carried and the amendments
read by the clerk.
Mr.. Cate then began his argument in favor Of
the amendments, but was soon interrupted by
a motion 10 adjourn, to which De consented
with the understanding that he was to resume
after recess.
Before the motion was put Mr. Manning
asked to make a privileged statement He
made ringing speech in reputation OF 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 il be
declared the sense Of the house that any insin-
uation. or charge that any member OF this
house had voted for against any bill from
any than pure and honest motives. be repudi-
ated and denounced as false and untrue In
every respect"
The motion was tut and carried unanimously
amid great enthusiasm.
Recess until . p. IN.
AT the opening Of the afternoon session Mr.
Bradley was given the floor 10 q question of
privilege, and he Immediately proceeded TO
wade into the Memphis Commercial Appeal
for the alleged gross reflections and scandal.
GUS charges made in that sheet agaius ST the
members who had voted against the railroad
commits ion bill Mr. Bradley spoke at length
and with feeling. and was heartily congratu.
lated by his colleagues.
Mr. Gates then resumed the discussion OF the