Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-03-03

a committee of fv9 to Inv sti:-l.e the sanitary condition of the insane asgiaIn uGd the treat- ment of the inmates. MT. Broadnax moved the a ;oDtion of the res olution.
 MT. Foster wanted to kuow tho necessity for this committee; and right here tau real fun be- gan.
 l MT. Monroe got the floor and proceeded to attack Superintendent Robson an the regular committee in red hot style. The entire debate was pointed and warm both pro and con, and was not terminated until the speaker an nounced that the morning hour had expired and that the railroad commission bill had. the right of way.
 This threw the house into worse confusion and in his efforts to preserve order the speaker actually hammered the gayel off it's handle l MT. Ferguson was finally recognized and the the debate was fairly on although frequently l interrupted by disturbances in the hall
 At one time the disturbance was so great the speaker asked MT. Vineyard, who haa the floor, to take his seat until order could be re- stored.
 When noon recess was taken Br. Cothamhad the floor in opposition to the bill
 After recess MT. Gotham resumed his discus. sion of the railroad commission bill and the entire afternoon session was taken up by it's consideration.
 At 4;3O the house adjourned until Friday morning with the bill still pending and holding | thC AlBAb OA way OFGE all OlUGF DuSiU6SS
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, March 2.-The senate met | yesterday morning pursuant to adjournment Senate bill No. 16. the militia bill was re- ported from the committee on militia with an amendment striking out the provisions for salaried officers.
 Several amendments, aimed at the de 1 feat Of the bill, were ofere1, but prompt i ly defeated, and the bill ordered to it's third reading.
 House bill No. 9, the cigarette bil was read | She second time A number of amendments were promptly forthcoming, all apparently l having for their purpose the defeat of the measure.
 The bill with amendments was referred to the committee on public health
 A number Of house bills were read the sec ond time and referred
 House bill No. 4l4 10 permit the town of De- VaIs Bluff to a levy and collect municipal taxes for the year 1894, passed-ayes g. The committee on elections reported ad. versely on house bill IF, to logalize primary elections.
 Recess until 9 p. m,
 At the afternoon session the consideration of house business was continued i House bill No 65 to amend an act prohibit ing the sale of liquor within five miles of Hine, man University was read the third time and passed-ayes 8
 House bill No. 13, to bar claims against coun. ties, read the third time.
 After some discussion as to the standing of the bill before the senate, the vote by which it went to it's third reading reeonsidered, thereby making it not in order
 House bills Nos. and 81 were ordered to third reading
 House bill No. 13 over which the senate had experienced some trouble. again called up.
 Several amendments were offered but defeat ed An amendment to insert the words ''afteI the passage of this act' was lopted and the bill again ordered to it's third T. ad ng.
 House bill No. 78 to amend the district ievee bill passed-ayes 9, noes ?.
 At 4:40 the senate adjourned until Saturday morning
 HOUSE.
 The house was called to order yesterday morning by Chief Clerk Nlylor, who an nounced that, owing to the illness of Speaker Colquitt, nominations for speaker pro tenn. were in order, whereupon Mir Witt nominated MT. Foster, of Cleveland county, and Mr. Man ming nominated MT Clement Of Yell county
 The clerk called the roll and Mr. Clement was elected by vote of fl to 34, and he was escorted to the chair.
 The confusion that has prevailed on the floor of the house for the past week began again immediately after the reading of the journal, and reached it's climax when the temporary speaker suspended a roll call and threatened to call the sergeant at arms to his assistance l to preserve order.
  due principally to personal squabbles by mem bers over technical points, and it was imposst bIe to obtain more than temporary quietude, the incessant raps of the gavel seeming to have no effect on the law makers.
 After severe lecture by the speaker, com. | parative quiet was restored and "all hands, discovered that the morning hour had pired.
 The house then settled down to business l and the regular order Senate busness) was taken up.
 Several senate bills were read the first time, 1 followed by bills on third reading.
 Senate bill No. 10, to relieve teachers of the | necessity of attending county institutes when they are not applicants for license. and mak- Ing certain other changes and exemptions in the present law relating to such matters, was 1 discussed by several members, all of whom favored it. and the bill was placel on it's final | passage The result of the roll call was "A ayes and 8 noes.
 Recess nntil p,
 After recess the third reading Of senate pills | was resumed.
 Senate bill No. 43, right of railroad or com. l mission warehousemen to dispose of unclaimed property after six months, passod-ayes G4, l noes 15.
 . Senate bill No. 162. to pay jurors mileage at the rate of 5 cents per mile in attendance at l circuit courts, was discussed at some length and final action postponed.
 Senate bill No. 50, 10 pay the Pilot Printing Co. for printing the hfty-six tn volume Arkansas Reports, referred to the 1udieiary committee. l After the consideration of some further sen ate business, the railroad commission bill was l pulled In on the main line and given the right of way for the balance of the day. A long and warm debate followed and upon call of the roll the vote stood-ayes 8, noes 48, so the bill was defeated
 Adjourned until Saturday morning