Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-02-10
NUMBER 119.

deaiae iepoltea a substitute providing that lice,sl :, , s egaFeltes be required to pay iieehse oi % per annum, and prohtbttfne the sale To persons under 21 vears
 ~ was moved that the substitute be adopted Ainehelnent offered making the license s25 1 instead of S5. Lost
 Amendment offered to insert after tho uaras sci the words Tor give awayu Aftay ao,o. discussion this amendment was adontaa several other amendments were offered but without ayail and the question recurrtnv m, the adoption of the substitute the real inn commenced The entire forenoon session waa consumed in the discussion without reacbtna conclusion and at l2 oe clock the house toolf recess until ?, m, Mr. Bradley, father of ths original still on the floor in opposition to tbe substitute V 'Ae MT Bradley resumed his argument after re. cess against the substitute, and was followed I by Mir. MeGeehee, mover of the substitute both gentlemen putting forth their best efTorts h support of their respective ideas
 The vote on the substitute was 34 ayes and b9 noes so the substitute was lost. Following Is the vote in detail: Ayes-Black Well Brown Of Carroll, Brown of Logan, Bull lock- Campbell Cate, Clement eonman. Cot. ham, Foster, Gslaher, Gray, Hanna. Hath cock Herrn, Hilzheim, Leatherwood Manning Martin, McGehee, Monroe Neal, Newton. Over man, Patton, Quick, Roberts, Shaw Poomer Tunage Wagner, Walker, Wolters, Yanoy-34 Noes-Afmstfong, Baird, Bradley, Bradsher. | Prairie, Butler, Ghrisp, Comstock, Craw- ford, Groom. Crosby, Davies Ded. man, Dunn, Dunnavant, DuVal Ferguson. Goodwin Harrod, Hayes, Henderson. Hill. hintle, holiheld Houck Howard, Hudson, Keith, Lake, Lambert Lee Leslie Liddeil Luck Lybrpnd, McSie, Mathes, Mathews. Miller, Nance, Pope, Quarles, Reese Robin. son Rogers, Romines Rublo. Sallee, Smith of Grttendeu Smith of Union. Thomason. Vine. yard, Wadley, Warren. Witt-59
 The original bill was then read and placed upon it's final passage. Considerable ilibus- terng was indulged in to prevent final action en the hill but the house seemed 10 be in no humor for delay and the measure was slowly forged ahead to a final issue and upon call of the roll the vote stoodi ayes T, noes 20, so the i bill passed
 This was certainly field day in the house. the entire day being consumed in the condera- ton of this important measure the house re- maining in session until after o'clock
 SENATE
 LITTrE leocK, February 9 The senate met promptly at 0:S0 yesterday morning quorum present.
 After the usual committee reports and Intro duetion of several new bills, house business was taken up.
 House bill No. 5s. to authorize banks and other corporations to reduce their capital stock, was passed-aves g.
 House bill No iI6 to tax U s. treasury notes and National bank notes, passed ayes, 9.
 House bill No 226, for the relief of ex.con- federate soldiers passed-ayes 25 noes l.
 House bill No, Il, to repeal the statute which provides for n deputy prosecuting attorney, was then taSen up.
 The senate judiciary committee reported 1 senate bill No. l30 as a substitute for house bill No. A. which provides for the appointment of prosecuting attorney subject to tho ap- proyal of the circuit court, md allowing such attorneys fees only when the accused pleads not guilty and is afterwards convicted on trial.
 The question being upon the adoption Of the substitute, strong fight was made against it by those in favor Of the original bill, but with out avail and tho substitute was adopted. Senator A. E. Williams then moved to amend the bill by providing that no prosecuting at- torney or deputy be allowed any foe unless he Is actually present and prosecuting. Adopted.
 Recess until 2:30 ?. m,
 At the afternoon session, house business be- ing the order, house bill No. 5, regulating brib- cry, was taken up and passed-ayes 2S. House bfii No. f5, to bur cfafms against coun- ties, was amended and laid over.
 House bill No 4s to provide for the manu- facture and sale Of native wine, was read the i third time. Several amendments were offered and debated Ut length and the bll with amend meuts finally reeommitted to the committee on agriculture.
 At an early hour the senate adjourned until i Saturday morning.
 HOUSE.
 The house was called to order at O clock yesterday morning, Speaker Colquitt in the chair.
 An unusually large number of bills were re- ported from the various committees, consum- Ing considerable portion of the morning ses. sion in disposing oi them.
 Following committee reports MT. Helzheim created sensation by the introdution Of house bill No. 3l4 having for its purpose the sup pression of big hats in the theaters and for the protection of theater patrons against the abominable practice. The reading of the bill caused much merriment among the members.
 Senate business being the order large num- Der Of bills were read the first time. s
 There was quite lengthy debate on mo. ton by Mir. Newton to reconsider the vote by which senate bill No. 2a, providing for the pub lication Of Q biennial report of the secretary of state, was defeated. After most of the mem bers had about exhausted themselves on the subject the roll was called and the motion to reconsider prevailed by vote of67 to3
 The vote by which Mr. Browns amendment was adopted was reconsidered, and on motion the amendment rejected
 The original bill was then put upon it's final passage and upon call Of the roll passed-ayes 80, noes 2.
 Those voting no were: Brown of Prairie, Cathom, Jones, Manning, Martin, McKie. Ruble, Toomer and Wolters.
 Recess until ?. III.
 At the opening of the afternoon session sen- ate bill No. sl, to fix fees for apportioning road hands by justices of the peace, was called up and read the third time.
 l debate of considerable length followed over this neasure but the bill fiLally passed-ayes 76, noes 6.
 Senate bill No. l3, tc permit county judges to contract for care and working Of county prison CTS during vacation, was discussed and passed ayes 73, noes 10.
 Senate bill No. 77, to extend the charter of Mississippi Valley railroad, passed-ayes 7S, noes g.
 Another interesting batch of bills were intro duced, making the total to date 3.7
 At 4:36 the house adjourned until a m. Sat urday.
 Tho Railroad Commission Bill
 House bill No 276 by Hon. Joe T. Robinson, of Lonoke cQUaty, creates railroad commis sion for the tate of Arkansas. and provides for the regulation of freight and passenger rates in this state.
 The first section declares every railroad pdblie highway and declares discrimination against any person or locality to be extortion
 The commission is to be composed of three members whose term of office shall last four years The salary of the commissioners shall be S2 50) a year and their clerk is to receive si, ,250 all of which is to be paid by the several