The Monticellonian., 1895-04-05
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
SENATE.


 University bill, was the first in order and wa, passed unanimously. The bill appropriates e5S, ls0 and changes the name of the institution to the University of Arkansas
 A large invoice of committee reports were next received and disposed of.
 Senate bill No. 24l, to quiet til es to overdue tax lands, passed-ayes 24
 Senate bill No. 2i0, empowering coroners tC appoint deputies in certain instances de feated-ayes 14, noes IA
 House bill No 49, to regulate assignments for the benefit of creditors, being special order, was discussed at length and on call of the roll. passeu-ayes F, noes 12.
 House bill No. 1Ol for the relief of Thos M Duncan, clerk Of Scott county being the sec ond special ordes came up on it's merits An amendment was adopted to pay J. II. Basham Of Johnson county, for similar services and the bill passed-ayoS 28
 mo further miscellaneous business was disposed of and tue senate took recess until 2:S0 D m
 The first business after recess was tae con. sideration of house bill No. 378, to repeal an act to make a four wire fence U lawful fence in certain parts Of Lee county passed-ayes 24, nays 1.
 House bill No 1ss. to create county boards of medical examiners, the bill which was vetoed by the governor and passed over his veto ny the house, came next, and after short discussion passed over the governors veto ayes r, nays 10.
 House bill No BPS, for the better proserva. ton Of mining records, passed-ayes 25
 A number of bills were called up and either referred or action postponed
 A resolution to hold night sessions for the consideration of house business brought on quite a discussion and pending final conclu sion motion to take q recess until 3:3O D. m. was put and carried.
 Al the opening of the night session only nine members answered to their names; no quo rum, so the senate adjourned until Wednesday morning.
 HOUSE.
 At the opening of the morning session of the house, house bill No 21S Was taken up as a starter and passed-ayes 63, noes 15. The bill raises the county tax on wholesale liquor dealers from a19O to S3lO.
 The special order fer the morning hour was house bill No. 425, to fix the salary of the clerk of the supreme court at B 599 per year. After some discussion the biI became law so far as the house Is eonctrned-ayes s4, noes 8
 4 resolution was sent to tue clerks desk in strHcting the committee on roads and high ways to draw bill requiring thu apportion. ment among the various counties of all monies in the state treasury to tho credit of the inter. nal improvement fund to be used by the coun- ties for roads and bridges This did not seem to strike the house as a good thing and 1t vas refused
 The house then went into committee Of the
  appropriation of money for the blind school This bill was considered by paragraphs and met with but little opposition. It was amended in several particulars and adopted as whole The committee arose and recommended the passage Of the bill. and it was set for Friday Senate bill No. 2e0 to add to the pantentla ry board the auditor and commissioner Of mines. was read the third time and passed. Recess until p. m.
 After recess house bill No. 2s6 to change the time of holding courts in the Fourteenth dis trict was called up, the senate amendments adopted and the bill passed-ayes q.
 Senate bill No. 9l as to the ehaneery court In Hot Springs, Montgomery, Garland and Sa line county, was next in order the question being upon the refusal of the senate to accept the house amendments.
 Alter a long discussion the house by an em phattc vote refused to reeede from its position and Q confereno, was ordered.
 Senate bill No 132, the catfish bill, passed ayes G0 noes IL
 Senate bill No 169, to amend the digest with reference to the running at large Of loose ami mals, was knocked out in the first round by vote of i6 ayes 63 noes
 Senate bill No l53 fire life and accident in surance companies to give bond, etc, passed - ayes 6, noes i2
 Senate bill No. 13l, to empower county courts to dissolve and consolidate school districts on petition Of q majority of the citizens thereof was argued at length and passed-ayes 63, noes 1.
 Senate bill No. 949, a majority Of residents withing three miles of any church or schoo, house may petition the county court and an order will be granted for prohibition or other wise under tho local option law, good until re. verscd, passed-ayes B, noes i5
 The house also disposed of large amount Of miscellaneous business and at a late hour adjourned until Wednesday, 2 SENATE = LITTLE ROCK March 2s-The senate came to order at the usual hour yesterday morning. A resolution to allow all appropriation bills to be considered privileged questions and to consider them without delay, was adopted Senate bill No. 19i, to provide for tho com pensatlon of sherIffs in certain cases was next called up and passed-ayes 23, nays 9
 Senate bill No 217 to authorize municipal corporations to prohibit the sale or giving away Of liquors within their limits, defeated ayes 10, noes IS.
 Senate bill No. 63, five mile act for the town of Sherrill, fin Johnson county, came next A lengthy argument ensued, but the oppost ton failed to make an impression, so the bill passcd-ayes 2f, noes l.
 Senate bill No. l2i came up on motion to reconsider tue vote by which the bill failed to pass This is the Weaver bill, to consolidate elections, and after some discussion the mo ton prevailed by vote of 16 ayes to 15 nays On motion the vote by which the bill was or dered to it's third reading was also recon sidered and the bill referred to the judiciary committee
 mass of general routine business was dis posed of during the forenoon session. and at II :50 reress was taken until p. m.
 At the afternoon session senate bill No 256, the deaf mute appropriation bill, was read the third time and passed-ayes 24.
 The senate went into committee of the whole for the consideration Of senate bill No 26S for the support of the branch normal school at Pine Bluff
 The bill was considered in detail and and amended In various parts, materially in. ereasing the total appropriation and favora- ble report ordered.
 The committee arose and the senate adopted the bill as reported and ordered it to it's third reading.
 Adjourned until Thursday morning
 HOUSE.
 Yesterday morning Speaker Coquitt ren- dered his decision in the case Of the bill to pay the Pilot Printing company 1900 for 300 copies of the Arkansas reports. This bill was passed by bare majority Vote some days ago and the chair decided at that time that the bill carried an appropriation and required a two-third's vote, but on request reserved hls decision pending investigation as to whether such a bill could be chased as an appropriation bill This morning he stated he had learned nothing to change his original decision. yet he did not feel like overriding the expression of major ity Of the house and arbitrarily closing the matter, so he would declde that the bill had passed.
 House bill No. 330, to allow persons outside of sewer districts to connect with sewers at the same rate as charged those who are in the districts passed
 House bill No. -, to allow garnishments at the time that suit is instituted, was passed after long discussion and a warm fight against it.