The Monticellonian., 1895-03-22
After recess houss bills on the third reading

third time and passeG-ayes B, noes l6
 House bill No. loT, regulating tho fees of off eers ia the prosecution of gam blers, etc, was next in order and caused considerable discus sion, but finally passed cy 2 vote ct 90 ages to 30 noes.
 House bill No. 109, to reduce the fees of special judges in the circuit and chauoery courts passsd-ayes G, noes g.
 Houss bill No lo4, firms doing business to put up sign giving names of all having an in 1 terest therein passed-ayes 63, noes 1S House bill No 167, boards of improvements of cities and towns to report with vouchers an nually for settlements penalty for failure, | passed-ayes 70.
 House bill No 1ssI to reduce expenses for raising revenue for tho state, was next in order and passed ayes 70, noe, 2S.
 The bill-killers went to work in earnest yes | terday for the purpose Of clearing the calendar Of some Of its burden and the result must be | gratifying to all except possibly the authors of 1 the various bills.
 House bills Nos is 20 and 1oo were post l poned indefinitely, and Nos. 10s and Il with drawn
 Adjourned until Thursday morning SENATE LIITLE ROCK. March 15.-President Witt called the senate to order yesterday morning at 9:30.
 Several committee reports were received and some mi scel' aneous business disposed of, after which senate bill 195 authorizing coun- | ness was taken up. read the third time and l passed-ayes 26 noes 5. | resolution, directing our senators and rep | resentative to use all legitimate means to se | cure the passage of the Nicaragua canal bill, was referred to the committee federal rela- l tons
 Senate joint resolution No ', proposing an amendment to the constitution exempting the wearing apparel Of any person from execution. etc, discussed at somo length and do feated-ayes II, noes IS | Senator Wilson introduced senate bill No | 257, approprlating s79 970 for the maintenance Of the deaf mute institute for the rext two 1 years Read twice.
 A number of new bills were introduced, mostly Of A local character.
 Senate bill No. PA the five mile prohibitory | act for Junction City, read the third time | and passed-ayos IS, noesa
 Senate bill No. o. to protect persons and 1 property against the sale of intoxicating liquors, was showed under by vote of p noes | to ayes.
 Recess until D. m.
 At the opening of the afternoon session sen ate bill No. l05 to provide for the readinst ment of the boundary lines between Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee was read the third 1 time and passed-ayos 22
 Senate bill III, to empower county courts to dissolve school districts passed-ayes 24. l Senate bill No. IA. 10 create a state election board, WAS read tho third time and after some | discussion passed-ayes l6, noes IA.
 This bill should 1t become law will be one | of the b st acts of the session, as 1t will pre- vent star oh amber sessions and with non parti san commissioners will make crooked work | impossible.
 Senate bill No. eos to provide for the eollee tion of ass ssments by local improvement dis tricts in cities of the frst.cIass. read the third tlme and passed-nyes 10, noos7
 Senate bill No 157, reducing liquor license gRE
 Senhe bill No l7b, to protect female prison | CTS in cities Of the 1rstelass and providing for the appointment of police matron, passed | ayes 2l, nays
 Adjourn d until Friday morning. l HOUSE.
 After the opening exercises in the house yes terday morning house bill No. 449 to change the boundary lines between Greene and Clay counties was taken up | A lengthy argument followed over this meas ure. the opposition making strong fight, but without avail The blu passed-ayes 50, noes | 2l.
 Mir Brown of Logan, introduced resolution to adjourn from March 15 to July on account of the reported prevalence of small pox. The 1 resolution was tabled by vote of Il to 2s.
 The special order, joint resolution to 1 amend the constitution so as to allow sn un- | limited number Of amendments. to be proposed at any legislative session, was taken up. 1 A long discussion ensued, exhausling the | renoon Session
 On cal of the roll tho resolution was de- feated-ayes g., noes 4A | Recess until D. m. 1 After recess house bill No %s, by Mir. Chrisp to regulate assignments for the benefit Of creditors being special order, vas taken up. l A senate bill and house bills Nos. 4l2, 272, | 295 and 291, the ssmo subject were dis | cussed separately in connection with No. 4S, and each in its turn defeated and bill No. IS | In {fs fol pal form hy n yota of to 26 nays.
 | The discussion Of this measure occupied the | entire afternoon session. and at late hour the house adjourned until Friday morning. | SENATE. | LITTLE ROCK, March 16-The senate met yesterday morning at the usual hour | Following committee reports senate bill No. | 25O authorizing the St. Francis lcvee board to borrow $500 900 to complete the levees, being special order was passed without discussion by unanimous vote
 l The committee on public health reported house bill No. 2, the cigarette bill, with amend ments, with recommendation that it do not | pass.
 | Innumerable amendments were offered and | discussed. many of them being offered for the express purpose of defeating the bill, all of which were voted down with the exception of one or two changing the bill only in minor de tails.
 At 1. o'clock the bill was stll under discus sion, and pending further action the senate took a recess until p, m.
 At the opening Of the afternoon session the consideration Of the cigarette bill was re- | sumed.
 A motion to indefinitely postpone the bill l and amendments brought on long and warm | argument, and after all had exhausted their | supply of oratorical ammunition the motion | was carried and the great cigarette bill was once more consigned to the waste basket,
 The vote in detail; Yeas-Bell, Blackburn Connell, Davidson, Gray, Cranberry, Hath cock King Mehafrey, Scott, Sloan Weaver West, Wilson, Williams (B. D., Williams "A. B), Worthen-l7 Nays-Adams Amis, Izard, Morton, Pettigrew, Pinnix, Quinney, William son. Word, Witt-l0.
 House bill No. 1ss to create county board of medical examiners, to consist of three phy- | sicians, two of whom shall be graduates, was next taken up and passed-ayes F, nays 10.
 A number of house bills were read the first and second time and referred
 House bill No a4 to prevent the sale Of liquor within three miles of the public school house in the town of Thornton, Calhoun county, read the third time and passed-ayes 21 noes ?.
 House bill No. g, to repeal an act abolishing | fences in that part of the state east of the St. Francis river, the bill to go into effect two years after its passage, was read the third time and passed-ayes 26.
 House bill No. 349 authorizing the school | commissioners to invest the common school | fund was next in order.
 After some discussion. and pending further action the senate adjourned until Saturday | HOUSE.
 A resolution was finally carried in the house yesterday morning to give the appropriation bills the right of way, and while it is true that the right of way is limited to the afternoon sessions, vet 1t is right of way to that extent.