The Forrest City times., 1895-02-15

Upon the call of the roll tae bill defeated ty a vote of 2s ayes to 46 noes.
 House bill No. 74, defining who are vagrants being next on call, was taken up and passed ayes 6s. noes II.
 At 4;So the house adjourned.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, February 1a-The senate met at 9:30 yesterday morning. quorum present.
 Committee reports being in order number were received, among them, senate bill No. l26, to prohibit the letting Of contracts for pup lie printing to parties outside of the state, with the recommendation that 1t do not pass.
 Senate bill No. 20, to prohibit the sale or giving away of intoxicating liquors within ten miles of Salem Camp ground in Pike county, was taken up, amended so as to not include any part of Hampstead county that may hap pen to be in the ten mile limit and passed by unanimous vote
 Senate bill No 106. fixing the day for circuit courts in Calhoun county to begin on Monday instead of Tuesday, read the third time and passed-ayes 2, noes
 The consideration of house bills being next in order, house bill No. 192, to establish and de- fine tho boundary lines of the St. Francis levee district in Cfaighead county. was read the third time and pa scd-ayes 2, noes 1.
 House bill No. iS, providing fer the forfeiture Of county warrants in three years if not called for in that time by the party in whose favor dr avn, was discussed at some length.
 Pending final action the senate took a recess until 2:30
 At the afternoon session the consideration of house bill No. l3 was resumed a lengthy ard animated discussion following
 Finally Senator Worthen moved reconsid- eration of the vote by which the bill passed to it's third reading. Carried-ayes 16, noes Q
 Several amendments were then offered which, with the bill, were referred to the f. nance committed
 Several house bills were read the first time and took their place the calendar. and at 2;45 the senate adjourned until Wednesday morning.
 HOUSE.
 Tbe house met yesterday morning pursuant to adjournment.
 Among the bills reported by committees was house bill No 269, providing for the establish ment Of an electric light plant in the state penitentiary to furnish the state institutions In Little Rock with lights, recommending that it do pass.
 House bill No. 12S, to remove the disabilities of Festus Butts and authorizing the circuit court of Carroll county to admit him to the practice of jaw was taken up and passed ayes 63, noes h.
 Senate business being the order, senate bill No 5l to create liens on railroads and property was placed on it's final passage and met with a sad fate ayes 1. noes sf
 Senate bill No. 73 to protect the public levees in Chicot and Desha counties, was reed
 
 The regular order was observed and under it bouse bill No. IA, 10 correct clerical error in section 2659 of the digest was taken up and passed.
 House bill No s3 was taken up The pur pose O. the bill is to reduce the punishment in cases of horse stealing. The committee rec commended threo to ten years and the amend ment was adopted On rol call the bill passed ayes 57, noes 22
 MT. Bradley moved that the cigarette bill be transmitted to the senate without further de- lay.
 Mr' McGehee objected and moved recon sideraton of the bill He wanted Lincoln county stricken from the operation of tre law
 Mr. Broadnax moved to table the motion to reconsider and upon a aye and nay vote the motion was carned-ayes 35, noes 49.
 Recess till p. ID.
 After recess, house bill No 4l to amend the digest so that resident owners of real proper ty (instead O. owners) shall decide as 10 i'm. proyements in the district affected, was taken up.
 warm discussion followed and upon call Of the roll the bill passed-ayes 8, noes 32.
 House bill No 53 changing the time Of hold ing county and probate courts in Clay county was passed unanimously. House Il No. 65 as passed by a yo.e Of 8 ayes 10 nays. The only change icom the present law is that wine may be made from grapes and berries grown Tn the district (wthin four miles of Hineman University in Drew county) and the same may be sold in quantities not less than one quart. House bill No III. 10 letter protect hogs running on the rauge. passed-ayes G. nays 16 When house bill No. Ills. the age Of consent bill was called the ladies were requested to leave the house. after which a warm and somewh at sensational debate followed An amendment making the age of consent IS years, was adopted by vote of 57 ayes to P nays.
 Several other amendments were offered, but voted down and pending further action the house adjourned until Wednesday. SENATE. LITTLE ROCK. February i4-The senate met at 9:50, President Witt in the chair message from the house was received an. nouncing the election of Hon. Thos. W. Newton as speaker pro tenn during the illness of Speaker Co'Quit'. Committee reports being the order perfect flood of reports were received indicating that that the committees had not been idle
 Senator MchaGy introduced a resolution pro- posing an amendment to the constitution pro viding that the school tax shall not exceed five mills on the dollar, and an annual per capita of sl be levied on persons over 2l years of age Read once.
 Senate bill No. 51, to repeal the three mile act at Batesvlle being special order was read third time and placed on its final passage. The act referred to has been in force twelve years and prohibits the sale of liquor within the limit pres scribed. The morning session was exhausted in its discussion and pending final action the senate took a recess until p. ID. At the opening of the afternoon session the diseu on of Senate bill No. 5I was resumed and continued a. some len;th On call Of the roll the bill failed to pass ayes 10 noes l9. Senate bill No 1l2 to repeal m act prohibit ing the sale of liquors w.tain three miles of the public school house at Rogers, was taken up and pgsssd-aves 90 noes Q