The Monticellonian., 1895-04-05

House Dill N O. 33 providing for the registra- tion Of trado marks and brands after some discussion, was defeated--ayes i2 noes F. i Adjourned until Saturday morning.
 HOUSE.
 To judge from the vote taken yesterday 1 morning the house thinks 1t has not been earning It's salary, or else that coming legisla- turos will not give as valuable service as this ono has given Immediately after the journal reading Mir. Reece got nls bill, No 4l5 before the house. It is the bill to reduce the per diem Of members to s and the mileage to cents. The bill was read the third time and Mr Jonos spoke in favor of it. The house seemed to consider the matter as a good joke and i laughter and cries Of .Louder!' That's son ana Don't you think we are worth it?" contin- nally interrupted the speaker, despite the wig 1 orous warnings Of the gavel.
 On call Of the roll the bill passed-ayes 60 nays 29
 A resolution urging the Arkansas members ! Of congress to do all they can to secure federal 1 aid for the improvement Of the Ouaehita river was passed.
 House bill No 290. to prohibit the sale of i liquor within five miles Of Hackett City school | house, passed
 Senate bn No 279 which corrects the mis. take in the St. Francis leyee bill passed-ayes 61, noes l6
 Senate resolution No. 8. to make appropria. tioa bills the regular order in both houses un- Ill all were disposed of was defeated.
 Senate bill No. f3o, 10 allow railroad com panies to issue passes to sherins passed-ayes S3. noes {.
 Senate bill No. q, to prohibit the sale of l liquor wl!hing four and a half miles ot Edward college, was read the third time and passed 1 ayes G9, noes 9.
 Senate bill No. f75, to provide for police ma irons in all cities of the first class passed l ayes 66, nays b
 Senate bill No 144 for the establishment of a state hoard of election commissioners, was next called up and brought on a redhot dis cussion
 A motion to indefinitely postpone was finally put and carried by vote Of 5l ayes to 37 noes. Recess until D. m. After recess the conference comm ttee on house Dill No 377, for the purchase of con viet farm reported. The bill remains in all important particulars the same as it passed the senate Passed-ayes 4, noes 25.
 Senate bill No. 230 providing for the appoint. ment of a superintendent of fencing districts to impound stray stock, etc, defeated-ayes | l5 nays 54
 Senate bin No. 26l, to provide for the out standing Indebtedness of the state, defeated l ayes 7, noes 70.
 A resolution inviting ex Senator John j. 1 Ingalls, Of Kansas to call on the house was aiopted, and tho house took recess of fifteen minutes to receive him and listen to short address.
 Senate bill No. 2o5 to provide for the distri- button of unci aimed estates passed-ayes 5S, noes l2.
 Senate bill No 24f to grant land titles in certain eases, passed-ayes A, noes ?. Senate bill Ne. 2D1, to amend the digest so as 1 to provide for bonds for appeals after eonvic- l tion in the circuit court, discussed at length, and on call of the roll defeated-ayes l Is. noes 5S
 Adjourned until Saturday morning SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK. April 1.-The senate met Sat urday morning pursuan to adjournment
 The conference report on senate Dill No. ST 1 for tho purchase of convict tarm. was taken up and adopted and the bill referred to the c inference committee for further consdera- 1 tiun.
 Senate bill No. 50, to pay the Pilot Printing 1 Co for printing supreme court reports, was made special order Monday morning
 Senate bill No. 268 to provide for the sup. port of the Pine Bluf normal school was read the third time and passed by unanimous vote. Senate bill No. 1s6 to provide for the pay of employees of the general assemb y which was peudng Friday when the morning hour ex pired was taken up and passed-ayes 27 noes
 Senate bill No. 2s7, to supply the clerk of the circuit court Of Pulaski county with a set Of supreme court reports passed-ayes g, noes 1. S-nate bill No. 155 tho now famous anti trust bill, was next in order An amendment was pending giving laboring men the privilege of organizing for the purpose of maintaining their rights, and long debate followed with. out result up to the noon hour Pending further discussion the senate took 8 recess until D. m
 At the afternoon session discussion of the 1 amendment to the antitrust bill was resumed Several speeches were made for and against at the close of which the amendment was de- feated by vote Of l3 ayes to II noes. Another amendment offered and defeat ed, and the original bill ordered engrossed and to third reading.
 Senate bill No. 246 to amend the digest by reducing schedule of fees from S5 900 to e 300 was passed-ayes 16, noes 10. Senate bill No 164 10 amend the digest making il unlawful for conductors of trains to put of passengers who refuse to pay their fare at any but a safe place on land passed-syes 24. noes l.
 Senate bill No. 276 to protect stock-raisers and to regulate impounding of stock fin cities and towns passed-ayes 20 noes f Alter notice was given that motion to re- consider house bill No. B, to require registrar tion of trade marks would be ID ade the senate adjourned until Monday.
 HOUSE
 Mir Vineyard tried to lift the railroad com mission bill from the dark recesses Of the cal endar and have 1t considered Saturday morn ing, but the thing collapsed before he got good hold on 1t and dropped back motion to postpone the special order for the purpose of considering All was the implement used, but it was voted down by viva voee vote and then buried under roll call.
 House bill No. 252 to pay in state lands an auditors certificate Of indebtedness in favor of E. T. Watson, of Benton. for s522 for servi- ees as collector under the over due tax law of 1881, was next taken up
 This bill provoked quite discussion, but was finally passed.
 House bill No. 376. the Campbell telegraph bill, came next, and after short and sharp ar gument was passed-ayes 45 noes 39.
 At this point the railroad commi ssion bill again bobbed up serenely through motion to suspend the rules and consider it. A red hot debate was at once commenced and the most exciting event of the days session was inaug. urated.
 After every body had about exhausted them selves the roll called, resulting in the de feat of the motion by vote of 47 ayes to 37 nays nine short of a two thirds vote.
 The appropriation bill for the lunatic asylum was next taken up and passed as amended by the house.
 Recess until D. m.
 Alter recess No. IA again came to the sur lace by motion to make 1t special order for Monday, the vote on the proposition being fl ayes to 32 noes There not being two-thirds in it's favor the motion was declared lost. House joint resolution No. | to amend the constitution by having elections Quadrenna, sessions of the legislature biennial and to be long and short sixty and forty days respect lively, and auditors and treasurers not allowed to succeed each other and no officer except judges and members of the general assembly 28
 House joint resolution No 7 to amend the constitution by taking from the circuit Court the jurisdiction Of msdemeanors and placing l with justices of the peace original jurisdiction in such cases, was passed-ayes 52, noes 23 Adjourned until Monday morning.
 SENATE LITTLE ROCK, April 2-The first business | before senate yesterday morning was special | order senate bill No. 30 to pay the Pilot | Printing Co. for printing the supreme court re- | ports The house amendment reducing the price to Sl was concurred in.
 Senate bill Mo- 5i, to repeal the three-mie | act at Batesyile, was next taken up and after | quite warm discussion, passed-ayes P noes |