Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-02-18
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
SENATE.
SENATE. LITTLE ROCK, Feb 1.-The senate was not ta session Saturday

After the regular routine house bill No. 4 to provide for the consolidation of elections, came up as the first special order
 Quite an animated discussion ensued over this bill, Ut times bordering on personalities. However motion was put and carried to de fer further debate on the bill until next Thurs. day morning and the house resumed it's usual equilibrium.
 House bill No s. as to the time of holding courts in the Sixteenth district being the next special order, was postponed until Monday House bill No 131, as to courts in Sebastian county, being the next special order, was also postponed until Monday. A large number of bills were then tntrodueedi making the total to date 3A. The female clerks of the house were thrown into an excited condition by the introduction of house bill No. 344, by Mir Witt, relating to legislative employees. If the bill goes through | it will deprive the women of holding clerical | positions in that body after the present ses- sion.
 House bills Nos. 388 to provide penalty for formeation, and 337, to define and punish sod 1 omy were not read tout loud owing presump- | lively to thelr peculiarities.
 At noon the house adjourned until Monday at 9 a, m.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK. February 12.-The senate con vened yesterday morning at 9:30, quorum present.
 Committee reports being the order, a large number of bills were reported. Among the most important was senate bill No. 63 provid- ing for reform school in the state, with the re- eommendation that it do pass as amended. The amendment reduced the appropriation from s75 600 to Sl0000. The amendment was adopted
 Senate bill No. 43 allowing warehousemen to dispose of unclaimed freight after six months, was taken up and passed-ayes ?. noes 1.
 Senate bill No. 10, for the better enforcement of the laws against the elandestine sale ot liquors, was next taken up and after some dis 1 cussion defeated by vote of Ii ayes to l5 noes.
 Senate bill No. g, providing that any person | who may rob or attempt to rob any railroad coach shall on conviction De punished with death. was taken up and amendment added that any person who shall wilfully fire into any train shall be punished by imprisonment for five years, and the bill ordered to it's thlFd reading
 Several new bills were introduced, after which the senate adjourned until 27p | At the afternoon session of the senate Sena- tor Smith introduced his amended bill senate bill No Al. providing for constitutional con vention The changes are that the question shall be submitted to the people August 10, 1894; that the convention shall be called for the first Monday in October, 1895, and that the con U vention shall not abridge or change the term of any office.
 An amendment was offered by Senator Quin- Q ney that not more than one of the delegates at large shall be from the same county Also an amendment by Senator King that the election be held at the time Of the general i state election ana bAtb the GOuEGAlLOI De Q called for the first Monday in June, ls91 Q The bill with amendments was referred tc
 the committee on judiciary. Y A number Of new bills were introduced dur 7, ing the day, making the total to date 149. y At 4:So the senate adjourned until Tuesday
 morning
 HOUSE. n The house met yesterday promptly on time By unanimous consent several new bills were Il introduced, among them house bill No 34o- ere F ating new state office that of state revenue
 agent, to be appointed by the governor. II The committee amendments to house bill No [ lss providing for the appointment of medtca n examiners were adopted and the bill set 10
 AAFs9a% fs9 m9rnlaf ad1fiuy, was maae speelaI oroe for next Monday. n House bill No - to insure nrompt settle l. ment between collectors and the state, wa
 set for Wednesday, Il The first business under the head of specia r orders was Mir, Wad1ey's bill, legaltzing pri
 mary elections. The consideration of the bil l. was postponed on account of the absence o n Mir. Wadley
 The next special order was house bfl No. { . changing the time of holding court in the Six . teenth district
 f lengthy argument pro and con followed
 over this bill and upon call of the roll it passed 2 ayes 4, noes 30
 :. The effect of this bill will be to take Baxter ' county out Of the Fourteenth district and put I 1t into the sixteenth. s Recess until D. 10.
 At the afternoon session, house bill No 131 , as to the treasurer of Sebastian county. being s special order it's consideration was postponed until Saturday morning.
 The order being the second reading of bills an unusually large number were read and referred
 House bill No 25 providing three grades for teachers certificates, was taken up and dis cussed atlength and with considerable warmth Upon the call of the roll the bill was defeated by vote of g ayes to 46 noes.
 House bill No "A, defining who are vagrants eelng next on call, was taken up and passed ayes 68 noes H. At 4:30 the house adjourned. , SENATE. LITTLE ROCK, February 13-The senate met at 9:3O yesterday morning, a quorum present
 Committee reports being in order a number were received, among them, senate bill No. l26 to prohibit the letting of contracts for pub lie printing to parties outside of the state, with the recommendation that 1t do not pass.
 Senate bill No. 20 to prohibit the sale OF 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 han pen to be in the ten mile limit and passed bv unanimous vote
 Senate bill No. 106, fixing the day for circuit courts in Calhoun county to begin on Monday instead Of Tuesday, was read the third tine and passed-ayes ?, noes 1.
 The consideration of house bills being next In order, house bill No. 192 to establish and de- fine the boundary lines of the St. Francis leyee district Tn Craighead county, was read the third time and passed-ayes ?, noes 1.
 House bill No. 1S, providing for the forfeiture of county warrants in three years if not called Tor in that time by the party in whose favor drawn, was discussed at some length.
 Pending final action the senate took a recess l until 2:30
 At the afternoon session the consideration of 1 animated discussion following.
 Finally Senator Worthen moved a reconsid. eration of the vote by which the bill passed to it's third reading. Carried-ayes 16, noes O.
 Several amendments were then offered which, with the bill, were referred to the a nance committed Several house bills were read the first time and took their place on the calendar and at 2;45 the senate adjourned until Wednesday | morning.
 HOUSE.
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