The Monticellonian., 1895-03-15

TT- ton limiting the session to twenty-five days from the 14th of March. This was also prompt iy squeicded, tho vote seing-ayes 32, noes 57.
 House bill No. 191, being a substitute for No. ssi, to fix tbe price for weighing, marking end sampling cotton at 10 cents per bale, passed ayes 57, noes 25.
 House Joint resolution No. 1, proposing a change in the constituti n. abolisbing the office of assessor, and imposing their duties on the justices of tbe peace, was the next special order
 A long discussion followed and upon a call of the roll the resolution was defeated by close ynte-ayes 42 noes A.
 House bill No. 286 fixing the time of holding court in the Fourteenth judicial district etc, was next in order and passed unanimously. House bill No. 326 no liquor within three miles Of Center church, Howard county, pass.d-ayes S. noess II. House bill No. l0a the dog tax bill, after some discussion, tending to tho humorous the bill was showed under by vote of r ayes to G5 noes.
 Adjourned until Friday morning. SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK March 9-The senate met yesterday morning at 9 :3o President Witt in the oh air.
 A large number of committee reports were received, indicating that the committees have | been attentive 10 business. Senator Worthen offered resolution re- questing our senators and representative in congress 10 urge the passage of such legisla- | tion as will prevent the naturalization of 1 aliens until they shall have acquired sufficient knowledge Of the English language so as to en- able them 10 read our constitution and laws, or l until they have resided here twenty-o years. Under the suspension of the rules Senate l bill No. 2o3 taken up. The bill amends the present law as to give the collector Of
 Independence county sl,000 per annum and one-half of the fees arising from the collection 1 Of delinquent taxes, and adds one.half of the 1 fees arising from assessing delinquents to the i selary of the assessor. Passei-ayes 9, noes
 House bill No. 2i2 to provide r the pay ment by the state of costs In certain cases was
 next in order and pending final action the sen-
 ate took recess until p. m. The motion to postpone further considera-
 tion of house bill No. 9l2, which was the ques-
 tion before the senate at recess, was defeated
 After the adoption of an amendment the bill
 was ordered to it's third reading | House concurrent resolution No Il. to ex-
 tend the present session until April 10, was | next taken up.
 Some half dozen or more amendments were
 offered and defeated. and the original resolu-
 ton finally adopted by vote of 23 tos House bills on second reading being the order l a number were read and referred House bill No. 377, act to provide for the l purchase of a convict farm, was next in order 1 The debate on this bill exhausted the after
 noon session and pending final action the sen
 ate adjourned until Saturday morning | HOUSE l Yesterday was senate day in the house, but
 most of the morning was taken up in debate of I the question Of extension. Immediately after the opening exercises
 house bill No. e4, to prohibit the sale Of liquor
 within three mile Of the Thornton school | house in Calhoun county, and house bill No l 29s, to incorporate the order Of the Evening l Star. were passed without material opposition. | After a report by the committee which visi- I te the state normal school at Pine Bluff, the 1 extension question again fioated to the sur 1 face, guided this time by pilots determined to l bring the matter to favorable issue, and again i the flow Of eloquenoe prevailed MT. Newton introduced a resolution to l tend the session to April l0. A long discussion followed and when the vote
 was taken the resolution received the neces- l sary two-third's vote and was declared carried
 amid great enthusiasm. The vote was 67 to g Senate bill No. 5s, regarding tho issue Of
 state bond scrip passed-ayes 75. l The chair appointed Messrs Neal, Manning | and Mathews as committee to confer with
 the senate on house bill No A and senate bill | No 180, relating to the appointment of deputy | prosecuting attorneys Recess until p. m.
 After recess and following the reading of senate bills the first and second time, senate 1 bill No. 50, to pay Pilot Printing Go. for the | Seth volume Arkansas reports which had been
 releeted by the supreme court reporter and its
 sale prevented was taken up. 1 This bill was discussed at length, critical ex-
 animation made of the work and upon call of
 the roll the bill was defeated by vote of Sl | ayes to 34 noes
 Senate bill Mo- se letting contracts for print
 ing, binding. etc.. passed-ayes 57. noes7 | Senate bill No. 59, treasurers to have two per | cent on school funds, passed-syes 6i, noes 2. l Senate bill No e5 county examiners to be | appointed by cousty judges the first week in | December, lost-ayes i5. noes 59
 Action on senate bill No, s6, to repeal the en-
 tire law on assignments, was deferred indeh'
 nitey
 | tricts in cities and towns, passed-ayes 56 | noes7.
 Adjourned until Saturday morning. l SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, March II. The senate met
 Saturday morning pursuant to adjournment. | Following the usual morning routine, senate bill No 1h9, to create contingent fund of | s5,000 for the state board of health, was taken up and passed-ayes 24 nays2
 number of new bills were introduced mak- | ing the total to date in the senate 24S,
 Among the number introduced was senate
 bill No. 235, to enable Jefferson county to re-
 fund its bonded indebtedness. Read twice,
 discussed at considerable length and referred | to the committee on finance.
 Also senate bill No. 242, to prohibit the sale | of intoXicants within five miles of the Presby- | terian school house at Junction City, Union l county. This bill is almost an exact copy of | the bill defeated few days ago, and after be- | ing read twice, kicked up quite lively discus | sion because of the alleged attempt to force | the passage Of a bill by second introduction | through the back door process after it had | been kicked out the front door, but in spite of
 strong effort to indefinitely postpone, the l friends of the measure succeeded in having it l referred to the committee on temperance. | After the disposition of some miscell aneous | business the SC nate adjourned until Monday 1 morning
 Following the opening ceremonies fin the l house Saturday morning, house bill No. 405, to | fix the salaries of certain county officers of | Franklin county was taken up and under . 1 suspension of the rules read the third time and | passed-ayes H. noes 1. l The first special order, house bill No. 4sl,
 changing the boundary line between Crawford | and Franklin counties, was taken up and l paSsed-ayes 67, noes !. l House bill No. 429, to fix the fees for clerk | and sheriff of Sharp county came next and | passed-ayes 7l.
 House bill No 274 to regulate passenger
 traffic on railroads, was next taken up. The bill | provides cent per mile rate on trunk lines | aud a cent rate twenty mile roads or less. l long debate ensued over this measure, and | strong efort made to defeat it, but without
 avail. The bill passed by vote of o5 ayes te l Is nays.
 | Special orders were postponed and the con
 sideration Of mixed business continued.
 House bill No. 3l2, to provide for the assess
 ment of persons who have been omitted from
 the regular return, was adopted as a substi-
 tute for house bill No. lo3 on the same subject
 read the third time and passed-ayes A. noes