The Forrest City times., 1895-03-15


noon session aud pending rnai action the SEN
ate adjourned until Saturday morning.
HOUSE
Yesterday was senate day In the house. but
most OF the morning was taken up In debate OF
the question OF extension
Immediately after the opening exercises
house bill No. "a TO prohibit the sale OF LIQUOR
within three miles OF the Thornton school
house IN Calhoun county, and house bill No.
spe 70 incorporate the order Of the Evening
Star. were passed without material opposition
After report By the committee which visi-
ted the state normal school at Pine Blul the
extension question again nosted TO the sur.
face guided this time by pilots determined to
bring the matter 10 favorable issue and again
the now Of elocuence prevailed
Mr. Newton introduced Q resolution 10 ex-
tend tbs session 10 April 10
long discussion followed and when the vote
was taken the resolution received the neces-
amid great enthusiasm The vote was s. 10 q
Senate bill No "a. regarding the issue OF
state bond scrip. passed-ayes IS
The chair appointed Messrs Neal Manning
aud Mathews a committee TO confer with
the senate on house bill No. ~ and senate bill
No 80. relating 10 the appointment of deputy
prosecuting attorneys
Recess until .. N
After recess and following the reading o,
senate bills the first and second time senate
bill Nc. 80 10 pay Pilot Printing Co. for the
ssts volume Arkansas reports which had been
rejected By the supreme court reporter and its
sale prevented was taken up.
T1is bill was discussed at length. critical ex-
animation made Of the work and upon call Of
the rol the bill was defeated By a vote OF 81
ayes TO - noes
Senate bill No. 50, letting contracts for print
Ing. binding. etc. psssed-ayes 81. ro.sT
Senate bin No. Sc. treasurers TO have two per
cent on school funds. passed-ayes 81. noes 2
Senate bill No. IS. county examiners TO be
appointed by county judges the first week in
December, lost-ayes Is. noes So
Action on senate bill No Sc TO repeal the en-
tire law on assignments. was deferred indea-
nitely
Senate bill No Ioi elections In school dis
trtcts In cities and towns. passed-syes So
noes.
Adjourned until Saturday morning
SENATE
LITTLE Rock. March II. The senate met
Saturday morning pursuant to adjournment
Following the usual morning routine senate
Dill No. las. 20 create q contingent fund OF
5000 for the state board of health, was taken
up and passed-ayes %, nays 2
number OF new bills were introduced max.
Ing the total to date in the senate s46
Among the number introduced was senate
bill No. 2SS, to enable Jefferson county to re-
fund its bonded Indebtedness Read twice
discussed at considerable length and referred
70 the committee on finance
Also senate bill No. ~ 70 prohibit the sale
Of intoxicants within i've miles OF the Presoy.
terrain school house at Junction City, Union
county. This bill is almost an exact copy Of
the bill defeated q few days ago, and after be-
ing read twice, kicked up quite a lively discus
sion because OF the alleged attempt TO force
the passage o; a bill b. second introduction
through the back door process after il had
been kicked out the front door. but in spite OF
q strong effort TO indefinitely postpone the
friends OF the measure succeeded in having IL
referred TO the committee on temperance
After the disposition OF some miscellaneous
business the Sc nate adjourned until Monday
morning
Following the opening ceremonies In the
house Saturday morning, house bill No. 405, to
tx the salaries of certain county oaicers OF
Franklin county. was taken up and under q
suspension CT the rules read the third time and
passed-ayes II. noes 1.
The first special order, house bill No. AL
changing the boundary line between Crawford
and Franklin counties was taken I'D and
passed-3yes 81, noes :.
House bill No. 40. to TX the fees for clerk
and sheriff of Sharp county. came next and
psssed-ayes al.
House bill No. 24 70 regulate passenger
trafac on railroads, was next taken up. The bill
provides q cent per mile rate on trunk lines
aud q 5 cent rate twenty mile roads or less
long debate ensued over this measure and
strong effort made TO defeat it, but without
all The bill passed by vote OF 65 ayes TO
10 nays.
siderauon OF mixed business continued
House bill No 3i2 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 l0a on the same subject
read the third time and passed-syes ~ noes
Is
House bill No. s56 no liquor near Mount Yer
non Baptist church Phillips county passed
ayes a. noes 10
House bill No. 275, the laborers' lien bill. was
next taken up. the discussion Of which was
prolonged until the noon hour and upon call Of
the roll was detestsd-ayes 30 noes 81
At 1880 amid cheers and great hilaritv on
the back seats, the house adjourned until Mon
day morning.
LITTLE ROCK. March l2-The senate met
yesterday morning az the usual hour
Following the introduction of = mum Der OF
new bills and the disposit on Of considrra BILE
miscellaneous business. senate bill No icg
amending the digest regulating the fencing
district Law, was taken up and passed az es ~
Senate bill No is6 TO prohibit the letting Of
state printing 10 PARTIES outside Of the state,
was real the third time and ated-ayes q
noes IL.
Senate bill No i24. the consolidated cleo
lions bill, Was called up for amendment The
amendments we're TO correct clerical errors
and were adopted and the bill ordered TO its
third reading.
Senate bill No i5s. to regulate trusts and
conspiracies against trade. was callel up TO
consider pending amendments
The discussion OF an amendment exempting
the lumber manufacturers OF the state from
the operation OF the bill exhausted the fore
noon session and pending further action the
senate took q recess until D M