The Monticellonian., 1895-04-05

Nholc bo uOutlubr lb. AILeF q BEOrt QlScQSslO1 | a favorable report was ordered | House bill No. 43o ths deflciency appropria l ton bill, was taSon ap in committee of the whole and considered by sections. Several | errors were corrected but no serious ch anges l were made In the bull The committee arose and reported the bill 1 faVerably to the house. | Three or four amendments were then m ade | but the house got into a squabble over the par agraph providing for the payment of sherin's claims for catching criminals and before the matter could be settled recess was taken until p. m.
 Alter recess a spirited contest arose between Hot Springs and Garland counties over house bill No. 433, for settlement of their dn | erenees.
 After long and warm fight the roll was called and the bill defeated-ayes g, noes 3s
 The convict farm bill, No 377 came up next | on report from tho conference committee and after snort explanation the report was agreed to.
 House bill No. s75 regarding tho challenging of jurors, was next In order passed ayes 54 | noes 2i.
 MT Brown, of Carroll, kicked up tho sessa tion of the day by calling up house bill No. si3 as to the employment ot male clerks only fin tho general assembly, hereafter, and for some little time everybody seemed trying to talk at once. There were motions 10 adjourn and for the previous question calls for the yea. and nays mingled with oatealls etc, etc.
 After long wrangle the vote finally reached and the ladies came out winners but i by close vote-ayes 40 nays A. so the bill was defeated
 Adjourned until Thursday morning.
 LITTLE ROCK, March 29-The senate met yesterday morning at the usual hour Senate bill No. 2S3, to exempt the towns of Morrillton and Plummervillo from the provis. ions Of the ten mile net for Morriton passed | ayes 26 noes 1. A number Of committee report. were re. l eeived and read
 Special order was tho house bill to amend the act creating the Linwood levee district, | passed ayes 23
 Senate bill No 270, to create ioins on railroad property in certain cases, was next in order and was discussed at length. Upon call Of the 1 roll the bill passeG-ayes r, noes i2 | Senate bill No. e67, to require railroad com. pantes to maintain and keep open depot houses met with dcieat-sycs II noe. 12 The senate bill te nx the pay Of employees Of the general assembly eamo next and provoked considerable discussion. Several amendments were adopted looking t0 a reduction of tho number Of employees in the senate.
 An amendment aimed undoubtedly at the dlsbarment of ladies employees was offered, providing that all clerks and employees except pages shall be legal electors and pend. ing discussion thereof, the senate took a recess until p m.
 At the afternoon session the considera con of amendments to senate bill No. lso providing fer the pay Of employees Of the assembly, wa. continued, and the amendment to bar tho ladies was defeated
 After several intellectual attempts to further l amend the bill 1t was ordered engrossed and made special order for Friday morning. Senate bill No. I0e amending the digest so as to provide a county license of tlOo for the. atres in cities of over 20 oo0 inhabitants passed ayes 22 nays4
 The rules suspended and house bill No 407 10 extend tho time for paying taxes, was called up and efectualy Killed by the passage Of a motion to indefinitely postpone Senate bill No. 245, to repair the state house came next and was amended so as to change ths appropriation from s7eo0 to s45oo and the bill ordered to it's third reading
 Senate bill No. 2Sl to enable the town of Bald Knob to collect the municipal tax for 1894, passed-ayes 2S
 Senate bill No 253 to empower county courts upon petition to form and establish township boundary lines passed-ayes 20 nayso
 Senate bill No. l50 relating to the adoption Of text books in schools lost-ayes S. nays el
 Senat. bill No ss, increasing the penalty on delinquent taxes, lost-ayes 10 nays1a
 Senate bill No. 27l. to prevent the sale of liquor within five miles of tho Green Forest school house in Carroll county, pas,ed-ayes 27. nays I.
 Senats bill Nc. s7e. to regulate the appoint. ment Of beneficiary students in the A l. U, passsd-ayes 23 nays l.
 Senate bill No. 2e2 to prevent the sale ot liquor within five miles Of tho Methodist church at Altheimer Jefferson county, passed ayes g, nays a.
 Senate bill No. eis 10 repeal section ITO of the digest providing for the marking of stock, passed-ayes l6, nays 1
 Senator Smith introduced senate bill No 2sd appropriating BIO coo for an exhl bit at the Atlanta Exposition. Read twice and referred 10 the committee on finance
 Senate bill No s07, to amend the law on the subject of arson, passsd-syes 4 nays1.
 Senate bill No. 2o1 to enable executors and administrators to protect the interests of heirs passed-ayes 2l, noes l.
 Senate bill No 22s, providing that no one shall collect interest in advance longer tn an | for twelve months, passed
 On motion the vote by which senate bill No. | 267 failed to pass was reconsdered
 Senate bill No. 2l0, to encourage horticulture | was lost-ayes 7 noes l4
 Senate bill No 262, for the relief of Lorenzo Damouth, pa.sed-nyes 19
 Adjoursed until Friday morning.
 HoUss.
 The committee clerkshlp question came up | again in the house yesterday morning and | brought up lively debate.
 The resolution was to instruct all committees | to discharge their clerks, and it got before the | house by the passage Of motion to postpone | the special order.
 Several attempts to amend failed and the resolution passed-ayes 45, noes 41.
 House bill No 427, the soldiers home appro- pnation bill was called up and passed-ayes 65 noes 8.
 The house then went into committee of the whole to consider house b&ll No 427 to provide for the support of the state lunatic asylum
 The bill appropriates sl96 Sb2 for the ensuing two years, and the committee, after n short sesslon arose and reported it's approval of the bill
 The house then took a recess until 9 D. m
 After recess the house took up house bill No 426, for the support Of the Insane asylum The discussion of this bill occupied the entire afternoon session. Nearly every section was changed in same particular and the total ap, propriation materially reduced.
 The b Il was ordered to its third reading and the house adjourned until Friday.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK, March Following the reading of the journal in the senate yesterday morning, Senator Mehany sent up a resolution that the president instruct the secretary to call up house bills on first second and third reading, in the order in which they appear on the calendar; unanimous consent being re. quired to suspend the rules. Adopted
 Senate bill No. 2S6 fixing the number and salary of the employees of the general assem by. being special order, was call d up
 During the reading of the bill the morning hour expired and the bill went over.
 House busine S being the erder the entire forenoon session was given to the reading of house bills the first time. and at F o'clock a recess was taken until D. m
 At the afternoon session house bills on sec ond reading being the order Q large number were disro 'ed of most of them being ordered to third reading.
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