Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-03-24
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirtieth General
 Assembly of the State.
SENATE.

LITTLE ROCK, March IS After usual morn ing routine in the senate Saturday @ number of committee reports were received and read. Senate bill No. 20, the ten-mile act for Saline camp ground, in Pike county, was called up. The house amendment provides that any per son may sell native cider in any quantity and native wlne in quantities not less than one gallon.
 On motion the senate disagreed to the amendments and conference committee was asked for.
 House bill No. 255, to provide for the appoint ment of one pauper commissioner for the Fort Smith district of Sebastian county, was read the third time and passed-ayes 9 noes 1. Senate bill No. 1l9 regulating foreign cor poratons doing business in the state, was read the third time and passed-aye522 noes 1. House bill No BIT. to provide for the pur- chase Of a convict farml was read the third time.
 Quite lengthy discussion followed con sidering the few members who were really op- posed to the measure; but just before the neon hour the previous question was ordered and the bill as amended passed-ayes 2j, noes2. Recess until 2 D. m.
 At the opening of the afternoon session motion to go into committee of the whole on senate bill No 28l, for the support and main tonaHee Of the Arkansas school for the blind, carried
 The bill was considered section by section and numerous amendments were proposed and adopted while a few were defeated. Alter np. proving the bill the committee of the whole was dissolved, and the senate adopted the com mittees amendments. The bill was then or dered to It's third reading.
 The senate then adjourned until Monday morning.
 HOUSE
 In the house Saturday morning desperate effort was made to have the special order for the morning hour, house bill No 305, post poned for the purpose Of considering other bus lness, but 1t was no go, so the special order was read the third time and placed on it's final passage.
 This bill has for its purpose alessentug Of the danger of lynching by giving the court power to summon a special grand jury in cases of crimes committed either in vacation or in term time. The debate was quite extended and upon call of the roll the measure was de- feated-ayes 30 noes 42.
 House bill No. 139 regarding fees and sala- ries in Benton county, was read the third time and passed.
 House bill No. 407, the tax extension bill, came up next on it's third reading.
 warm and interesting debate followed over this measure and upon call of the rol the bill passed by n close yote-ayes 37 noes g.
 The resolution to set aside afternoon ses sious for tue consideration of appropriation bills carried by a vote of 65 to
 Recess until ? D. m
 After recess house bill No 43S amending the law fixing the fees and sala1iss of officers of Sebastian county passed-aycs g. noes 20. House bill No. 110, to allow married women to make eXecutorY contracts and executa powers of attorney, was taken up as a deferred special order
 Senate bill No 57, covering the same ground, was offered as a substitute and was adopted by vote Of ayes 42, noes II.
 Unanimous consent was obtained and some twenty=six new bills were offered making the number offered in the house to date 47Q
 Al D. n. the house adjourned until Monday morning.
 SENATE.
 LITTLE ROCK March 10. The senate met yesterday morning pursuant to adjournment, President Witt in the chair.
 After committee reports senate bill No 26l, to provide for the payment Of the outstanding indebtedness of the state was called up.
 An amendment to strike out the section pro yidng that the treasurer shall give preference to the Loughborough bonds over all others, was first considered
 The discussion of the amendment exhausted the forenoon session and pending final action thereon the senate took recess until 9 D. III. At the opening of the afternoon session the motion to postpone further consideration of | the pending amendment until Wednesday morning was seconded and carried.
 number of new bills were then introduced. making the total to date 274
  of the whole to consider senate bill No. 224 for the support and maintenance Of the A. l. L. A general discussion took place over various amendments, looking to a reduction of specific appropriations named in the bill but the sec. tions as far as considered were adopted with out material change in spite of vehement op- position by the economists of the senate Al q late hour the committee aross, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
 Adjourned until Tuesday morning.
 HOUSE.
 At the opening Of the session yesterday morning, after the usua! preliminary exercises houso bill No l5i, to grant permission in cer. tain cases to have flood gates built across pub lie roads, was taken up and passed unani- mously
 House bill No 418, to abolish ,he court Of common pleas in Clark county, was next in osder
 After considerable argument and the defeat of an effort to postpone action, the bill passed by vote of IS ayes to II nays.
 House bill No 223 which provides for the al mission of deaf mutss to the state asylum be- tw en the ages of six and twenty-dre passed House bill No. POS to relieve husbands of re- sponsibility for debts contracted by their wives prior to marriage passed-ayes 56, noes Il.
 House bill No ls4 to compel men appointed on boaf ds Of equalization to serve under $50 penalty, passed ayes 43 noes 2S.
 House bill No lS5, to reduce the penalty for abusive language, passed-ayes 42 noes 27. House bil No. 45, to withdraw certain state lands from sale and hold them for actual set tiers, passed-aycs 57 noes g.
 House bill No. 80, to require married women to file schedules of their property, was read the third time
 An interesting debate followed over thls measure and was still nt it's ighth when time was called fer dinner sa neading further dis eussion the house took recess untl ? D. m. In accordance with a previous resolution tho house at Inc afternoon session took up the general appropriation bill, and to continue the consideration ot tho same each afternoon until disposed of
 The house wcnt into committee of the whole for it's consideration; the entire bill was read third time and the heavy work of the house was on.
 The bill was then considered ty sections. II is the conceded opinion that the items Of the bill have been carefully studied and the house is apparently not inclined t9 eriticise or even discuss the items to any great extent so the bill will, doubt. be adopted without delay At a late hour the committee arose and the house adjourned until Tuesday morning.