Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-23
The Senate.

LITTLE ROCK. May 1.-The senate met at 9;l0 a. m and the usual routine gone through
 Senator Hil1house introduced Senate bill No 60 to authorize the board of directors of the St. Francis levee district to issue registered or payable to bearer bonds to the amount of $500 000 payable within thirty years. Read first time
 motion to suspend the rules and read the bill second time, after some discussisn, pre- vailed, and 150 copies ordered printed.
 Senate bill No. 61, amending the law grant ing certain state lands to the St Francis levee district was referred to judiciary committee.
 Senator Hfllhouse introduced senate bill No. 62, to amend the St. Francis levee district act, relative to the time Of making assessments, etc. Referred to judiciary committee.
 The same senator introduced senate bill No. 63, regulating the manner of protecting the levees in the St Francis district. Referred to judiciary committee.
 Senator Kimba1 reported house bill No 32, to provide for building public roads, bridges, etc, recommending it's passage. The bill passed-ayes 24, noes 2.
 Senator Kimbell called up senate bill No, B, to reorganize the department of mines, manu- factures and agriculture, and, after some dis cussion 1t was tabled.
 Senate bill No. 51 was reported fayorably.
 After recess the bill confirming title to lands granted to levee district, was discussed.
 Senator Quarles introduced senate bill No. GA, to amend section 67S4 of Sandels and Hills digest.
 House bill to make three barhed wires law ful fence in certain parts of Crittenden and Monroe counties was taken up and passed ayes 21, noes O. Adjourned.
 The House.
 The first business to come before the house was the Confederate home appropriation bill, which was ordered engrossed and made special order for Wednesday morning.
 Committee on railroads returned the Bull lock, Smith and Dickinson commission bills, with an amendment to the latter, dividing the state into three divisions, each to furnish a commissioner and recommended the passage of one of the three bills
 After spirited debate between Mir Potts and Naylor in regard to the reference by the latter on Saturday to a few members doing all the talking, the house went into committee of the whole on the general appropriations bill
 MT. Hernn moved to amend by striking out g. 400 and inserting S1 ,2O0 for salary of deputy commissioner of mines
 After discussion, the amendment was lost
 The committee rose and was granted permis- sion to sit again at o'clock.
 After recess, MT. Rodgers (Benton county) offered a resolution to the effect that all debate on the general appropriation bill cease The resolution was tabled. MT. Herrn offered amendment to strike out $500 for travelling expenses purchase of seed and collection of exhibits, for the depart ment of agriculture, and insert Sl,000, which was adopted.
 The committee rose and reported the bill to the house with the recommendation that it pass as amended.
 The house took up the amendments MT. Keith moved to strike out S2 GOO and in 1 sert S1, 800 in governors contingent fund Car ried.
 Mir. Fuller moved to strike out sS 200 for sal ary of superintendent of public instruction for two years and insert s, 600. Adopted. A motion by Mir Curl to insert an item ap- propriating 1850 for ladies toilet room on the state house grounds prevailed. Mir. Hernn moved to strike out $3 600 for fuel, water and lights for the state and insert $2, 400. Adopted.
 The bill was ordered engrossed and to third reading.
 Adjourned.