Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-06-06
Tine Senata.

LITTLE ROCK. June 3.-The senate convened at the usual hour and divine blessing was fn- volxed by the chaplain.
 Senator Hillhouse called up house bill No. 5, to better regulate cities of the second class by conferring power to compel property-owners to build sidewalks. It is same as the original Hillhouse bill before being amended by drug glsts license, cigarette license and stock law, which caused it's death in the house.
 The bill was read third time and failed pass ayes s, noes 14
 Senator Witt called up his bill to confer ad- ditional powers on cities of the first and sec ond class, authorizing impounding of stock. Read third time and failed to passages 10, noes l3.
 Senator Douglass introduced bill to appro- priate S4s0 to pay the secretary of the board of directors of the Soldiers home. Read twice.
 Senator Collins moved to table the bill. Lost ayes 9, noes IA
 The bill was then placed on the calendar.
 House bill to regulate the sale of native wines was taken up.
 Senator Blackburn moved to amend by strik- ing out or may specify wine as the only liquor to be prohibited" Adopted
 Senator Witt also moved to strike out the word county in section 3, leaving the cleo tion to townships and wards, whereby whisky can be voted out and wine left in.
 Pending discussion of the bill. Senator Will Hams introduced a resolution condeming the Dingley tariff bill now before congress, and commenting the action of the Arkansas seno- tors and representatives in their opposition to it. It also requests them to use their influence to prevent duty being placed on bagging for cotton, Genital and Dundee bags.
 The resolution provoked considerable dis cussion, and was defeated by vote Il to 12
 Consideration of the house native wine bill was resumed.
 The amendment to strike out county was adopted-ayes 14 noes S.
 A number of amendments were rejected, and the bill placed on calendar.
 The senate deaf-muts appropriation bill was read third time and passed-ayeS 9, noes O.
 House bill to provide for maintenance of the Pine Bluff branch of the state university was read twice and placed on the calendar.
 House bill to amend the garnishment law was read twice and placed on the calendar.
 House bill amending the school election law was read twice and placed on the calendar
 The judiciary committee reported favorably on Senator Kimball.s bill relative to a settle ment of the claims of Garland county against Hot Spring county.
 Adjourned.
 The House.
 House called to order by Speaker Tappan Prayer by ex-GoY. Eagle
 On motion of MT Medearis, the Pine Bluff normal appropriation bill was read third time and passed.
 Mr Dickinson offered a concurrent resolu- blon that when the extra session adjourn the session be extended six days for the purpose of considering and passing uniform text book law and other measures. Referred to joint committee on time of adjournment
 Mir. Keith moved to reconsider the vote by which house bill No 63 passed. Carred. The bill provides for working eonvicts on roads adjacent to convict camps.
 The Cotton school election bill was taken up and passed as amended-ayes e, noes 10
 House bill No g, to regulate the sale of native wine. was taken up. pending discussion Of which the house took a recess.
 At the afternoon session, MT. Lake took the g. contending that it would nullify orders of courts against the sale of intoxicants in pro- hibition districts.
 MT. Naylor (author Of the bilD closed the discussion He said it was only sought by this measure to grant wine producers the same rights accorded whisky manufacturers that of selling their products in original pack ages on their own premises.
 The bill failed to passages 38, noes 45.
 MT. Heads bill to prevent preferences in assignments was taken up.
 MT. Hernn moved to table. Lost
 MT. Head, in support of the bill, contended that the merchants of Arkansas were com- pelled to pay increased prices for goods be- cause wholesalers tack on enough to cover the percentage of losses resulting from prefer ences in assignments.
 Messrs. Tuohey and Prince opposed the bill Pending further discussion, the house ad- journed.