Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-03-14
the state board of charitable institutions

 dispose of certain lands.
 On education
 Senate bill No. 232 (Rains), to organize and establish part of the city of Paragould, in Greene county. and territory thereto annexed for school purposes, into a special school dis trct
 On public roads
 Senate bill No. PA (Williamson), to require all persons over 2l years of age to work the road.
 Senate bill No. 62 (FIimbell), to reorganize the bureau of mines, manufactures and agri- culture, and constitute the same an auxiliary to the several county courts of the state to foster and aid the agricultural, mining and manufacturing interests of the state in the maintenance of state system of roads, bridges, ditches and levees.
 Senate bill No 84 fKimbelD, to provide for the building. repairing and maintaining of public roads by special improvement districts
 On claims
 Senate bill No 23l QximbelD, to refund to the heirs of c. D. Royston, deceased. money enormously paid the state.
 On finance
 Senate bill No 288 dzard). for the relief of the bondsmen of w. F. Werner, late sheriff of Crittenden county, allowing them to settle in notes
 On rules
 Senator Hayes resolution to prevent tilfbus- tering.
  public printing returned senate bill No 245 CWtsonl. to authorize the secretary of state to compile and publish state manual blue book, with the recommendation that it do pass.
 Senator Quaries offered a resolution to pay Henry Timothy S2.50 for washing the towels. Adopted
 Senate concurrent resolution No. Il CWn- liamsonl to appoint a joint committee of two senators and three representatives to audit and pay any balance of expenses incurred by the committee in entertaining Hon. William J. Bryan while he was in the city the invited guest of the general assembly. was, on motion Of Senator Wilson, tabled-ayes. 27; noes, | Senator Wilson offered a resolution to pay | Senators Blackburn and Douglass S5.25 each for expenses incurred on their committee visit to the Pine Bluff normal school. Adopted. The senate then went into the committee of the whole to finish considering Senate bill No. 226, to appropriate money for the deaf-mute in- stftute, for two years. After an hours session the committee reported that it do pass as amended.
 The amendments were
 Make the salary of two articulation teachers. i Si,500; three teachers, &. .500 teacher of art, SS00 instead Of S720; bookeeper and typewriting $500 instead of S600 and add the words he shall also serve as private secretary to the su- perintendentn Add to section 1: For steam heating, $500 All the amendments were | adopted by the senate, and Senator Wits
  pay for insurance, $500, was read and dis cussed.
 At the afternoon session Senator Witt intro duced senate concurrent resolution No. 12, to | extend the session until March D. and appro- priation bills shall have preference over all other business After some discussion the res elution was defeated-aYes, F; noess 20. | Senator Williams called up house resolution to extend the session until April 14 which was defeated by a vote of 16 to 16, two-thirds ma l jority being necessary.
 Senator Williams moved to reconsider the vote by which the resolution failed to pass
 Senator South moved to lay the motion on the table. Lost-ayes, 16 noes 16 The motion to reconsider was lost=ayes, 16; noes, 16.
 Senator Witt moved that the resolution be transmitted to the house immediately. Carried | by large majority.
 Senate bill No. 66 (Gray), for support and maintenance of the state lunatie asylum, was taken up, read third time and passed-ayes 30; noes, 0.
 House bill No. 66 Bush1, to prevent extor- tion by agents of railroans, express and tele- graph companies, was read third time and passed-ayes, 30; noes, 0.
 House bill No. 192 (N1edearisl, to authorize the state treasurer to exchange state bonds | for Washington county bonds, was read third time and passed-ayes, 30; noes, O.
 House bill No. 246 (Grifin), to protect fish in the waters of Conway, Perry and Pope counties was read second and third times and passed-ayes, 29; noes, 2 House bill No. (Chrisp), to refund money enormously collected for taxes, was read third time and defeated-ayes, 12; noes. 19.
 House bill No. 2l9 (Driver) prohibiting the running and killing of deer in Mississippi, | Crittenden, Cross, Poinsett and St. Francis | counties was read second and third times and passed-ayes, %; noes, 0. 1 The House
 MT Head offered a resolution to appoint a | committee of seven from the house to confer with 6 committee from the senate in order to | secure an extension of the session that the railroad commission bill might be acted upon. The resolution caused much discussion, and when the vote was taken it stood-ayes, 37; noes, B.
 The special order. house bill No. 90 (Brattan) for the benefit of ex- Union soldiers, was read read third time. The bill was defeated-ayes, Is; noes. 5S.
 The next special order was house bill No 13 l FutrelD to prevent the accumulation of drifts in waterways, read third time and passed-ayes, 66 noes g.
 House bill No. A (Rogers, of Benton), an act to protect owners in the titles of their lands, and for other purposes, was read third time. Pending discussion on the bill the house took a recess.
 At the afternoon session the bill was defeat- ed-ayes, 41; noes 48 Mr. Warren moved to take up senate con- current resolution No (Manning) approving | the federal compromise settlement by the terms of the Meiklejohn amendment, and to pass the same over the governors yeto The result was-ayes 5i; noes 43. And after a long discussion vote was taken on the ques- tison. shall the resolution be passed over the governors veto? The result was-ayes, 55; noes 40.
 The Senate Proceedings.
 LITTLE ROCK March 12,-Yesterday Sen- ator Wilson offered house concurrent resolu- l tion No. 13, as follows: Resolved, That the present session of the general assembly of the state of Arkansas be 1 and is hereby extended until F o'clock, merid l ian. on the 10th day of April ls97 The resolution was lost-ayes. r; noes, II
 Senate bill No S6 tPinnix), to change the