The Forrest City times., 1897-02-12
The Senate Proceedings.

LITTLE ROCK, Feb. 1.-The senate met yesterday with President Moose presiding. It was the busiest session the senate had had for two weeks. More important bills were intro- duced than during the past two weeks time. Nine new bills were introduced. The import ant ones were as follows:
 By Senator Witt-For the relief of ex-Con- federate soldiers.
 By Senator Quarles Amending the game law so as to protect song birds. and make the time for killing quail one month later.
 By Senator Hall-To place the civil govern ment and history of Arkansas in the public school curriculum
 By Senator Blackburn-To regulate the sale of native wine.
 By Senator Collins--Making railroad com panies always liable for some damages when person is killed by a train.
 By Senator Lambcrt-To abolish the state bureau of mines, manufactures and agricul- ture.
 By Senator Lambert-To require fake" goods to be so labeled
 By Senator CollnsTo form the county of Bryan This bill was introduced by request. It takes part of Lonoke, Prairie. White, Faulkner and Pulaski counties. Beebe is to be the county seat. Read twice and referred to the committee on county and county lines, with bundle of petitions.
 The chair announced the appointment of Senator Hillhouse, vice Senator Williamson resigned, one of the committee to visit the Arkansas Industrial University.
 Senator Izard called up his senate bill No. l3O to reduce the penalty on delinquent taxes. Read third time and placed on final passage Senator lzard made strong plea for the pass age of his bill, which was reported unfavor- ably by the committee. Senator Manning ex- plained why the committee reported the bill unfavorably. The roll was called and the bill failed to passages, 6; noes ls
 Nh the summoning of a grand jury to act on crimes committed after adjournment, was read the third time After . half hours dis cussion the vote by which the bill passed to its third reading was reconsidered and the bill was recommitted to the judiciary committee.
 On reassembling in the afternoon senate bill No. lOo (HalD, for the better protection of stock-raising. was read third time and passed ayes, l5 noes, i3 The bill repeals the new act and re-enacts the old law.
 Senate bill No. S9. to authorize corporations to change their name, was called up The bill was lost-ayes, S; noes, 9
 The governor notified the senate that he had approved and signed the Jonesboro Dill at 2: 30 p. m.
 Senate bill No. 59 (Wilson) to require at tendance of witnesses in criminal cases was read the third time. After considerable dis cussion the bill was defeated-ayes, IS; noes, Is.
 The House.
 The house was called to order yesterday morning by Speaker Tappan at the usual hour.
 The clerk read a memorial presented by Mir. Futrell from the teachers of Greene county asking for an educational appropriation which was referred to the committee on education.
 petition was read from the Southern Edu- cational association urging the establishment of state reformatory for our youthful crimi- nals.
 Mir Van Hoose offered resolution to have the picture of George Washington painted for the hall The motion was lost
 Mir. Herrn's motion that the rules be sus- pended and senate bill No 10 (Rains), for the repeal Of the Jonesboro liquor law be called up was carried.
 MT Fuller, in very strong language opposed the repeal of this act He said this was not . political question, and 1t had never been fn- jected into the democratic party He stated that this question was not agitated at the last election in Craighead county hence the vote was not a criterion to go by.
 Mir Keel in favor of the Jouesboro bill said those who opposed local self-government were forgetting what had been the slogan of democ- racy from the time of Jefferson Davis i e. that the majority rule MT. Hartseil asked him if he thought 1t right for our congressmen to vote for single gold standard, to which he replied he did not.
 The question was further discussed by mem bers, and after hard fight the bill passed ayes, A. noes 43
 When the house met in the afternoon house bill No. l9s (Short) was taken up. It prohibits cities and towns from prescribing penalties less than those provided for in the state stat utes. The bill passed-ayes, se; noes. g.
 House bill No P Uee) was taken up It provides for official stenographers for circuit courts at a salary Of ss0o per ahnum. It failed to passages, 43: noes. 45.
 messenger from the governor announced that he had signed house bill No. i27 Iucas) changing the time of holding county and pro bate courts in Lincoln county also house bill No. s6 (BarnettD. abolishing court Of common pleas in Hot Spring county; also house concur rent resolution No. (Butt). authorizing the secretary of state 10 sell the discarded desks and chairs of yhe house