Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-05-23

secure competition, and to prevent their sale to the Goulds
 Without disposing of the amendment the senate adjourned to Wednesday morning.
 The House.
 The house was called to order at o'clock by the speaker
 After reading Of the journal MT. Bush re- quested that the railroad committee return house bill No. 65. Granted.
 MT. Vandeveuter introduced house bill No 77, to appropriate S2 300 for an exhibit at the Nashville (TennJ exposition.
 MT. Amacker introduced bill No 79 for the refunding of certain bonds received by the state from Washington county and for the finding of accrued interest thereon.
 By request MT. Nay1or's convict railroad bill was returned from committee.
 House bill No 79 to permit the enclosure of woodland with four-wire fence, was read first time.
 MT. Hollifeld (by request) introduced house bill No. 80, permitting Sunday ball playing when within m inclosure. MT. Shackleford here offered a resolution that the house adjour at noon, in honor Of the Confederate dead, in order that those who desired might participate in the decoration of their graves. The resolution was adopted. The Dickinson railroad commission bill was taken up and made special order for Wednes- day morning.
 A resolution by MT Bowers that the house adjourn sine die May 29 was voted down by vote Of 62 to B.
 The house then went into committee Of the whole (Mr. Brown in the chair) upon consid- eraton of the insane asylum appropriation bill. MT. Shackleford offered an amendment to strike out $1,00O for salary of steward and in- sert S1, 200 Lost.
 Mir. Lake moved to amend by striking out S160000 for current expenses and inserting Sf20000 Adopted
 At 11:o6 the committee reported that the bill pass as amended.
 Speaker Tappan resumed the chair.ss The amendment was then read twice and adopted.
 The ollowing senate bills were read second time:
 No. s5, creating levee district in Phillips county.
 No T, to quiet title to wild and unimproved lands.
 ary committee.
 No. IA, to make four-wire fence legal in all sections of the state.
 No. 19. to cure defective acknowledgements No. 10, appropriating s10,oO0 for an electric light plant at the penitentiary.
 No 47, appropriating S3 600 to pay the mileage and per diem of the state board of charitable inst1tutIoes,
 No 36, authorizing cities and towns to mort gage waterworks, etc.
 Senate bill No. 29, for changing public roads, was read third time
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 The Senate.
 LITTLE ROCK, May 19.-Senate called to or der by President Moose.
 Consideration of the Smith bill was resumed and several amendments thereto were intro duced and voted down.
 An amendment by senator Haley forbidding the sale of the donated lands by the Spring field company to any other road in the state was adopted-ayes 15 noes IA
 Mr to fa1o Ia eha h md ments. Lost
 Senator Gray moved to amend by striking out everything after the word forfeited in line to committee amendment No 8, which authorizes the board of penitentiary commis- sionerS to let a contract if the present pro- motors fail.
 Senator South opposed the Gray amendment After recess the Gray amendment was lost ayes 14, noes 16
 motion by Senator Lambert that the com pany be required to give a bond of S100 600 for the faithful performance of the contract was lost.
 Senator Grace moved that the bill be en- grossed and 200 copies printed
 The Naylor house bill to purchase an electric light plant was passed-ayes 19, noes 3. Senator Worthen's convict farm bill was taken up and house amendment No 1 con- cured in.
 The Manning garnshment bill was taken up. Senator Worthen opposed the bill and Sen ators Williams and Rains spoke in favor of it. The bill passed-syes 19, noes 6. It provides against issuing garnishment before judgment is secured.
 Adjourned.
 The House.
 House called to order at o'clock. The clerk called the roll, after which prayer was offered by the chaplain
 MT Keith offered resolution that the house adjourn sine die June 1. Tabled.
 The rules were suspended and the Dickinson commission bill taken up.
 Mir. Hernn offered the following amendment which was adopted:
 No person shall be appointed as commits sioner who is not an eiector, who has not at tained the age of 25 years, who is not of good moral character. and who is at the time of his appointment in any way connected with any railroad or who is directly indirectly inter ested in any stock, bonds or other property of any railroad company in this or any other state; nor shall said commissioners or either of them become so interested during his term Of office"
 On motion Of Mir. Kirby, the Bullock bill was substituted for the Dickinson bill. After recess. the Bullock bill was taken up and read by sections
 MT. Potts moved to strike out the words for "a term of six years and insert they shall serve until their successors are elected at the next general election, and qualify" The motion was lost.
 A motion by Mir Street that the appointment of commissioners be subject to confirmation by the general assembly was lost.
 MT. Shaekleford offered an amendment pro- viding that each commissioner shall have been a resident of the state for twenty years. wrangle ensued between Messrs. Wood, Shackeford and Kirby as to the object of the the amendment, when Mir. Shackleford ad- mitted that it was to prevent the appointment of Col. Smithee as one of the commissioners. MT Wood-On what ground do you justify the statement that Col Smithee would be ap- pointed2
 MT. Shaekleford-Why It is common talk Mir. Kirby did not believe the legislature was to be used as medium to vent the spleen of the gentleman from Pulaski.
 MT. Shaekleford's amendment was lost. After voting down several amendments, MT. Rogers, of Benton. sought to have the bill re- committed.
 On motion. at o'clock the house adjourned
 The Senate.
 LITTLE ROCK, May 20-Senate called to or der at clock.