The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-05-14


that the house agree to the senate amendments
to the Warren real estate tax extension bill
After much discussion the house concurred
in the senate amendments by O vote OF so to 40.
Senate bill No. IL, increasing the salary OF
the state superintendent OF public instruction
from VI 900 to u. 500 per annum, and providing
for deputy at u 200 per annum and clerk at
s6oo. was taken up and passed-ayes, 50;
noes %
On motion of Mr. Butler, the insane asylum
appropriation bin was made special order for
Friday morning.
Senate bill No 10, to cure defective ack-
nowledgements, read first time.
ADJOURNED TIL wednesday morning.
The senate.
LITTLE Rock, May i2-Senate called to or
der by President Moose
petition from citizens OF Cleburne county
was presented asking tho passage OF the Smith
railroad bill
The following new bills were introduced:
By Senator Quarles-No. 81 to abolish fences
temporarily in Lee county.
BY Senator Granberry-No, IS. to prevent
unjust determinations In the carriage OF
freight.
BY Senator Halley-No. SO, to make a four
wire fence legal In Chicot county.
By Senator Hall-No. 81 for payment OF the
common-school and sixteenth section fund In
terest
BY Senator Williamson--No. S. to grant
1000 acres per mile of state lands to the Sunny
side and Western Railroad company for road
from Sunnyside to Warren.
BY Senator Halley-No. 80, to promote build
ing OF railroads and to grant them certain
lands.
On motion OF Senator Williams the presi-
dent was instructed to appoint five senators as
Delegates to the trans-M Mississippi CONNER
cial congress, to be held at Salt Lake City
Utah, July a.
The following bills passed:
Senate bill No. 49, to require collectors to
settle with the state.
Senate bill No. so, to organize the New Cas-
cony and Swan Lake levee district, In Jeffer-
son county.
Senate bill No. TO- for the confirmation OF
titles to real estate.
Senate bill No. 40 for stock law in parts OF
Phillips and Desha counties.
House bill No. 81. appropriation for the blind
school, was read twice
Senator Worthen moved to fix the superin-
tendent's salary at g., 400 instead of $1,000
Adopted.
At ll:2o a recess was taken.
At the afternoon session the senate went into
committee OF the whole tSenate Cazort in the
chair to consider the blind school appropria-
tion bill
Senator Worthen offered new paragraph.
making the salary OF the sixth assistant lit
erary teacher $500.
make the salary $500. Adopted.
An amendment by Senator HALEY to strike
out 600 for salary of visitors attandant and
librarian and insert $500 was adopted
Senator Wilson offered amendment to
strike out S120 for rent a nd insert $40 Adopted
Senator Gray offered new pasagraph for
back salary OF Miss Ida Wright as sixth as
sistant literary teacher. si35 Adopted.
Senator Gray moved to strike out the section
for second assistant music teacher. Carried
AT 4O8, on motion of Senator Gray the COM
mittee rose and recommended that the bill do
pass as amended.
The committee amendments were then read
separately and adopted.
AT AIS the senate adjourned. after President
Moose named as the committee to the trans
Mississippi commercial congress, Senators
Williams, South, Kimbell, Hillhouse and
The House.
House called to order at O'Clock The clerk
called the roll, after which lprayer was offered
by the chaplain
On motion OF Mr.. Rogers, of Benton. the
rules were suspended and the blind school ap-
preparation bill taken up, and, after third
reading. 1t was passed without a dissenting
vote.
The committee reported house bill No So
regulating fences in Crttenden county
The committee on roads and highways re-
ported favorably house bill No. 6s to allow
convicts TO work roads in certain cases
The committee on cities and towns returned
the following bills:
House bin No. s. Recommending that 1t do pass
House bill No 81. without recommendation.
House bill No. 81, without recommendation
Senate bill No. 90, that it do pass.
The morning hour having expired. the
speaker declared the regular order to be the
railroad commission bill
Mr.. Shackleford sent up an Amendments to
strike out that part permitting the commis-
Sioners to ride on free passes Lost
Mr.. Bush offered an amendment providing
that all the commissioners shall not be OF the
same political party. Lost-ayes 8. noes 81.
The bill was read third time and Mr. Bullock
moved the previous question.
The bill passed by vote OF s3 to5 Those
voting in the negative were Messrs. Barnett,
Butt, Brattan Medearis and Sallee.
AT IL o'clock recess was taken.
After recess the house went into committee
OF the whole tMr. Curl In the chair) to consider
the general appropriation bill
Mr.. Eagle moved to strike out 81 500 for
chaplain Of the penitentiary and insert $500
Lost
Mr.. Shackleford moved to strike out 5000
for rewards for the arrest OF fugitives from
justice and insert So 600.
After much discussion the motion was lost
Mr.. Short moved to strike out 81 $50 for the
care and repair OF the state house and grounds
and insert 5000
Pending discussion, the committee rose re-
ported progress, and asked leave to sit again.
Adjourned to a. N. Thursday.
Legislative Notes.
Senator Pinnix is mourning the loss OF $50
stolen from his rooms.