The Forrest City times., 1897-02-05
The Senate Proceedings.

The Senate Proceedings.
 LITTLE ROCK. Feb. 2.-The senate met yesterday morning after a recess of 60 hours with President Moose presiding. After con vening the following communication was read: EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
 STATE OF TEXAS
 AUSTIN, January 2s, 1897.
 Hon w l.. Moose President of the Senate, Little Rock. Ark: My Dear Sir-Your com munication addressed to Lincoln Neb., has just been forwarded to me. I beg to thank you. and through your members of the senate for the distinguished compliment your reso- lution pays me, and to assure you that while cannot answer positively at this time it will afford me great pleasure to visit your city and assembly, If find that circumstances will per- init. With great respect, am, Very Truly Yours. w. J. BRYAN. Senator Williams sent up three petitions from the Board of Trade of Little Rock The first was requesting the legislature not to pass house bill No. l. making void ali con- tracts now in force. Second a request that the legislature make suitable appro- priation for the representation of Arkansas at the Nashville CTenn.) Centennial The third was request for the passage of a bill pro- tecting and regulating the native wine in- dustry in this state.
 Six new bills were introduced the most i'm portant of which is one by Senator Williams
 
 tax on stockyards livery and sales stables and vehicles of every description, the monies so derived to be used in keeping the city streets in repair.
 Senator South called up his senate bill No. 49, for the state to join the federal government in the improvement of the rivers of Arkansas by using convicts not otherwise employed. The bill was read the third time. number Of senators made speeches on this bill. All obstructive motions were voted down and the bill passed-ayes, 19 noes l0 The vote in detail was as follows
 Ayes Blackburn, Collins Cranberry Gray, Hall, Hays. Hillhouse, Morton, McMullin, Pinnix, QuarleS, Rains. Smith, South Will liamson, Wilson Witt Worthen, Moose-19 Noes-Connell, Douglass, Grace Haley, Izard, King, Kimbell, Lambert McGehee. Williams-l0.
 Not yoting-Cazort Hathcock Manning-3 At the afternoon session Senator Hillhouse called up his bill to employ stenograhers in ju- dicial circuits, which was read the third time. The terms are four years and they are prohib- ited from practicing law and salary is fixed at $500 per year. A long discussion ensued over the question as to whether the clerks were to be male or female and the bill went through in favor of the former. The bill passed, the vote being as follows:
 Ayes Blackburn, Cornell, Cranberry Hal ley, Hillhouse, Kimbell, Manning, Morton Mc- Gehee, Pinnix, Quarles, Williams Williamson Wilson. Witt. Worthen Mir. Presidential Noes-CaZort, Collins Douglass Grace Cray Hall, Hays, Izard King, Lambert, McMullin, Rains, Smith-l3.
 Senator Hall called up his bill to amend the law on primary elections, making them legal and placing them under the general election laws. was read the third time and passed ayes 20; noes, 4; Senators McMullin, Smith, Williams and Worthen in the negative. Five new bills were presented just before ad- Iournment.
 The House. The house was called to order yesterday morning by Speaker Tappan. The following members were reported sick | and excused: Messrs. Wadsworth, Morris, El- lson, Parker Hicks and Rison. The committee railroads reported house bill No. e6 (Bush). preventing extortion by railroads, and recommended that 1t do pass; also, house bill No 6 (Yadon) reducing the fare on railroads recommending it's passage.
 House bill No. s6 (Barnett), to abolish the court of common pleas in Hot Spring county. which had been made special order, was called up. Mir. Barnett spoke in favor of the bill and said it one of the issues in his election and he had petition from the people of Hot Spring county in favor of its passage. The bill passed. House bill No. 4S CFerguson), an act to en- courage the culture of grapes being special l order, was read third time. MT. Ferguson in support of his bill said he had introduced what might be termed wine bill" He was not a whisky man, but in justice to the people of Ar kansas who had come to his state with the as- suranee that they would make and sell wine, and that the right should not be taken from them
 MT. Jackson said he did not think he would please his constituency if he did not say some | thing in opposition to this bill. One reason why he should oppose the bill was that it pro- vides for the sale of intoxicating wine in dis tricts where whisky had been voted out, and he believed 1t had the same tendency to make widows and orphans as whisky. and he should be heard against it, though he not fa- natic on the subject
 Other members spoke for and against the measure. Ths result of the ballot was-ayes, 2s noes e. The bill was defeated House bill No. 50 Smith, to establish depot at West Memphis. was called up and passed without dissenting vote. At the afternoon session Mir. Bryans letter was read in the house.
 House bill No. 79 (Andrews). to amend the digest, making the salary of the county and probate judge of Cleburne county s400 was read the third time and passed-ayes, 53; nays 21.
 Mir. Warren introduced bill to prevent ex- tortion by saw-mills, corporations and indiyid. ualS