The Forrest City times., 1897-01-22

terday fifteen bills were introduced Senator Manning introduced a railroad and express commission bill Senator Gray proposed an amendment to the constitution of the state exempting certain personal property from taxation For United States senator James K. Jones received 30 votes and Powell Clayton, ]. The House. In the house II bills were introduced at the morning session. No. 30 was to provide for the calling of a constitutional convention. No. 35 | is for the better protection of laborers. The most important bill introduced was No. S by MT. Naylor, of Pulaski an act author | fzing the building of state railroads with con- vict labor.
 Mir. Potts introduced bill No. 4O providing | for convention of citizens of this state to | frame new constitution. Senate bill No. g. appropriating 20 daily | newspapers and 25 cents in stamps was passed Five thousand copies of Gov. Jones message were ordered printed. | The vote for United States senator in the | house was; Jones. s4; Sovereign. 9: Clayton. ? Many new measures-20 in number-were in- trodueed at the afternoon session among them one by MT. YadOn for 2-eent passenger rate on railroads 75 miles in length Also, one by MT. Parker to prevent trusts. A joint session will be held to-day to ratifv the reelection of Senator Jones. At 7:30 last night Senator Jones addressed the legislature in joint informal session in Representative hall. discussing the great is sues of the last national campaign and giving an account Of his stewardship. In the course | of his speech he said: T devoutly believe the democratic party carried this last election" KThe Senate Proceedings
 LITTLE ROCK Jan. 2l.-The senate yester- 1 day passed senate bill No. 29. which prohibits camp hunting in Lafayette and Miller counties
 Eight new bills were introduced in the sen ate yesterday morning.
 concurrent resolution was adopted inviting Hon. Wm. J. Bryan to address the general as sembly at an early day. Reese F. Horrocks was appointed assistant journal clerk for five days or more Senator Pinnix introduced a bill amending the revenue laws of the state Senator kimbell introduced a bill to reor- ganize the Arkansas bureau Of mines. manu factores and agriculture. Senate bill No. Is was reconsidered. and inc senate voted to concur in the house amend ment
 Senator CaZort introduced bill for the hank, ing and lending Of state funds
 Gov. Jones approved senate bill No l.
 Al the afternoon session eight more new bills were offered: one by Senator Pinnix To estah- fish juvenile reform school within five miIes Of Little Rock, and another was an anti-trust bill by Senator Hayes.
 The House.
 In the house yesterday forenoon F new hills were offered one of which authorizes the court of Pulaski county to fix a reasonable toll for persons, vehicles and cattle crossing the county bridge now building at Little Rock
 Mir. Dickinson offered a resolution that a committee of three be appointed to in yite Hon Wm- J. Bryan to address this body after his speech at Austin. Texas, January 2s
 The resolution of Mir. King that the places of the pictures of Jefferson Davis and Georee Washington, over the speakers desk. be ey- changed. was lost
 Al noon the senate and house met in ioint session and elected James K Jones for his third term as United States senator.
 At the afternoon session by vote of ,a ayes to B noes, the committee on railroads was allowed clerk. Miss Mamie Brewer. of Hone was appointed
 number of bills were read the second tina,