The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-30

| The Senate.
LITTLE Rock. April 2s.-Thc senate met q,
';So, a quorum being present.
| senator Hathcock introduced a concurrent
| resolution that the senate appoint four men,
| oers and the house FIVE for the purpose Of
framing a bill prescribing lust freight and
| passenger rates.
Nole on the resolution. the senate took
| recess till $50
| The senate reconyened at eos
| senator Hall introduced senate bill No. %
Ior an appropriation OF $4,000 per annum for
| the maintenance OF confederate soldiers
Senator Douglass did not think this bill
came under any subject in the governors
proclamation
Senate bill No. 25. by Senator smith. an act
10 grant certain lands TO the Little Rock.
Springfield and Gulf Railway company, and to
confirm titles to forfeited lands.
| Senator Blackburn offered an amendment by
inserting 800 able-bodied convicts to assist in
grading all OF the said road that may be built
| IN the state Of Arkansas. said road to feed and
ciothe such eonvicts." Referred to committee
| on railroads.
Senate bill No, 2e by Senator Cazort to
amend sections 1867 and 1859 of the digest. so
| as to prouide for separate election on for
| ana against wine" Referred to committee on
| temperance.
Senate bill No. %, by Senator Hayes to APP
proprlate $500 for the purpose of printing and
| olndlng the unpublished portions OF the state
| geological reports Referred to committee on
| mines and mining
| Senator Worthen called up his senate bill
| NO 10, TO authorize the purchase or lease and
| equlpping Of a state convict farm. The bill
passed-ayes, .; noes, l. Senator South yot-
| ing in the negative.
| Senator Williamson called up senate bill No
| ~, TO cure detective Acknowledgements and an
amendment by Senator Blackburn
| adopted Referred to committee on judiciary.
| The committee constitutional amend
| ments recommended that senate Joint resolu-
| ton do not pass.
/ Sedator Smith called up house concurrent
| resolution No. Dickinson) for a committee
| OF four senators and seven representatives to
| investigate the condition of flood and drouth
| sufferers
| Senator Witt moved that the resolution be
| laid on the table
Senator Kimbell moved as substitute that
| the resolution be concurred in. Declared out
| Of order.
Senator Quarles was opposed to any ap-
preparations for the flood sufferers. He said
| all his district needed was a temporary no.
| fence law.
| Senator south opposed the resolution.
| senator Rains said his district was nearly all
| under water but that all the people wanted
was time for the water to recede so crops could
| be planted
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| pie had been forced to leave their homes and
work in sawmills barely earning a living.
| Senator HALEY was in favor of appointing
| the committee
At ll:5s Senator McMullen moved to take a
| recess.
| AT p. m. President Moose called the senate
/ to order
House concurrent resolution for the APP
| pointment OF joint committee on flood and
| drouth sufferers, came up.
| Senator Kimbell moved to amend by strik-
ing out power to send for persons and papers
and depriving committee of power to incur sx-
pense. Adopted.
| The senate concurred in the resolution-ayes,
| %; noes. s.
| Senator Douglass introduced senate bill No.
| %, to amend the election laws.
| Senator Witt introduced senate bill No. 20,
| to amend section 1881 OF Sandels and Hills
| digest
Senator Douglass moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the senate decided to meet at
| $50 a. m. Carried
Senator Manning moved to fix oblock as
/ the hour. Carried.
| Senator Witt introduced senate bill No. 80
| to prevent railroad freight and passenger rate
| discrimination. Read second time.
| motion to adjourn prevailed-ayes, 49,
| noes, 13
| The House.
| The first business transacted by the house
| was the announcement by the speaker of the
| following committe to investigate the flood and
| drouth districts: Messrs. Dickinson, Buckley,
| Vandeventer, Driver, Smith of Cross Williams
| and Van Hoose.
| The following bills were then introduced:
| BY Mr.. PottsHouse bill No. SO. to make APP
| preparations to supply deficiencies in appro-
priations previously made
| BY Mr.. Rison-HouSe bill No "a (by request).
| for the sale of pure wine in quantities of less
| than five gallons.
BY Mr.. Parker-House bill No. IS, to amend
| section 1913 Sandel & Hills digest.
| BY Mr.. Patton, for Mr. Ferguson House bill
| No SO, providing for additional clerk hire in
office of superintendent of public instruction.
BY Mr.. Standardization bin No. 81 to
| prevent preference among creditors
| BY Mr.. Shaw-House bill No 30 (by request)
| to amend the election laws.
BY Mr.. Smith, of Cross-House bill No 49, to
| establish a railroad commission.
A message from the senate announced the
passage OF senate bill No. 80 (proving for the
| purchase of a state convict FARM.
| BY Mr.. Rogers OF Benton-House bin No. 49,
| to provide for paying of interest on public debt
| BY Mr.. Rowe-House bill No. Al, regulating
| police and fire departments of cities OF the
| first class
| BY Mr.. Driver-House bill No. AZ, TO estab-
| fish chancery courts in Missississippi Critten-
den, Cross, Poinsett, Greene, Craighead Clay,
| Jackson, Woodruff, ST. Francis, Phillips and
| Lee cOuulleS-
| BY Mr.. Stroud-House bill No 43. to work
county conviets on public roads.
| BY Mr.. Tatum-House bill No A. to amend
| election laws.
| (Mr. Brown in the chair)
| BY Mr.. Tuohey-House bill No. 45. to provide
| for distribution of assets of tnsolvents.
| BY Mr.. Vineyard-House bill No. As, for the
| relief of delinquent tax payers
| BY Mr.. Warren-House bill No. A, to extend
| time for paying taxes on real estate.
| BY Mr.. Welch-House bill No. % (by request).
| erecting the fourth chancery district
On Motion of Mr.. Vandeventer, recess was
| taken.
The house reaSsembled at 2 p. m. and the in
| PRODUCTION of bills was resumed.
| BY Mr.. Wood-House bill No. 40. abolishing
| fences in Lee and Phillips counties west of the
| Mississippi river.
By Mr.. Cotton-House bill No. so, regulating
| voting at school elections.
| by Mr.. Medearis-HouSe bill No. 81, for the
| support of the Arkansas school for the blind.
| BY Mr.. Fortune House bill No. 81, to amend
! the election laws
Rv Mr. Goodwin for Mr. CrjSp-HouSe hill