The Forrest City times., 1897-05-28

LITTLE ROCK May 24-The senate met at
9 O'Clock promptly.
Senator Hayes introduced concurrent reso-
luton to adjourn the legislature on June
Senator Hfllhouse moved to amend that the
legislature adjourn as soon the business spec
ited in the governors call has been finished.
Csrried-ayes 16, noes IL
The general appropriation bill was taken up,
read third time and passed-ayes 26, noes /. In
the negative, Senator Lambert
House bill for maintenance of the Confed-
crate soldiers home, appropriating S27 ,040 for
two years. was read third time and passed
ayes 2 noes O.
Senate bill to appropriate SIS 900 for the ben
fit of the drouth sufferers was read third time.
The bill received the following vote Ayes
10. noes 7. In the negative, Senators Grace,
Gray Quarles, Rains, Wilson, Witt and Will
hanson.
The question was raised that IL took two
thirds vote of all the members to pass the bill,
and the president so ruled so the bill was de-
clared lost
At the afternoon session the deficiency ap-
preparation bill was referred to the finance
committee
Senator Hillhouse called up senate bill No.
6S. requiring hogs in the ST. Francis levee dis
trict to wear three rings in their snouts to pre-
vent roofing up levees. the passage OF which
was recommended by the judiciary committee.
The bill passed-ayes 1S, noes 5,
On motion of Senator Hall, the rules were
suspended and the bill to pay interest ON the
school fund taken up.
Senator South said II this bill was insisted
on he would hereafter oppose the direct school
tax He thought the state was doing as
well for the common schools as any state.
Senator Quarles replying to Senator South,
stated that Arkansas never pays a debt. never
had paid anybody, and as she is so years old,
she could not plead the baby act This is a
sacred question; let US now begin to pay our
debts.
The bill passed-ayes %, noes s.
Senator Kimbell introduced senate bill No.
SO, for the relief OF Geo. Tackett. sheriff Of
Montgomery county, who lost u, 800 tax money
by fire.
The senate voted to reconsider the drouth
suffers bill. and then adjourned.
The House.
Petitions were presented from citizens of
Lonoke and Boone counties favoring the pass
age of the Smith railroad bill
A motion by Mr.. Keith that the house ad-
iourn June failed to pass.
BY permission, Mr. Wood introduced house
bill No 81 to repeal the act laying of and
establishing that part OF the St. Francis basin
within the state OF Arkansas into levee dis
trict, and disposing OF the property belonging
to said district Read first time.
Under suspension of the rules. the deficiency
appropriation bill was read third time and
passed.
House bill No. 40, for payment of interest on
the public debt, was read third time and
passed-ayes 35. noes 20
The Hernn bill for consolidation os elections
was made special order for Wednesday morn
ing
House bill No. 35, to reduce fee of congress
sional candidates from $40 to 50. was read third
time. The bill failed to pass.
House bill No. z to cure defective acknowl-
/ edgementS was read third time.
On motion, recess was taken.
House reconvened at2 p. m. when considera-
tion OF house bill No. was resumed.
Mr.. Johnson favored the BILL and stated that
those to be benefited by the bill we're the farm
ers, who had trusted to the correctness OF ack-
nowledgements made before incompetent and
ignorant justices and notaries-
Mr. Curl opposed the bill which failed to pass
by vote of 43 to "a
The Bush bill 20 amend the election laws and
extending additional rights to minority parties
was taken up.
Mr.. Warren spoke at length In favor OF the
bill; he was in favor Of honest election meth