The Forrest City times., 1897-02-12

House bill No. 127 Gucas), to change the time or holding circuit court and probate courts
 In Lincoln county. Read third time and | passed-ayes s2: noes O. House bill No. 159 (Vandeventer) an act to
 regulate express companies, was read first | time and placed on calendar House Dill No. 90 (Smitb.of Crittenden) to
 establish depot at West Memphis was read ! for information Senator Gray offered amendment allow Ing the bridge company six months to build the bridge. The amendment was opposed by | senators lzard Haley Rains and Hays The amendment was lost as was a motion to order
 the bill to it's third reading. ' The seventh motion offered to take a recess | prevailed
 Memphis bridge bill was resumed The bin
 was amended and placed on the calendar house bill No 5l (Short), the stock quaran- | tine Dill recalled on motion of Senator Lam bert from the house after being passed was
 taken up motion to reconsider the vote pass
 ing the bill was tabled-ayes Is; noes l2 The bill was returned to the house. motion to adjourn until Monday prevailed | ayes 16 noes, l4 The House. The house convened promptly ct o'clock l yesterday morning. Messrs Lee and Shaw were excused on ac- count of illness. Two petitions were received and referred without being read. The committee on memorials returned A pe- ton with the recommendation that it be re- ferred to the joint committee for the relief of drouth sufferers. House concurrent resolution No 10 (Butu to
 authorize the secretary of state to sell the old | carpets, chairs and desks of the house. was adopted.
 Mir. Dickinson. as question of privilege re- ported that one of his children was lost and he desired it's recovery much. The name was a reform school bill and when last heard from
 was in the hands of the penitentiary commit
 tee A reward of cigar was offered for its re- turn.
 Mir. Rogers called up senate bill No. 19 (Wil- son), to extend the charters of certain railroad corporation of this state Read third time.
 MT Rogers spoke in favor of the passage of the bill, and stated the importance of such leg
 islation He was asked to explain by many of the members, which he did Mr. Floyd spoke against the bill saying such law would not be beneficial to her people The roll was called and resulted--ayes, "A; noes, 4.
 Senate bill No. 35 (Moose) to repeal the Nor rilton liquor law was the next regular order It was taken up and read the third time. Like all other bills of similar import thus far con- sidered at this session it elicited an animated discussion. Those who spoke against repeal were: Messrs. Patton Butt. Hartsell and Full
 
 Messrs. Bullock. Curl Grimm and vandeventer The voted resulted in repeal-ayes, 4S; noes fl.
 At the afternoon session senate bill No 24 (Rains) to prescribe penalties and render con- victions in police and mayors courts bar to further prosecution for same offense, was read the third time. After discussion the bill passed ayes, 4S; noes. 27. Senate bill No. 30 (HalD for the collection of assessments in improvement districts of the first class was read the third time and passed ayes, B noes, O After transacting some miscellaneous busi- ness the house adjourned until this morning The House.
 LITTLE ROCK. Feb. 8-The house unlike the senate, was in session Saturday and trans acted considerable business
 The following resolution, by MT Keith to amend the rules of the house adopted: No member shall be allowed to interrupt the roll call by explaining his vote, and no expla- nation shall be spread upon the journal
 By unanimous consent of the house Mr. Short introduced house bill No. l97 an act to prohibit town or city councils from prescribing less penalties or punishments for orenses than those prescribed by the state. Read first and second time ard made special order for the 10th inst
 House bill No. (Chrisp) an act to refund tax money enormously collected. was read the third time and then reread again for infor- nation. Messrs Crisp, Johnson (Madison) Stroud, Matthews, Jones (Marion), West King (Stone), Brlant, Corman Dickinson spoke favorably on the bill and it passed-ayes 65; noes, g.
 House bill No os1 CWitherington), to make cheeks of corporations payable to the holders was read the third time. After few remarks by members the bill was placed back on second reading and referred to the committee on labor
 IT hs DO trusts and combinations and corporations in Arkansas was read the third time. Mir Parker said the time had come when we should call halt the corporations and trusts that are sapping the life blood from the people He said that Georgia and Texas had driven corporations from those states. The bill passed-ayes, IS; noes O. House bill No. 130 (Matthews). fixing a salary for the tax assessor of Union county was withdrawn. House bill No lio (Hamm). to amend the digest. fixing the fees of clerks of the circuit courts. was read the second time and referred to the committee on retrenchment. Mir King offered amendment exempting Stone county from the provisions of the bill Mfr Hamm moved to refer the amendments
 with the bill. Mir Brant moved to exempt Hampstead county from the bill Mir Tuohey asked that Pulaski county be exempted.
 Mir Eagle asked that Lonoke be exempted At the afternoon session a number of bills were read the second time. one of which was house bill No i4s CYadon) prescribing penal ties for selling or giving away cigarettes and tobacco to boys. which was read the second time and referred to the committee on tenn perance.
 At 2:30 the house adjourned until Monday to allow the committees to work. The Senate Proceedinys LITTLE ROCK. Feb. 9The senate con- vened yesterday morning with President Moose in the chair.
 After a number of committee reports were heard the committee on corporations reported on senate bill No. ll5 (Smith). to prevent ex-