The Forrest City times., 1897-02-19

Of the peace of making annual reports of fees The senate adjourned until Monday morning
 The House.
 Speaker Tappan called the house to order at the usual hour
 The committee on temperance recommended the passage Of house bill No. 14s (Yadon). to prevent the sale of cigarettes: also house bill No. 1l2 (Herrn). requiring manufacturers of alcohol or wines to procure license from the county courts authorizing such privileges.
 Mir. Amacker moved to tender the use of the hall to the committee on good roads on Monday next that they may address the members of the senate and house. Carried
 messenger from the governor signifed his approval of house bill No. l2 CFerguson) to en- able farmers to organize mutual aid associa- tions; also house bill No. 12 (BarnetO. as to time of pleading in Garland and Hot Spring county courts.
 Senate bill No. 54 QPinnix), to limit the time within which county seat elections have been held, was called up. It caused very lengthy discussion. Mir, Patton made a strong speech against the bill, and moved an indefinite post ponement Of It. which was carried-ayes 5l; noes 30
 Pursuant to notice given on the previous day, NIT. Coffman moved to reconsider the vote by which house bill No 20 Gee), failed to pass. The bill provides for official stenog- rapheE in circuit courts at salary of $500 per annum. The motion prevailed-ayes, IS; noes. s.
 House bill No. 77 (Burrow). to protect labor Tn and about coal mines, was read second and tnlrd times The bill pasSed-ayes 48; noes 3S.
 The House.
 LITTLE ROCK. Feb. l5.-House bill No POS (committee on ways and means), prohibiting the making of any contract payable in any other than legal tender of the United States, was read third time and put upon it's final passage.
 The bill created considerable debate. Mir. Wood making long speech against it. The Dill finally passed-ayes, 70 noes. TO-
 House bill No 150 (Jones), an act to pro- vide for the calling in of all outstanding in- deotedness of the state of Arkansas, and other purposes. was called up on it's third reading The bill passed-ayes, 73; noes O.
 House bill No. l9 (Hamm), to require county examiners to issue three grades of certificates those Of the first year to be valid in Arkansas for two years, those of the second grade one year, and those of the third grade six months was read the third time and put on its final passage MT. Hamm stated that the object of the bill was to protect the teachers of the state He thought that if teacher held certificate to teach in one county he should not be forced to go 75 miles to be examined in order to teach school in another.
 Before acting on the bill the house took A re- cess until the afternoon.
 At the afternoon session the discussion on house bill No l9 was resumed and after con- siderable talk the bill failed to pass-ayes s2: noes. 38.
 House bill No. 45 Qeowe). to prohibit the licensing of dram shops within three miles out side of incorporated cities and towns was read third time and passed-ayes, 33 noes ls
 House bill No. 49 (Shaw), to extend the time for collection of all taxes for e95 until October 25, ls97 was read third time. The bill was in- troduced, explained MT. Shaw, for the pur- pose of relieving the distressed people of the state, espe cially the drouth sufferers. Pcad- ing the discussion of the bill the house ad- journed until Monday morning