The Forrest City times., 1897-06-04
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
proceedings OF the Thirty-First Gen.
eral Assembly-Extra Session.
The senate.

LITTLE ROCK, May 27.-The senate was called
/ 90 order at the usual time, and a touching
nraver offered by the chaplain.
SENATOR Haley called up senate bill No. II
Cor protection of levees in Desha county Read
4 ,hird time and passed unanimously.
senator witt called up senate bill No 90
1 ,slatiye TO changing road across the land OF an
II ovner and on motion. the house amendments
H we're concurred In
II The railroads committee returned the HALEY
and williams bills, recommending their pas
CAGE as amended One is the Sunnyside and
western railroad bill and the other gives 600
acres per mile to any road that first builds
Placed on the calendar
senate bill No. e9. to credit the school fund
account with normal appropriations made at
the regular session and two years ago, aggre-
eating $40 600 was taken up.
Some time was consumed In discussion after
which Senator Quarles moved to reconsider
the vote placing the bill on its final passage.
40 that some amendments could be offered
Hostages g. noes 10
The bill then passed-ayes 49, noes O.
Senator Kimbsll called up his bill for the re-
lief Of Sheriff Tackett, OF Montgomery county.
who recently lost 81. 800 by fire. Passed-ayes
q noes g. In the negative, Senators Cazort.
Hathcock and McMullin.
After recess Senators Pinnix and Collins
were granted indefinite leave OF absence
The state lunatic asylum appropriation bill
was taken up, and Senator Douglass moved the
senate do not concur in the house amendment
reducing the amount from $4,000 to $40 600
or 800 for each inmate.
Senator Wilson said there had been an error
In the estimated numer of inmates under the
imbecile act, that only 600 could be admitted.
Senator Lambert moved tn concur in the
house amendment. Carried-ayes 12 noes 10
The deaf-mute appropriation was then taken
up and house amendment to strike out $500 for
a tower concurred in.
The amendment changing the amount for
boilers from 81 800 to 81 600 created some oppo-
sition but 1t was adopted by vote of I5 to 3
The amendment reducing salaries OF teach
ers from $4,000 to 50 600 developed vigorous
opposition from several senators, President
Moose also taking the floor in opposition and
the senate refused to concur by a vote 10 to TO-
BY vote OF 10 to 10 the vote concurring in
the reduction from 81 800 to 81 600 for boilers
was reconsidered, and the amendment nom
concurred in
Senator Grace moved a conference on the
deaf-mute appropriation bill. Carried
Conference committee on the general appro-
priation bill reported a compromise An item
appropriating 81 400 for paving the street n
front Of the state house was inserted Placed
on calendar.
Senate bill No. 20, to appropriate $4,000 for
working capital for the penitentiary board was
taken up placed back on second reading and
third reading.
Senate bill to amend sections 674s and 677l
Sandels and Hills digest, consolidating road
districts tapping over in two counties was or
dered engrossed for third reading.
The St Francis levee bill was taken up pend
ing discussion OF which the senate adjourned
The House.
When the house convened. Mr.. Brown moved
that all petitions favoring the Smith bill be re-
ferred without reading Carried
motion for final adjournment June was
lost by vote OF al to AZ.
Mr. keels concurrent resolution providing
for joint committee to prepare railroad
commission bill was taken up and after a
lengthy discussion, 1t was adopted-syes SO,
noes 81.
Speaker Tappan johnson. of Madison in
the chair took the floor in opposition TO Mr.
Hernns bill to consolidate elections.
Mr. Hernn said the argument made by some
that the bill would interfere with the farmers
In some parts OF the state was all bosh; that II
other states could hold satisfactory elections
under consolidation, Arkansas could do the
same.
"a l1et 49, 4, gu