The Forrest City times., 1897-02-26
The Senate Proceedings.


 day transacted very little business.
 Chairman Grace, of the committee on rail- roads. returned senate bill No. 43 (Manning), to provide for the regulating of freight and express tar'fs recommending that it do not pass as amended Senator Manning moved that tLe amendments be read twice, that the expressing clerk prepare Q typewritten copy for each senator, and the amendments be con- sidered with the bill next Monday. Carried, and the amendments were read twice
 The same committee returned senate bill No Sf (Hathcock). to make railroad companies more punctual in paying for material and dead stock, that it do not pass as amended. Sena- tor Gray said the intention of this bill was to make the railroad company come to time and pay for ties sold to them. He would vote for the bill. Postponed until to-day at 10 a. m
 The same committee reported senate bill No, ld3 (kimbelD, to extend the charter of the "Lott' railroad, that it do pass House bill No. i9O (Harper) to regulate the purchase of school apparatus and supplies and for other purposes was read twice The bill was referred to the committee on education.
 House bill No. ls4 (Warren), to prevent ex- tortion by saw mills and othof corporations, was read twice and referred to committee on corporations.
 House bill No. 3l Q<eeD, an act Tor telegraph offices in railroad towns of over I50 inhabi- tants was read twice and referred to com mittee on railroads.
 houSc niil NO -oo tcOlAmlttcc on ways and means) to prohibit the making of gold con- tracts, was read twice and referred to commit tee on finance.
 The balance of the morning session was oe- cupied in reading the relief bill reported by Senator kimbell, which win come up for its third reading and passage to-day in the senate. the loan feature Of the bill having been elimi- mated.
 After recess house bill No. ls9 (Butt). to fix the salaries of county officers of Carroll county and create the office of tax collector. was read the third time and passed-ayes. 20; noes g. The bill provides the collector shall hold office for two years and receive 300 per year and one-half the fees of his office.
 House bill No IA (Gannawayl, providing for the assessment of mineral rights was read the third time and passed-ayes, 30: noes, O. The bill allows separate assessment and sale Of mineral rights.
 House bill No iss CPenniugton). to fix the fees and salaries of county officers of White county, was read the third time and defeated after a long diseussion-ayes, ,; noes, 21
 The House.
 The morning session was devoted prinei- pally to speech alSing
 MT Potts. chairman of the committee on ways and means, reported the condition of the insane asylum as generally dilapdated. and recommended that committee be vested with authority to make further investigations.
 Mir kirby said one of the board of trus- tees that the report Was exaggerated lie did not think taa committee right Tn wanting to shift the responsibility 10 another committee If what tlis report said was true. the ways and means committee should report the facts
 After considerable oi4oussiaa, Mir Goldman moved that the committee on state charitable institutions De give. power ta make iEvcstiga- tion of the insane Jiun. Instead of the com mittee on way aad mcsns Adopted.
 Mr Touhey m9T D consider ihc vote by which senate ror rent resolution No. z look ing to sttt m uftwe tae state Of Ar kansas and th, DEitC0 otatos, failed to pass.
 MT. Brown l. owed to lay th motion on the table, which was lost ayes. g. noes. 5i.
 The remainder of the morning session was devoted to discussing the motion to reconsider the vote. Mir. 1appan favored the motion; Mr ShackelfOrd favored settlement even if we had to concede lg nds to the Iron Mountain rail- road Mir. Iattci o' posed giving the railroad 273 0O0 acres ef land.
 Nothing was done in the afternoon but de- batting the above motion Messrs. Curl, Pot and Prince spoke in opposition to a compromise settlement and Messrs. Warren. Dickinson and Rogers, of Benton county, fayoring one.