Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-06-06
The Senate.


 LITTLE ROCK, June 2-After roll call the chaplain made a fervant prayer, returning thanks for the bountiful rains.
 Senator Douglass was granted indefinite leave of absence.
 Senator South, rising to a question Of privi- lege, read severe structure on the senate from the Okalona Messenger. which spoke of the senators in bitter terms, and referred to Soma tor South as "big, bombastic bu11-dozer from Baxter" Senators Gray Douglass and Hillhouse were appointed a committe of conference on the deaf-mute appropriation bill. Senator Hathcock moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill to grant certain lands to the Sunnyside and Western railroad failed to pass. Carried.
 Senator Quarles Cby request introduced a bill authorizing the land commissioner to issue deeds in proper cases when deeds have not been heretofore issued. Read first time.
 Senate bill providing for the purchase of a convict farm was read third time and passed ayes g, noes 2 Senator Witt introduced bill to enlarge the powers of cities of the first class, relative to impounding stock. Read twice and placed on calendar Senate bill providing for printing the unpub- lished geological reports, appropriating S4 00o, was read third time and passed-ayes IS, noes 6.
 The bill to grant certain lands to the Sunny side and Western railroad failed to passages g. noes 12.
 The general bill by Senator Haley, granting l, ,0O0 acres per mile to any railroad building in this state, was read third time and passed-ayes F, noes 10.
 Senator Hayes withdrew his bill for publish ing the uncompleted geological survey, the senate having passed the Quarles bill, cover ing the same ground.
 In the absence of it's friends, Senator Kim bell declined to call up the drouth sufferers bill.
 The Cazort wine bill went over, owing to the senator's absence.
 At the roll call after recess 1e senators an- swered to thelr names.
 House bill to regulate the sale of native wine was read twice. The bill is about the same as the Blackburn bill, with the exception that It specifies that the elections shall be by town ships instead of counties.
 House bill for an insolvent act was read and placed on the calendar.
 House bill to amend the election law by pre- venting candidates from treating. etc. was read first time and indefinitely postponed-ayes IA, noes g.
 Adjourned. The House.
 House called to order at o'clock. The clerk called the roll, after which prayer was offered by the chaplain. On motion. the vote by which the Cotton bill tamending the law governing school elections) passed was reconsidered, and Mir. Rison offered an amendment requiring voters in school elec- tions to be resident for six months in the county in which he votes. Adopted and the 1 bill made special order for Thursday morning 1 The Confederate home appropriation bill l was read third time and passed. Senate bill No. 7S, appropriating S2, 400 to pay 1 salary of secretary of state board of charities l was read third time and passed. l Senate bill No. 24 appropriating S55 900 for the relief of disabled ex-Confederates, was l taken up an amendment increasing the sum I to S55 GOO adopted. after which the bill went | over.
 1 The Harper insolvent act was taken up as unfinished business and passed by vote of I 51 to 20.
 Mir Shaws bill amending the election law so as to permit an illiterate voter to have his I ballot made out by an election judge of each i party. after some discussion, Fas indefinitely postponed | Representative Reels bill conferring en- 1 larged powers upon cities of the second class, was read third time and passed-ayes il, noes 34