The Forrest City times., 1897-02-26

 direct tGx fund. and make Si0OOo wherever 1t occurs in the bill read s65 900 The amendment was lost. On motion of Senator Kimoell, the bill was read the third time and placed on its final passage The roll was called and it failed to pass, 2s votes being necessary. Tho vote was ayes. 2l; noes. s.
 Senator South moved a committee Of two be appointed to inform the house that the senate would meet them at D. m. to-day. in informal session to receive the memorials adopted by the commercial convention last week. Carried.
 Senate bill No. POS was introduced by Senator Worthen relating to working the convicts on . state farm.
 Senate bill No 2I0 was introduced by Senator McMullin to provide for certain printing at the state institutions. It requires biennial re- ports of the state charitable and educational institutions to be printed at the deaf mute in- stitute, and approprlates 500 to carry it into effect
 Senate bill No iss (Blackburn). to regulate the sale of native wine in this state, was read third time and paSsed-ayes, 23. noes, 5
 Senate bill No. 76 Cranberry, appropriat- ing 5000 for q contingent fund for by the state board Of health. was read third time and failed to pass a two-thirds vote being re- quired The vote was-ayes, IS; noes, 10
 Senate bill No. 90 Gray. to authorize municipal corporations to establish. own and operate free public ferries, was read third time and passed-ayes. 23: noes {.
 Senator Williamson moved to reconsider the vote by which senate bill No. i29, for the re- lief of the drouth sufferers failed to pass. Pending action on the motion the senate took a recess.
 The senate reassembled at clock and im- mediately adjourned to meet the house in in- formal joint iession. After the joint session Senator Williamsons' motion, made before recess, was carried-ayes. | IS: noes. 10, and the bill was placed on the call endar
 Senate bll No is9 (Blackburn), to amend the law securing liens to mechancis and laborers so as to allow nine months instead of % days in which to bring suit was read third time and passed-ay6s 24; noes, l. The House. The speaker declared the special order to be the reports on house concurrent resolution No. i2 MT Short moved to suspend further { discussion on the resolution till Saturday morning. The motion was lost-ayes, 70: noes. 41 The morning hour expired before any further action was taken. MT Lucas moved to reconsider the vote by which house bill No 49 (Shaw), to exte nd the vote was reconsidered and the bill made a special order for tomorrow morning. message from the governor announced his signature to house bill No. l56 (Naylor), au- thorizing United States consuls in foreign countries to take acknow ledgments; also house
 
 prescribe the time of holding courts in Madi- son county.
 A committee from the senate informed the house that that body would meet the house in an informal session to receive the committed from the commercial convention, who would offer memorials and resolutions. Mir. Kirby moved that a committee of three be appointed to inform the senate that the house would meet that body at o'clock. After considerable dis | cussion the motion prevailed d-ayes 5S; noes, 35.
 Mir. Smith, of Cross county, moved that the rules be suspended so the railroad commission bill could be disposed of Carried
 MT. Amacker offered an amendment which leaves the appointment of the commission with the governor.
 The house took a recess before the discus- sion on the amendment was over. Immediately on reassembling the house mo- tifed the senate they were ready to go Into joint session to receive the committee from tn C commercial convention. In few minutes tho committee representing the board of trade was escorted in Mir. Remmel who acted as spokes- man for the eommitteee, said the proposed leg | isiatiOn approved by the convention was: l. The creation of a fund for the benefit of disabled firemen out of the tax money paid by insurance companies. 2 Provision for the publication of the geo. | logical reports that have not been printed. 8 Laws for free turnpikes by working short term conviets on the roads. l. Provision for Arkansas exhibits at the Nashville and Omaha expositions. ,. Provision for building state railroads with conVict labor.
 6 Passage of laws protecting and regulat- | ing the native wine industry 7. Rejection of the Pinnix bill relating to building and loan associations etc. 8. Passage of a railroad commission bill. O. Promotion of the horticultural interests of the state.
 10. Provision for the payment of the in- debtedness of the state The joint session was dissolved and the re- mainder of the afternoon was occupied in dis cussing the railroad commission bill Foreign Insurance Companies Hill. The following is the bill to govern foreign in