The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-05-14

Z Ahc oAil Lntn went on the calendar.
Senator Manning moved that Arkansas conn
" De exempt Lost-ayes II, noes ~
The judiciary committee returned the Black
purn Dill, TO authorize cities and towns 70
mortgage water works and electric light plants
recommending towns" be stricken out
Adjourned till Monday morning.
The House.
Speaker Tappan called the house to order a,
so'clock, and the regular business transacted
Mr. herrn introduced a bill for improving
public roads; referred to committee on roads
Inc Amacker commission bill was reported
| favorably by railroad committee
On motion OF Mr. Naylor. the rules we're sus-
| pended and he called up house bill No. 20 for
the erection OF an electric light plant at the
penltentiary, which was read third time
senate concurrent resolution No and sem
ate bill No. 3S were reported correctly enrolled
majority report from the committee on
elections recommended that house bill No 80
do not pass.
House bill No. 20 passed-ayes. so: noes.s s.
The morning hour having expired, senate
business was taken up.
Senate bill No 5. Arkansas deaf-mute appro-
priation, read second time.
Senate bill No. IL. to improve the efficiency
OF the department of education read second
| time.
Senate bill No. 23 for the support and main
tenance OF the state lunatic asylum read Sec
ond time.
Senate bill No. % witt. to amend section
273l OF Sandels and Hills digest, read second
time.
Senate bill No. 1, to regulate the sale of ma
| tive wine. read first time
Senate bill No. 13 for the support of the Ar
kansas industrial university read first time
Senate bill No. s, for better government OF
cities OF first and second class read first time
senate Dill NO. 10, to purchase state con-
vict farm, read first time
Mr.. Potts n diScuSS hut viatdad 10 20 L.
| a recess at ll:55, so a recess was taken till 2
o'clock.
Consideration of the state convict farm bill
was resumed after recess.
Mr.. Kirby offered the following amendment :
"Or they may select any lands of the state and
| clear and improve and establish farm on the
| same of sufficient area TO employ all convicts
who are able to work In cultivating same y
| Adopted.
The bill amended was ordered to third
| reading.
Senate bill No. 40, preventing stock from run
ming at large in certain parts of Phillips and
Desha counties, was read first time.
Adjourned until "a m. Saturday.
The House.
LITTLE Rock, May s-Charman Kirby. of
| the judiciary committee reported unfayorably
| the following bills.
No. Z, to cure defective acknowledgements.
No. IL, to cure defective acknowledgements
NO IL, amending garnlShment law.
NO. Y, protection against eviction.
The same committee reported favorably on
house bill No 25, concerning title to wild land.
Chair Dickinson, of the joint flood and drouth
| committee, reported that it was the opinion OF
| the committee. after diligent Investigation
that the Kimbell bill was the best avenue of re
lief. and recommended its passage.
New bills introduced;
Mr.. Lucas-House bill No. ~ amendatory OF
| the act legalizing primary elections.
Mr.. keel-House bill No "a to cure defective
deeds and acknowledgements.
Mr.. Coffman moved to go into committee OF
the whole on the general appropriation bill.
Lost-ayes 81 noes 40
Mr.. Amscker moved to suspend the rules and
| take up his railroad commission bill. After
| some discussion motion was lost-ayes So noes
35; not necessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
Bills on second reading:
No. 4l, confirmation OF fire and police ap-
I pointees referred to committee on cities and
towns.
No. AZ, establishing Fifth chancery district;
committee on judiciary.
No. 43, requiring county convicts to work on
public roads: roads and highways committee.
No. "A, to prevent fraud and corrupt practices
| in elections; judiciary committee.
No. As, to prevent preferences in assign
| ments; committee on circuit and justices
courts
No, As, to create Fourth chancery district;
judiciary committee.
No. 40 for no-fence in eastern Arkansas;
ordered engrossed and made special order for
Monday morning
No. SO, regulating voting In school elections;
to judiciary committee.
No. 50, providing for an emblem ballot;
placed on calendar.
No. 81, amending the election laws; placed on
the calendar.
No. 55, creating Fourth chancery district; ju-
dietary committee
No. So, relief of x-Confedrate soldiers; COM
mittee on state charitable institutions
No. 81, enlarged powers for first and second
class cities; committee on cities and towns.
No. 5S, regulating sale OF native wine; COM
mittee on temperance
No. 50, declaring three wires a lawful fence;
committee on agriculture,
Recess until p m.
Reeonvening, the general appropriation bill
was made the special order for Monday
morning, and the Amaeker railroad commission
| bill special order Wednesday after the morn
| ing hour.
| House bills on second reading continued.
| No. 90, to protect railroad employees from in
ury and damages; placed on calendar.
| No. SO, to allow convicts to work roads in cer-
| tain cases; placed on calendar.
No. "a, to enlarge powers OF first-class cities;
| committee on cities and towns
| No. 65. to create state board to build and OPP
crate state railroads, telegraph, etc. commit
| tee on railroads.
No. o6, to regulate garnishments; calendar.
No. g. to protect crops in fencing districts;
calendar.
No. IS. to create road improvement districts;
| calendar.
| No. SO, extending time for paying taxes; cal
endar.
No. 20, regulating sale of native wine; cal
| endar.
| No. IL payment of interest on permanent and
| sixteenth section school funds; committee on
| education.
| Adjourned until Monday, at Q a. m.
The Senate.
LITTLE ROCK, May l0-The senate met at
| o'clock, President Moose in the chair
| After the journal was read and corrected
| Senator Cranberry rose to question Of priv
| ilege denying certain newspaper charges re-
| iecting upon him.
| Senate bill No. a. TO amend the election
| laws, failed to pass
The following bills were passed:
| . Senate bill No a, to pay the mileage and pei
| diem OF members of the board OF trustees OF
| the state charitable institutions.