The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-11
The Senate.

LITTLE ROCK, June 1.-THE senate was called
to order at 9 o'clock and Chaplain Dannelly
offered fervent prayer.
Senator Morton republican, was called to
the chair.
Senator Douglass called up bill No 20, to pay
salary (s4sO) to secretary OF board of directors
OF the Confederate home Read third time and
failed to passages z noes Is.
senator kimbell called up his bill supple
mentary TO act for the settlement of claims be-
tween Garland and Hot Spring counties.
After some discussion the bill was read third
time and failed to passages s, noes I6
letter from Col j. NJ Smithee president Of
tue Gazette Publishing company. asking CO.
operation OF the senators in the state Confed-
crate soldiers monument was read
house bill to provide for the support OF the
branch Normal school at Pine Bluff was read
ulrl time and passed-ayes "a noes s.
De lator Williams moved TO reconsider the
Vot by which house bill Ito enlarge powers of
elues OF first and second class giving power to
mpound stock owned by people living outside
city limits) failed TO pass. Carried
mouse Dill relative to the garnishment law,
iequirlhg judgment before suit, was read third
une and failed to passages 10, noes 10
mouse OIL for an insolvent act was taken up,
amendments rejected, read third time. and the
oiil lalled TO passages -. noes l3.
senator South moved TO reconsider the vote.
carried ayes H. noes IL
senator Hatheock moved to reconsider the
vo'e failing TO adopt the fraud provision. Car
.lcu' he then moved TO adopt the amendment,
tor "hch Senator South moved to substitute
lelony for grand larceny"
iuls caused some debate, when another sub
seitute was offered, fixing the punishment the
sahe as that prescribed for removing mort
sSsed property, which was adopted
Ah amendment was adopted changing the
nule Tor bringing action from twelve months to
'nree years, and the bill went over.
MUSE OIL giving cities of the second class
pINer TO force construction of sidewalks was
'aseu up aud passed-ayes 10 noes Z.
senate Dill for the maintenance OF the state
'feaslty was returned to the house with the
request that it recede from the amendments.
n use olI making school districts voting
%. noes
Au burned until Tuesday morning
The House.
Siouse called to order by Speaker Tappan
cs SI I OIL No 60, authorizing the St. Fran
:, e'Fp hoard to issue bonds for the purpose
yh,. ou al and repairing levees was read
NJ me and passed-ayes 60, noes 49,
n! oy from the committee on judiciary,
n opoft yea. Nv rably on the Manning garnish-
,,oa h mans Industrial university appropria-
passed ""9 'e"N ~" 'AN-' 'A
,. senate bill No 81, abolishing fences in GER
.s sih parts Of Lee county Temporarily. read
4Siu Time and passed
cbo osnate Dill No 3, establishing the Fourth
sa1aleery district, read second time and re-
s % judiciary committee
IN o,.1 .e concurrent resolution No 6, calling
Sosestandlng Indebtedness, read second time.
,. senate bill No 10. confirmation of titles to
calendar 'Ai'0 az" Pt"NoN -
grant .It0uI4ately after recess the Smith land
Sea ~, was taken up on second reading.
members tried to get the floor at the
ion FINE eiile' and amid the turmoil and confus-
10 strs1. eualr recognized Mr.. Hernn who moved
NJ ne out section of the bill
se ~. Butler offered a .substitute striking out
Of fo.s.o. ana providing for donating 600 acres
RIvs- iT,tea land per mile to the Mississippi
na, - l1lIour burg and Western, on condition
-' the road be built