The Forrest City times., 1897-02-26
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE,
Proceedings of the Thirty-First Ses-
 sion of the General Assembly.
The scnate PrncreIlnrs.

LITTLE ROCK, Feb. 1g-Yesterdav senate Dill No l6l Cray. to make the feast extra punishment for q c0nvicts attempt to escape ~ days, which was a special order for iUa m was read Tor information. The roll was cal d and the bill passed ayes 26: noes. 0
 Senate bill No ls9 was introduced hv Ssna tor Blackburn. to amend section h Of the mechanics lien law passed last session IL changes the time from a0 days to nine months after the fling of the lien before suit shall be instuted. Read twice and referred to the con- mittee on finance.
 Senate bill No, 13s South. to legalize She acts Of township officials, was read third time and passed-ayes, g; noes l.
 Senate bill No. l4S (Quarles) to protect "song birds. was read third time Senator Cazort thought the bin in it's present shape would prevent the killing of Snipe woodcock and iarks at any time of the year. He moved to reconsider the motion by which the bill passed to it's third reading Carried Sena- tor Cazort offered an amendment to strike out the words ''as provided in this chapter SC Carried. The bill was made . special order to- day at 10 8.
 Senate bill No. f29 (Kimbeil for the conn m1ttee), for the relief of the drouth sufferers Of this state, was taken up. Senator Gray offered an amendment to strike out "siOO OO0'' and insert $50 OO0." Senator Witt moved that the amendment be tabled. Carried ayes. 16 noes, TO-
 
 strike out a parts of the bill appropiating a loan fund Of Sl00. 000 He was in favor of donat- Ing money to the poor people who had no lands but opposed loaning money to those who had lands. He did not want the state to take mort gages
 Pending discussion on the amendment the senate took a recess
 The entire afternoon session was given to arguing amendments. one of which making the appropriation T5,O00 was lost by q vote of IA to l5
 The House.
 Mir. Brown moved that the resolution from the joint committee, agreeing to the settlement between the state and the national government be reeommitted back to the committed with instructions to further investigate. lie said he had voted for the concurrent resolution for the appointment of the joint committee to get information concerning the settlement between Arkansas and the United States, but had re- g.atted it since the committee assembled. He thought the committee had not tried to inYes- tigate but had simply recommended the settle ment.
 MT. Rogers of Benton said in view Of the fact congress would adjourn so soon what was to be done must be done immediately and he thought the actions of Mr Brown dilatory in their final result. if not in ther intents. He had had ample time to discuss this question and bring in the opposition, and had failed to do so.
  mind settled on how he expected to vote and moved the previous question, which was sus- tained. The ayes and noes were called on whether or not the main question should be put and the motion was ost-ayeS, il; noes l5. All of the morning session was consumed in discussing the motion to recommit The vote was finally taken ayes. 5i; noes, 4i
 At the afternoon session Mir Herrn called up house bill No ll2. 1t requires manufacturers of whisky to secure license from the county court, and reduces original packagcs from five to one gallon. The bili after considerable dis cuSsiOn, failed to pass ayes 35: noes. 52
 Hous bill No. lst tiyarrs lj, to prevent cx- tortion by saw mills. corporations and indi- viudals, and making eommissary checks ne-0- ttabe, rts taken up and paS,od ayes 55 rces, B
 House bill No. B (heeB, provi ling for Che maintenance Of telegraph oplr0tols at stations in towns of l50 and rnore inhabitants aud at county seats, was taken up. The bill passed ayes, 72; noes 6.