The Forrest City times., 1897-03-12
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirty-First Ses-
 sion of the General Assembly.
The Senate Proceedings.

LITTLE ROCK. March 5.-Yesterday Chair man Gray, of the joint committee on public charities, submitted senate bill No PAS, to pro- vide for the support and maintenance of the Arkansas state lunatic asylum for the next two years. The sum appropriated is &2o6 Se7
 Senate bill No POT (South) relating to quiet- ing Of titles, was read third time and passed ayes, 27 noes.2
 Senate bill No 22S (Halley), changing the time to May 1, before which samples of fertili- gers may be submitted to the state chemist was read third the time and passed-ayes. 2s: noes l.
 Senate bill No. 43 (Manning), the railroad commission bill, was then taken up
 Senator Grace offered an amendment which provides for the railroad company to select one member Of the commission and the governor treasurer and chief justice of the state to se- lect the other two The governor to appoint the three persons that are so nominated = Pending discussion on the amendment the senate took a recess.
 Immediately after recess a vote was taken on Senator Grace's amendment to the Man. ming railroad commission bill. The amend ment was adopted by vote of 20 to6 A messenger from the governor reported that the governor had approved the following bills:
 No. 79 (Manning), to authorize the secretary of state to have prepared journals and sta tionery for the general assembly.
 No. 97 (McGehee), to allow incurables to be admitted in the insane asylum. No (Cazort to prevent disorderly con- duct in legalized primaries.
 No 9s (kimbelD, for protection of passen- gers of railroads from annoyance
 No 100 (WitD. relating to criminal pro- eedure.
 The messenger also reported that the gov ernor had vetoed senate concurrent resolution No (Manning) for the settlement of the diff ferences between this state and the United States
 This created quite commotion Motions to postpone, and to adjourn were made and voted down. Finally motion to defer until this morning prevailed.
 The House.
 House bill No. l34 (Prince), to provide for working roads and highways repairing and building bridges. was ordered to third read ing.
 Mir Prince in advocating the bill said that mill and half would pay for 50 days work with horse and wagon and seven men. One of the good features of the bill is that it pro- vides way to utilize the county convicts. It carries local option law and he hoped 1t would pass. t4
 After some discussion the bill passed--ayes, 60; noes, 35
 House bill No 63 (witherington). to make payable to the holder the checks of corpora tions and others, was ordered to it's third reading The bill passed-ayes, GA; noes. 10
 House bill No 297 (Willis), for the relief of Jas H. Vandiver, ex-treasurer of Poinsett county, was read the third time It tappropri- ates sl ,652 to reimburse the ex-treasurer for money paid to the state and of which he had been robbed. ..tts s4- F
 MT. Naylor moved that the vote by which the bill passed to third reading be reconsidered and the bill pass to it's second reading Car ried He then moved that the rules be sus- pended, resuming its consideration in con- mittee of the whole. Carried.
 The bill was again read and Mir Smith re- marked that MT Vandiver had sacrificed his farm, house and lot, and everything for honor's sake He read a letter from the prosecuting attorney, Jos. Simpson, and letters from the business men in Harrisburg in favor of the passage of this act and in commendation of Mir. Vandiver's character and honesty. He also presented the petition asking for his relief. The bill had been reported unani- mously to pass by the ways and means com mittee. The house then took recess.
 House bill No. l3l (Moss), was placed on its third reading. The bill increases the fines ? for gambling. At present the fines range from sl0 to s25 The bill raises it so as to range from Se0 to S40 and reduces the prosecuting attorneys fee in such cases to slO The bill passed-ayes, fl; noes B
 House bill No. 2i CHerrn), consolidating state and federal elections was read the third time This was discussed in full and when the vote was taken the bill failed to pass ayes Al; noes. 42.
 Mir. Potts moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill failed to pass and to lay that motion on the table. After much confusion the vote was taken-ayes, 43; noes, 39.
 The house then adjourned.