The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-05-14
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURES.
Proceedings of the Thirty-frst Gen.
eral Assemblv-Extra Session.
The Senate.


LITTLE Rock. May 6-The senate mo, a., O
with. k"he through
Senator Hayes sent up series OF resolutions
auopteo at prescott against the passage of the
native wine bill - Ao
The committee on judiciary ranor,., ,.,..
bly, on Senator QuarIes' bill for levee i'm
proVeinent district. and 1t was ordered en-
rossed. on"
Senate bill No. 40 was introduced by Senator
ouaries, to prevent stock from running at large
~ niiIips county Read twice; referred to
committee on agriculture.
Senate bill No. Al was introduced nv Senator
Worthen, to provide for the building OF turn
pixies, etc Read twice and referred to COM
mittee on judiciary
senator Hillhouse called up his bill mo a
10 enlarge the powers Of cities OF the first and
second class which passed-ayes % noes 2
senators Gray, Rains and worthen voting In
the negative
senator Connell introduced senate bill No AZ
as substitute for senate bill No. |, the Black
burn wine bill
Senator kimbell said the substitute was an
tagonistic to the grape industry
The substitute was lost-ayes a. noes H.
AT l2:Oo the senate took a recess
AT 2o'clock the senate was called to order
ana the Blackburn wine bill read third time
and after some discussion the bill passed
ayes 49, noes TO-
Senator Williams called up his bill to make
an appropriation OF Is 900 for an Arkansas ex-
hibit at the Nashville exposition.
Senator South offered a substitute to au-
thorize the commissioner Of mines to prepare
the exhibit, employ assistants etc. and appro-
pirate $4,000, TO come out Of the direct tax
fund. Read twice, and its author moved its
adoption.
After considerable discussion by Senator's
South and Williams both the substitute and
Dill failed to passages TO- noes 10.
The Arkansas university bill was read third
time and passed-ayes 55, noes A. Senators
Lambert, Rains Collins and Witt voting in the
negative.
Adjourned
The House.
The speaker called the house to order at Q
o'clock.
Mr. Amacker, from the committee on peni-
tentiary reported favorably on house bill No
Is, to amend section 5499 OF the digest
Committee on roads and highways reported
house bin No. 2. for the employment of state
convicts in building bridges, etc, without rec
ommendation.
A majority report from the committee on
elections opposed house bill No. 3s to amend
election laws. A minority report recommended
that the bill do pass.
Mr.. Medearis reported house bills No AZ and
4s correctly engrossed
Mr.. Vandeventer moved to reconsider the
vote by which the assistant janitor was dis
missed. Lost
Mr.. Moss offered resolution to dismiss the
postmistress.
Mr.. Kirby offered an amendment to dispense
with all clerks and other employees except the
speaker chief clerk and journal clerk
The morning hour having expired, the matter
went over.
Mr.. Vineyard called up house bill No. 4s, to
extend time for paying taxes. The bill passed
with only one dissenting vote.
House bill No. AZ was read third time
Mr.. Potts wished to extend relief to the
drouth sufferers by granting them time in
which to pay their taxes but objected to an
amendment contained in the bill.
Mr.. Warren favored the bill in an able argu-
ment
The bill passed as amended, ayes, 81; noes, 27
The house went into committee OF the whole
(Mr Harper in the chair to consider the ap-
preparation bill for the soldiers home.
Mr.. Stroud moved to amend by cutting down
the allowance for tobacco Lost.
An amendment to strike out the amount for
poll tax was lost
On motion OF Mr. Comstock, the committee
reported progress and asked leave to sit again
at 2 o'clock.
On motion, the house took a recess.
Upon reconvening at p. M, the house re-
sumed consideration OF the Confederate SOL
diers' home appropriation bill
Mr.. Dickinson made an able speech against
Mr.. kirby's amendment to aboiise the office of
superintendent
Mr.. Keel favored the bill as reported by the
committee.
Mr.. kirby's amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Eagle moved to amend by reducing the
superintendents salary from $500 to 500 per
annum Carried.
Mr.. Shackleford moved to strike out 800
for clerk OF the board of trustees Carried.
A substitute bill offered by Mr. Kirby, pro-
viding for board of directors to supervise the
home. was rejected.
The committee rose at p. m. and reported
that the bill pass amended
Adjourned