The Forrest City times., 1897-03-19
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of the Thirty-First Ses-
 sion of the General Assembly.
The Senate Proceedings.

LITTLE ROCK, March i2.-Yesterday Sen ator Wilson offered house concurrent resolu- tion No. l3. as follows:
 Resolved, That the present session of the general assembly of the state of Arkansas be and Is hereby extended until 12 o'clock, merid ] ian, on the 10th day of April isg7
 The resolution was lost-ayes. r; noes. l4
 Senate bill No. 36 (Pinnix). to change the time Of holding circuit court in Clark county was read third time and passed. It has all ready passed the house. The vote was--ayes. 2s; noes i.
 Senator South moved that committee o1 three be appointed to notify the house that the senate would adjourn at l2 m. Carried.
 The chair appointed Senators South, Haley and Hillhouse
 Senator Collins moved that the chair ap- point committee of three to notify the gov ernor the senate would adjourn at i2 m Car ried. Messrs Collins, Pinnix and King were appointed.
 The committee appointed to inform the house reported that they had performed that duty and still lived.
 The committee to the governor reported that they had done so, and that he had no com munication to transmit.
 Senator Williams asked if he said nothing about calling an extra session He was answered no.
 At 12 o'clock the president informed the senate that the hour of noon had arrived. Senator Grace moved to adjourn sine die. Carried.
 Before the vote was announced Senator South was recognized and he presented President Moose with handsome gold-headed cane. say ing that they hoped in his declining years he would lean on 1t and think of the present ses- sion. The cane Is inscribed: w. l.. Moose. from senate, 1897"
 President Moose in response said he didn't know before how pleasant 1t was to be caneG and that he would never submit to another caning as joyful as this, and after few appre- ciative remarks, and thanking the senate again, President Moose, at 12:04, declared the senate adjoured sine die.
 The House. After some unimportant business MT. Naylor made motion that committed of three be appointed to wait the senate and inform that body that the house was ready to adjourn at l2 m-, sine die, and also committee Of three be appointed to wait on the governor bearing the same information Carried. The committee appointed to wait on the sen ate was Messrs. Naylor. Chrisp and Bryant, and to wait upon the governor was Messrs. Vandeventer, Lee and Ferguson. Mir. Bush asked that the rules be suspended to take up senate bill No. l29 (KimbelD for tn, relief of the drouth sufferers. After much dis cussion, the roll was called on the motion which resulted-ayes 54; noes, 8. Not having two-thirds majority the motion was lost
 Senate bill No 20s (Worthen), to purchase state convict farm. was read third time. Tn, bill was discussed, but a vote was not taken. Mir. Naylor said he was delegated by tn, members to perform pleasant duty. He then presented the speaker with beautiful gold headed cane with appropriate remarks. The speaker responded in anectionate words and concluded amid great cheering At l2 m. the speaker declared the house ad- cd sine die g