Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-06-06

Senate bill providing for the purchase of a convict farm was taken up house amendment l concurred in, and the bill ordered engrossed 1 for third reading.
 Senator Kimben introduced a bill for the l settlement of claims of Garland county against 1 Hot Spring county Read first time Senator Lambert moved to reject the bill as 1 1t did not come within the governors call. Lost-ayes 6, noes II.
 The general appropriation bill, reported from the house conference reports having been agreed to, was taken up and passed-ayes "A, noes On assembling after recess a message was | received from the house announcing the action of that body on the blind school appropriation bill coneurring and non-eoncurring in amend ments.
 The Quarles bill appropriating S4,00O for the printing of the unpublished geological reports was taken up and amendments adopted
 Senator Williams amendment, that the ap- priation be non-aYailable until arrival of the manuscript, was taken up. discussed at length, and adopted-ayes 12 noes 7
 The deaf-mute appropriation bill was taken up, and the senate receded from it's boiler ap- propriation amendment
 The blind school appropriation bill was then taken up The senate receded from it's amend ments, and ordered the bill returned at once to the house
 Adjourned.
 The House.
 The house was called to order at o'clock by the speaker.
 MT. Comstock rose to a question of privilege in regard to the resolution passed yesterday depriving his colleague Jeffers1 of his per diem while engaged in teaching county nor nal, when a spirited colloquy occurred be- tween him and Rfr. Bush.
 The general appropria Jion bill, as amended was read third time and passed.
 13iIl o3 fY. ate soldiers, and Confederate home appropria- tlon bill, were read second time and made special order for Wednesday morning.
 Senate bill No. 72, appropriation to pay sal ary of secretary of state board of charities read second time.
 The blind school appropriation bill was taken up and all senate amendments except the item of Sl35 for past services of Miss Wright were eoncurred in.
 On motion of Mir Shackleford. the vote by which senate bill No 8 passed was reconsid- sidered.
 MT. Jones moved to table Carried
 The Blackburn native wine bill was taken up, and, on motion of MT FutreH, house bill No. 70 GWoford) was substituted therefor. The bill was read third time and passed ayes 55. noes 34.
 After recess, the following senate bills were read first time:
 No. 10 confirmation of titles to real estate
  other purposes.
 No. 44. revising nomination fees
 No. is, to limit earnings of railroads. No. 54 to abolish fences temporarily in cer- tain parts of Lee county.
 No. B. regulating garnishments
 No. 5. creating the Fourth chancery district No. 25 the Smith land grant bill.
 MT. Burrow moved to table the bill. Lost ayes B, noes 56
 Concurrent resolution providing for joint committee to determine upon a day of final ad- journment, was adopted
 First reading Of senate bills was resumed: No. fl, for building free turnpikes. No, 563, proves 1evees of St. Francis district No. 57. to pay interest due school funds. No. 6, for building state railroads with con- xict labor
 No. 6s for the relief of the sheriff of Mont gomerY county.
 No. H. protecting levees in Desha county. No 69 supplementary to the normal appro- priation bill
 No. 51, for confirmation of forfeited lands granted 10 levee districts.
 No. B. amending sections 6771 and CTS. San del and Hill s digest.
 No. 20 appropriating S40,0Oo to maintain state penitentiary.
 No 63 amending St. Francis levee act Senate concurrent resolutson No. 6, calling in certificates of indebtedness in overdue tax suits. was also read first time
 MT. Rodgers, Benton, moved that the house insist on it's amendments to the deaf-mute ap- propriation bill. Carried.
 Following senate bills were read second time; Nos. 68, 54, 49 and B.
 Adjourned