The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
senate Proceedinrs.

Seuutc IToceculuSBs
 Little Rock, Jan. 26.-After the expiration of
 tbe morning hour s. B. No. 80 (Buckner) to kamend the act of 1895 to protect the public &levees ir Chicot and Desha counties, was
 amended so as to include the counties of Lee,
 Philltps Crittenden and Mississippi.
 New bills were introduced as follows:
 & B. No. g Douglass) TO provide for the Transfer of the sixteenth section fund and for
 dlstrbution of same.
 & B. No. 94 (McGehee)-To authorize the
 governor to parole convicts and to regulate the
 same.
 s. B. No. 95 QKirby)-To amend section ll49
 of the digest, regulating appeals to circuit l court from probate court by executors and ad-
 ministrators, guardians, curators and creditors ] of estates.
 S B. No. 96 CMartin, by request)-To repeal
 section 743 of the digest, which validated de- fective deeds, which were intellectual because i of the act of March IS, 1897.
 H B. No. 97 (Shackleford)-To give circuit courts power to issue writs certiorari tc off, 1 cers of cities or town councils to correct any l erroneous void ordinance. s. E. No. 98 (Hardy)-To amend section 4i4o 1 of the digest, making fire insurance companies l liable for the full amount stated in policies or 1 the full amount upon which the company
 charges. collects, or receives premium. S. B. No. 99 (Buckner)-To exempt from tax 1 aton for five years land belonging to leyee dis tricts
 S. B, No. 100 HalD To require railroads to l pass through county seats, if the survey goes within four miles of same l S. B. No. 101 (Carlock)-To make the min mum fine for pistol toting' s20 instead of s5O, as at present. and the maximum fine $50 in- stead of s200 s. B, No 69 (T. N. Wllson)-To regulate the i time within which appeals and writs of error may be taken to the supreme court, was read l the third time and passed. Senator Shacklefords s bill to allow prisoners i to give bond pending appeal to supreme court passed without dissenting vote. Senator kimball's bill to extend the charter l for eighteen months of the Little Rock, Hot Springs Texas railway was passed. The following concurrent resolution was i adopted when the senate reconvened at ? l turned at once: Be 1t resolved by the senate of Arkansas, the l house concurring therein, That we have heard with profound sorrow of the death of Hon. A. H. Garland That in his death our state has lost a dis ] tinguished citizen, whose services were inval- uable in her hour of peril. That his family are requested to permit his remains to be brought to this capitol in order l that they may be fittingly honored by our peo- pie. and the secretary of the senate and clerk or the house are instructed to notify them of l the adoption of this resolution. That in respect to his memory the general assembly do now adjourn. Both the house and senate adjourned at 2:l7 | p n.
 The House. Immediately after reading of journal. reso- luton protesting against the seating of Brig nam Roberts, the mormon from Utah, in the united States congress, was read and on mo- ton was laid on table number of bills were introduced as fol- lows:
 II. B. No. l5s tGreer)-To amend section 49Ss 1 or dlgest. prohibiting any elector from serving l oh a lury twice during the same year. h. b No l59 (Howell-To make it misde- mesnor for anyone to kill hogs in the woods without 1rst notifying his neighbors. 1 IL D. No. l6o, for the protection of wild Chi
 hese pheasants. was introduced Also bill to
 assist road overseers in securing an accurate
 hst oi those subject to road duty. h. B. No 163 (Alley)-To entitle husband to
 cause Of action for the wrongful killing of a 1 vie oy any person or corporation. IL h. No lo4 Q3lalockl To prohibit the hir- .ne or contracting with farm hands who have
 niaae prior contract for that year. h- b' No l65 (Chew)-Requiripg foreign cor l poratlons who do business in this state to des- l tained.
 n. b No l66 HilD-To further provide for
 sne iylng-ln expenses and maintenance of the
 ehlld In cases of bastardy.
 IL b No l6i tCasey)-To better apportion
 'Ie taxes assessed on real estate.
 n- D. No l69 (Martin)-To amend the law
 ea.ine state board to build and construct a
 state railroad n n D. No i50 (Moss)-To amend section 6s36 l court
 l fence
 h' k No l72 Foster)-To cure defective ac- knowledgments. ~, D. No l14 (Normapl-To regulate the fees change of venue cases. n. D. No. IFS (Jones of Nevada)- a)-Giving au- l aaI,ny ity 10 county and probate judges to take no"ieogments to deeds of conveyance with III .heir respective counties ,A "r head called up his motion to reconsider m sote oy which s. B. No 2 failed to pass dia ne motion to reconsider prevailed, end after Isssion ,Ias the bill failed to pass This set- ms,ns ,or the session the question of supplying oers with newspapers and stamps.