The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-01-20

The House.
Speaker Vandevente- called the house to
order ct o'clock.
The speaker read the following list OF stand
ing committees:
Judiciary-Tappan E. w. Rector. Berkley
Neal, Tuohey, Herrn, Johnson Barrow, Butt
Cotton. Ponder, Brooks, Henderson. Moss.
Railroads-Herrn, Weaver. Meadow. Berk-
ley Neal. Armstrong, Humphreys, Colquitt
Tappan Mears, Floyd, Clark Nance.
Apportionment-Neal Fields Gill, Hender-
son. J. I. N. Holt. Howard. p b Jones, Mich
OILS Harris, Nixon, Rees. Yadon.
Education - Weaser. Hendricks. Barrow
Brooks, Colquett, Short, Steele, J. f. Smith
McCauley.
Ways and Means-Coiquitt, Greed. Cald-
we'll. Turner Wofford, Driver Aydlott, Wood
J. E. Smith. Short.
Corporations Fields, Wallace Clack
Taylor. Light. p. B. Jones, J. L Jones, Head.
Roads and highways Cotton. Tappan, GILL;
Floyd, Hathcock, Z. w. Rector West.
Counties and county lines-Meador, Wallace
Clack, Alley. Green, Reaper, Patten.
State lands-H. f. Holt, Craig, Steele Casey
G.. W. Williams Coker, S. A. Martin, Moss
Roper.
Agriculture-Westmorela Howard, We'll
ton, Griffin, Brock, McCauley, Ewell.
Circuit and justice courts-E. W. Rector,
Rodgers Mears, J. T. Jones, Jobe Poole, G.
w. Williams.
County and probate courts-Rogers j. t
Jones, Neil, Humphreys. Nichols Winfield
Jobe.
Public buildings Wallace. Cotton. j. NJ
Hall, w. f. Martin. Rees. Foster, Toney
Public expenditures-Buttk keesee. Tatum
J. I. NJ. Holt, G. S. Rector, Griffith, Gamma
way.
Public printing Wood. Meador Henderson
Stanfield, Weaver Speer S Williams
neutrality-suspicious. Wofford, Hendricks
Driver, Walker, Toney, Blackburn
Internal mprovements-Fields. .Toney. Trice
G. W. Williams, Scarborough. Griffin Alley
Elections -Turney ,Aydelott. Floyd, Worord
Patten, Letter Evans.
Cities and towns-Clark f. w. Rector Bow
ers, Scarborough, Blalock, Taylor. G. w. Will
liams.
Immigration-W. f. Martin ]. NJ Hall s. A.
Martin, Norton. Tuohey S. p Williams Trice
State charitable Institutions Johnson, Lef-
Ter, Clark, Butt, Short Winfield. Brooks.
Retrenchment-Nicho Walker West va
don, Hughes Gannaway. Chew.
Memorials scarborough, Barrow, J. f.
Smith, Ponder, Howard. Casey, Armstrong.
Federal relations Clack. Westmoreland
Spear. Nance. Evans. j. L. Hail. Craig
Books of state land commissioner and super
intendent of public instruction-Tuohey Wof-
ford. Gannaway Turner, Blalock. Foster
Reese.
Claims Walker, Parker Neill Poole. Steele
p b. Jones' Roper
Harris. Bowers. Chew
Insurance - Barrow, Butt, Chew, Crockett
Hughes Blackburn, Meador
Journal-Floyd, Rogers Letter, Casey, Nixon
Trice. Brock.
Engrossed bills = Craig Hendricks, Head
Clark Jobe. Sullivan Field.
Labor-Bowers Clack, Evans, Greer Harris
G. s. Rector, Norton.
Temperance-Gill. Reese, G. w. Williams
Walker, Norman, West. Driver.
Practice of Observation-Disclosures Sullivan
Taylor, Caldwell, Hughes. ]. L. Hall, Coker.
Rules-Foster Colquitt. Humphreys. Wall
lace, Hernn, Tappan, Stanf1eld.
Mines and mining Welton, Tatum
Colxer, Neill. Howard. j. T. M Holt.
Auditors and treasurer's books-Norman
Barrow Craig.
Joint committee on enrolled bills-Mears,
Butt. Gill.
After announcement of committees, the roll
was called for introduction Of bills. and the fol-
lowing were introduced:
BY Mr.. Short-To appropriate 300 to meet
immediate expenses OF state board OF health.
Mr. Rogers-To prevent running at large OF
stock. and for other purposes.
Mr.. Stanfield-To reduce penalty against
sherins and other officers for failing to return
executions
Mr.. Smith. OF Cross-Changing time OF hold
ing court in Fifth chancery district
Mr.. Short-To protect baggage OF travellers.
Mr.. Turner-To change time of holding cleo
tions.
Mr. Wallace-Repealing an act entitled. IAN
act for the protection OF fish in the waters OF
Conway, Perry and Polk counties.
Mr.. Mountaineering cities TO prevent
stock from running at large within their cor
porate limits.
Mr. Sullivan Joint resolution, extmpting
cotton and wool manufacturing enterprises
from taxation for seven years.
Mr. WiltOn-M Making annual school reports
by directors good under certain conditions.
Mr.. west-To restrain and regulate running
at large Of stock.