The Monticellonian., 1899-03-24
Senate Proceedings.

count of the proceedings.
 Senate Proceedings.
 Little Rock. March 14-S. E. 129 Butler), to amend sections 65s9 and 6591 Of the digest, failed to pass.
 House business was taken up and number Of bills read first time
 The Tatum bill, to protect members of labor organizations, providing penalty for the dis charge by any individual or corporation of an employe because said employe belongs to 9 labor union, was indefnately postponed. Ii. B s3 (Smith), to change the time of hoi ing chancery court in the Fifth chancery di trA waA tread third time and passed.
 B. 57 jHumphreys), to provide for chang Ing the course of study in the A. l. U. for the benefit of teachers, and establishing the Ar kansas state normal college at Mount Nebo as the place for holding the normal, passed, by a vote of IS tog.
 H. B. IS CMcCauley), to legalize marriages heretofore solemnized by mayors of this state, passed-23 to 2.
 H. R. POS tSteele1i fixing the time for holding the circuit court in the Second judicial circuit, passed.
 H. E. 322 Martin Of Critteuden). to declare three-barb wire fence q lawful fence in certain parts Of Crittenden county. passed.
 H.B.l65 (Chew) regulating and providing that trials be held where cause of action is brought, was read third time and passed
 MT Yadons bill, to prescribe penalty for S'AA4Hb Oi SAHiHs away Oi cigarettes ana tO- bacco to minors, was read third time and passed-yeas g, nays ,. The bill provides that every person convicted of selling or giving away chewing todacco, cigars or tobacco in any form to minors under the age Of IS shall be fined not less than BIO nor more than s5O bill by Mir. Williams Of Pulaski to abolish fencing district in certain territory in Pu- laski county, passed.
 H. B. 313 (Norton1, to provide for the pay ment Of appraisers Of the Sixteenth section lands, passed-2l to ,.
 Il. E. 247 tWinfeld), authorizing the city Of Little Rock to loan it's sinking and interest fund, passed
 H. E. lS9 Blalock). to amend an act Of 1897 to abolish all fences in that part of Arkansas lying east of the St Francis and west of the Mississippi rivers in Lee and Phillips coun- ties passed.
 H. E. l54 (Clarl), providing that applicants for admission to the insane asylum be ex- amined by two physicians was read third time and passed
 MT. Halls bill. amending the act of 1893 creating the St. Francis levee district, passed. The Harms hill, changing time of holding probate court of Lafayette county to second Mondays in January, April, July and October, was read third time and passed
 The House.
 The first business was MT. Mears motion made at yesterdays session, that the house hold night sessions. The motion was defeated The house. in committee Of the whole con oy sapf9poq s as perfectea' The bill provides for the erection of two annexes and an inhrmary at the asy- luu and appropriates 2s4 $50 for that purpose. $. E. PIT (Hilhouse). defining powers of the board Of directors Of levee district No in Jackson county, was read third time and passed.
 s. B. 5s Uanktord), providing for the pay ment of school warrants in the order of their registration paSSpd The ar to warrants registered prior to May I 1899 s, B. l29 South, for the confirmation of title to real estate, was read third time.
 IL prescribes the manner in which any per claiming to own land that is wild or lm- proved, and in the actual possession Of himself CT those claiming under him, may have title thereto confirmed.
 The bill passed-yeas 63. noes 2.
 s. B. 2s (Hardy). giving mortgagors right Of redemption within twelve months when real property Is sold, was taken up. and after the adoption of amendment providing that the act do not apply to any contracts, mortgages or deeds Of trust now in existence, or to any suits now pending, the bill placed on the cal l endar
 and second reading Of house bills
 Senate Proceedings.
 Little Rock March l5-Only two measures were passed by the senate, almost the entire
 
 Kimbell new state house bills.
 Senator kimbell moved that the committee on new state house be requested to make a re- port
 Senator South. from the committee, then re- turned s. B. 202 (kimeelD. without recommen- dation, and S, B. 2l4 (South), with recommena- tion that 1t pass
 The South bll provides for bond issue of sl50000, bearing interest at per cent. The Kimbell bill contains no bond feature.
 ol,oIl 1hStit it,,ta For, ,b South bill the bill prepared by himself, No, 2o2 and urged It's adoption. Senator Quarles was opposed to n bond issue.
 Senator South argued at length against the motion to adopt the Kimbell bill as substi- tute
 Senator Hardy opposed bond issue upon the ground that the state had no right under the constitution to float interest bearing bonds.
 Senator Kimbell followed in support of his motion, and against a bond issue or increase of taxes
 His motion carried-yeas 19 nays 8. Those voting in the negative were Senators Buckner Butler Hillhouse, Martini, McNemer, Me Mulin, South, and Wilson Of Washington s. E. 130 (R. J. Wilson,, to limit the punish ment of minors convicted of felony, was read third time and passed.
 The Lankford bill, providing for the working of roads and building of bridges. was read third time and possed-yeas 21. nays 4
 The House.
 MT Tappan introduced bill fixing salary of county judge of Phillips county at sl, 900 per year.
 MT Steele introduced a concurrent resolu- tion providing for the appointment of two rep resentatives and two senators as a committee to investigate the Confederate home Adopted. II. B. go &Velton1, authorizing sherins and their depvNes to administer oaths to marshals of elections. allowing fee of 25 cents for each oath administered was read third time and passed.
 H. B. 34o (Crockettl. requiring school dlrec- tors to be freeholders in their districts, was read third time and passed
 MT. Herrn's bill, fixing salary of sheriff and collector of Sharp county at s1 800 per annum, passed.
 H. B. 139 Casey, providing that contracts for a greater rate of interest than per cent. shall be void as to interest and that all con- tracts for greater rate Of interest than 10 per cent per annum shall be void to prin- cipal and interest, was taken up
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