The Forrest City times., 1899-03-10

Senate Proceedings.
Little Rock March 6-S. b. 237 (Hillhouse),
defining the powers OF the board OF levee d.
rectors Of levee district No. 1 in jackson
county. being special order OF business, was
taken up and passed
Senator McNemer introduced S. B. 23s, TO
provide for the support Of the deaf mute in
stitute.
motion requesting the return FROM the
house Of the Dowdy and Kirby railroad COM
mission bills was tabled.
Senator South offered an amendment to s. b.
22i, to repeal all special acts placing county
officers on salary, which was adopted The
amendment provides that where the ONCE Of
sherin and tax collector has been separated
under special salary acts they shall remain
separate.
Bills were introduced as follows
No. 239 (Douglass) to reorganize the bureau
OF agriculture and constitute the same an aux
Hilary to the county courts in the maintenance
OF a state system Of roads and bridges
No. 240 (McNemer). to supply deficiency In
appropriation for water supply OF deaf-mute
institute, amounting to &2sl.15.
No. 241 Uankford), to amend section $50 Of
the digest
No. 242 (Quarles), fixing the boundaries of
school districts in this state.
No. 243 (Martin), to amend section 4125 Of the
digest, relating to bonds OF insurance COM
panies.
No. pa (McGehee), to cure defective ack-
nowledgements heretofore taken in the In
dian territory.
No. PAS (wilson), authorizing school districts
to condemn lands for school sites.
No. 246 Douglass). for support OF the branch
normal at Pine Bluf.
s. B. POP. amending an act to prescribe con-
ditions upon which foreign corporations may
do business in this state, to include telegraph
companies now dong business In this state
was read third time and passed
s. b. 81 (Ferguson). requiring railroad COM
panies to keep waiting rooms heated and prop
erly ventilated day and night, was read third
time and passed.
s. B. 81 (Collins), for the regulation OF FIRE
insurance not made through local agent and
to protect local agents. was read third time
and passed.
The House.
After routine business three unimportant
local bills were introduced and read first time
II. B. POS (Steele). to fix the time for holding
the several circuit courts In the Second judi
cial circuit, was read third time and passed.
Mr.. Short called up his motion to reconsider
the vote by which Mr. Mears' bill No. 49, to
prevent partiality in the administration Of JUS
tice, passed Mr. Mears moved to lay his mo-
tion on the table. but that motion failed and
the motion to reconsider prevailed. Further
consideration OF the bill was postponed until
March 9th.
II. g. % (Smith), to change the time for hold
ing courts in the Fifth chancery district was
read third time and passed
Mr.. Humphreys moved that the clerk be in
structed to erase section Is OF II. b. 2Q5 the
house railroad commission BILL and that the
bill be enrolled without section 49, in accord
ance with the records.
Through some oversight section IS as stricken
out by the house was left in the bin sent to the
senate, and the latter body passed the bill
without amendment.
1t was commended ny several members that as
the senate passed the bill without amendment
1t must necessarily have passed without sec
ton 10, and that the commission to erase it was
mere clerical error
Mr.. Caldwell spoke in favor OF the motion
arguing that the senate could pass no other
bill than the one passed by the house unless 1t
had amended it.
The speaker ruled that the house could in
struct the clerk as Mr. Humphreys motion
| provided, IL 1t saw fit to do so.
The vote on the motion stood 81 ayes to ~
noes. SO the bill was ordered engrossed and
| sent to the governor with section 10 stricken
| out.
| The afternoon session was devoted to local
bills, and the following were read third time
| and passed:
No ga (Walker) for the relief of Miss A. M
| Jones-4s to 49,
No 256 Martin Of Crittenden) authorizing
an election to be held in Red Fork and Walnut
Lake townships in Desha county OF the ques-
ton OF liquor icense-ayes a. noes 20.
| No. ~ (Reece), fixing salaries Of Hampstead
| county onicers as follows: Sheriff and col
lector, u. 900 and half the fees for collecting
delinquent taxes: circuit clerk, 81, 400; county
clerk, u 200; assessor e600-ayes 80. noes 81
No. 277 (Harris). fixing time for holding pro-
bate court of Lafayette county-ayes 81, noes O.
| No. 2s9 (Hall OF Lee), amendatory OF the act
creating the St Francis levee district-ayes 81.
noes 0.
No. 322 Martin OF Crittenden). making three
barbed wires q lawful fence in Crittenden
| cOunty-ayeS a. noes O.