The Monticellonian., 1899-03-10
Senate =Proosedinga.

Little Rock March 6-S B. 235 tHilh0ases. defining the powers Of the board Of iaFee d. roetars of ieyee district No. ] in Jackson 1 county. beia5 special order of business. Was taken ID aH# passed
 SeHazaF HeS6mef Introduced s E. aaz dd provide for tHe support of the 5Hlt mute Iu- sttute
 Senator South offered an amendment to S# B 22t, tQ repeal all special acts placing county officers eH salaff. which was adopted. fhc amendment provides that where the ealee Of sheriff and LAX collector has been separated under special salary acts they shall remain separate
 BiHs were introduced as follows. Nc. 28g GlaHgtass4. te reorgauize tho bureau of agriculture md constitute the same an aux Hilary to the county courts in the maintenance of a state S7Stem of roads and bridges No. 249 fHe$euert. to supply deaefcncv in appropriation for water supply of aeaf-mute institute. amounting to $2sll5
 No. gil Ht-aa6fard4. to amend section 150 Of the digest
 No a49 QuareSf nxing the boundaries of school districts ln this state. No. 245 Martini, to amend section 4l25 of the digest. relating to bonds of insurance com panleS.
 No. ef lNeaeAee). to cure defective ack- nowle judgements heretofore taken iu the h. dian territory.
 No. 245 tWiIson). authorizing school districts to condemn lands for school sites.
 No. 245 tBoug'ass1. for support of the branch normal at Pine Bluff. <. B. a-2, amending an act to prcser bo com dtlous upon which foreign corporations may do business n this state, to include telegraph 1 compani now dolng business in taS state. was read thifd time and passed. $ E sl JFerguSonl. requiring railroad com panies to keep waiting rooms heated and prop erly ventilated day and night, was read third time and passed A Ff F,4r q fa ,T.t 2 insurance not made through local agent. and to protect local agents, was read third time and passed
 The House.
 Alter routine business three unimpertant local bills were introduced and read third time
 II B 20s (Steele), to fix the time for holding the several circuit courts in the Second judi cial circuit, was read third time and passed
 Mir Short called up his motion to reconsider the vote by which Mir. Mears bill No 46 to prevent partiality In the administration of jus tice, passed Mir, Mears moved to lay his uo- ton on the table. but that motion faEJed and the motion to reconsider prevailed Further consideration of the bill was postponed until March 9th.
 H. B B (smith1, to change the time for hold ing courts in the Fifth chaneery distriet. was read third time and passed
 Mir Humphreys moved that the clerk be in- strueted to erase section IS of H B 2a5. tho house railroad commission bul. and that the bnl be enrolled without section Is in aeeord- anee With the records.
 This motion brought on considerable dis cusslon.
 Through some oversight section 1sas stricken out by the house was left in the bill sent te tAe senate and the latter body passed the bIlI without amendment.
 It was eoHtended hy several members that as the senate passed the bill without amendment 1t must necessarily have passed without sec ton IS and that the commission to erase it WAS a mere clerical error,
 MT. 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 il.
 The speaker ruled that the house could in- struct the clerk as Mir Humphreys motion provided if it saw fit to do so.
 The vote on the question stood 54 ayes to IT noes so the bill was ordered engrossed and sent to the governor wite section Is stricken out
 The afternoon session was devoted to local bills aud the following were read third time and passed;
 No. s24 lWalkerl, for the relief Of Miss A M JancS-4 is to lQ
 an election te be held in Red Fork and Walnut Lake townships in Desha county or the daes- ton of liquor Leense-ayes 42. noes % No. sg Rocco, liking salaries of Hampstead county officers IS follows; Sheriff and col ltctor. R aQ0 and hall the fees for collecting dcliuqGt dt taxes circuit clerk Sl ,490. county clerk St ,aa9. assessor S500-ayes 36 noes 2f A.o 25f eHaerisl. Gying time for holding pros bate court of Lafayette county ayes a7 noes |. No -33 tttail of Lse). amendatory of the act creating the st Francis leNee di>trlct-RYes q No 8ae sfsutiu Of CriHeudeul malting three county ayes oi, pces