The Forrest City times., 1899-03-31

Senate Proceedings.
Little Rock. March 2s-The rules were sus-
pended and number Of bills introduced.
House business was taken up and a number
OF bills read first and second times,
The senate agreed to house amendment to s.
b 20. relating TO change OF venue in civil cases
by vote OF ~ to g
Section 5SS Of the digest is amended by the
bill as follows:
Upon presenting the petition, which may be
resisted. and notice to such Judge he may
make an order for the change OF the venue in
such action II In his Judgment it be necessary
to fair and impartial trial, to a county to
which there is no valid objection which he con-
Guides is most convenient to the parties and
their Witnesses
The house amendment provides that in case
where the plaintiff shall have instituted suit
In county other than that OF his residence or
OF the county where the occurrence OF which he
complains took place, unless compelled to do
so in order to get service on the defendant, the
defendant shall have the right to change OF
venue upon presentation OF his petition duly
verified.
House amendment to Senator Kirby fellow
rvant bill, making the law apply to COM
panles carrying passengers and freight for
hire, was read twice and placed on the calen-
dar with the bill.
H. B. 290 Light), to repeal q portion of the
act OF March s. 1887 and OF the act OF March %
1893, creating q leyee district in portions of
Craighead. Greene and Clay counties, was
passed under a suspension of the rules.
IL. B. l0l civilians OF Pulaski), to make GER
tain woven wire fences lawful passed and
transmitted to the house.
H. b. $50 tJobe), to protect wild Chinese
pheasants or any wild English pheasants in
the state OF Arkansas for five years. passed
H. Is. 100 tBlalock). to make lawful four
barbed wire fence in overflow districts in ST.
Francis county, read third time and passed
H. b. 81 tGrtmn), to require railroad COM
panies to fence their tracks in this state was
idnefinately postponed.
H. b. 357 BARROW, to authorize the mayor
and city council of Little Rock to grant right
OF way over certain streets OF said city to the
United States government, passed.
H. b. % (Weldon) to authorize sheriffs to
administer oaths to marshals at elections,
failed to pass.
H. B. 23l (Woford), TO rmend section 3764 OF
the digest to make lawful post and rail fence
secured with wire. passed.
H. B. 2l7 (Colquitt). to hx fees and emolu-
ments Of officers In Columbia county, failed to
pass,
The House.
The first business considered was Mr.. Scar
boroughs bill to require railroads to establish
telegraph offices at all stations where there is
not less than $50 Inhabitants. The bill failed
to pass.
H B. so4, the general appropriation BILL for
the support OF the state government for the
ensuing two years. was taken up and passed.
The bill carries an appropriation Of 1881 ,0OO
against 1854. 900 appropriated for the same pur-
pose two years ago.
S. B. 2l6 (McMullin), granting 1000 acres per
mile OF forfeited lands in Yell county to aid in
the construction OF the Dardanelle & Ola rail-
road, distance of Is miles, was read third
time.
Messrs Norton Stanfed Yadon Head and
and Trlce spoke against the BILL opposing land
grants to corporations
Messrs. Floyd. Toney. West and Short spoke
In favor of the measure, which passed-yeas
IS, noes IS.
S. B. i6 CHardy), giving mortgagors right Of
redemption for year when real estate is sold
under decree OF chancery court by paying in
terest at the rate borne by the decree OF judg-
ment was read third time and passed.
The act does not apply to any contracts,
mortgages or deeds Of trust now In existence,
or to any suits now pending.
s b. 200 (Dowdy). to prohibit county convicts
from running at large. passed.
The insane asylum bill was taken up, aud SEN
ate amendment reducing the appropriation for
additional buildings from 81 800 to &24, 500 was
concurred in. the chairman OF the committee on
state charitable institutions stating that In his
opinion an infirmary was the only additional
building needed at present.
S, B. 90 (king), authorizing county judges to
purchase and supply to the sheriff two blood
hounds, for use In tracking criminals, was read
third time.
Mr. Butt thought there were more humane
ways OF capturing criminals than by the use Of
bloodhounds.
Mr. Humphreys thought the passage OF the
bill would bring shame to the state.
Messrs Stanfeld and Casey urged the pass
age Of the bill, which failed to pass--yeas 25.
noes 10