The Forrest City times., 1899-02-17
Senate Proceedin gs.


 Little Rock Feb. l5.-The senate was called to order by the president at 9:30
 After the transaction of routine business & E. No. l0l (Carlock) to more enectually enforce the law against carrying concealed weapons was taken up The bill proposed to fix the fine Tor carrying concealed weapons at not less than s20 instead of $50. The bill was defeated
 $. B. No l03 (KimbelD. to extend charter rights Of railroads, was taken up and passed. $. C. R. No. Il, to defray the funeral expenses of the late Gen. A. H. Garland, was adopted
 :. B. No. l65 (Quarles), pertaining to the pun ishment of persons injuring levees was called up by Senator Quarles and passed. The bill fixes the fine at not less than B nor more than $50, or Imprisonment in the county Jail not less than five nor more than 30 days.
 $. B. No. 39 (South), to quiet certain land titles and afford the owners of such lands way in which to prove ownership where records have been destroyed or lost. was passed.
 The following bills were introduced:
 s. B. No l76 (Hardy). to provide for the en- forcement of miners lien in certain cases; IF (Quarles) to forfeit the charter of uncompleted railroads unless such railroed companies shall build 10 miles of road in one year; IFS (kim- belD, to increase the general powers of cities and incorporated towns; 179 (Shackleford), to amend sectio 36S7 of the digest: 1s0 (Martin) to regulatecharges made by railroad companies and other companies or persons within the state for delays in loading and unloading cars s. B. No. ll6 (Smith), to protect game in Ark ansas. was read third time and failed to pass
 $. E. No E (Shackleford) amending section ll2s of the digest, was read teird time and passed.
 s. B. No 5s Gankford), to amend sections 7Osl and 70s5 of the digest. was read third time and passed. The sections as amended make warrants in special school districts payable the same as in common school districts
 $. E. No. 9s (Hardy). to amend section 4l40 of the digest, was read third time and passed The bill makes fire insurance policies a liqui- dated demand in case of total loss for the full amount stated in such policies
 The House.
 When the house was called to order this morning about 20 members were absent
 H B. No. 92 (Short), to prohibit town and city councils from prescribing less penalties or punishment for violation of public ofenses than prescribed by the statute law, was read third time and passed.
 Mir. Casey's bin to amend section 4l64 of the digest, making it the duty of the auditor in- stead of the secretary of state to approve the bonds mentioned therein, was read third time and passed.
 H. B. 46 (Mears), to prevent partiality, favor iteism. delay and corruption in the adminis tration of justice, being the special order. was taken up, discussed at length and passed-49 to B.
 bIil pIONlutS tllot Ab ohalA pc d CIillC iOt any officer or private person to converse with any person who has been either selected or or summoned as juryman concerning the merits of any case, or the facts in any ease, civil or criminal, in which said juryman was summoned.
 H. B. 56 (GilD. to require mill companies to settle with employees every 30 days, and mak ing 1t penalty with Imprisonment for failure to comply with the act, failed to pass.
 A number of the members explained that they opposed the bill on account of the inn prisonment clause.
 H. E. 57 (Humphreys), to enlarge the course of instruction in the State University for the benefit of teachers, was read third time.
 Mr. Colquitt opposed the bill and Mir. Hum phreys spoke in favor of it.
 A motion to adjourn prevailed and the bill went over.