North Arkansas

ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
FIFTH SESSION.

Wednesday, Nov. 25 --In the Senate, the resolutions introduced by Mr. Walker, declaring a national bank unconstitutional, and instructing our Senators in Congress, and requesting our representatives, to use every exertion to prevent the establishment of such an institution, were read a third time and passed. Yeas 17, nays 4.

In the House, Mr. Fowler, from the committee on the judiciary, reported the bill entitled an act to abolish capital punishment, which had been referred to said committee, and recommended its indefinite postponement, adopted.

Mr. Fowler offered the following: Resolved, That the meetings of this House be opened every morning by prayer, and that the ministers of the gospel now resident in Little Rock, be requested to attend for that purpose, one of them each morning, as may be most convenient to themselves, adopted.

The remonstrance against the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands was read a third time and passed. Yeas 47, nays 16.

Tuesday, Nov. 26.--In the Senate, the bill fixing the salaries of special judges at $40 each term was passed.

The bill changing the collection of taxes from 60 to 45 days was rejected, yeas 9, nays 12.

The act authorizing a geological survey of the State was repealed.

The bill to establish the county of Liberty came up when Mr. Smith moved to amend by way of rider as follows: "to strike out the word Liberty wherever it occurs in the bill and insert Polk."

On the adoption of the amendment Mr. Maxwell moved the previous question, and called for the yeas and nays: question sustained; yeas and nays ordered. Yeas 13, nays 9. So the amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended passed.

The bill changing the mode of elections from viva voce to ballot was lost. Yeas 12, nays 12.

Wednesday, Nov. 27--In the Senate, the bill to repeal the 42d section of the act of last session, to establish a system of common schools was passed.

Yeas 12, nays 11.

In the House, the bill entitled "an act for the relief of Samuel Adams," was taken up and read a third time, passed, and sent to the Senate for their assent.

The bill entitled an act making penal the alteration of poll books of elections, was taken up and read a third time, and passed, and sent to the Senate for their concurrence.

Thursday, Nov. 28.-In the Senate, the bill to repeal an act relating to public roads and the overseers thereon, approved the 3d of February, 1843, was read a third time and passed.

A bill entitled an act declaring White River a navigable stream, was read a third time and passed.

In the House, the bill to incorporate the West Seminary, was read a third time and passed. Yeas 50, nays 18.