LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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memorlallzing Congress on the following subjects, viz: For appropriations to in1- prove the navigation of White and St. Fran cis, and tiie WashEi!a " and Little Missouri rivers to connect the bayou Bartholomew with the Mississippi by a canal; to repair the road from Iittle Rock to Logan's, and up the north side of the Arkansas to Cane Hill and Fayetteville; to open road from Batesvile, via Van Buren c. H. to the road from Little Rock to Fort Gibson; to complete the road from Columbia to Little Rock; and for the passage of laws to pre- vent the location of forty-acre pre-emptions not held by pre-emption, and for extending the right of pre-emptlon.

 The following memorials were present. ed, received their several readings and passed: By Mir. Tzard, for road from Helena to Mouth of Cache; to remove the Instructions in White and St. Francis rivers for road from Helena to Jackson 1; by MT. Clark of Chicot, for completing the road from Columbia to Little Rock; by Mir. Brown, for fortifcatIon on our west ern frontier; by Mir. Lafferty, to extend the U. s. Road leading from Batesville.

 Mir. Judkins from the committee to whom was referred the bill to change the venue in certain cases, reported the same without amendment, and the bill was made the order of the day for Tuesday.

 MT. Izard, from the committee to whom was referred the bill supplementary 10 the several laws nowin force relative to admin istrators, reported the same with several amendments, which were adopted, and the bill was committed.

 Mir. Judkins introduced bill to divorce Louisa B. Trent and Thomas Trent, which was read and ordered 10 2d reading.

 Mir. Judkins presented the petition of Abm. Stuart, praying for divorce, which was referred.

 Mr. Bean introduced a memorial, pray ing for an appropriation to open a road from the southwest corner of Missouri through this Territory, which was referred.

 Mir. Tidwell presented petition from sundry citizens of Jackson county, praying to be released from certain obligations therein named, which was read and refer red

 Mr. Brown, from the committee to whom was referred the bill, to change the manner Of assessing and collecting taxes, reported the same with amendments, which report was adopted.

 MT. Young introduced a bill, to define the boundary lines of Jefferson county, which was read and ordered to a 2d read ing.

 Mir. Brown, from the committee 10 whom was referred the bill, from the H. of R., on the subject of gaming, reported the same with amendments when the bill was com mitsed.

 On motion of Mir. Wilmington, a select committee was appointed, to inquire into the expediency of memorializing Congress for an appropriation to open road from Fort Iowson, via Hot Springs, to intersect the road from Columbia to Little Rock, at Pine Bluffs.

 The bill, supplementary to the laws in force regulating the militia, was read 2d time and ordered to Sd reading.

 MT. Lafferty introduced bill, to estab- lish the boundary line of Van Buren coun- ty, which was referred.

 The resolution, from the H. of R.. fix ing on the Sd of November as the day on which the Legislature will adjourn, and de. claring that no new bills shall be introduc- ed alter next Monday week T26th inst, l was concurred in.

 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

 The committee on enrollments reported lhe following acts as correctly enrolled:

 To removed the administration of the estate of john Newton; 10 authorize the administrators of Isaac Ward to sell real estate; for the relief of the citizens of 1reen county; memorial to improve the navigation of Saline river.

 The following bills were received from the Council, for concurrence:

 To divorce certain persons Treiectedl: 10 authorize Creed Taylor to make certain titles rejected l; and an act to prevent the abatement of suits brought by unmarried women, winch was read first time, and ordered to second reading.

 The following bills were read. and nrder. cd 10 a second reading

 Appointing commissioners to build 9 courthouse and jail at Colambia, Chieot county; to punish accessories to the crime ot murder; defining the duties and extend- ing the jurisdiction of justices of the peace; memorial for floating claim to settlers on the 18th section.

 Bills rejected.-To facilitate the colIec. ton ot money out of the hands of certain persons; 10 elect commissioners 10 locate the seat ofJusiice of Monroe county.

 A memorial for an appropriation fo open road from Jackson, Lawrence county. to