LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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in accordance with the petition of sundry citizens of Arkansas and Monroe countless ordered to a second reading by Mr. Croft, to authorize the citizens of Green county to elect county commissioners-read three times and PASSED; by Mr. Brown, for the relief of David Waker--ordered to . Sd reading and by Mr. Thornton, to author ;ze J. Willard to build 3 toll bridge across Bayou de Roach--eommitted.

 On motion of MT. Bean, the council re- solved itself into committee of the whole, Mir. Wolf in the chair, on tho Convention Bill; and after spending some time in the consideration thereof, the committee rose, and reported the bill, with an amendment, which was concurred in by the Council, as follows:

 Ysas-Messrs Buzzard, Bradley, Clark of Chi cot, Izard Jndkns, Kelly, Laimore, Mills, Moore, M'Kean, Smith, Thornton Taylor, Wilmington and Yoting-15.

 Nays-Mcssrs Bean, Brown, Clark of Carroll, Croft, Kuykenda Latfery, Patrick, Piiman, Rng- gold. Tidwell, Wolf. Williamson and Mr. Presi- dent--l3.

 The bill was then read third time, and on the question, shall tke biH pass the yeas and nays were required, and were as follows

 Yeus--Msssrs. Buzzard, Bradley, Clark of Chi cot, Izard, Kelly, Laraore, Mills, Moore, M'kean, Ringgod, Smith, Taylor, i4slsye Wilmington Williamson, Young and Mir. PfesideEs-I7.

 Nays-Messrs Bean, Brown, Clark of Caffal Croft, Judkins, Kuykenda, Lalierty, Patrick, Pit man, Thornton and Wolf-ll.

 So the bill PASSED, and was sent to the II. of K. for concurrence in the amend ment.

 On motion of Mr. Williamson, the bill to designate the southern boundary line off Johnson county, was referred to a select committee.

 The bill, from the H. of R., fixing the punishment of accessories in the crime of murder, was read a second time and ordered to a 3d reading.

 On motion of Mir. Kuykendall, the bill, to encourage the killing of wolves, was considered Tn committee of the whole, and reported without amendment; when, on the question, shall tbe 6al pass? the yeas and nays being required, were as follows:

 Yeas-Messrs. Bean, Buzzard, Bradley Clark of Carroll, izard, Judtns. KuykendaIl Kelly, Lat tmore. Laaerty, Mills, MeKean, Patrick Pitman. Thornton, Tidwell, Wolf and MT. Presideni--ls.

 Nays--Messrs. Clark of Chicot, Croft, Moore, Rnggold, Smith, Taylor and Williamson-7.

 So the bill PASSED, and was sent to the l II. of R., for concurrence.

 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 The following bills were received from the Council, havingpassedt that body; Anact | to establish the county of Madison-Ire- 1 .jectedl a memorial for a road from the N. l w. corner of Missouri, through Arkansas lPAssEpli for road from Jackson to the Raft in St. Francis river TpAssEDE an act for the relief of Armstead Cox-[ rejectedl for the relief of John R. Dye-Tpassod to second reading for the reliefof Green Orr --[passed to a second reading] memori- al for road from Crooked Creek to Dar danele-[ [PAssED].

 The committee on enrollments reported the following bills as correctly enrolled An act to legitimatize the son of Samuel Estell to divorce Amos and Mary Cohee, and John H. and Rachael Higginbotham to appoint commissioners to build court. house in Columbia. Chicot county.

 The following bills were read a second time, and passed to a third reading: To divorce James and Lucina A. Henly; to establish the county of Saline.

 A message wasreceived from the Council, | announcing the passage of the bill, which i originated in this honse, for the election of uelegateS to convention to form a State Constitution, with amendments, which were passed to second reading.

 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

 Monday, Oet. 26, 1885,

 Mf. Elliott, of Crittenden county, ap. peared, qualified, and took his seat.

 Mr. Lafferty presented petitions from sundry citizens of Van Buren county, con. corning the location of the seat of justice of that county, concerning the north and south boundary of the same, and concerning the apportonment of the county debt between Van Buren and Conway counties, and for a memorial to Congress, praying for donation of one section of land which were 1 referred.

 MT. Bean presented the petition of Rich. l ard c. Byrd, of Pulaski county, praying for divorce, which was referred.

 The following bills were introduced, read first time, and ordered to a. second read. l ing:

 By Mr. Tidwell, to establish the western boundary line of Jackson county by Mir. l Brown, regulating the judicial circuits, and for other purposes; nnendatory to the re. venue laws of this Territory, and for other