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taxation, reported fAe same without amend ment.

 4 memorial for road from Columbia, Chcot co. to Washington, Hampstead co was read twice. and passed to a third read ing.

 4 memorial for the removal of the troops from Fort Gibson, was passed and sent to the house, as also memorial for removing the raft of Red river.

 Nr. Brown, from the select committee to whom was referred the bill amendatory 10 the attachment laws, reported the same without amendment.

 RiF. Ringgold presented petition from sunday citizens of Izard CO.,; referred to select committee of Ringgold, Wolf, and Patrick.

 On motion of Mr. Thornton, the con- rnittee on memorials was instructed 10 in- qulfe into tue expediency of asking an ap- proPriation for road from the Hot Springs vla Clark c. H., to the Louisiana line in the direction of Natchitoches.

 On motion of Mr. Ringgold, tie rcsoiu- lion insruating the Delegate relative to the seventy two sections was read and referred 10 a select committee consisting of Messrs. Ringgold, Bean, Clark of Chicot, Smith, and Mexican.

 On motion of Mfr. Wolf, inc resolution to appoint a committee to take bond for the public printing, was adopted, Committee, Messrs. Ringgold, Bean, Thornton, and Moore.

 Bills taken up-an act supplementary to the laws for the government of justices of the peace in civil proceedings-read a sec ond time and committed to a committee of the whole house, and made the order of the day for tomorrow; an act to regulate cer- tain stray laws, read a second time and re- ferred to a select committee consisting of Messrs. Clark of Carroll, Williamson, and Kuykepdall; an act to locate the seat of justice for Monroe co. read a second time, and ordered to third reading; an act amendatory 10 the laws now in force, SIe. relative 10 foreible entry and detainer, read a second time and ordered to bo eferossed and read a third time tomorrow; an act more eflectually defining the punishment of forgery, read a second time, committed to committee of the whole, and made the order Of the day for morrow; an act to appoint commissioners to superintend the building of court house and jail in Columbia, Chi cot co. read second time and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on We'd nesdaY; an act to change the manner of assessing and collecting taxes in this Ter ritory, read a second time and referred to select eommitaA&s s~eonsisting of Messrs. Brown, Wolf and Bean; bia 10 repeal an act approved 23d Oct. 1881, read q second time and laid on the table till inc lst of Jan. next.

 The following bills were passed and sent to the house of representatives for concur renee, viz:

 An act establishing the county of Saline; an act to alter the time Of electing all civil officers in this Territory.

 The following bill was laid on the table; an act to repeal the law defining the crime of maiming

 The bill to elect county tfeasurers was referred to a select committee consisting of Messrs. Izard, Smith, and Bean. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

 Mr. Logan presented petition from sun dry citizens of Crawford county, praying to be attached 10 Johnson county; which was referred to the committee on counties and county lines.

 Mir. Roberts, from the select committee 10 whom vas referred the bill to erect and establish the county of Marion, reported said bill without amendment, and asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject; when Mir. Magness moved that the bill be engrossed for third read ing on to-rnorrow, which was agreed 10.

 The following resolution, introduced by MT. Whinnery, was agreed to.

 Resolved, That the proposals for public printing, received by the joint committee of both houses, be spread upon the journals

 On motion of Mr. Fowler, the clerk of the house Representatives was required to furnish the secretary of the territory with 3 copy of the order requiring him to lay before the house the aggregate population of each county of the territory of Arkansas, accord ing to the late census.

 The following bills were introduced upon previous notice given:

 By Mir. Howell, an act concerning roads and highways, which was read, and on mo- ton of Mr. Walker of Washington, was re. iered to select committee of Walker of Washington, Logan and Howell; by Mr. Evans, bill entitled an act supplementary to the several laws now in force on des- cents and distributions-wh which, on motion foi Mir Fowler, was referred to a select committee of Fowler, Evans and Walker of Washington.

 Mr. Evans gave notice that on Tb,ysdav