LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

 nTnandnat Ocf 10
{"character_count": 4592, "word_count": 779, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9501000046730042], "ccnet_perplexity": [1929.300048828125], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
TeddiDg-d Dtll 10 utSS0IVe tne JULIUS oA marimony between Abraham Stewart and I 'aabbii;Eia Stewart, aiias Tabtha Foster. re- ported by Mir. Judfins; a bill to appoint commissioners to locate the seat of justice of Miller county, introduced by Mir. Lat temore; bill to punish accessories to the crime of murder, introduced by MT. Browc. From the house of representatiyes--an act concerning conveyauces; an act to erect and establish the county of White; an act 10 erect and establish the county of Scar cy; an act supplementary to the laws of descefit and distribution.

 The following bills and memorials were passed-a memorial for an appropriation to improve the navigation of Fashita and Lit tie Missouri rivers; memorial from the H. of K. for road from Burlisson's to Jackson; an act from the H. R. to amend the laws on the subject of gaming.

 The following bill was read a second time and ordered 10 third readng--to di- vorce Louisa c. Trent and Thomas Trent. The following bills were committed to select committees-a bill to define the boundaries of Jefferson county, 10 Messrs. Young, Smith, and Mills; biil supple mentary to the laws regulating the militia, to Messrs. Wolf, Clark of Chicot, and Brown; a bill supplementary 10 the laws relative to administrations, to Messrs. Brown, Ringgold, Tidwell and Williamson; bill 10 change the mode of assessing and l collecting taxes, 10 Messrs. Izard, Brown, and Croft.

 The following bills were committed to committee of the whole, and made the or der of the day for te-mofrow-a bill chang ing the mode of selecting grand jurors; the bill to change the manner of assessing and collecting taxes in this Territory.

 Adjourned.

 IHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

 Mir. Magness presented q petition from sundFy citizens of Izard county, which was referred to select committee of Messrs. Magness, Roberts and Ward.

 Nf. Fowler, from the joint committee, to whom was referred so much of the Govern or's message as relates to state govern ment, reported q bill, to be entitled, an act for the election of members to convention to form constitution and system of govern ment for the People of Arkansas, prebara- tory to their admission into the Union as a State. LIr. Whinnery moved 10 dispense with the rules of the house, in order to read said bill a second time, which was uega- tlved Mir. Walker, of Hempstead, offered the following amendment to the bill, which was Regdtared, viz: ''strlke out all that part ! appoftionlng the representation from the va | rous counties, and introduce in lieu there. ot that the representation in the convention hp fba .,, * L. gislature. including members of both hous- es, and they shall be elected iii the same manner as they now are"-and the bill was read first time, and passed to a second reading.

 A memorial from the council, for an ap- preparation to remove the Instructions to the navigation of the Nashita and Little Missouri rivers, was read first time, and passed to a second reading.

 The following bills and memorials were received from the council, viz:

 A bill to divorce Matilda Patterson, which was read first time. Mr. Seay moved to lay the bill or the table, which was neoa- tiyed; and the bill was referred to select committee of Messrs. Outlaw, Seay and Triplett.

 A bill, to be entitled. an act amendatory to the attachment laws-read first time, and passed to second reading.

 bill concerning runaway saves-read a first time, and passed to a second reading.

 A memorial for fortiGcation on the western boundary of Arkansas-read first tune, and referred to d select committee of | M essrs. Walker, of Washington, Evans and Roberts.

 4 memorial to the President of the U. s. praying certain person to examine certain rlvers--read first time, and passed to a second reading.

 A memorial for road from Helena to Jackson, Mo.--read first time, and pass ed 10 second reading.

 memorial for a road from Columbia, Chlcot co. 10 Little Rock, ditto.

 \ memorial tor road from Helena to the mouth of Cache, ditto.

 And memorial for an appropriation to remove the Instructions 10 the navigation ot St. Francis and White rivers, ditto.

 Mr. iriplett introduced bill, to be ent- tied, an act to authorise certain suits to be- 'fied Tn the supreme court-which was read ilrst time, and on mctien of MT. Walker. oi Hempstead, the rules of the house were dispensed with, and the bill was read a se- eond tune, and ordered to be engrossed and read third time tomorrow.

 MT. Walker, of Wasbinoton. iron, sa rect committee, reported bill to dissolve ,ne 11 ponds C: matrlmony between John c. !