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 10 whom was referred so much of the Go vernorss message as related to the digest of the laws of this Territory, reported that they have had the subject under consider alton, and find that the book in question is exceedingly imperfect, on account of the muny omissions in the work, and much has been retained which has been repealed. Your committee are therefore unwilling 10 recommend the book, us containing the laws of the land but recommend a distri. button of it to the different counties of the Territory, recommending 1t to all courts where 1t may be offered as law, to receive 1t for what they may deem 1t to be worth. Your committee offer the following resolu- ton:

 ReSolred That the 700 copies of the digest of the laws ol Arkansas be distributed in the follow Ing manner: To the Judges of the Superior and County Courts, one copy each; to the Governor and Secretary one copy each to the members ofthe Legislature, one copy each to each Clerk and She rlf of each county, one copy each. The balance of the books to be equally divided among the differ ent counties of the Territory, according to their re- presentation in this Legisature, for the use of the justices oi tine peace of said counties.

 A message was received from the Coun. cil, announcing that they still disagreed to the amendment of the H. of R. in the reso- lution appointing justices of the peace, and requesting that committee of conference be appointed on the part of the House to meet such committee as has been appointed by the Council.

 The bill to divorce John II. and Mahala Patterson, was rejected.

 Mr. Outlaw from the select joint commit ice to examine the Auditors and Treesnt rer's books, made the following REPORT:

 The committee on the Auditors and Treasurer's books

 REPORT

 That your committee have, according to order, performed the duties assigned them :; and after patient examination of the looks and vouchers in the office of the Auditor and Treasurer, state, with much pleasure, that they find the report as rendered by Ihe Auditor, correct, with few exceptions. 1t appears by the report that the whole amount of warrants issued by the Auditor was BIO, 0,4o6 7la, to which must be added the sum of $500, for which scrip was issued to pay K. Criuenden, by an act of the Le- glsl9ture of 1883; but no warrant had issued or been registered for the sum, together with q fifty dollar warrant, suspended by the former committee, payable t6 J. C. r. Tolleson; making the whole amount of warrants on which scrip has issued, $11,- 046 11f. The committee, after examin- ing with much care the amount of scrip s- sued by the Treasurer, on warrants, found the amount not to correspond with the re- port rendered to the Governor the amount of scrip issued being $I0,94 02, 10 which must De added warrant i'll favor of D.. Walker, for $100, on which scrip has not issued, but warrant, included in Auditor's r6port, making tho whole amount of scrip issued S11 ,047,02, and agreeing with the warrants as connected in this report, with in seventy cents. -

 The statement of the Auditor marked 4, showing the amount of warrants drawn on the Territorial Treasurer, under the ap- propriations of 1893, up to the 1st of Oct 1885, and the amount of expenditures, placed under their rcspeetive heads, IS found by the committee to be correct; as also the statement marked E. All of which is respectfully submitted, with the report of llc buuIlOT tS 11due lo tlC 0ONeTllOT, to- gether with the following resolution;

 Resolued, That the joint committee on the Audit or's and Treasurer's books be instructed to burn the scrip redeemed at the Treasury and that the Speaker of the II. oi l. De instructed write the word [" satisfedn on the warrants and vouchets ex- amned by the conirnittee on the Auditors and Treasurors books and return the same to their res pective offices.

 Mr. Evans offered the following pream- ble and resolution, which were rejected: Whereas 1t appears, from the examination Of the records of this Legislature that ALBERT PiKE edit or of inc Arkansas Advocate, in his paper of Oct. 30, 1885, in publishing the names of persons elect. ed justices of the peace, has, through design mis- take, made many errors

 Re8olsed, taefefere, That tie said editor be pre- cluded from the privilege of examining the records of this legislature; and that the resolution giving the different editors privilege within the bar of this Legislature, far it concerns the editor of said paper, be rescnded.

 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

 .Monday, Niou. 2.

 A memorial to connect the Bayou Bar