GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF ARKANSAS

SENATE Dec.14kh.1 .12I
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SENATE, Dec. 14b, 1874.

 Mr. Irwin introduced Bill :sto ratify and confirm the marriage of Augustus F. Odle and Lucy Ann Lewis, minors.n On motion of Mr. Irwin the rules were dispensed with, and the bill passed.

 Mr. Clark presented petition from Fl ting against detaching any territory from said County and attaching the same to Desha County.

 On motion of Mr. Clark, the petition was referred to the committee on Counties and County lines.

 Mr. Ficlllin presented petition from 109 citizens of Lawrence County, praying that said County be divided and some portions attached respectively to the Counties of Jack son and Randolph. On motion of MT. Flick lin, the petition was referred to a select con- mittee, consisting of Messrs. Fickln, Black, and Maxwell.

 Mr. Black offered resolution, {" that this General Assembly adjonrn sine die, on the 30th inst" which, on motion of Mr. Trim ble, was laid on the table for the present.

 Mr. Black reported the bill to change the times of holding the Probate and County Courts of Randolph County, with an amend ment, which was adopted and the Bill as amended passed

 Mr. Gaines, from the Select Committee, to whom the subject matter was referred, repor- ted Bill for the relief of James B. Jackson, which being read first time, on motion of Mr. Neely, the rules were dispensed with and the bill passed.

 Mir. Ficklin, from the Select Committee, to whom the subject matter was referred, re- ported the Bill ''to change the time of hold ing the Probate Court in the Counties of Washington, Benton, Madison, Johnson, Hempstead, and Lawrence, back, unamen- ded, and the bill was passed.

 Nlr. Maxwell, from the select committee, to whom was referred several bills {. to de- fine the mode of collecting the Public Reve- nue, , reported substitute for the same, which, on motion of Mir. Newton, was or dered to be printed, by vote of 9 to l.

 Mir. Trimble obtained leave of absence for MT. Neely, on account of indisposition.

 Mr. Newton, from the select committee, to whom was referred the bill {: to incorpo- rate the Little Rock Bridge Company, D re- ported the same back without amendment, and recommended it's passage. After good deal of skirmishing by way of amendments, &c., the Bill was finally passed, by vote of l7 to z, having its l2th section stricken out, and provss attached, that if the Bridge IS not built within ten years after the passage of the act, the Charter shall be void

 On motion of Mir. Newton, the Senate ad- lourned.