STATE LEGISL LATURE.

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 The Senate met pursuant 10 adjournment.

 MT. Ball, from the committee on the petition of John Harre, reported bill, 10 authorize the resignation of John Harrel administrator of James Mccormick, de- ceased; which passed to 2d reading, and ordered to Sd reading on Saturday.

 Mir. McCamy, from the select committee to whom was referred the petition of sundry citizens of Washing ton county, praying for division of said county report ed two bills, establishing two counties-one to be called Madison and the other Benton, which were read first time and ordered 2d reading, and ordered to Sd reading on Saturday.

 MT. Brown, from the select committee to whom was referred the b repeal the st and 2d sections of an act to call in the script of Crawford county, approved 2d Nov 1885, reported the same, with an amendment which was eoncurred in and the bill was then ordered to third reading. and PASSED on Saturday.

 The orders of the day taken up, when the bill supplementary to an act appointing commissioners to supernend the building Of court house and jail in Columbia, Chcot county, approved Oct. 27 1885, and the bill to authorize the remesal of the administration of the estate of Rufus K. Garland, deceased, from Lafayette to Hempslead county, read third time and PASSED, and sent to the il. of R. for concurrence

 The bill, for the appointment of notaries Public read second time and laid the table until Wndnes- day next.

 Mr. lizard introduced the following resolution, which lies on the table one day, according to rules

 Whereas. In the opinion of this general assembly. the 10th section of the 9th article of the constitution of the state of Arkansas Is raugh with evils that cal cuated in their nature, 10 produce the unhappy results by destroying the happy system of checks and balances without which all republican forms of gov ernment are luctuang and unstable, and being dest- ute ot any redeeming principle, they naturally tend anarchy and confusion, and being anxious secure our citizens Tn the free enjoyment of all the rights and privileges to which they entitled by natural right, ana to g've that stability to government which IS necessary to give character abroad and security fodv l,le lhn,t fan following proposition, amend the above named tlon, to the consideration of the people of the state of Arkansas, by resolution

 ResotUsd, That the 9th section of the 5lh article of inc constitution of the state of Arkansas be amended by inserting the words "ftpothirds' after the word ma jority in the 9th ine and inserting the words ai ter the word majority in the sh line of said section which will then read as follows: Every bill which shall have passed both houses shall be presented the Governor if he approve, he shall sign it.; but if he shall not approve it. he shall return 1t, with hs obec tone to the house in which originated, who shall