The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-02-04

authorize parties who have submitted
claims for pensions 70 prosecute tie sane
as authorized b. existing acts.
/ The &C. provides that any person seeking
benefits Of pension acis shall prove before
I the county court that his Income does not
EXCEED TAO hundred and fifty dollars per
I snunm, and, upon tie decree Of the equity
court the Comptroller to issue the ceFtii-
Gates. The bill passed the Senate under =
! suspension % the rules.
Upon motion % Senator Ellis, Senate bill
/ for the relief Of ". II. Coleman, sheriff OF
I LavscH county. was taken up and passed
! The act amending An act inc0rp rating
\ the Gulf West Texas and Pacific Railroad
Company was taken up, and, on motion Of
Senator Friend, passed.
Senator Flanagan's bin, changing the
times of holding court in the Sixth Judi
cial District, passed.
Senator Russell made motion TO take up
the House bill an act supplemental TO an
Green, passed.
Senator Stirman made q motion 20 take
/ up the bill for the relief of r. B. Shaw,
sheriff Of Kaufmaa county, passed.
Senator Friend madea motion 70 take up
the bill 10 iegaliZe and validate certain
amendments TO the charter of the town of
| Victoria The substitute passed, which
/ validates all amendments to charters of
cities and towns which were made under
the general law authorizing cities and towns
| 10 alter and amend their charter.
Senator Ball moved to have printed the
bill providing for the sale of county school
| lands and set for Thursday at IL o'clock
Senator Erath introduced bill to require
the Attorney General or the attorney en-
ployed for the purpose, to interfere in
suit in McLennan county, involving titles
10 University lands.
Senator WestfalI made motion to take
up the bill Incorporating the Western Mar
row Gauge Railway Passed to eDgrOss-
ment.
senate adjourned until II O'Clock. A. NJ.
to-day.
TUESDAY, February ., 1875.
/ Senate opened with the usual ceremo
MES.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Senator Baker, from the Committee on
/ Finance, reported iavorably upon the bill 70
make presiding justices assessors Of taxes
for counties at large.
Also, favorably upon the special act
authorizing the county of Lamar to levy Q
/
Senator Culberson, from the Committee
o. internal Improvements, reported against
the House bill concerning irrigation, and
against the law prohibiting persons from
walking on the track of railroads.
Bills AND RESOLUTIONS.
7 Senator Stirman introduced bill TO in
corpate the Kaufman Tap Railway. Re
ferred.
Senator Shepard introduced a bill making
an assessment IF taxes levied by incorpO
rated cities and towns lien upon the rea
and personal property assessed; may he en-
| forced in the same manner rs other liens il
the courts of the State.
Senator Swift introduced a bill for the re
lief of Col. A Wharton. Referred.
1 - UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The question under order, placing the In
ternational compromisebill on its third and
| final reading, it was announced that Sena
tor Joseph, now absent, had paired of
with Senator Shepard. Senator Shepard
wanted it understood that he would have
voted against the BILL and Senator Joseph
/ for the same, and the matter was so Journal
lied.
Upon vote as follows, Russell announced,
had upon eugrossment of the BILL voted nay
as long as there was any hope of measure
|
vote yielded ms preferences, and to settle
the question, voted aye. Vote stands;
I Yeas-Senators Baker, Burton, Camp
Culberson, Dryer, Flanagan, Friend, Nor
ris, Moore, Randle, Russell, Stirman, Swift
and Westfali-14.
Nays-SenatOrs Ball, Bradshaw, Bradley,
Craven, billiard, Davenport, Ellis, Erath
Hobby, Ireland, Parker aud Wood-l2.
Upon the, announcement of the passage o.
the international bill, Senator Ireland said
the members voting nay would place upor
the Journals the reasons for their vote.
Senator Hobby appealed from the decision
Of the Chair that the bill had passed, ground
ing his appeal upon the view that the bill
contains an appropriation. Appeal lost, by
vote of IL to IA.
Senators Hobby, Wood, Erath, billiard,
Bradshaw, Shepard, Ellis, Parker, Bradley
Davenport, Ball, Craven and Ireland en-
tered their protest because the bill contains
an appropriation Of a specific sum of money
and did not pass by two-thirds vote, anc
that the appropriation is for an individual
purpose, in violation of the Constitution
and sets a precedent fraught with injury Il
the mbhc.
The same Senator'S except Hobby, fileC
an extended protest To the following effect
was procured in fraud.
2. Twelfth Legislature did not represen
the people.
= 3. This bill is worse that the original, a
it does not bind the company to complete
the road.
4. Failure to go west of San Antonio i
an injustice done the Western people, VIII,
will have to pay taxes.
: 5. They have rendered equitable terms
which have been voted down.
6. There is no power under the Constitu
ton grant money subsidies to corpora
tons
2. Said corporation is a foreign corpora
ton.
s. Taxes are now burtlensome and alarm
2 ing, Without taking $t2 010, 900 more from
the people TO give this corporation.
8. The company and its friends have re
cted all measures looking to the compile
tlon OF the road To the RIO Grande.
On an appeal from the decision Of thu
Char. made by the Senator from lyle
(Hobby) on the substitute to Senate bill No
463, An act to limit the amount in bond
to be issued to the International Railroad
Company, the Senator contending that
required n twO-thirds vote to pass the bill
saying that it was an appropriation, th
| EItSl0euI OF Tue OcudLc 6alQ. Tue OIL
which has just passed the Senate by a vOt
of IA yeas 10 IL nays is q bill entitled 'sAl
act 10 limit the amount to be issued il
bonds of the Stare TO the Internstiona
Railroad Company, aud to- adjust all mat
tiers OF difference between the State and SAT-
, company The Chair holds that a two
thirds vote is nor required to pass the bill
andthat a majority OF this body. as in ordi
nary cases, is alone required. Our COnsti
tunol requires (see article -. section so
and. article IL, section 81 that vote o
} two-thirds Of the Senate shall be require,
for the final passage of amendments 70 tn
Constitution 2 Bills making appropris
ton for private or individual purposes, o
= for purposes Of internal improvement. 3
Bills exempting property from taxation
4. Bills creating private corporations. 8
Bills 20 revoke or repeal private corporations
8. Bills 10 authorize the State to bOrroy