The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-03-11
TUESDAY, March Q, 1915.
Ron called; Quorum present.


TUESDAY, March 9, 1915.
Ron called; Quorum present
BILLS cAIhED UP.
By Mr. Dclany-Senate bin requiring thu
Comptroller to credit the account Of w. II.
Coleman, late sheriff of Layaca county,
with $500 for t1xes paid by him in lS73
though not accounted for on the books il
the Comptroller's Office. Passed.
By Mr. Bruce-Senaee bill providing FOL
the instruction of the pupils of the Deal
and Dumb Asylum IN the art of printing
and appropriating $500 to buy printing
press and employ an instructor AZ a salary
Of $1,000 per annum. Passed.
BY Mr. Stewart, OF Mont9Omery-Bil
authorizing the employment, with theil
consent, OF persons confined for misde
meanor and petty offenses ON public works
as v ell as by hiring them out. The com
pensation 10 be 81. so per day, to be used "a
pay their fine. Passed. r
On motion of Mr.. Henderson, Of Smith,
the House went into committee of the whole
on the public free school bill, pending a
motion to substitute the bill offered by the
minority for the one presented by the ma
jority of the Committee ON Education. The
latter inaugurates an entirely new system.
The former amends the present law, chang
ing its provisions relative to separate
schools for white and colOred children, to
taking the scholastic census and the school
tax assessment, reducing the taK to 0Ee-
fourth of one per cent. < After some dis
cussion the bill of the minority was sub
stituted and passed to its third reading.
Several amendments were offered, peRd-
ing which the committee rose, reported
progress, and asked leave to sit again
Mr.. McLeary rendered his resignation as
chairman of the Committee on Education.
He stated that for weeks lie had endeavored
to present to the House q public free school
law which would meet with the approval of
all. By the rejection of the bill reported
by the majority, the House had convinced
him that it did not appreciate his services,
and he acknowledged leave to be excused
from further serving on the committee.
Mr.. Davis called up the bill requiring the
sheriff of Houston county to pay over all
school moneys in his possession to the
county treasurer. Passed.
Mr.. Storey called up the bill legalizing
the corporation election held at Luling in
October last. Passed. GOA rt0zrat
~ AFTERNOON SESSION. ! ~ . &
House met pursuant to adjournment.
BILLS CALLED UP.
By Mr.. Oxsheer-Bill validating the no
tarial acts of ]. S. Perry. Passed.
By Mr.. Denman-Bill attaching portion
of Trinity to Pope county. Passed.
By Mr.. Miller-Bill granting GAO acres Of
land to James j. George, of San Augustine
county. Passed.
By Mr.. Electromagnetic settling ac-
counts of w. y.gLppg, late sheriff of Bell
county. Passed.
By Mr. Roberts-Bill paying j. w. Pope
$3.50 as special judge of the Sixth Judicial
District in November and December last.
Passed.
By Mr.. Sadler-Bill chartering the Waco
Grays. Passed.
By Mr.. Smith, of Grimes-Bill amend
ing charter of the Houston, East and West
Texas Railroad. Passed. H9HH9ilHgl
By Mr. Watts, for Mr.. Simpson-Bill Gre
ating the Office of assistant attorney gen.
eral at salary of $4,000 per annum. Passed.
Mr.. Goodwin introduced a resolution re-
questing the Senate to meet the House in
joint session on Thursday next, at 10 NJ,
to elect six directors for the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Texas. Adopted.
NIGHT SESSION.
The general incorporation bill for cities
of over 5000 inhabitants being the special
order, the members seemed anxious to dis
pense with its reading, it filling sixty-fve
pages. The bill, after much discussion,
was so far amended as to make the charter
applicable to all towns of over 1000 inhabi-
tants, and passed.
Mr.. Workman called up bill for the relief
of Oscar NJ. Johnson, paying him $500.
Passed.
Mr.. Smith, of Grimes, called up the
House bill reimbursing D. McAlpine for ex.
penses, amounting to $500, incurred in the
arrest of Riley and Dyke, fugitives from
justice. Lost.
Mr.. Stephens called up the charter of the
Central Marrow Gauge Railway Company.
Passed. mis- aftHcn f78fsif Sifi,l Z
Adjourned. !.