The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-03-11

ErLLs AID RESOLUTIONS Passed
House bill prohibiting sale Of intoxica
ting liquors him four miles Of WhiteviIle,
Hill c0uRiy. and Concord school house,
] Anderson county.
Bill paying Psser Tomlinson $l445 FOR
eqnifping ranger company prior 70 1881.
Bill creating the Office Of public weigher,
providing for the appointment by the Gov
erDor OF three public weighers at Calves
ton, one each NJ Houston, sherman, Dallas,
Austin, Waco and such other pOihts IS the
Governor may select. Fees, ten cents for
bale Of cotton, wool or hides; fifty ceTts
per barrel OF sugar, etc.
Ball authorizing sheriffs and constables TO
employ not to exceed twenty men to act as a
posse in pursuit of criminals, to be paid
four dollars per day when out of their own
county.
The report OF committee of free confer
ence on the Louisiana resolutions, recon-
mending that the sections relating to con-
vocation OF Governors and to Arkansas be
stricken off, was adopted
Bill requiring district clerks to furnish
the Secretary of State with list of regis
tered voters. Postponed until Saturday
next.
Bill repeating the one per cent. school
tax law, and providing for reimbursement
of taxes paid under this act. Rejected.
Bill requiring the Judge of the Twenty
eight Judicial District to hold special court
terms in Brazos and Burleson counties.
Passed.
Bill amending the general law in refer
ence to wills. Passed.
Bill amending the act authorizing Austin
to aid IN the construction of its gas and
water works. Passed.
Bill authorizing Annie Lynch TO charge
toll To vessels navigating Orange cutoff of
Sabine River, constructed by her. Passed.
Bill providing for the appointment of
sheriff, IN case of removal, by the district
judge was indefinitely postponed
The general incorporation act for cities
of over 5000 inhabitants in this State was
made the special order for tomorrow at
1880 p, NJ.
Bill authorizing cities and towns to main
tain public schools was passed, after being
so far amended as to reduce the school tax
to be levied to one-quarter per cent.
Resolution to hold hereafter night ses-
sions, to commence at 1880 p. NJ, was car
ried.
Joint resolution offering that Texas will
protect her own frontier IN consideration of
81, 900, 900 passed.
Bill authorizing the Governor to COM
mute the terms of penitentiary convicts in
case of good behavior passed.
Joint resolution appropriating $50, 900 to
pay the per diem, etc of members and en-
ployees of the second session of this Legis-
lature passed. nt
Mr.. Tnplett called up the bill amending
the charter of the Timber and Prairie Rail-
way Company, which passed.
Mr.. Brown called up the bill appropri-
ating $1,000 to pay the expenses incurred
in the extradition treaty between the United
States and Mexico, which passed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Mr.. Delany, the general
appropriation bill for the next fiscal year
was made the special order for Wednesday
next and 100 copies ordered printed.
Mr.. Nicholson called up Senate bill au-
thorizing the State Treasurer to employ an
additional clerk for six months at salary
of $500 per annum. Passed.
Mr.. O'Neal called up Senate bill chang
ing the mode Of proceedings in district
courts in relation to letters of administra-
ton, which may be taken out in the county
where the party dies as well as IN the couu-
ty where the bulk of his property is stu
ated. Passed.
Mr.. Oxsheer called up bill authorizing
Milan county to issue $50, 900 in bonds.
Passed.
BILLS CALLED Up.
BY Mr. Patrick, bill incorporating the
Waco, Bolton and Gatesyille Turnpike
Company. Passed.
The bill specifies the toll rates to be col
lected, and grants eight sections of land on
each mile of turnpike constructed.
BY Mr.. Pickett, bill reimbursiug citi-
zens of Wise county for poll and State
taxes paid by them in 1874, to the amount
of $1039.60, frontier counties being ex-
empted from taxation at the time. Passed.
BY Mr.. Reeves, a bill changing the gauge
of the Sherman, Wichita and Panhandle
Railway to a three-foot gauge. Passed.
BY Mr.. Price, Senate bill for the relief of
the international Railroad Company.
The bill passed in the Senate this morn
ing. 1t grants twenty (not alternately sec
tons of land on each mile of road between
Jefferson and Laredo, the land to be alien
ated one-half in fifteen, the other in twenty
years.
1t furthermore exempts all property of
the company from taxation, State and
county as well as municipal for twenty
five years; requires the road to touch with
in one mile and a quarter of the towns of
San Marcos and New Braunfels, and to be
completed at the rate of forty miles each
year from Jefferson to Laredo.
After reading the bill, Mr.. Munson moved
a postponement of its further consideration
until Wednesday next, and that 100 copies
be ordered printed, followed by motion
of Mr. Epperson to table the motion to
postpone, which was adopted.
Pending discussion the House adjourned.
NIGHT SESSION
The bill pending having been passed to
its third reading, Mr.. O'Neal, of Cass, Of
fered an amendment, requiring the COM
pany to complete the portion of the road
between Longview to Jefferson, at the rate
of time specified in the bill, forty miles
each year; in case of failure the com
pany to forfeit the land grant, as we'll
as the exemption from taxation He stated
that he offered this amendment not to place
any obstacles in the way of the passage of
the present bill, but that he thought it his
duty TO guard the interests of his constitu-
ents, the citizens of Jefferson in particular,
whom he had the honor to represent. He
could find no clause compelling the road,
yet unconstructed, to be completed, and
called upon Mr.. Epperson, his colleague from
Marion county, to assist him i'm procuring
for Jefferson some assurance that the road
would be built to- that place.
Mr.. Epperson replied that he was more
deeply interested in Jefferson than his col
league; but that he wanted it distinctly
understood that be acted IN this matter not
for the International Railway, not for a
particular section, but for the interest of
Texas. He knew his constituents and that
they would support. him even If he should
cast his vote against their interest. He.
had made up his mind to sustain this bill
unencumbered with any amendments. and
therefore moved to lay the one just offered
on the table. .
The House sustained the motion, and
the bill was put upon its fnal passage.
During the taking of the vote, number
of gentlemen expressed their reasons for
voting In favor OF the bill, asking permits
sion to have them spread upon the journal.
We but mention the remarks OF Mr..
Simpson, as ably and p0intedly express
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