Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-02-14
LEGISLATIVE.

bS1to Va li0AS oiiN -
changes Of Houston against i'm
posing restrictions upon tariff
rates of railroads in Texas.
A number of committee re-
ports were made.
Favorably on bill to incorpo-
rate A. F. and A. M. under
name of Grand Lodge of Texas.
Adversely on bill to assist
private enterprise in publication
Of the opinions of the supreme
and appellate courts.
Favorably on bill to extend
lien in favor of land bonds; also
on resolution favoring CONNER
cial relations with Mexico; on
bill with amendment to act to
provide for support of public
schools; on house bill to appro-
pirate funds for support of state
government during months of
January and February.
Adversely on petition of GER
tain counties. asking repeal of
occupation tax, holding that
under the present financial stress
of the state, the relief asked for
cannot be granted.
A number OF bills and resolu-
lions were presented.
The bill making appropria-
tons for safe government for
January and February passed.
The insane asylum will have to
be provided for in a special bill.
House. Bill repeating dog
tax passed. g H,a.'7
Petition from citizens of Nc
Kinney asking repeal Of their
city charter. ts'
By. Finlay: To provide for
surrender charters Of cities and
towns by vote Of majority of
voters and providing for county
commissioners to take control
city effects, levy taxes end pay
debts. = $3.50
By Frost, bill to regulate rail-
road freight tariffs.
Resolution to hold night ses-
sions was laid over.
Two messages from the gov
ernor was received, one on pub
lie schools, the other on from
tier protection. :. :
The penal code, senate bill
and amendments was taken I'M
der consideration.
Senate. Feb. II.-Petition of
citizens Of Bastrop, against
change in jurisdiction Of county
courts.
Petition Of bar Of Washing
ton on same subject. 1.-THE res
olution has already been pub
lished in the BANNER. -
Committee reports. Favora-
bly, on bill making appropria-
ton for the lunatic asylum for
January and February.
The majority of the commit
tee favors no change in the code
as it has passed the senate and
gone to the house.
Fayorably on bill to pain,
portraits Of the presidents Of
the republic and governors Of
the state. s.
Majority report fayorabIy on
the bill to suppress lawlessness
and provide a force for frontiel
protection. s4tal
Bill to provide for a state
board ofhealth,
Mr.. Holman: to prescribe re-
Guisites for indictments in Ger
tain cases. This bill dispenses
with the verbiage now used in
indictments and simpli6es an
indictment for murder so that
it requires but three or four
times.
The special order being bill to
dispose Of free school lands the
same was taken up and freely
discussed to adjournment.
House.-The house took up
the penal code. Amendments
were adopted SO as to prevent
the opening of any stores ex-
cept drugs-after 81 m. Sunday.
An effort to strike out the game
clause failed
Mr.. Estes moved the adoption
of the amendments to the code,
Motion carried.
Baker offered an amendment
to the code to establish whip
ping post for petty theft. pun
ishment to be in the discretion
of juries. A lengthy discussion
followed and the amendment
was lost.
Senate. Feb. IA bill was
introduced providing a simple
plan of issuing certificates to
officers by county Judge