Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-03-14
LEGISLATIVE.

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towns and cities came up in or
der, and was defeated bya vote
Of IA to IS. The opponents Of
the bill said it looked favorable
to Reputation.
Bill to amend criminal code
SO as to require peace officers
~ arrest, without warrant, per-
sons committing any class of of
b, lenses in their view.
Bill for SIS per section annu-
Al rent of school lands for pas
Passed.
House,-Several unimportant
bills, that have no chance to
pass this session, were intro
duced.
Unfavorable report on bill re ,
curing trains to stop 80 minutes
at the state line.
| House and senate went into
I joint session for the election Of
directors for the Agricultural
and Mechanical college. For
the Ist congressional district,
Col. E. B. Pickett was re-elect-
ed I'D district, H. w. Lyday,
of Fannin; Sd district, J. X.
Dickson, OF Hill 4th district,
]. w. Durant; 5th district, Al.
Peeler, reelected; 9th district,
George Pfeufer.
Amendment to require pay
ment of poll tax before voting
debated.
Bill regulating assignments
passed.
Bill to subject personal prop
erty to levy and sale for taxes
passed.
Bill regulating assessors fees
engrossed.
Senate. March 1I.-Favor-
able report on bill to grant pat
ents of land to Bayland orphan
home. Bill passed.
Galveston notaries confirmed.
The appropriation bill came
up as unfinished business. $780,
900 per year was added to the
sinking fund of the treasury de-
partment. A number of sala-
ries of clerks in the various de-
partments were reduced 500 a
year.
After much debate the smoke
house exemption finally passed
as follows: Farm products of the
soil in hands of producer, and
necessary for home consump-
ton, and all supplies for family
use and tools'.p mechanics for
personal manual labor. ;;
House bill repeating pension
Jaw passed. .
House. Bill regulating fees
of assessors passed to engross-
ment.
Consideration of the poll tax
amendment to the constitution
renewed and question debated
at great length. Benavidas
made a speech in Spanish, in
which he said that a thousand
citizens of Mexico had crossed
over and voted in Texas at the
late election. The debate last
ed three hours and the resolu-
ton finally passed by exactly |
the two-thirds vote required.
Senate. March 12:- Favor
able report on. bill! for the relief |
of those whose property has
been sold for state taxes.
Petition of BRENNAN Grays re-
ferred to military committee.
Favorably on bill to create
Office of registrar.
Committee report on deaf and
dumb asylum recommends the
removal of superintendent Nc
Culloch. 10;
Both reports on the Bryan
college favor improvements.
Appropriation bill taken up;
an amendment appropriating
$4,000 for frontier protection
instead of.s5oooowas lost by a
'ote of'I2tb 1o,and a substitute
peading debate .sthe
enate Adjourned.
House,- = repeating volun-
eer militia system, in revised
:ivil statutes Passed.
The general tax bill fixing ad
'alorem tax of 50 cents on the .
100, one-sixth to go for the ,
Import of the public schools,
nd five-sixths for general pur {
oses. and tax about the same
S now on occupation, and poll I
AK of 81, one for schools and
ne for general purposes was l
onsidered.
The question of abolishing q
lie occupation tax was discuss Il
i pro and con at great length.
debate the house ad- n
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