San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-29

day. In fixing occupation licenses it
will be seen that tax on lawyers was
increased to $40, and hotels and board
ng-houses exempted. Little else Of
much Importance was done.
MONDAY, MARCH II.
Nothing Of much importance was
done in the legislature. Bill to hold
general election October /, was intro
duced. Committee reported uhfavor-
ably on bill prohibiting hiring OF con-
victs outside the walls Of the peniteu.
tiary, which kills it. Bill passed 70
permit towns and cities to scale their
debts by compromise. Bill. to print
opinions OF the supreme court in the
Law Journal was defeated In au ex.
cess of libsrality towards old veterans,
bill granting medals, providing the re-
cipients pay for them was entertained.
TUESDAY, MARCH 18.
General appropriation bill providing
tor expenses Ut the government for
next two years passed the senate, with
the clause giving one-tourth Of gene
raj revenue to the school fund. Bill
simplifying indictments was also adopt.
ed. Local option law passed, permit
ting towns precincts aud counties to
accept its provisions. Bill centralizipg
the supreme court ut Austin was adopt.
ed in the senate. In the house bilt
was considered making it more diff
cult to obtain continuances in crimi-
nal cases. Bills were introduced to
print $4,000 copies of civil and Grim.
nal codes, printing board to advertise
for bids; and to sell 2O,00O,000 acres
Of public lands to pay state debt and
for school purposes.
d., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10.
In the senate a resolution was pro-
posed to raise q committee to single
out from the mass OF bills those that
are absolutely necessary to be- called
in. Bill to make court of appeals sit
only at Austin passed to engrossment.
Bill passed to protect rights of pre-
emption on military lands. Conside-
ration OF motion to adjourn March 81
was indefinitely postponed The house
granted land to applicants whose
claims had been previously considered;
passed bill for relief of persons whose
lands had been sold for taxes, and for
warded several bills to engrossment
and third reading.
THURSDAY, MARCH 90.
In the house the law taxing rail-
roads for carrying passengers was
amended SO as to make the tax one
per cent of the gross receipts Drum
mers were taxed 5000, except when in
employ of houses that pay wholesale
occupation licences. The bill creating
state board of health was up for con.
sidcration. and after appropriation of
$25, 900 was made for carrying its pro-
visions into effect, it was passed to en-.
gr0ssment.
FRIDAY, MARCH Il.
The legislature passed, ready for the
governors final consideration, bills
legalizing the compromise between
Brazo,ia county and the holders of the
county's bonds; creating the thirty
second judicial district; to enable part
owners of lands to obtain partitions; to
grant relief to Arkansas road company;
to make appropriation for the support
of the lunatic asylum; and to protect
the wool growing interests.
Senator Burnett's bill to establish u
state normal schoola. Huntsville pass
ed. The senate also passed Mr.. Fin
lays house bill providing that counties
may scale and compromise debts by
agreement.
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