San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22
Legislative Proceedings.
TUESDAY, MARCH ~,

ries and fixing their pay ut " per day;
to pay state warrants regardless Of
date or number; to provide against
holding possession of lands under forg'
ed titles; to compel raiiroad trains to
stop halt an hour ut the state line; to
regulate assessment 6f taxes on lands
so as to reach every aore in the state;
to. set apart Texas and Pacific railroad
land reservation for educational pur
poses; making it penal for doctor to
prescribe liquor iu order to evade local
option law; appropriating $500 to
purchase stereotype plates Of land alb
stracts; and amending act for consoli.
dation of counties and cities, requiring
vote of two-'hirds in taver OF the
change to make it legal. .l
WEDNESDAY, MARCH B. .,r
In the legislature both branches
were busy considering reports OF COM
mittees, and dispusing OF routine bust
ness. Reports were submitted to com.
pei holders of mortgages to give notice
when the same were removed; to com
pei the supreme court to take early ac-
ton in contested election cases; max
ing it more difficult TO obtain continu-
ances in courts. and giving Judges dis
cretlon, etc. Bills were called up Gov
ering innumerable points that were no
ted when they we're introduced, and a
few new ones introduced, among them
one ipuuiripg whether the Journals OF
the tenth legislature should be printed,
and at what cost. Bill introduced in
the house constituting the governor,
comptroller and attorney general a
board, and authorizing them to con-
tract with the lcssees of the peniten
tiary, for construction of walls and
buildings necessary to complete the
east Texas peniteptiary, provoked u
long debate, but was finally passed.
Bill granting extension of time for
completion of first eighty miles Of tho
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad
passed. .
THURSDAY, MARCH q. j.
Different committees made sundry
reports in the legislature, and fair
number of bills and resolutions were
under consideration, among them to
make it u felony for tenant to sell
property upon which landlord has n
lien: to provide for preservation of fish;
to repeal law of 1874 for frontier pro
lection. Unfayorable report was made
on bill authorizing purchase OF ste eo
type plates Of land abstracts. and to
authorize the printing of journals OF
the tenth legisla ature. Lengthy dis
cussion occurred when the smoke
house AK was broughtup, but the end
has OF been reached yet.
FRIDAY, MARCH, 7,
Was a busy day in the legislature,
though most of the business was con-
sideration of reports OF committees
and bills taken from the speakers ta-
bic. Report was made in lavor OF pay
ing warrants without regard to date or
numbers; unfavorably on joint resolu
ton to make fees OF county officers
same as under law of 1876. Resolu-
ton requiring committee that had the
investigating management of the asy
lums to report at once, caused consid.
erable debate. Bill allowing sale by
county of Galveston of her stock in
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway,
passed the senate. Favorable report
was made on bill authorizing issue OF
warrants and treasury notes, to be re
ceivable for taxes and government
dues, and making them tundable in
four per cent. bonds. Long discussion
followed calling up bill making pay
ment of poll-taX necessary before vo-
ting. Bill was reported by the ma
jority of committee favorably to pul :
chase al the Alamo. for which the
Bishop is willing to accept three hun
dred and fifty half sections of land
from the public domain. A good deal
of routine business was also acted OIL.
SATURDAY, MARCH g.
The legislature passed bill perfect
ing title Of Galveston in Pelican island.
The commitle that visited Bryan and
examined into working of the sgri-
cultural and mechanical college re
ported favorably on that institution
and recommended appropriation in it,
behalf. phe same committee recon-
mend the establishment of a normal
school for colored people in place OF
the college near Hampstead. The
grelter part of the day was consumed
discussing pension bill, and the rcpu-
laiiun Of compensation of assessor
and collectors OF taxes.
MONDAY. MARCH 10.
Report vas made in the Legislature
unfsvorably on petition sskibg discon
tinuance ai the criminal disiric; eouri
of Harris county. Bill vas introduce
to insure payrnent 10 sheriff and oihe'
oficers amounts paid by them for I'd
yerfisinz legal sales; one member
shiie the proportion vas under lis
cussion. Jispl-ycl tis knosledrc G.
ne Question y oppasinz pIblicsiio'
of isral adre-,isiay IN nr-rsn-rcrs. e.