The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-30
Extraet. from Senate Journal.

to Judiciary Committee No. ?.
Senator Lair presented the petition
of the grand jury of Collin county ask
ing the passage Of law against rolling
on ten pin alley or betting at the same
aud giving many forcible reasons there
for. Read and referred to the Com
mittee on State Affairs.
Senator Terrell introduced a joint
resolution proposing an amendment
TO the Constitution of the State of
Texas regulating suffrage" Read by
caption and referred TO Committee on
Constitutional Amendments.
Senator Swain introduced q bill to
be entitled IAN act to provide for the
speedy and authoritative publication
of the opinions of the Supreme Court
and Court of Appeals of the State of
Texas in the Texas Lao Journal"
Read by caption and referred to JudicI-
airy Committee No. 2.
Senator Storey introduced bill en-
titled San act to set aside the svaila-
BILE school fund remaining on hand for
the fiscal year ending August 81, A. ID.
1879" Read by caption and referred
to the Committee on Finance.
Senator Shannon introduced the fol-
lowing bill entitled 'tAn act to regu-
late and control the assessment of
taxes on real estate" Read by cap
ton and referred to the Committee on
State Affairs.
Also bill entitled Gan act to amend
sections nine aud thirty-six of an act
entitled IAN act to provide for the
election of Justices of the peace and
to define their poweran jurisdiction;
approved August II, 1879. Read
by caption and referred to Judiciary
Committee No. 1.
Senator Gooch introduced the fol-
lowing bills entitled Gan act to pro-
vide for designating and working pub
lie roads and streets and sidewalks In
incorporated town and villages" Read
by caption and referred to Judiciary
Committee No. l.
And Gan act to validate certain acts
of notaries public, who have used seals
with the word Texas engraved be-
tween the points of the star theron,
instead of around tde margin thereof"
Read by caption and referred to the
Committee on State Affairs.
Senator Davenport introduced bill
entitled IAN act to amend section 10
of an act entitled IAN act to organize
the district courts and to define their
powers and jurisdiction approved
May II, 1916. Read by caption and
referred to judiciary Committee No. 1.
Senator Ledbelter introduced bill
entitled San act to authorize the own
ers of land in unorganized counties,
who themselves are non-residents OF
said counties, to render their lands and
pay their taxes on the sane at the
Comptroller's Office" Read by cap
ron and referred to Committee on
ST. e Affairs.
Senator Mccormick, by leave, intro
duced bill entitled San act declar.
ing the amount of the capital stock Of
railway companies heretofore char
tered by special acts of the Legisla.
lure of this State" Read by caption
and referred to the Committee on IL.
ternal Improvements.
Senator Houston introduced the fol
lowing bill entitled "An act TO au
thorize county judges to solemnizt
the rites of matrimony and to validate
marriages heretofore solemnized by
them" Read by caption and referreG
to Judiciary Committee No. 2.
Senator Grace, by leave, introduced
a bill entitled can act concerning In
corporated cities and towns" Resd
by caption and referred to Judiciary
Committee No. 2.
Senator Edwards, ny leave, intro
duced bill, entitled IAN act to regu
late the county finances of the severa
counties in this State" Read by cap
ton and referred to Judiciary Commit
tee No. 1.
| Also the following resolution:
ReSOlUed by the Senate Of the State o
Teras, the House of Representatives con
curing, That article z, section 3, o
the Constitution does not require tn,
Legislature to set apart any part of tn
revenue derived from al 0GlOreDl taxa
ton for the benefit of the public fire.,
schools unless the annual revenue i
more than sufficient to meet the neces
sary expenses of the State government
exclusive of the public free schools.
Read and referred to the Commute
on Finance.
Hon. j. D. Sayers, President OF the Senate:
Your Judiciary Committee No. 1, t.
whom was referred bill to be entitled
IAN act for the suppression of tramp
ing and punishment of tramps," hav
carefully considered the same. w
are unanimous in the opinion that tn
social problem, which the rapid in
crease of the tramp element presents
can only be solved in Texas by timel
legislation and adequate penalties
The essential features of the bill ar
borrowed from the statutes of New
Hampshire, where the law is In force
and has in that State suppressed tn
evil. 1 am unanimously instructed b.
the committee to return the bill wit
the recommendation that 1t do pass.
TERRELL, Chairman.
Hon j. D. Ssyers, President of the Senate:
Your committee appointed agreeabl
to concurrent resolution passed by tn
House.of Representatives and Senate o
the Sixteenth Legislature on the fiji
teenth day of January, 1879, delegatin
number of Senators and Representa-
tives to meet the congressional delegs
ton having in charge the remains O
the late Hon. Gustave Schlelcher
would respectfully report that you
committee proceeded to Denison wher
they joined the congressional commit
tee and received the remains fror
their hands and placed them in a ca
provided specially for that purpose
and would further report that the re
quest of this honorable body was mad
known TO Mrs. Schleicher, surYivin
widow of the deceased, that the bod
of her late distinguished husband D
deposited in the State cemetery, at til
city of Austin, which was respectful
declined, for the reason that the cit
of San Antonio was the burial place G
two of their children. From theme
your committee, Joined by the congres
sional committee, proceeded to til
city of San Antonio, where our distin
guished charge was received by com
mittee of the municipal authorities TO
interment.
The body was then laid in state an
visited by thousands of our fellow
citizens. And after appropriate funel
= al services the remains were borne
, the cemetery, accompanied by the cor
gressional, legislative and munlclps
committees, military and a large cor
course of citizens, and there deposite
in the tomb.
The committee take this occasion
express their grateful acknowledt
ments to the International and Centri
Railroad Companies for courtesies e1