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

Mr.. Sledge introduced bill to
amend sections Is and 1G of San act
to regulate the laying out, opening and
classifying and working Of public
roads in the State of Texas, and fixing
penalties for a violation of certain sec
tons therein named" Read first time
and referred to Committee on Roads,
Bridges and Ferries.
Mr.. Estes introduced bill to amend
The seventy-frst section of can act to
regulate proceedings in, the district
courts" approved MaEf3, 1916, as
amended by an act approved May %,
1871. Read first time and referred to
Committee on judiciary No. 2.
Mr.. Reeves introduced bill to re-
fund to any person all money that has
been paid into the State Treasury on
any note or obligation given for uni
versity lands and not properly credited
to the same. Read first time and Ie-
ferred to Committee on Education.
Mr.. Cause INTRODUCED bill to define
the duties of commissioners courts
when sitting as board of equalization.
Read first time and referred to Com
mittee on Assessment and Collection
of Taxes.
Mr.. Policy, of Wilson, introduced a
bill to amend section of an act emit
tied can act to regulate the license and
practice of attorT -at-law." Read
first time and refer to Committee on
Judiciary No. 1.
Mr.. Beck intro ted bill to pre-
vent and punish hiring or harbor-
ing minors against the consent of
parents or guardians. Read first time
and referred to Committee ON Judi
cIary No. 1.
M. Guy introduced bill to amend
section of IAN act to carry into effect
sections % and %, article 16, of the
Constitution of the State of Texas,
authorizing the passage of stock and
fence laws" Rad first time and re-
ferred to Comnittee on Constitutional
amendments.
Hon. John H. COCHRAN. Speaker of the House OF
E Your comnftee on Education, to
whom was referred the resolution of
inquiry as to he proprlety of extend
ing the scholsttic age of those entitled
to the bene5 of the public school
fund from siI to eighteen years, and
OF changing tie time of commencement
of the -chola'tic year from the first of
September t. the first of November,
have had the same under consideration,
and instruct me to report that in the
opinion of your committee it is inexpe-
dent at thi. time to increase the num-
Der of benefcisries of the public school
fund or to,make any change in the
time of the commencement Of the schol-
astic year. HENDERSON, Chairman.
Adopted
Mr.. WuEbach, chairman of Commit
tee on Assessment and Collection of
Taxes, gu nitted the following ma joI-
ity report;
Hon. John L Cochran, speaker OF the House OF
Represent ives:
A msprity of your Committee on
Assessmert and Collection of Taxes
beg Ieav, to report that they have had
under cclsideration House bills No. 80
and Al, And instruct me to report the
accompanying bill as substitute for the
said bis, and recommend that the
same dqpass, and that 100 copies be
printedlor the use of the House.
WURZBAcH, Chairman.
The ollowing minority report was
submitted from Committee on Assess
ment ad Collection of Taxes:
Hon. Jon II. Cochran, Speaker Of the House Of
Repre- ntativee:
We, he undersigned, minority Of
i - (r-o.,;ttaa m Aaaauuuanf apd fsal
lectioi of Taxes, beg leave TO state
that ye do not concur IN the report of
the IsjorItY, which report relates TO
the COMMISSIONS to be paid TO assessors
for t. reason that, in our opinion, the
pay ill be toe large, and we respect
| fully submit the following rates sc
NOR in the interest Of trne economy
vhe sal giving good pay to assessors:
Ga he lirst 5000 of State tax, per
cen1n; on las sec1nd $4,000, per
cepkn; on third 5000, 3 per ceHtum,
anDn all sums above this, 2 per cen
tu1; on the first $4,000 of county tax,
8 sr centum; on all sums above this,
2 Der centum, except upon special
clnty taxes, upon which the commits
50 for assessing shall be one % per
citum. We beg leave to offer this as
substitute for the msjority report,
sof which is respectfully submitted.
II JAMES @. GATHER,
i w. II. king,
4 NORTH MAEDoES,
Il G.. II. GooDsox,
Ga motion, 100 copies Of each report
nd 100 copies Of the bill submitted BY
he committee were ordered printed FOR
De use Of the members.