Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-01-31
Legislative.

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jurisdiction of county courts and
conform jurisdiction of district
courts to such change.
Favorably on bill to suppress
tramps.
Recommended that bill to
regulate fees of collectors be re-
ferred to finance committee.
Message from the house an
nouncing passage of a bill to
defray contingent expenses of
sixteenth Legislature.
Recommending passage of
bill to authorize special tax in
counties where it may be neces-
sary to construct courthouses
and jails.
Joint committee recommend
ed to investigate the asylums.
A number of bills and reso-
lutions were referred.
House-Among the bills and
resolutions offered are:
By Mr.. Guy: Amending the
fence law.
By Mr.. Sledge: Radically
changing the road law.
By Mr.. Polly, (of Wilson,:
To require elections for district
attorneys for every judicial dis
trict in the State.
The usual routine business
was gone through with.
Senate. Ian. 2S.-The gov
ernor in a message recommends
a supreme court of nine judges;
that district attorneys be ap-
pointed by the governor and
that county courts be Invested
of all business except probate.
etc.
The proper committees re-
ported resolution providing for
printing 100 copies of the act
regulating railroads.
Resolution that committee on
military affairs report bill sub
shutting a smaller force for the
frontier battalion.
Message from the governor
nominating T. ]. Goree for su-
perintendent ofthe penitentiary.
Bill to secure railway employees
their pay, ETC., passed undersus-
pension of the rules.
Mr.. Terrell, by consent, off
cred the memorial of Durant
and Merrick asking relief as
counsel for the state in the bond
case.
House.-The question of en-
ploying four committee clerks
was discussed for an hour and
half when the resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Estes: to repeal the law
branching the supreme court.
Mr.. Gather: to recognize
barbed wire fences as lawful.
Mr.. Sledge: providing a court
to try criminal cases in each
county to remain open all the
time.
By Smith, of Harris: To CON
stiente Offices of assessors, col
lectors, sherif1s, treasurers, and
county and district clerks sala-
RED offices, the county courts to
fix salaries and placing limits.
Further time was. asked to
consider a bill regulating rail-
roads.
The yellow fever joint resolu-
ton of Mr.. Bryan has passed
both houses.
Senate, Jan. 2o.-The COM
.mittee reported favorably on
bill authorizing county judges
to solemnize marriages.
Favorably on bill allowing
counties to levy a tax for build
ing courthouses and jails.
Favorably on bill to provide
for appropriation of public land
to build a new state-house.
Reported substitute for bill to
make bail bonds liens on real
estate of securities on bonds.
By Mr.. Stewart: Bill to pro-
vide for disposal of public free
school lands, and to secure pro-
ceeds for benefit of said schools.
The question whether 800 or
1000 copies of the governors
message be printed was discus
sed, consuming time enough to
have paid for several thousand. |
1t was finally agreed that 1000
be printed.
House Petition asking for
exemption of feed and livery
stables from occupation tax.
By Mr.. Gather: Petition with |
bill. The petition comes from the
state grange; the bill appropria- |
ties $4,000 to provide for in
struction in agricultural and me-
chanical sciences at Bryan col
lege.
Unfavorable reports were
made on a number of bills,
among them the amendment to
law regulating carrying of con-
cealed weapons. Fayorably on