Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-07-04
Extra Session.

SENATE June go Mr.
Street, for special committee
reported substitute for bill to
create a court of errors. Or
dered printed.
Bill to levy occupation tax
on merchants as follows: Mer-
chants whose purchases annual
ly amount to 100000, $50; to
| $4,000, $50; to $4,000, $50
to less than $4,000, S.. Re
ferred.
Mr.. Grace called up senate
bill No. 62, to provide for the
sale of land that heretofore has,
or may hereafter escheat to the
state. Passed under suspensio /
of the rules.
Bill to provide for the re-
sumption of the penitentiary,
engrossed.
Telegram from superinten-
dent Goree presented, with re-
port that only six deaths occur
red at camp in Wood county
since July.
Bill amending law to have
the codes go into effect No
vember 10.
HoUsE.-Mr. Estes made a
motion to reconsider the bill
repeating the school laws pass
ed on Saturday in order to dis
cuss the constitutional merits of
the measure. Withdrawn.
Sub-house bill is and 10 tax
en- up, relating to sale of school
lands.
Wurzbach, on taxation, favor
ably, reducing advalorem tax to
40 cents on the 500.
The minority report that if
the financial condition admitted
a reduction it would be better
to continue the present rate,
giving one-fourth to free schools.
1t would be placing the demo-
cratic party in a false position.
Signed, Gather Maedgen,
Grant, and Brown of Gregg.
Committee reported unfavor-
ably on extending time to rail-
roads.
Unfavorably on bill to sell
the Bryan college.
Substitute bill for sale of
school lands taken up, several
amendments were offered.
SENATE July L. Favora-
bly, on an amendment to the
code allowing county judges a
fee of s. on the final disposal
of criminal cases, to be paid by
the county.
Favorably to provide instru-
ments for the A. and M. college,
same to be paid for out of in
terest on the university fund.
Favorably on amendments
concerning land titles by the
state.
Ford, Indian affairs, ETC., ia
vorably equalizing the pay and
arning all military or police
companies operating under laws
Of this state.
Executive message asking
amendment regulating peaiten-
riary matters.
The governor recommends
that suitable buildings be erect
ed at the Rusk penitentiary so
that all convicts may be kept
within the walls of the Rusk
and Huntsville penitentiaries.
Several other subjects are em-
bodied in the message.
Burnett-Bill regulating the
management of convicts.
Martin-Bi!l regulating the
practice of medicine, surgery
and pharmacy.
An appropriation of $500
was made for the State board
of health.
HoUsE.-The morning hour
was devoted to the bill provi-
ding for the sale of school
land. The clause limiting the
number of acres to be sold to
one person was retained.
A bill providing for the sale
of school lands passed under
suspension of rules; yeas 81,
nays FL.
Bill requiring collectors and
other holding public funds to
render account when $500 or
more is collected and pay same
to proper receiving officer, pass
ed.
SENATE July 2.-The bill pro-
viding for a state board of
health was reconsidered and laid
upon the table.
Finance committee reported
adversely on bill levying an oc-
cupation tax on merchants.
Also, adversely on Mrs. Hubby's
claims.
The Senate, in committee of
the whole, adopted a joint res
olution making it obligatory on
the treasurer and land officer
to have half their clerical force
consist of females when they
can be procured.
Bill providing for the resump-
ton of the state penitentiary,
passed.
Bill for the sale of university,
asylum and school lands taken
up, amendments adopted and
bill engrossed.
Another message from the
Governor was received. He
wants more facilities for arrest
ing criminals and some county
boundaries settled.
HoUsE.-A bill concerning
sanitary regulations for towns
and counties, passed.
WASHINGTON, June 3o.-The
speaker laid before house the |
veto message on the marshals
bill, and it was read. The house
re f,SeH tp mace fine hill O,,ar tha