The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-10
Senate.
AUSTIN, July z, 1879

AUSTIN, July z, 1879.
Senate met at the usual hour.
Senator Stewart, chairman Judiciary
Committee No. 2. reported favorably
an Sepste bill ITO amend article 1884,
title 95a chapter l of the r ;vIsed
Statutes" favorsbly On House bill
providing for the record of contracts
relating t. land in manner that will
distinguish community from separate
property" ss. So -.#
Senat Dts Gooch, Hobby, Guy aud
Holman made minority report on the
above bill.
House substitute for House bills
sale of the alternate sections in organic
ed counties, as surveyed by railroad
companies" etc., was taken up, amend
ed, and, as amended, was passed.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion and confirmed various nominal
tons of the Governor.
Senate bill "To amend article 4664,
title %. chapter / of the Revised
Statutes" was passed.
Senate bill ITO amend articles 1907
and zoos of the Revised Civil Sat
utes" WAS amended and passed.
House bill ITO define the manner in
which land sold at tax sales may be re-
deemed by the owner" was amended
and passed. ..
Adjourned until 4 80 p. NJ.
EvENIEG SESSION.
Senator Stewart made a favorable re-
port on House bill to amend arucle
1885, chapter 3, title rs, of the Revised
Civil Statutes.
Senate bill to levy an occupation tax
on merchants was taken up, with ma
jprity and minority eports-malo rity
recommending the bill do not pass and
the minority recommending that it
do.
To- The maj ority report was adopted
and bill lost.
Senator Houston, chairman special
Committee. reported that they had
visited the ExecutiveM 4nsion and found
that there haYe been no extravsgant
expenses thereon, but that none but
good and substantial work had been
done at very reasonable figures.
81 Senator Grace offered a concurrent
resolution that the two houses adjourn
at 10 o'clock Wednesday night. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Rules.
Senate bill to authorize the State
Treasurer to keep special deposit &C
count with the G. Dmmissioner OF the
General Land Office was passed.
Senate bill to make an apprOpri alton
to pay the interest on the interest,"
bearing warrants of the State was
passed.
I Senator Edwards, chairman of the
select committee to investigate the
conduct Of district judges in regard
to the approval of accounts in the
Comptroller's Office, stated that they
found that many of the judges had
been very careless in these matters,
and that the Comptroller had saved the
State large amounts by carefully ex-
amining these accounts before he
would approve them. A copy of the
report was transmitted to the House.
The Senate adjourned until A. NJ.
Tomorrow.
al-. AUSTIN, July s. 1879.
The Senate met a. 9 A. NJ.
Senator Hobby, from the Committee
on Rules, reported favorably on Senate
concurrent resolution to adjourn at 10
o'clock tomorrow night. Adopted.
Senate bill No. 8, amendatory OF an
act to make an appropriation for the
years beginning March l, 1879, and
ending February %. 1881. with House
amendments, was taken up, some of
the amendments concurred in and
others not concurred in.
| A resolution was introduced by Sena-
tor Homan to retain Capt. John SWIM
dells, as calendar clerk, for five days
after sdj surnment. Adopted.
House bill to amend article 37s5,
chapter 8, title 7s, of the Revised Civil
Statutes was passed.
House amendments To Senate bill to
amend articles 1857. 1858 aud 1859, OF
the Code of Criminal Procedure were
concurred in.
Adjourned until p. NJ.
- EVENING SESSION.
Senators Storey, Edwards, Stewart,
Houston and Lair were appointed as Q
committee of conference on the disa-
greement between the two houses on
Senate bill No. 9-the supplemental
appropriation bill.
A message was received from the
Governor asking the confirmation Of
certain notaries therein named.
l. The amendments to Senate bill No.
IL, ITO create court Of errors" were
concurred IN.
House bill Amending the qaaran-
tine laws of Texas" was amended, and,
as amended, passed.
Senate adjourned until 0 A. N. TO-
morrow.
A new comet - coming-sit down,
SIT down; what's the use of getting ex-
eitedl l. is only visible from the sec
ond pesk OF Mount Ayichimboguand-
alahasts, IN central Asia, and only
there with three-st0ry telescope. and
then il IL only Visible twenty minutes
at midnight ard not then unless the
atmosphere 10 exactly right; and when
il IL visible it osly locks like star
shout half the size Of the little one in
Jacobs coffin By all the starry worlds
that swing in peace, when 1--WE" were
boy the comets used 70 come around
every summer, with heads on them like
fre-bolloons, end tails that stretched
from the big dipper TO tae southern
erosss ssd wagged back and forth like
. bezildered torchlight PROCESSION, and
came 30 close 20 the earth that they put
the moon out. Out on these single
bafTeiied cOmsts three for . quarter,
that they get up for rs 10 these degeo-
crate modern dsysl We wOuldn't walk
from here 10 Asia 10 zee kundred Of
'ein.