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

COMMITTEE on lnaI &c IT peTtel "
favor of the sdoptIon Of Senate bill No,
30 for House bill NJ. IL, recommend
ing several amendments.
A message from the Senate an
nounced the passage of Senate substI-
tute for Senate bill No. 50, regarding
the incorporttlons of companies fol
constructing railways; Senste bill No.
80, regarding the printing of Revised
Statutes; joint resolution authorizing
and instructing the employment OF fe-
male clerks in the Com ptroIler's, Treas.
urer's and Land Office; Senate bill
No. 40; House bin No. AZ, to validate
titles to land reserved from location or
patent at the time titles Issued thereto.
Senate bill No 6, regarding times
of holding'courts in the twenty second
Judicial district, was taken up and
passed.
Senate bill No. SO, repeating taxes
on horse races of more than 450 yards,
was taken up and passed TO thiId
reading.
Mr.. Scott asked that the bill regard
ing time OF holding courts in the Sec
ond judicial district be taken up. The
bill Was taken up and passed under
suspension Of the rules.
The special order was the bill max
ing appropriations for support of the
State government, beginning March /,
1879, and ending February %, 1881.
The Speaker signed House bill No.
II, regulating pay aud arming of mill
tary companies; House bill No. Al,
enforcing judgments when transferred
from county courts TO district courts
Senate bill No. 50, to enable towns
and counties to co-opersts in health
and sanitary matters.
On motion, special order, Senate bill
No. 8, was postponed, and Mr.. Frost
moved reconsideration of the vote on
the bill requiring the owners of surveys
to pay the fee for patents when field
notes are filed. Entered on journals.
Mr.. Coleman raised the point of Or
der that this motion should have been
made, the bill having been voted on
yesterday, before the business on the
Speakers table was reached; that Sen
ate bill No. 8 had been reached at 10
O'Clock.
The Speaker decided the point of
order not we'll taken, because rule SO
declares that reconsideration Can be
moved on the next sitting day, proYid-
ed the order of the day has not been
taken. t.... ..
A message from the Senate an
nounced the passage of House bill No.
33, providing, for and facilitating the
collection of all judgments in favor of
the State or any cou ty thereof.
The special order was resumed, when
Mr.. Stewart of Delta moved that the
bill be considered item by item.
The items of the bill referring to the
payment of interest and sinking fund,
having been set apart in another bill,
was stricken out.
The bill sets aside for public free
schools. for the year ending August
81, 1880, all the annual interest on the
permanent school fund, the money
arising from poll tx, and $275, 1913. SO
out of the general revenue; from Sep
tember 1, 1880, t. February %, 1881.
the annual poll tax set aside by the
Constitution, all the interest on the
permanent school fund, and 1915, =
S33. 33 out of the general revenue.
Mr.. Cause moved to postpone the
consideration of the appropriation for
free schools until the appropriations
for running the State government be
fixed. Postponed by 81 to 81.
Items for the Comptroller's Office
were next in order. The one to pay
$40, 900 for additional clerks in the
Comptroller's office was read, when
Mr.. Daniels moved that the sum be re-
duced to $5400.
Mr.. Smith of Titus moved to amend
Mr.. Daniels motion by inserting $4,000.
Mr.. Loe proposed to make it $4,000,
which,. being an amendment in third
degree, was ruled out of order, on mo.
ton of Mr.. Coleman.
Pending consideration of the amend
mert of Mr.. Smith oil Titus, the House
adjourned to 4 P. NJ. ..... .
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Daniel withdrew his amend
mems for $6400 and made it $4,000,
which was adopted. T
Senate bills on the Speakers table
ware referred to appropriate commit
tees.
The appropriation for the Comp
troller's Office was disposed of as fol-
lows: sl r.
Items for the Comptroller's office for
years ending February %, 1880, Feb
ruary %, 1881 = For additional clerk
for extra work in assessing and. col
lecting tixes In unorganizsd counties,
and the collection of taxes from non.
residents in unorganized Counties, un-
der laws of the Sixteenth Legislature,
not to exceed an average of $75 pei
month, wages for each clerk, reduced
from $40, 600 to $4,000; for repairs to
building to make it secure, $3.50; for
furniture to building, reduced from
$3.50 to 500; no contingent fund al
lowed. ..t t.- saa
Items for the Adjutant Generals of.
fee contained = For increased pay OF
clerk, 5000; and for erection of srmo-
ry building, $3.50, were rejected.
Items for tie Lunstic Asylum, from
February 30, 1880, to February %,
1884,. as follows: For provisions for
fifty additional patents, $4,000; for
additional st>endants, seamstresses and
lsundresses, 1920; for negro female
attendant, $1S0; for additional bed
ding, $500; for erection of water closet
and removing old building, $500; for
forage, for milk cows and horses, $500
for one female night watch, $500, were
Temporarily postponed. s
The item for Judiciary department,
from March 1, 1879, to February %,
1SS1-For fees of sheriffs, clerks. at
torneys, ETC., in felony cases, $50, 0OO-
was taken mp.
Mr.. Mills proposed to amend with
$40. 600.
Mr.. Henderson of Smith, ss500.
Upon this Mr.. Coleman get the hoor
aRd made an earnest speech, charging
the opposition with doing all In their
power TO reduce appropriations so as to
leave large fund for schools.
Mr.. FinlAy spoke in reply and made
q b er speech against the Governor
and his adherents.
Mr. Scott moved postponement.w when
the House adjourned to ga. N Friday.
sr3 a H AUSTIN, July 4.
Mr.. .Wurzbach made motion to sus-
pend the regular business TO take up
bid regulating time of holding courts
in the twenty second judicial district.
Passed. se s f -
Mr.. Flewellen introduced joint res
olution repeating the jJint resolution
Of regular session creating committee
20 inVestigsts land frauds. Referred
TO COMMITTEE on Taxation. Hlaf 4
Mr.. Daugherty's bill attaching
Wheeler county to the tenth judicial
district was passed e aae'. 4