The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-07-10
NO. 10

Additional pay OF 5000, for archl-
. tsct for new Capitol, was adopted.
5000 600 for retiring deficiency bonds
which shall be used in case deic.enc y
bonds are sold was taken up.
A message wss received from TIE
Senate announcing the passage OF Sem
ate bills Nos. 80 aad 67 and Senate
joint resolution No. Sc.
Mr.. AcComb. by leave, presented q bill
providing for the organic ition and sup
port of the normal school at Alta Vista.
Mr.. Foster moved TO strike out all in
regard to the 5000 600 for bonds,
which was done by Al TO 81.
The $4,000 Item to pay the expenses
Of board to pass upon the right OF
veterans to have GAO acres OF land was
taken up and adopted.
A message from the Senate an
nounced that body as not considering
the work of the conference committees
on House bill No. complete, upon
which the vote on Mr.. McComb's re-
port was reconsidered.
A motion was made by Mr.. Linn to
make the appropriation for interest on
warrants authorized at the late regular
session $500 for the year ending
February 30. 1890, aud $4,000 for the
year ending 1881.
For the Lunatic Asylum the-ltem o4
$500, for the support of fifty pa
tients, there wss proposed On amend
ment by Mr.. Smith of Travis of $1l, :
600.
Mr.. McComb, for Judiciary Commit
tee No. 2, recommended the passage of
the bill reRsrding the normal school
at Prairie View.
The report of the committee Of free
conference on House bill No. G was
adopted.
EVENING sEesIooN.
The appropriation of $275, 900 each
year, for the next two years, for the
use of public free schools, was taken up.
Mr.. Ioe introduced an amendment
to the appropriation of ons-fourth sd
valorem revenue and also occupation
taxes, besides poll tax and interest on
bonds.
Mr.. Cochran moved to substitute
one-fourth of the net revenue from
ad valorem aud occupation taxes, and
poll tax and interest. He then read
carefully prepared speech devoted to
calculation and giving figures by which
he was led to the conclusion that there
would be in the treasury an excess of
$240, $50, August 81, 1881, after pay
ing all expenses and deficiencies, and
one-fourth of all the revenues to
schools. amounting to $400, 600.
Mr.. Frosl's motion to reconsider the
vote striking out 5000 for the Adju-
tact Generals Office was carried, aud
the item allowed. ~4 ,..i-
Mr.. COlemsn's amendment to vote
$4,000 to the Dsaf and Dumb Asylum
was considered. He claiuled that it
was q modest demand and ought to be
given, but the House failed to reach a
conclusion upon it.
Mr.. FiHlsy reported on the bill crea-
ting Q commission of arbitration to as
sist the Supreme Court. Also, the bill
exempting school houses and public
and private school property.
The House concurred in the confer
ence report striking Upshur county
from the list of counties deprived of
civil jurisdiction.
On the call of the House on the
school appropriation, Mr.. Jones of
Bastrop was excused, it having been
positively stated he had gone home.
The call was suspended.
The maia question, on Mr.. Cochran's
amendment to strike ont the item and
insert ont fourth of the revenue, was
ordered, the vote being:
Yeas-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Beck,
BenaYides, Clemens, Cochran, Cooke,
Collins, Daniel, ID DIugherty, Delaney,
Evans, Finlay, Fisher, Foster, Freeman
Frost, Guy, Henderson of Van Zandt,
Henry, Holmes, Huist, Joues, John
son of Caldwell, Linn, Linton, Loe,
May, McComb, Pickett. p. ull, Upton,
Saunders, Sledge, Taylor of Fannin,
Williams-35.
Nays-B.ker, Brown of Gregg,
Brown of Limestone, Bryan, Cain,
Galloway, Carlton, Coleman, Cross
land, Crow, Douglass, Estes, Flewel-
len, Fry, Gather. Garrison, Gibson,
Grant, Goodson, Henderson of Smith,
Hill, Jackson, Johnston OF Leon,
Johnston of Shelby, King, Msedgeu,
Merritt, Mills, Moore. Mullins, Mccall,
0xsheer, Philpoit. Policy of Sabine,
Policy Of Wilson, Proctor, Reeves,
Rumsey, Scott, Singletary, Smith of
Harris, Smith OF Titus, Smith of
Travis, Stewart OF Delta, Stewart Of
Houston, Stiles, Taylor Of Marion,
Thomas, Vsnters-49.
Mr.. Henderson CT Smith moved to
amend the item by stalking out the
item and inserting ont fifth of the
revenue. +"