Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-03-03
18th LEGISLATURE.

MN navy SASS A$NSi
vers.
The judiciary committees re
ported favorably on a numbe
of bills, among others on Ho
mans pistol bill, prohibiting
the importation, sale, exchange
or giving away of weapons pro
hibited by law to be carried, ex
cept army and navy revolvers.
A favorable report was also
made on bill authorizing the
state treasurer and superinten
dent to contract for carrying
prisoners from counties where
sentenced to the penitentiary.
The special order was the
general appropriation act. An
amendment by Lighfoot appro-
priating $4,000 for the repre-
sentation of Texas products at
the Worlds fair in 1883, was
adopted.
The senate passed a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 to be used
in collecting and disseminating
statistical information about
Texas.
| HOUSE. = Bill dividing the
Panhandle into land districts
passed to engrossment.
Bill providing for the sale OF
school lands in unorganized
counties was, after a number OF
amendments, passed.
AUSTIN. Feb. 2S.-SENATE.-
Petition of Navasota Guards
asking appropriation for en-
campment, etc.
Committee reported substi-
tute for bills to create the thir-
ty-sixth and reorganize the
twenty-second judicial district.
T. ]. Cores and D. M. Short
were unanimously confirmed as
superintendent and assistant
superintendent of the peniten-
tiary.
The general appropriation act
increases the salary of the sec
rotary of the board of educa-
ton to $4,000. For new CAPT.
tai commissioners and general
expenses in regard to new build
ing $4,000 for the next two
years. A liberal appropriation
was made for the purchase of
tools and machinery for the
Huntsville and Rusk peniten-
tiaries, estimated at $500, 900.
Bakers house poker dice and
domino bill, after slight
amendment, was passed by a
vote of ~ to-.
Bill requiring sheriffs, collec-
tors and other officers who COL
lect funds to report monthly
was passed.
Holman called up his bill pro-
hibiting the importation of Ger
tain deadly weapons and it was
passed3 engrossment.
A bill giving all old veterans,
or their surviving widows land
certificate Of 1880 acres was
passed.
HOUSE. = Mr.. Denman, of
Angelina county, said that a
newspaper correspondent, writ
ing from San Antonio, had re-
ported him as drunk and down.
He said the reporter was liar
and an infant dog. A resolu-
ton was passed unanimously
exhonorating Mr.. Denmar.
McComb introduced a blu
amending the Sunday law so as
to allow cities and towns to reg
ulate Sunday observance.
The special order was the
committees bill providing for a
railroad commission and the
general regulation of railroads
was passed over.
Bill regulating manner of con-
demnlng right of way, etc., for
railroads. was after some anima-
ted discussion killed.
AUSTIN, March L. Senate
Several bills and petitions were
presented.
Judiciary committee No. 2:
Favorably on bill to provide for
postmorten examinations by
competent physicians.
An unfavorable report was
made on bill to establish addi-
tloHal normal schools. -
Several appropriations were
made under the general appro-
priation act.
The bill relating to keeping
any table, bank or ten-pin al
ley for gaming purposes, at
taching the PENALTY ofimprison-
ment, was called up and passed
to engrossment.
Bill for the protection of fish
and oysters in salt and tide wa
tiers, was taken up and passed,
HOUSE, By Haynes; Res
olution granting use of the hall
some night this week to Rev.
DR.. Chaplin, OF BRENNAN, to de-
liver his lecture on lawyers.
Adopted.
A motion to adjourn March
II was debated; it appeared to
be the general opinion Of the
members that they eogld not be
expected to work at So a day. |
The minority and majority |