Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-01-27
18th LEGISLATURE.


Bill to provide for allowing
railroads to build pending Sc
curing the right of way. An
amendment was offered and the
bill made the special order for
Thursday.
Bill to prevent drunkenness,
ETC.. from being any legal eX-
cuse for crime, was made the
special order for tuesday.
Senate bill.to reach gambling
resorts was ordered engrossed.
Senate bill to amend law for
advertising lands sold for taxes.
1t provides that the pay to
newspapers shall be..sI per par
eel of land advertised Bill or
dered engrossed.
Mr.. Stewart, for judiciary
committee, reported adversely
on the bill to regulate the TAX
ing of testimony before grand
juries in respect to criminal ac-
cusations of the grade of felony.
Messrs. Cooper and Holman
made minority report favoring
the bill.
Mr.. Stubs, by leave, intro
duced a bill to protect the cul-
ture of fish and oysters, to pro-
vide commissioners to regulate
the same, and to fix penalty.
HOUSE. - Mr.. Matlock pre-
sented memorial asking that the
taxes OF Wise county, for the
next two years be RENTED, to
enable the county to build a
courthouse.
Mr.. Hutchinson introduced a
bill to amend the law providing
for the sale of school lands.
The bill introduced by Mr..
Hutchinson to permit railroad
companies to proceed with con-
struction, in case of appeal from
the award of commissioners ap-
pointed to settle the right OF
way was taken under consider
alton and after a lengthy dis
cussion was postponed until
Saturday next.
Mr.. Philpott introduced bill
to prevent horse racing on Sum
day.
By Mr.. Perrenot: Joint res
olution amending the constitu-
ton SO as to have general cleo
tons once every four years.
AUSTIN, Jan. 24.-SENATE.-
Mr.. Martin, for committee on
public roads, ETC., reported ia
vorably on bill relating to pow
ers of towns and cities over
streets and alleys and public
grounds.
BY Stubs: To authorize
nine jurors to render verdict in
civil cases in district courts.
By Martin: To authorize
commissioners courts to allow
county clerks not exceeding
$500 fer ex-officio services.
By Hightower: To repeal
law regulating the compensa-
ton of officers of election also,
bill to change time of holding
general elections to first Mon
day in August, beginning in
August, 1882.
The president signed the SEN
ate bill making appropriations
for contingent expenses of the
seventeenth legislature.
Mr.. Wynn's bill to amend the
law regulating the carrying of
concealed weapons, as special
order was taken up and discuss
ed and after being amended to
make the penalty not less than
$50 nor more than 500 and by
close confinement in the coun-
ty Jail for not less than ten days
nor more than three months,
was ordered engrossed.
The bill to amend the Revis-
ed Civil Statutes, making affi-
davit of plaintiff in an action
on open account prima-facia
evidence, etc, was ordered en-
crossed.
HoUsE.-The paper question
was taken up and after much
discussion it was agreed that
IFS copies of the journal be
printed, to be let to the lowest
bidder.
Mr.. Flnlay's bill regarding
sailors at Galveston and the
loading of ships was discussed
at considerable length but not
finally disposed of. The house
adjourned.
Messrs. MaXey and Throck-
morton made speeches after ad-
journment.
AUSTIN, Jan. 25.-Senate-
By Burgess. To amend GRIM
inal code relating to appeals in
certain cases.
By Gooch: To amend civil
statutes providing payment of
fees of sheriffs and constables
in felony cases, where defend
ant is not brought to trial.
The following bills were pass
ed: To repeal public weigher
bill. To amend Penal code in
relation to use of fire-crackers, |
etc, in towns. Amending the
law in regard to playing cards
in public places. To repeal
Revised Statutes requiring aft
davit Of absence of witnesses
before dispositions can be used.
Bill preventing drunkenness and
temporary insanity produced by
excessive use of liquor from be-
ing pleaded justification of GRIM
cial order for Monday next.
At IL o'clock the senate was
called to order and the presi-
dent announced that the senate
would proceed to ballot for Uni
ted States Senator.
NJ, Cfayuorf nominated Iop