Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-03-10
18th LEGISLATURE.

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The 18th inst was set as the da,
/, for electing directors of the A
and NJ. College.
The senate medical bill wa
amended and passed to engross
ment.
The senate bill to adjust tn,
indebtedness Of the state to tn,
permanent school fund wa
passed.
Senate bill making the pun
ishment of defendants convicted
at different terms of the SAME
court accumulative, passed tc
engrossment.
Senate bill reducing railroad
passenger rates to 5 cents {
mile was engrossed.
Senate bill making penal any
disclosure of proceedings o.
grand jurors was engrossed.
DR.. Richard M. Swearingen
of Austin, was appointed Medi-
cal Health Officer for the state
HOUSE. = More prohibition
petitions were presented.
The House bill, repeating the
bell punch and substituting a
specific occupation tax of $500,
ETC., for retailing liquors was
put on final passage and passed.
The joint resolution amend
ing the judiciary article in the
constitution was passed with an
amendment submitting it to a
vote of the people; also, a joint
resolution amending the consti-
tutional limit of regular sessions
Of the legislature to sixty days
was passed to a third reading.
The landlords and tenants
bill was discussed during the
entire afternoon and met with
considerable opposition.
AUSTIN, March 7.-Senate.-
Unfavorable report on the bill
amending the election law.
Favorable on house bill for pro-
lection of game. Favorably on
bill to restrict the carrying of
deadly weapons exempted by
law to army and navy revolvers.
Minority and majority reports
on bill amending charter of G.
c. and S. F. railway.
The House bill repeating the
bell punch was amended so as
to require dealers to give
bond of $1,000 prohibiting sale
of liquor to minors and prohib-
iting sale to persons whose fe-
male relatives give notice not to
sell; $500 penalty for violation
of any provision OF the bonds.
Bill passed as amended.
Bill exempting manufacturing
enterprises from taxation was
lost.
The Senate confirmed the
appointment of DIR. R. M.
Swearingen as State Health
Officer.
A message was received from
the governor submitting me-
mortal of officers of the leading
Texas railroads, in regard to
proposed legislation affecting
railroads.
The House refused to concur
in the senate amendment to the
liquor bill and a conference
committee was appointed.
HOUSE The finance COM
mittee cut down the appropria- |
tons as applied to the salaries
of subordinate clerks.
The bill providing for the
management of the state peni-
tentiaries was taken up. An |
amendment to require all con-
victs to be kept within the walls |
of the penitentiaries was defeat
ed, and after the adoption of |
several amendments the bill was
PASSED to engrossment.
A resolution to have night
sessions was adopted.
The house refused to concur
in several senate amendments
to the bill fixing occupation tax
for liquor dealers.
The deficiency appropriation
bill was taken up and the first
five items, allowing some $780,
300 for the fees Of sheriff clerks
and others was adopted.
AUSTIN, March S.-Senatc-
By Stubs Bill to set apart
half a million acres of land for
quarantine purposes, ware
iouses tor disinfection of car.
goes, etc.
The bill fixing railroad pas
'enger fare at three cents per
nile was taken up. and passed,
with a proviso that should
abroad commission be estab-
ished the matter be referred to
he commissioners.
The House bill providing for
he sale of the lands known as
he Indian reservation was
passed.
The bill prohibiting bail in
:ases of homicide was passed.
Inc Dill setting apart lve
thousand acres of land
or the A. and M. college was
passed.
Bill regulating practice of
nediclne, ETC., was passed after
HousE.-The bill giving the
GOVERNOR and state treasurer .
authority when deemed neces-
airy. to use the excess cash bal
nee to retire state bonds was
'assed to engrossment.
By Wooldrige: Petition ask
ng the legislature to provide
or exhibition of Texas produce,
tc., at the Worlds Fair, New
Fork, in 1883.
The general railroad bill was
AIKEN up and discussed at some
epgth without final action. !