Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-03-31
I7th LEGISLATURE.

! AUSTIN, March 2o.-SenSte
Favorable report on joint res,
olution in relation to the pay,
ment by the United States Of
the losses sustained by the
burning of the town of Bren,
ham, by federal troops in 1866,
Senate bill amending the gen
eral public free school law was
taken up. The amendment
providing that children within
scholastic ages attending de-
nominational schools where no
religious tenets are taught may
receive their pro rata of the
school fund, if the community
shall SO direct, was after an
animated discussion, defeated.
Pending discussion the senate
! adjourned till Monday.
HousE.-Several bills were
passed
Finlay's bill providing for
houses of refuge for youths
passed to engrossment.
The Toby claim was taken up
and allowed, by passage of the
senate bill allowing $4,000 to
be paid out Of the Texas lndem-
nifty fund in the United States
treasury. The bill passed by a
vote of s. to rs.
The State University bill was
passed and a motion of Mr..
Finlay was reconsidered, in Oh
der to amend it.
Senate and house bill provid-
ing for sale Of public school,
university and asylum lands was
taken under consideration.
AUSTIN, March, 2S.-Senate
By Henderson: Bill to pre-
scribe duties Of railroads to the
public, etc.
Bill prohibiting smoking where
cotton is stored, passed,
Joint resolution requesting
the secretary ofwar to loan camp
equippage for use of militia at
their annual encampment, pass
ed.
Senate concurred in House
amendments to the University
bill.
House bill increasing COM
pensation of assessors was lost.
The senate educational bill
was taken up and passed.
Favorable report on house
bill making appropriation for a
fish commission was passed to
engrossment.
HousE.-Bill recognizing
Bryan College passed.
Bill providing for carrying
convicts TO penitentiary passed.
The state university bill was
put upon its final passage. Mr..
Haynes took the floor and spoke
half an hour against the bill and
against establishing any univer-
sites. The bill passed.
Conference committee report
on general appropriation bill
was adopted.
House bill authorizing cities
and towns incorporated by leg
islative charter, to amend their
charters under the general in
corporation act, passed.
AUSTIN, March 2o.-Senate-
Bill to provide for filling vacan-
cies in board of regents of
State University.
Senate bill amending the
University bill, passed.
Senate bill for the protection
and propagation offsh, and for
appointment ola State ash COM
missioner, passed.
The senate failed 20 agree to
the house amendments to the |
pentientiary bill.
Bill authorizing towns and |
cities to amend their charters |
by two thirds vote, passed.
HousE.-Resolution granting |
leave of absence to a number
of county judges, passed.
Bill providing for printing the
legislative journals in quarto
form, passed.
Conference committee ap-
pointed on bill for carrying con-
victs to the penitentiary,
Cooper's senate bill providing
land grants to INDECENT and dis
ablcd confederate soldiers, resi-
dents Of Texas-amended to
include widows and Orphans Of
Texas soldiers killed in the con-
federate war, adopted. After
striking out the orphans the
Dill passed.
Hubbard's bill to permit rail.
roads, chartered by Taxas to
operate under such charter in
and running their roads
through other states, by legis-
alive permission was taken up
md a lively discussion followed
without final action.
KELLOGG IN CLoyER.-Gov.