Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1882-04-13
LEGISLATIVE.

Austin April S.-Senate. Conf
mittee reported favorably o.
bill to extend time for redenn
ton of lands bought by ST
for taxes.
Bills to complete the mann
branch of the university before
the medical branch is common
ced, and to regulate the tariff
on railroad freights were intro
duced.
Mr.. Cooper introduced bill to
divide the state into eleven
congressional districts; referred
to apportionment committee.
a message from the governor
was received requesting immed-
late action in regard to a sur
vey OF 500 leagues of land set
apart for unorganized county
school lands.
Senator Stubs sent up a
resolution in reference to hiring
county convicts out ofthe coun-
ty.
a message was received from
the house announcing the pas
sage of the milage and per diem
bill. The milage and per diem
bill was passed by the senate.
Senator Buchanan introduc-
ed a bill to reduce ad valorem
and occupation taxes.
House. Judiciary commit
tee reported favorably on the
bill repeating the railroad subsi-
dy law and urged a suspension
Of the rules that it might be
passed. The rules were sus
pended and a lengthy discus
sion ensued, from which it was
apparent that the bill was diff
erently understood by differer-
ent members. Consideration
finally postponed.
Governors message concern
ing location and survey of
school lands for uuorganized
counties, was received.
Committee on Taxation re-
ported unfavorably on bill re-
ducing state tax without change
IN county tax, same being IN
constitutional.
The question of selling the
school lands was argued at
some length. Some want to
sell, others to hold, a bill fixing
a price was passed to second
reading.
The House agreed to the
senate bill providing for the
contingent expenses the legis-
lature.
Adjourned till Monday.
AUSTIN, April II.-Senate-
By Davenport. bill to provide
for a board of railroad commits
sioners, to consist of three men.
BY Stubs, bill to set apart
100000 acres unappropriated
land for the benefit of the uni
versity.
An act prohibiting further
land grants to railway compa-
MES was passed.
An act extending the time
for the redemption of lands
sold for taxes was passed.
Reconsideration that a
committee of thirty-one, to
consist of one from each sena-
torial district, be appointed on
senatorial and representative
apportionment, was adopted.
The bill prohibiting the fur
Their issue of land certificates to
railroads was discussed at great
length, and after amendment
was passed.
By Baker, the apportionment
for the house of representatives
shall consist of 100 members.
AUSTIN. April, II.-Senate-
Resolution to hiring out coun.
ty convicts ordered pointed.
The president gave notice
that he had signed the bills for
per diem, etc.
Nat Q. Henderson was ap-
pointed to some position in
connection with the senate.
By Swain, bill to appropriate
5000, 900 acres of land for the
state university.
The bill reducing passenger
tariffs on the railroads from FIVE
to three cents mile was taken
up and discussed by a number
of senators without final action.
House.-The speaker an
nounced the following commit
tee on representative appor-
tionment: Wurzbach, Doug
lass, Denman, Baker, Gavin,
Todd, Burks, McCord, Faulk,
Woodbridge, Smith, of Hunt,
Mathews, Kendall. Nash, Barry,
Johnson, CRANBERRY, Tompkins,
McComb, Labatt, Thompson,
Davidson, Traylor, Matlock,
Tarleton. Arnold, Haidusek,
Kindred, Rodrigeus, Stewart,
of Kinney, and Stringfellow.
Resolution fixing the num-
Der of members of the house
under the apportionment at
100 was adopted.
A resolution to have 10000
copies of the governors mes
sage to the special session was
voted down viva voce and
loudly applauded.
By Daniel-To provide two
new lunatic asylums-one in
north Texas and the other in
west Texas, appropriating
100000 to establish the same;
referred.
The bill reducing passenger
Iares on railroads was debated
at some length, and passed to
engrosSment.
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