San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-04-12

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passed.
Nash withdrew his motion to re.
consider the vote by which the bill
extending the corporate limits of the
city of Dallas passed the house.
The bill amending the act incorpor-
atng the city of Dallas, was taken up
and the house amendment concurred
in.
The joint resolution amending the
constitution relative to the judiciary
was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Gooch offered to amend by pro-
vidlng that when trials are pending
in all cases if one or more of the
Jurors, not exceeding three, becomes
sick or dies the remainder may return
a verdict. Adopted.
The bill authorizing Texas veterans
to locate certificates within Greer
county was called up.
Mr.. Davis moved to amend by
including certificates issued to Con-
leuefdte SolulerS.
Mr.. Jones moved to amend by pro-
viding that veteran and Confederate
certificates may be located ON any
territory within the Indian Nation
or the United States. Withdrawn,
and Mr.. Davis amendment was lost.
Mr.. Harris moved to amend so that
all persons who avail themselves of
this act shall be deemed to and are
held to reinquish all claims they may
be supposed to hold against the state.
Adopted and the bill passed.
The house bill requiring district
and county clerks to make out official
reports passed.
The bill for the relief of liquor
dealers passed.
The bill directing officers how to
compute available funds arising from
bonds purchased, passed.
The bill fixing the degrees of crime
passed.
The bill authorizing Christian Jor-
don to sue the state passed.
IN THE HOUSE.
On motion of Stagner, the house
bill requiring county judges to give
official bonds was taken up and, after
being amended as not to give bond
in excess of $4,000, passed.
On motion of Upton, the house
bill granting to Asa S. Miller, Milburn
Harold and Mary Woods, widow OF
John Woods, deceased, survivors OF
the Dawson massacre, certificates for
1 ,2SO acres of land each, passed to
engrossment.
On motion of Chambers, of Tar
rant, the senate bill equalizing the
compensation of tax assessors, was
taken up and passed.
The house considered the railroad
bill for several days and passed to en-
grossment Gibson's substitute.
On motion Of Henderson, the
senate bill for the condemnation of
city property for the purpose Of widen
ing streets and alleys was taken up,
and the substitute for the house bill of
a similar character, passed.
On motion of Patterson, the senate
bill providing for the pay of attached
witnesses from other counties, in fell
ony cases, was taken up, and the
committee amendments restricting the
pay to not more than two Witnesses
to the same fact, and allowing three
cents for milage, was adopted.
Taylor offered an amendment plac-
ing it in the discrc ton of the judge
as to whether other witnesses to the
same fact shall be compensated for
testifying. Adopted.
Rosenthal's bill allowing appeal S
for justices courts by the filling OF
afidavits that appellant is unable to
pay cost, etc., passed.
Matthews bill for uniform weight
per bushel was passed.
Stringer's bill prescribing the course
of claims of county officers before the
comptroller, was passed.
Fosters, of Grayson, bill regulating
appeals from justices courts was
passed.
Upton's bill granting a league AND
labor of land to Fanny A. Darden
sole heir of Moses Barker, was passed
Pending the consideration Cheno
weth moved to suspend the rules ant
takes up the bill allowing the otat'
Firemen S association to erect monu
ment in the capitolgrounds at Austin
The bill provides that the monum ne1
shall not cost less than $4,000. Th'
bill passed under suspension to tai
rules, after which the house ad
journed. =;