The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

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| Speaker Gibson and quorum present
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. DR.
PoindeXter.
Reading of minutes dispensed and
several members excused for non-at-
tendance for reasons stated.
Mr.. Armstead presented memorial
of citizens of Mason county, urging
increase of commissioners of assessors
and collectors. Referred.
Mr.. Lakewood presented petition
from the bar of Delta county relative
to county and district attorneys.
Bill, AND RESOLUTIONS.
Bills we @ read by title and referred
as follows
BY Mr.. Swan: To amend the oceu-
patton tax law.
Mr.. Parsons: A bill to provide for
severance of joint fences,
Mr.. Tilson: To regulate iii vision
of fe, es.
Mr. Acller: To amend article l047,
chapt 8, title 26, revised stat ties,
requi ing the supreme court and
court of 'ppeals to decide motions in
the order in which same are admitted.
y message from the senate an
nounced that the senate had passed
the resolution to go into the election
of United Senate senator at II o'clock.
BY Mr.. Lindsey: Bill to amend
article 1893, title "a, chapter 8, revised
statutes, so that managers of elections
shall make triplicate returns of poll
lists and tally sheets.
Mr.. Woods, of Lavacca: To amend
article III, section 4, title l, chapter 3,
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tenance of lunaticS by commissioners
OF the court, when they cannot be adj
mitted into asylums.
Mr.. Burns: To amend article 1876,
code criminal procedure, relative to
indictments or which justices of
peace have jurisdiction, and transfer
to districts where the offenses are
committed.
Mr.. Foster: To repeal article 80.
revised statutes, creating office of
public weigher, and prescribing duties
of his office.
Mr.. Merriwether: To make pro-
vision for suitable monument to
the memory of Fannin's men at Go
had, and Capt. Kidd. at Refugio.
Mr.. Chambers, of Tarrant: To reg
ulate the practice of pharmacy.
Mr.. Nash: Resolution that the
house proceed to the election of
United States senator to succeed Hon.
Richard Coke at IL m.
BY Mr.. Finch: To amend article
1910, tiCle 32, chapter 2, revised stat
utes.
Mr.. Camp To amend the fish and
game law.
Mr.. Stagner: Resolution that Hon.
j. b. Hutchins, of Hays county, MEM
trof fifteenth legislature, be invited
% seat in the house. Adopted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
MI. Acker chairman of judiciary
committee Nc. l, reported:
Favorably on house hill 129. amend
ing civil statutes, articles 3201. 1922
and 1925. us to married women and
their separate rights under statute of
lilsitation; and house bill 1874. amend
ing article 1904 of civil statutes. so as
enable married women to sue alone in
recovery of their separate property.
The committee recommend that both
these bills be considered with refer
ence to others.
Favorably on house bill ia, to re-
law of 1881.
Favorably on house bill 139, to re-
peal the law requiring railroad COM
panies to stop trains thirty minutes
at the state line.
Adversely on house bill 90, amend
ing article 197, penal code, so as to
make the penalty for disposing of
mortgaged property apply to dispos-
ing of property on which there is al
ready legal lien, whether said lien
be by contract or by law.
Adversely, house bill 223, repeating
the law requiring private examina-
ton and separate Acknowledgements
of married women to instruments of
conveyance.
Adversely, house bill 12s, prescrib-
ing punishment for violation of con-
tracts made by domestics.
Adversely, house bill 50, as being
similar in its provisions to house bill
80, above reported.
Reports adopted.
The finance committee reported rec
ommending that the bill for the re-
lief of the widow of Sidney S. Cole be
referred to the committee on state af-
fairs. Report adopted.
Mr.. Nash. chairman of committee
on state affairs, reported:
Favorably on house bill 239. TO
amend section of act to authorize
commissioners of county coust to issue
bonds.
Favorably on house bill to amend
articles HOG. 1l07, HOS of the code of
criminal procedure relative to pay