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

House met pursuant to adjourn
ment, Speaker Gibson in the chair.
Call of the roll showed only five men,
bers excused absent.
Mr.. Moursund was excused on ac-
count Of imperative business.
Prayer by chaplain, Rev. DR.. Poin-
dexter.
The reading of the journal was dis
pensed with, and minor corrections
made in the journal.
Mr.. Frymier moved that Mr.. Tucker,
of Anderson, be entitled to per diem
from the first day of the session, he
having been in attendance at the first
of the session before his credentials
were presented. The motion was
adopted.
A message from the senate an
noulced the passage of the appropria-
ton bill to pay mileage and per diem
of members and employees of the
eighteenth legislature.
Also, that the senate had passed
senate bill No. Z to amend articles 245
and PAT of the revised statutes.
Also, that the senate had passed the
the resolution providing for q COM
mittee of three from that body and
three from the house, to examine into
the condition of the governors man
sion and recommended repairs. The
committee on the part of the senate:
Messrs. Pfeuffer, Perry and Buchanan.
The speaker assigned members to
various committees as follows: Mr..
Stringer to judiciary committee No. l
! and to committee on constitutional
amendments; Mr.. Barrett, of Cook, to
| judiciary committee No. 2; Mr.. Cra-
mer, of Kaufman, committee on roads
and bridges; Mr.. Wilson, of Harrison,
| to committee on penitentiaries.
Mr.. Gass, of Coryell, was excused
| for non-attendance, on account Of
sickness the day previous.
| The speaker called the attention of
members to rule 20, against smoking.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
The following resolutions offered by
Mr.. Foster, of Grayson, were read:
Whereas, Since the legislature of
the state of Texas was last in session,
the Hon. George r. Reeves, late
speaker and many times member of
the house of representatives of this
state, has been finally separated from
us by death and thereby life faith
fully devoted to the public service and
essentially contributory to the pros
perity of the state, has been brought
to close; and,
| Whereas, This house, for which he
had been nominated and to which. but
for his death, he would doubtless have
been chosen member by a loving and
confiding constituency, has been
thereby deprived of the benefit of his
| legislative experience and patriotic
counsels; therefore,
| Resolved, That, as representatives
of the people, we sincerely lament the
death Of Col. George X. Reeves as
a loss to the state; as citizen in pri-
vate life conspicuously upright, Just
and pure, and in councils eminent.
wise and patriotic, having won for
himself an enviable place in the hearts
| of the people and a name worthy of
| their grateful remembrance.
Resolved further, That the sy1npa-
thies and coincidence of this house are
hereby extended to the family of
the deceased for the irrepar-
able loss sustained by them,
and that in token thereof copy OF
this resolution, attested by the sigma
lures of the speaker and chief clerk of
the house, be forwarded to his widow,
and that page of the house journal
be appropriately inscribed to his
memory.
Mr.. Foster moved that the subject
be made the special order for Tuesday,
January 80.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Caven
! to have three more committee clerks
appointed, to be assigned by the
| Speaker, was amended to allow them
81 a day and adopted.
Mr.. Leo, of Hidalgo, presented the
petition of VIM. Scanlan, ex-sheriff of
Cameron county, for services, etc.
Referred to committee on state affairs.
Bills and resolutions were intro