San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-02-08

that the grounds and buiiu'hsS Nv '
al DO enlarged and the erection OF snoth'
Asylum in distant part Of the state
Free Schools: Recommends local COZ
rsl AZ most satisfactory. The responsibiiit
of levying and collecting taxes should D
left as much as possible, to the people
That the State is able to pay Annually 10
five nIonths schooling for each child within
the scholastic age.
Penitentiaries He let's the lease OF these
institutions rest with the Legislature 10
their approval or rejection, and favors the
abolition of the outside labor system
Also recommends that two assistants (a'
well as the subordinates Of the asy'uns)' DC
appointed by the superintendent themselves
and not by the executive.
Railroads: Recommends that a com
mission of three persoas be appointed as
the Legislature may direct, to taRe charge
of this subject, ms persons Of small capital
cannot and will not contend for their rights
when opposed by these corporations
The Governor makes some remarks III re
gard to change in the Judiciary, and to
regulate Telegraph Companies etc., but we
have not time nor space to allot to each sub
iect suffice it to say, that the Speaker and
President referred each subject to its appro-
pirate committee, who will further endght-
en- US on these subjects in few days.
Peers An act to regulate the opinions
and expedite the dispatch of business OF the
supreme court of the State of Texas.
Latham:-Joint resolution instructing
our delegation in Congress to prevent the
removal of troops and abandonment. of mill
tary posts on the frontier.
Hurst:-To allow persons to voluntarily
designate homestead and make other real
estate subject to mortgage or deed OF trust
without cloud of claim as q homestead.
Duraut-An act to limit the time in
which all murder cases shall be tried to
period, which shall not exceed eighteen
months from the time the person accused
will have been arrested.
Senate Bill 19O:-Making a special appro-
priatiou for the support of the Supreme
Court at Galveston.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
House Committee on Revenue and Taxa
ton reported fAvorably on bill 80
An act to amend Art. 1856 of the Statutes
making the road bed and bridges of railroads
taxable.
Committee on Finance favorably: An act
20 provide clerk for the Secretary of Board
Of Education and fixing his salary.
Committee on public printing: Adversely
On bill 273. An act to provide for the pub
icatlon of the laws of this state in one news
paper in each Congrhssio nal District.
Senate Committee on Asylums, favorably:
Appropriating $75, 1000 for the improvement
md repair of the Lunatic Asylum and the
of the grounds.
Committee en- Private Land Claims, IA
rorably: A memorial from the heirs of An
son Jones, deceased, praying for special
act authorizing the committee of the Land
Office to ifsue to said heirs certificate for
thirteen labors of land
Joint Resolution: Jnstructing our delega-
ion in Congress to give their support to
the Bill now pending in Congress granting
pensions to the surviving soldiers and wild
1ws of deceased soldiers of the war in 1876
and 1913 with Mexico.
The Sunday Law met with a violent death
in the Senate last week.
The Memorial services of the late Hon.
Geo. r. Reeves, member'from Grayson Co.
and speaker of the 18th Legislature were
held at the Hall of Representatives on the
night of the 3Oth. Eulogistic remarks were
made by o number of old members and
page in the journal" was inscribed to his
OTHER NOTES ABOUT THE CAPITAL.
H. P. Brewster succeeds Col. Spaight in
the Department of Insurance, Statistics
and History. B. NJ. Baker of Wise Co. sue
ceeds Hon. o. N. Hollingsworth as Secreta-
ry of the Board of Education, Robt. Josse-
Iyn an old well known Texan has been ap-
pointed Executive Clerk by the Governor.
Treasurer Lubbock requests that a COM
mittee be appointed to inspect his books and
count the money in the vaults, thus letting
people know that their money is safe.
Petitions are numerous and from all parts
of the State requesting that convicts be
worked within the walls of the penitentiaries.
A petition from the county commissioners
court of Smith Co., the mayor and board of
aldermen of the city of Tyler, besides other
prominent citizens of the vicinity protest
ING against the removal of the supreme and