The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08

Unfavorably on senate bill No. 43.
relating to the manner of transmit
ting dispositions.
UnfavOTably on senate bill No. POP,
the object of which il to change the
law concerning judgement 60 be
entered in cases Of trial Of right of
property.
Favorably. with slight amendment.
senate bill No. IS, amenddtOrv Of arti-
cles 1891, 1914 and 1916, relating to
trespass to try title.
Recommended reference of senate
bill No. I21 10 committee on military
affairs, relating 20 the protection Of
the frontier
Recommended the printing of 100
copies of senate bill No. al, requiring
owners and lesees of certain buildings
- provide ways and means of escape
from such buildings IN case of tire.
Recommended that senate bill No
p lie on the table. other bills covering
the object of the bill having been re
ported fay0rably.
Recommended that senate bill No.
-. amendatOry of article sos, penal
code. be referred to judiciary commit
tee No. ,
FavOrably, upon senate bill No. lS4,
authorizing the exchange of real eS-
tate by guardian under direction of
court.
Substitute for senate bill No. l49 to
facilitate the collection of taxes.
Mr.. Chesley, for same committee,
reported favOrably senate bin No. 2l3.
Increasing compensation of district
clerks for services done in felony
cases.
State AffairS.-Mr. Patton. chair
man. reported favOrably house concur
rent resolution requesting members
OF congress to vote against tax on
quinine
Favorably. senate Joint resolution
requesting our congressman to
to secure Il division OF the work on the
Texas coast into two or more districts
and additional engineers, with COM
mittee amendment striking out the
clause placing them under the orders
of Mr.. Mansfield.
FavOrably, with amendment, senate
bin No. 1874, relating to the fees Of the
department OF state for granting
charters
Private Land Claims.-Alr. Ran
10lyh. chairman. reported iavOTably
upon the claim of the heirs OF Arson
Jones for thirteen labores Of land.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Alr Chesley: A bill fixing the fees
u district clerks in felony cases.
Mr.. Patton: A bill defining the
cases in which dispositions of wit
nosses may be taken.
Mr. Stratton: 4 bill fixing the
compensation for county attorneys in
criminal cases.
On motion OF Mr. Martin, Mr. Far
rGr was excused because of sickness
until Monday, and Mr.. Harris for the
same length of time on account of
bushes
On motion of Mr. Chesley, house
bill No. 1o7, having for its purpose
the withdrawal Of the school, univer-
sity and asylum lands from market,
was taken up and ruled ont of order.
Mr.. Matlock offered an amendment
limiting the suspension of sale of the
lands ninety days after adjournment
Of the legislature. Adopted.
Mr.. Fleming: Amendment strik-
erence to repeating all laws in conflict
with the provisions OF the bill.
Adopted.
Bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Stratton, senate
bills Nos. Isl and 152, fixing penalties
for the violation of governmental
laws, were taken up'and passed under
suspension of the rule.
Senate bill. restoring the civil and
criminal jurisdiction of the county
courts of Parker, Uvalde and Red
River counties, was taken up, but
consideration of the same postponed
in order to take up senate bill No III,
reducing into one the Holman cOrpO-
ration and institute. The adverse
committee report on senate bill No.
Ill. on the same subject, was adopted
and bill No. 1T passed TO engroSs-
ment.
Senate bill No. &c, confirming pat
entS and surveys by virtue of head
right and bounty warrants issued I'M
der special law enacted after March,
1870. and prior to April, 1876.
Mr.. Gibbs: Amendment, providing
that the bin shall not apply to any
land located under such certificate,
unless the same had been heretofore
settledand improved by innocent pur-
chasers. LOSt-l2 yeas. Is nays.
Mr.. Terrell: Amendment, providing
that if such headlight or bounty GER
tificates have lreen forfeited under eX-
isting laws, by location and survey
on appropriated lands. the acts shall
not be conside ed to relieve the same.
Adopted.
Mr.. Gibbs: amendment providing
u a If any crrRt g..-ti fi4aAaS hoar,
located on lands ut the time of loca-
ton, were located by virtue of any
certificate valid or invalid, that the
act shall not apply. Lost, and bill en-
crossed.
Messages from the house announced
concurrence in senate resolution ask
ing appointment of conference COM
mittee on joint resolution creating
committees to visit state schools, and
the appointment of Messrs. McKin-
ney, Cochran and Graves on part of
the house.
Also, passage. with amendment, of
senate bill No. 80, diminishing the jul
risdiction of county courts of certain
counties and conforming the jurisdic-
ton of the district courts to such
changes.
Also, that senate amendment to
house bill No. 9 had been concurred
in.
Also, concurrence in senate amend
ment to bill withdrawing the public
school lands from sale.
The chair gave notice of signing
house concurrent resolution making
an appropriation to repair the govern
Or's mansion, and of the reference of
house bills No. % and 100.
House bill No. Ia, in relation to YER
fled answers in civil cases, passed on
their reading in order.
House bill No. Is, conveying public
lands heretofore surveyed by railroads
or corporations for the benefit of free
schools. came up in turn. and was
passed.
House bill No. p, regulating the
fees Of district and county attorneys
passed third reading.
Senate bill No. 2, limiting the time
within which suits may he brought
or defenseS made, in actions to try
title real property, on third reading
was postponed to Tuesday.
Senate bill No. 3, and amendments
thereto, amendatory of the Sunday
law, was called up.
Mr.. Davis: an amendment striking
out the provision in the bill exempt
ing from its operation the sale of nee
essaries and refreshments to travel
lers. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch, the pre-
vious question was ordered. and the
bill was defeated by vote of II yeas
to 13 nays.