The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-15

of citizens asking for relief from the
capitatiOn tax.
BY Messrs. Scott of Kerr, Cham
bers of Tarrant, and Rogers of Nue.
ceS: Petitions on prohibition.
Mr.. Robertson, of Williamson Ask
ing for change of jurisdiction.
Mr.. Cotton: Protest of citizens
against hiring out convicts.
Mr.. Abbott: Giving railroad COM
panies care and management of their
transportation of animals in the
bounds of the state.
Mr.. Garrison: To amend article
2266, title 80, chapter 4, revised stat
utes, relative to evidence.
Mr.. Frank: To amend article HOG,
chapter 4, title 10, regulating mileage
and per diem of witnesses In criminal
cases.
Mr.. Frank: To amend article 1856,
title 10, chapter 2, of the code of pro-
cedure, providing fees for district
clerks in habeas corpus cases, and "a
fee of $40 instead of fine in felony
cases, mol pros and dismissal.
Mr.. Frank: To amend article 1918,
revised statutes, requiring district
clerks to issue copies of citations on
all original writs issued by them in
civil cases.
Mr.. Camp: To amend article 1920.
revised statutes, relating to deputy
sheriffs.
BY Mr.. Odom: To provide for the
arbitration and adjustment of disa-
greements between parties owning
/ 10, 10,
enclosure, as to the rental to be paid.
or the number of stock to be graZed
within such enclosure, and to fix pen
alties to enforce the same.
The bill provides: If any person,
firm or corporation shall now have
or may hereafter have enclosed any
land of another, without his consent,
in the same enclosure with their own.
they shall be required to pay To such
owner, his agent or attorney, Just
and reasonable annual rental for the
same.
If such enclosure be made for pur-
poses of pasturing or grazing stock,
and the owner of the land so unlaw-
fully enclosed desire to pasture or
Craze stock thereon, he shall be al
to do so, but shall not be allowed TO
pasture or Craze a greater number
than his own.
Mr.. Brown: Resolution, that chair
men of the committees report what
business is before each committee, and
whether the services of the commit
tee clerks are needed, etc.
The resolution was referred.
| Mr.. Davis, of Lamar: To amend
article 1887, chapter 4, title 70, re-
vised statutes, to make county sur
veyors eX-officio notary publics.
Mr.. Moursund: To regulate the en-
closing of asylum, university and
other public lands.
Mr.. Moursand: To regulate enclos-
ing and occupying of lands by persons
and corporations not owners.
Mr.. Lakewood: To repeal article
1858, revised statutes.
Mr.. Finch.-Fixing fees of state de.
partments
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Several were sent up without read.
ing.
Mr.. Hill, chairman of judiciary
committee No. 2, reported:
FavOrably house bill No. 266, as ia
practice in justices courts in forcible
entry and detainer cases, prescribing
that trial can be had without a jury
as in other cases.
House bill No. 300, committee re-
port by substitute, amending article
4227 by providing special damages at
ID per cent per month upon the value
of freight when received, for the will
full or negligent detention thereof, be
You'd reasonable time.
Adversely on house bill Nos. 40 and
Al seeking to confer jurisdiction on
county and justices courts to foreclose
attachment liens on land.
Mr.. Fisher, chairman of the com
mittee on enrolled bills, reported en-
rolled:
House bill No. $40, the printing de
ticiency bill; and senate bill No. 8
substitute for house bill relative tC
jurisdiction of Parker and other cOun
ties.
Mr.. Frymier, chairman of the com
mittee on contingent expenses, re.
ported bills audited, amounting tt
$3376.26.
Mr.. Chambers, of Tarrant, fol
special committee, reported adversely
on resolution to allow COMMITTEES
clerks So instead "a per day.
Mr.. Garrison, chairman, presented
report of subcommittee to visit thu
penitentiarieS and convict camps
Same report was published in the
Sundays STATESMAN in report of sen
ate proceedings.l
REGULAR ORDER.
Committee substitute for house bills
No. 50 and 100, the branch asylum
bill, with senate amendments to pur
|. chase not less than 900 nor over 20OI
acres, and giving the committee Ger
tain discretion in locating the brancl
asylum, was taken up as the regula
, order.
Mr.. Kendall moved not to concur il
the amendments.
Mr.. Moore, of Eastland, quoted from
/, Commissioner Spaight's book AMI
: other authorities to show how north
west Texas had grown and in favo
, of locating the institution in that sec
ton, which he said was entitled I,
some favor.
A message from the senate an
: nounced passage of senate bill l3i
! to create the land district of Mitchell
J and Howard; senate bill Al, relativ
to fees of county judges and othe
: officers; substitute senate bill 1S9, TO
permanent endowment of one million
! acres of land or its proceeds to tn
4 University of Texas and its brancl
: institutions, including the branch TO
! the education of colored youths, an
!; substitute senate bill 132, to provid
! annual pensions for the surviving sol
2 diers and sailors of the Texas revolu
: ton. and the surviving signers of tn
J declaration of Texas independence
and surviving widows of such so
: diers, sailors and signers.
J Mr.. Caven hoped the house woul
= refuse to concur in the amendment
to the pending bill. There wer
: other places he thought preferable t
J the Mineral Springs.
Mr.. Kendall wanted the locating
: commissioners left to their discretion
% Mr.. Frank said the amendment wa
!. not restrictive and comported wit
= the merits of the bill.
Mr.. Camp argued that if any plac
u was designated by the bill it woul
J have the effect of putting up tn
price of land to high. For this re;
son the committee agreed to leave tn
matter to the discretion of the con
miSSionerS.
A message from the senate al
: nounced that the senate refused t
= concur in house amendments to SCI
Z ate bill SO, to amend articles 3l4 an
3l5 OF the penal code relative t
!. affrays and disturbances of the peac
j and asked for committee of confer
= ence.