The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

Alfred Swingle (bal. due. )..-... 30
| H. JOurnay. y.............. .... % 2
| Ed. MallOck.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "a
James Stribling .............. 81 5
DEFICIENCIES FOR THE JUDICIARY.
To pay balances TO Judges Andrews
Henderson, BrOach, PaScO and
| Nugent. ..........-... 234
To pay judges not named ........ 500 4
Fuel and lights supreme court. 122 o
| District attorneys salaries to Feb.
| FOR STATE OFFICERS AND CLERKS SALARIE'
To reimburse A. BledsOe, ex-comp-
trOller for amount expended in de-
Tending mandamus suit against
him in the International railroad
case, being amendment proposed
by MIR. Gibson for Mr.: Cochran. $1,000 o.
| John 5. Ford, superintendent of
deaf and dumb asylum. ....... -. 800 o.
.: NJ. Roberts, Jr., executive clerk. 1,l9O O
| w. w. Searcy. cy........................ 6T5 q
| w. NJ. Milby. Observation-Disclosures. 20 q
j. W. Swindells OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6l0 8.
III. L. Spain. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1,161 81
j. ii. McLeary, salary as attorney
general, Jan. /, 1888 to Jan. 10,
w. E. Saunders, iunatic asylum, bal
| ance of salary for year ending
- February 3, 1881 =. S7s 3;
| To pay six temporary clerks in gen
eral land Office ...............e.... 1850 o.
| To pay T. j. Sink, guard at state
penitentiary in 1861 and 1868. 156 Il
DEFICIENCIES FOR PAYMENT OF TROOPS IN
| SURPRISING RIOTS.
| Calvert City Guards. $50 %
Orange Rifles. Observation-Disclosures. 160 OF
San Bernard Mounted Rifles. So. 36 OC
Coke Guard. d.......................... 40 0O
Texas and Pacific railroad transpor-
Lamar Rifles. ......... ............. 224 %
DEFICIENCIES IN sHERIFFs' CLAIMS.
To pay costs to sheriffs, clerks, and
with cOmptroiier. ........:...:....: $4,000 90
To pay Vim. ScanlOn, sheriff of
Cameron county, for carrying pris-
Oners to p' nitentiary ........i.... 800 %
To pay VIM. ScanlOn, sheriff of
Cameron county. expenses for
capture Of w, f. BlanfOrd, in full,
To pay j. b. G. Hartness, sheriff OF
FriO county, for conveying prisO-
ners to peDitentiary in 1873. 1s9 ~
TO pay James w. Cobb the reward
offered by the governor for the
capture of j. K. Bland in 1ST9..... 100 90
To pay James A. Wren. eX-Sheriff Of
Hays county. for services perform
ed i'll felony cases, as approved by
l.. w. Moore, judge fifteenth judi
clll, on september ~, 1880, 10 be
audited and paid by the comp
trOller the same as If not barred
To pay VIM NJ. Jack, sherifi of Jack
county, for conveying prisoners to
penitentiary i'll 1881 235 90
TO pay q. G. Dupree, sheriff Of
Franklin county, Tor similar servl
To pay w. e: Comfy for fees due him
for conveying Bob Whitaker,
charged with murder, from Red
River to Wise county. SO 90
The report of progress by the committee was
adopted, and the committee, US requested was
allowed time for further consideration OF the
bill at . O'Clock this morning.
Speaker Gibson appointed MeSSrS. WOr-
than, Ayres and Labatt as committee under
the resolution of Mr.. WOrtham touching the
propriety Of continuing the fish commissioner.
House adjourned till 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Speaker Gibson and quorum present.
Mr.. Mckinney asked that the committee ap-
pointed toinvestigate the charges of the Texas
SiftingS be excused from attendance during
the evening. Granted.
Mr.. DufT asked thatithe pending business be
postponed to take up senate bill No. l34, to
authorize Christian Jordan, eX-Sherif OF Gal
weston county, to sue the state.
The bill passed to third reading.
MIR, Mcdaniel asked to take up senate bill
No 203. Refused,
Mr.. Cochran asked to take up house bill No.
126, reported by committee substitute, prOvid-
ing the mode of levying and assessing taxes on
national and other banks, by amending article
The substitute was adopted, with emergency
clause added by Mr.. Cochran, and finally
passed.
SECTION amends article 1864, revised stat
ateS, SO as to provide that every bank, whether
of issue or deposit, banker, hEOker, dealer in
EXCHANGE or Stock-jObber, shall, at the time
.
make out and furnish the assessor of taxes a
sworn statement showing:
If national bank, the president or some
other officer of such bank, shall furnish to the
assessor of the county i'll which such bank is
located, list Of the names of all the share
holders of the stocks, together with the
number and amount of the shares of each
shareholder of the stocks in said bank; and
the shareholders of the stocks i'll national
banks shall render TO the tax assessor of the
county in which such bank is located the
and aIth full
value thereof. All shares of stocks in
national banks not rendered to the assessor
of taxes in the county where such bank is
located, within the time prescribed by
law for listing property for taxes, shall lie
assessed by the assessors against the owner
or owners thereof as unrepdered property is
assessed but the tax roll shall show tile name
of the owner or owners thereof, as per state
ment furnished by the president or other
officer of said bank.
Sec. q National anks shall render all other
bonds and stocks of every kind Except United
States bOndS) and all shares OF capital stocks,
or Joint stocks, or stock of other companies or
corporations, held as an investment, or in any
way representing assets, together with all 9th
er peI sonal properly belonging or pertaining
to said bank, except such personal property as
is specially exempted from taxation by the
laws of the United States.
g. National banks shall be required to rem
der all of their real estate, as other real estate
is rendered, and all the personal property of
said national banks herein taxed shall be
4, All other banks, bankers, brokers, or
dealers in exchange, or stock iObbers shall
render their list in the manner following: l.
The amount of money on hand, or ia transit,
or in The hands of other banks, bankers,
brokers, or others, subject to draft, whether
the same be in or out of the state Except
United States treasury notes.. 2. The amount
of bills receivable, discounted or purchased.
and other credits due or to become due, in
Guiding accounts receivable, interest accrued
but not due, and interest due aud unpaid. g.
From the aggregated amount Of the items
named In the iirst and second of the last two
subdivision, shall be deducted the amount OF
money on deposit. 4. The amount OF bonds
and stocks Of every kind, Except United
States bOnds) and all shares of capital stocks
or Joint stocks OF other companies or corpora
tiong. held as an investment, or in any way
representing assets. 8. All other property be-
longing to 81 aPgsafhhng 10 sp ITnnertT TamS fT
and real estate, shall be listed as other real
See Sec. 5. Emergency clause added by Mr..
Cochran. -
MIR. Thompson, of Austin county, called up
senate bill No. 20G. relative to fees OF district
clerks, amending article 1856 OF the code OF
| criminal procedure
Mr., Tlls0n called up senate bill NO, l3S, IN
| ereasing the scholastic age from fourteen 10
| sixteen years. House refused TO suspend the
| rules to take IL up out OF lis regular order,
| MIR. Patterson called up substitute senate
| bill No 3j, to further regulate the collection
| Of faxes on real estate, including lands hereto
| fore -bought i'm by the state at delinquent taN
| sales. Ii allows heirs or representatives Two
wears time for redemption from tax sales
| where the property has been bought III Dy tnt
| state by paying the owner double the amount
of money paid for the lana at such sale, 10
| 0ether with amount OF taxes paid subsequent
10 purchase, and interest.
The bin further provides the mode OF re
1 demntion and duties of the tax collector IL
| The premises, and repeals articles 475S, 4I59
| I75oa and 4755d revised statutes.
amendment proposed by MIR. Armlstead
| strike ont section Of the lall ana tnserI al
| lands that have been heretofore sOln IO
taXes and purchased by the state, may pc re
deemed by the state on the saIIie tsrIhs y
| nroyided in section !, at any Ilne Mitlln @ OH
! wear after this act becomes a law. anu Ply RIo
| yi,Iin0 that all land not so redeemed snanD'
set anart for the benefit OF the fFee scnool Iuhs
in the county where the land ID shpAtea
Lost-ayes, 81; noes, 49,
The house refused 20 pass tne Dill 10 lhlr'
reading by vote OF 81 TO AZ. i.
Mr. PpndletOn called up senate Dlli -,
redistrict the Judicial districts OF the staIe.
Mr. Foster of Limestone, presented repor
| of committee oncOnference, that tn
| COMMITTEES had failed to agree o.
senate bill 269, the land bill, having no powe
to change or modify amendments; that tn
Committee believed they could agree
Granted the power of q free conference CON
| mittee They recommend such powers
| oiven. and thai another cOmlttee be appolnte
and given such powers. House adjourned.
Seyenty-Third Days Proceedings