The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-08

House bill No. rs, relating to change |
of venue in civil cases, with commit
tee adverse report.
Report adopted. on motion of Mr..
Davis.
House bill No. 40, to reorganize the
twenty-tifth judicial district, and to
provide time for holding courts there
in. Passed.
House bill 25l, providing for the
maintenance of lunatics by commits
SiOners' courts. where they cannot be
admitted into the lunatic asylum,
with committees favorable report.
Mr.. Martin: Insert medical atten-
ton and" before maintenance"
Adopted and bill passed.
House bill No. 286. providing
clerk for the secretary of the board of
education, with committees adverse
report.
Bill and committee report laid on
the table, on motion of Mr.. Pfeuffer.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Senate bill No. 2SO, for regulating
telegraph companies.
On motion of Mr.. Pope. the senate
adjourned till p. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Harris reported house joint res
olution for equaliZing the labor OF dis
trict judges, with "A senate bill upon
the same subject.
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill No. 2SO, for regulating
telegraph companies.
Mr.. Kleberg: Amendment, ANY
agent or employee of such telegraph
companies who shall wilfully violate
the provision of this act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction, shall be fined in any sum
not less than $40 nor more then $500"
Adopted.
Mr.. Pope: Amendment, in line 2,
section 3, by striking out the word
''itS" and inserting cor the person to
whose care the same may be di-
rected," before the word cor"
Adopted.
Mr.. Pope, amendment: Telegraph
companies shall not charge any addi-
tiOnal amount for the transmission of
full-rate messages. because of the ne
cessity of repeating the same; but re-
ceipt of full-rate messages for trans
mission shall be guarantee upon the
part of the said company that such
message will be transmitted correctly
to their destination" Adopted.
Mr.. Perry, amendment to section ):
provided, that whenever any tele-
graph company shall receive
Il message. for transmission over its
lines, it shall be an agreement upon
its part to forthwith transmit the
same; and if said telegraph company
has good reason why the same cannot
be transmitted at once, it shall he
stated at the time to the sender of
said message. Adopted.
Mr.. Perry: Amendment striking
out the first provisO in section 2.
Adopted.
Mr.. Farrar: Amendment striking
out section 3. -
Mr.. Chesley: Substitute for Mr..
Farrar's amendment, provided that
when a message directs answer at
the expense of the original sender,
then this rule as to collection shall
not apply to the answer" Adopted.
Mr.. Gibbs: Amendment to section
6, by adding, ANY telegraph COM
pany may send, receive or deliver a
message on Sunday without its en-
ployes being subject to punishment
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Adopted.
Mr.. Fowler: Amendment to sec
ton 8, land the liability of the tele-
graph companies under this act, shall
not be released or in any wise affect
ed by anything contained in the print,
ed forms used by telegraph companies
upon which messages are written
nor by any agreement or stipulation
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is sent"
Mr.. Harris: Amendment to Mr.. Fow
ler's amendment: Strike out nor by
any agreement or stipulation made by
the sender before the message is sent.
ment adopted.
Mr.. kleberg: An emergency CLAUSE
to be section 8:
: "Whereas, Much dissatisfaction ex
: lists, by reason of which unjust dis
elimination and unlawful charges al
legged to be constantly made by tele
graph companies of this state; and NJ
law exists to correct these evils
: therefore an emergency exists" etc.
Mr.. Chesley: Substitute for thu
amendment of Mr.. Kleberg, lowing
: to the near approach of the close o.
the session, and the impracticability
: of this bill being reached in it's regu
7 lar order for further action; therefore
an imperative necessity exists for thu
suspension of the constitutional rule;
requiring bills to be read on three sew
eral days, and it is SO enacted"
Substitute adopted.
q Mr.. Chesley moved to reconsider
5 the vote by which the first provision
in section was lost. Motion lost.
Bill engrossed-16 ayes and Il nays
2 The chair laid before the senate
senate joint resolution No. 2, amend
: ing sections 3. 4 and 6. article Z. of thu
. constitution, relating to public free
i schools.
: Mr.. MatlOck moved to lay the reso
luton on the table subject to call.
Mr.. Gibbs moved to amend the mo-
2 ton by making the resolution thu
| special order for Friday morning i'm
: mediately after the morning call.
Pending the motion the senate adj
journed till Friday.