The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-29

Ject 10 tax or so, as these things were
subject to fine, etc, under the penal
code; and for same reason to strike
out line % to 30 fixing license OF
$500 for every nine or ten pin alley OF
other alley used for profit.
, Mr.. Upton called for division of
the question. So ordered.
The first division of Mr.. Stringer'S
amendment was adopted so as to
4. read: For every billiard table used
for profit, twenty-five dollars"
Speaker Gibson in the chair.
, The question was further discussed
by MesSrs. Stringer, Cochran, Taylor,
Brown, Patterson, Frymier, Camp,
Labatt, Robinson and Upton.
The second section of the Stringer
amendment was lost, so lines % to
80, relative to nine and ten-pin alleys,
remained unchanged as in the bill.
House adjourned till 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Speaker Gibson and quorum.
The house agreed to take up house
engrossed bills and house bills with
senate amendments; excepting from
the first category, the general land
bill and the railroad bill.
The first in order considered was
substitute house bill 54-the pension
bill with two senate amendments;
first to strike out the words same
county with the applicant" and insert
"this state" and second in section 3,
page 4. lines and 6, strike out the
words 'is unable to procure necessary
support for himself or herself" and in
sert the words provided no applicant
shall be deemed to be in INDECENT cir
cumstanceS who owns property eX-
ceeding $1,000 in value"
Mr.. Upton, believing there was no
quorum, moved call of the house.
Result rs present.
The call was suspended.
First amendment was concurred in.
The second elected discussion,
Messrs. Nash and Taylor argued that
the fact of indulgence was one that
could not be fixed, but was an open
question to be determined by proof.
Mr.. Taylor cited the case of party
who drew his pension under the law,
although he was one of the wealthieSt
men in his county, his property being
in his wifes name.
Mr.. Hill argued that they could
dodge most any law, so far us fraud
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as guarded as the law could be made.
Mr.. Etheridge said he was opposed
to prescribing Il pauper'S cath to en-
able these old veterans to get their
dues. 81
Ayes A: nays 81.
House bill 513, to authorize the sec
rotary of state to sell copies of the
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added by the senate, was concurred
| in.
Substitute house joint resolutions
6, s and %, to amend section 8, article
s of the constitution, with senate
amendments to strike out 1915 cents
and insert % cents as the rate Of state
tax. The house refused to concur in
the amendments.
Substitute house joint resolutions
1, 10, IL, Ii, to amend section
amended by the senate by striking
the rate of school tax. The resolu-
ton was further amended by the SEN
ate so as restore the district school
system, which the house had refused
to adopt. Laid on the table subject
to call.
House bill lis, to require county
officers to make quarterly reports,
with senate amendment to require the
report to be made under oath. Amend
ment cOncurred in.
Mr.. Armistead moved to reconsider
the vote on the pension bill, and Mr..
Frymier to lay the motion on the
table.
Mr.. Upton moved a call of the
house, which suspended its cOnsidera-
ton.
BILLS FINALLY PASSED.
House bill 1874, to amend article 1882
revised statutes, by adding articles
1639a and 1639b, revised statutes, so
as to allow parties to appeal from JUS
tees courts by making oath that they
are too poor to give bond and pay
costs. The bill, us introduced by Mr..
Rosenthal, passed.
The following also finally passed:
House bill fixing the standard
weight for bushel of wheat, corn,
oats, etc.
Mr.. Stringer's bill (house bill 1850,
to amend article 1859, revised statutes,
prescribing course of officers claims
before the comptroller.
House bill 313, to amend article
1889, revised statutes, further regulat-
ing appeals from justices.
House bill 395, for the relief of
Fanny A. Darden.
House bill No. 419: To prevent the
chasing or hunting with dogs any
hogs running at large on and unen-
closed range with stocks of hogs be-
longing to different owners. and to
prescribe punishment.
A motion pending on the journal to
reconsider prevailed, which threw the
bill back on the question of engross-
ment.
Amendments were offered to in
clude unmarked hogs" and hogs
other than those of the owners of the
land.
Mr.. Tucker, of Anderson, spoke in
opposition to the bill, which he said
was of considerable Importance to his
and other timbered sections, embrac-
ing a large portion of the state, where
hogs are raised. Without dogs it
would be impossible to find and con-
troll hogs, whose nature was to con-
ceal themselves in woods and thickets,
and watered bottoms along creeks and
bayous. To confine hogs to lots and
enclosures would be virtually giving
up hog raising altogether in many
sections where many were attempting
to raise them for the support of their
families. AS to the statement
that dogs were so skilfully trained as
to run hogs without barking, that
was an advantage which served to
detect thieves who might be hunting
and stealing hogs. The bill was cal
culated, he repeated, to prevent hog
raising successfully in large portion
of the state.
Mr.. Durant said he had y as soon
have wolf after his hogs as a man
skulking around with his gun. He
moved to strike out the enacting
clause, which motion prevailed, and
killed the bill.
House bill 425, providing for the
| dissolution of attachments, was
called up by Mr.. Taylor, but laid
over.
Mr.. Chenoweth called up senate bill
250. to authorize the Firemen's asso-
cation to erect monument in Aus
tin. The bill finally passed.
On motion the house adjourned till
8 a. IN. Tuesday.
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