The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01
COMMITTEE REPORTS.

distributed on the desks of the men,
bers, according TO lists to be furnished
by the publishers. Adopted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Judiciary No. Mr.. Hill, chair
man, reported favorably:
House Dill 81, to amend the law of
attachment so as to make principal
responsible for malicious acts of his
agent IN sueing out attachments.
house bill, amending penal code so
as 10 conform to civil statute as TO
recording certificates of physicians.
Inc penalty in present law APPLYING
TO district court when the civil stat
uteS require record in county court.
Unfavorably, house bill No. IO3.
requiring officers serving writs of at
tachment to. take penal possession of
land attached.
House bill No. SO, same features "a
No. 103 above.
Housebin No. 96, TO repeal law pro-
hibiting purchase of animals or hides
Of cattle without taking bill of sale.
House bill No. 1873, making margi-
nal note of clerk in mortgage record.
as to payment, act as deed or release.
Mr.. Chenoweth, chairman of the
committee on internal improvements,
reported:
Unfavorably on house bill POI, to
annex article 1857 of the civil stat
utes, title "a, chapter 10, page 612, to
the penal code. The act relates
to the maximum rate of freights.
Unfavorably, house bill 20, to pre-
vent unjust discrimination in freights
by railroad companies. there being
other bills to better accomplish the
end.
House bill l07, to regulate toll of
mills, that it be referred to judiciary
committee No. 1.
| Favorably on house bill 1866 (Air.
Chenoweth's), to create a board OF as
seSsment and equalization of railroad
rolling stock and other property of
railroads in this state.
Minority report against the bill, on
the ground that it creates different
| tribunal in such matters than that
| fixed by the constitution-secti IS,
of article s.
| On motion of Mr.. Chenoweth, $50
| copies of his bill are to be printed.
| MIR. Thompson, chairman of COM
mittee on engrossed bills, reported
house bill 8, to amend section ii of an
act to protect the wool-growing in
terests of the state, approved March
20, 1879. Engrossed.
Mr.. Caven, chairman of committee
on agriculture, reported unfavorably
on house bills PAT and 246, relative to
| division fences.
| Mr.. WurZbach, chairman of COM
mittee on public lands and offices, re-
ported unfayorably ON house bill 115,
to prevent public lands and public
free school lands of this state from
being sold, leased or otherwise let out
to any one, except actual settlers of
the same.
Mr.. Chambers, Of Collin county,
chairman of committee on roads and
bridges, reported unfavorably:
On house bill ia, relative TO duties
of overseers Of public roads.
On house bill 10, to amend article
4372, revised statutes, the objects of
the bill being already provided for by
existing laws; and
Favorably on house bill No. 20, to
amend act AL, revised statutes.
The reports of the several COM
mittees were received.
Mr.. Acker. chairman of the judici-
airy committee, made no report on ac-
count of being sick.
IhC idl1IOctu Jill, uOiSt Dlll NJ. lOD
(Mr. Chenoweth'S). reported favorably
by the committee, as above noted, was
made the special order for Tuesday at
LA. IN.
| By Mr.. Cochran: In order to get at
the sense of the house resolution that
in view Of the happy condition of the
finances of the state, it is the interest
of this house that the committee on
| and faXafinn lao in OF nof oil 70,
report bill to repeal the law known
as the occupation tax law" except as
to such occupations as require extra
police force or cannot be reached by
an ad valorem tax.
Mr.. Cochran said he offered the res
olution on account of complaints of
the injustice of the law and because
it was an important matter for the
general consideration of the house,
and not to shirk any responsibility as
chairman of the committee.
| Mr.. Foster, of Grayson, wanted the
matter to lie over so we could get
proper information.
Mr.. Hill moved to refer to commit
tee on revenue and taxation as the
special committee to report in such
matters.
Mr.. Brown thought the house could
express itself at once.
Mr.. Caven was convinced the house
was not ready on such an important
matter, and called for the main ques-
tioa- ITO refer TO the committee on rev.
enue and taxation. 1t was so re-
ferred.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Thompson, chairman of COM
| fniffaa ON anrr0oca1 hillc ranarfa1 or,
grOSsment of the bill TO protect the
wool growing interest. The bill went
to the senate.
Mr.. Wurzbach, chairman of com
mittee, reported unfavorably on house
bill No. lis to lease public lands ex-
cept to actual settlers.
Mr.. Forster offered and had referred
to committee on privileges and cleo
tions, a bill to amend article 1873 re-
vised statut S, relating 10 coinpensa-
ton OF officers of election.
Mr.. Wurzbach inquired whether adj
verse reports came up with favorable
ones or went into the pigeon hole of
the committee. 1t was explained that
when a bill came up it was
the usual course to announce
that it was accompanied with favor
able or unfavOrable report, or both, as
the case might be, and that thus MEM
beers would have the opportunity TO
express themselves as to the reports
either way.
SPECIAL ORDER.
House bill No. To protect the
wool-growing interest, was taken up
on its final passage, having been pre-
viously condensed, and with amend
ment was finally passed. The amend
ment adds Parker and Wharton to
and takes Eastland from the numer-
GUS counties embraced in the exemp-
ton section of the law.
A message from the senate an
nounced that the senate had passed
the resolution TO meet the house at IL
m. to declare the vote cast Tuesday
for United States senate.
| House concurrent resolution re-
| questing the Texas delegation in con-
gress to vote against the proposed tax
on quinine passed and was sent to the
senate.
Joint resolution (Mr. Fisher's) as to
the policy of pensioning Mexican war
veterans was lost.
On motion the house took short
recess.
| After recess the house went into
| joint session for the purpose above
stated.
| JOINT SESSION.
At noon the senate entered the
| L Al. -ollo ~ tho fxx,D A1lso.