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

to read as follows: Add 10 section is the fol-
lowing provisO, viz: Provided further, that
no patent shall issue 10 agricultural lands until
proof of actual settlement shall be made, la
such manner as may be prescribed by the
board"
amendment, so as TO allow four years instead
OF two years to cut timber of the timber land.
10. That the senate concur In the fifteenth
amendment, providing for protection OF tim
Der land In timber contract
I6 That the house recede from the sixteenth
by which the words ito build and
fence" was stricken out, as those words were
intended To give stability 20 leases.
L. That the senate concur In the seyenfeelffr-x
amendment which Is Intended 10 benefit
actual settlers.
49, That the senate concur In the eighteenth
house amendment after striking out the
words -four sections Of land" and Inserting
-four miles, so as TO limit the size OF pasture
fronts on water.
10. That the senate concur IN the nineteenth
amendment, made on the third reading. Sec
ton Z. by striking out 80 per acre" and IN
serting ''S2 per acre. where IL occurs the
second time In the section.
%. That the senate concur IN the twentieth
amendment by adding proyiso 10 section ~
requiring written powers OF attorney III cel1
N. That the house Tecsds from ihe twenty
first amendment. prescribing procedure Of
forfeiture, In order that the board OF land ON
GERS Of the state may regulate IL.
l.. l.. FOSTER,
w. j. CAVEN,
j. N. BROWNING.
JAS. X. ROBINSON,
House Committee.
JOHN YOUNG GoocH,
b. GIBBS,
w. X. SHANNON,
j. II. FLEMING,
A l.. MATLOCk,
Senate Committed.
MIR. Nash in the chair.
Senate amendments in house bill for
relief OF Fanny A. DarJen, and house
bill for relief oil heirs OF Jn0. w. Thomp-
son were concurred In.
Substitute house bill 200, providing Tor
general and special damages against cor :
porations for non-delivery or delay In de-
livery of freights and passengers was
finally passed.
THE AsYLUM5 BILL.
Senate bill 1877, to transfer tie apaaipt.
ing power Of superintendent OF lunatfc
asy lums from the governor to the board
oil managers.
Mr.. Taylor offered amendment striking
out the provision requiring superintend-
ents to have three years experience Ia
such institutions.
By MIR. Foster of Grayson: Amend the
amendment, ''he shall also be expert
enced in the treatment of insanity
The question was discussed by Messrs.
Taylor, Foster, Frymier, Mccarthy,
w uTZDufH AyTcb anu aFbJubs
Pending consideration OF the amend
ments the house adjourned till 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Speaker Gibson and a quorum present.
Mr.. Upton asked that the free confer
enee committee Oh the general appro-
priatlon bill be excused for committees
work. Granted.
The speaker annouuced.as the pending
business the motion of Mr.. Nash, calling"
up the motion of Mr.. Moore. Of Mo
Lehman, TO lay on the table his (M0rrIs)
own motion 10 reconsider the vote by
which the house cOncurred In the senate
amendments to the weigher's bill.
Mr.. Rosenthal asked for cali Of tho
house, WIFI for the time stopped action
on the motion.
Mr.. Nash asked leave 10 report back
the concurrent resolution TO adjourn on
the 18th inst and moved TO postpone the
pending business for the puri ose.
Mr.. Taylor moved that the resolution
lie on the table subject o call.
The question was discussed by Meesrs.
Taylor, Frank, Cochran, Upton, White
and Kendall.
Tho prevailing ntiment was against
passing the resolution, so as to leave the
matter open to the necessities oil .he case,
as suggested by Mr.. Upton.
The motion 10 postpone the pending
business TO take up the concurrent reso-
luton was lost-ayes "a, noes SO.
THE PENITENTIARY QUESTION.
A motion TO reconsider the vote by
which the Foster substitute, Tor section
of the new penitentiary bill WA. adopted,
WIS lost--aYes 40, noes 40.
Amendment to make the substitute
read 'set apart instead of "approDrl-
ate," was offered and Withdrawn alter
being discussed pro. and con by Messrs.
Foster Of Limestone, Upton, Wafzbac1
and Frank.
The house finally concluded to 60 Into
committee OF the whole TO consider the
substitute.
Mr. Mckinney In the chair.
The substitute was adopted with the
addition OF the words land 70 make an
appropriation therefor"
The report Of the committee was
adopted
Speaker Gibson in the char.
The question recurring on the motion
OF MIR. Moore, of McLennan, TO lay on
the table his motion to reconsider the
vote by which senate amendments 10
public weighers bill was c0ncurred%
Mr.. Upton demanded call OF the house,
which stopped action on the motion.
IHE PEEITENTIAKY BILL.
This bill recurring, Mr.. Taylor offered
amendment 10 section 4, so as TO provide
for confinement OF the 60Byicts In The
walls as soon ~ they can be employed. Ia
lieu of that part OF the section which pro-
yides for their confinement ''as soon A.
they can be made self-suppcrinG"
Ii they were not seifsustainIn4-- -.
wanted the state TO shoulder III
responsibility OF meeting the expcns
Of combining them At work inside th
penitentiaries.
The Taylor amendment was lost-aye
20, noes SO.
BY Mr.. Upton: Amendment striking
out the second pr0yiso 10 section 4, BY
striking out all after the word.et0WuH|
In line fifteen OF the present bill. which
prohibits the hiring out Of eonylcts on
railroads after January 4, 1883.
BY Mr.. Nash: Strike out 1883 aud In
sert1e64.
Mr.. Cochran In the chair.
The matter was discussed By Mcssrs.
Nash. Foster OF LImsstone, Upton and
The Nash amendment was lost-aye.
IA noes 81.
The Upton amendment was adopted
viva yoce. with but little dissent -
by Mr.. Elliott: Strike out line fIuV ~
By Mr. Taylor. Substitute for The
amendment by striking ont the 1rst pro-
viso in section 4 that "conyIcts shall not
be employed on any puzzle works other
than building a feformatorr or other PEN
iteDtiaries. or At any mechanical labor
outside Of the walls in any city or town
The amendment was discussed BY Mr..
Taylor with his usual force and cIcorncss.
but not without some passes and rcpafte6
between him and Mr. Foster, Of LIme-
store.
Mr.. Mckinney opposed the amendment.
IL was announced that senator Coke
cou'd not address the house ill "edne.<
| day.
House adjourned til s'z5 m Tne-dez.
! Confined on Fourth raseJ