The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
IIxVIIIth Legislature.
seventy-EIghth Days Proceedings.

SENATE.
AUSTIN, April IL, 1882.
The senate met at the appointed hour
Lieut.. Gov. M1rtin presiding and quo.
rumpresent.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain,
Rev. DR.. Smoot.
On motion OF Mr.. Harris, reading the
Journal'was dispensed with.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. Davis: For relief of free school
teachers. Referred to educational ,om-
| mittee.
| ENGRossED BILLS.
offered by Mr.. Martin: Senate bill
No. 357, amending the revised iyll
statutes fixing the bond OF the state treas
urer at $250,000, and the organization Of
Reeves county. Committee report favor
ably received under suspension of the
| rules.
Mr.. Gibbs introduced senate bill 33SS,
federal court bill, to serve civil processes
and arrest criminals.
Motion to pass. notwithstanding gov
ernor's veto ayes. Bill passed
House amendment substitute senate
bill 305, to revise civil statutes, relating
to drainage of public roads-expenses of
same to be paid out of general revenue
cOncurred in by senate.
The chair laid before the senate the
house
DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. Pfeuffer stated that the bill had not
been before the senate finance committee,
| and moved that it be referred.
Mr.. Gooch thought ii it should be re-
ferred to the finance committee, the sem
ate ought at once to adjourn 90 as to
permit the committee to have meeting
without delay.
Mr.. Shannon thought the senate should
go into committee of the whole upon con-
sideration of the bill.
The ayes and noes were called on Mr..
Pfeutfer's motion. resulting i'll the refer
euce of the bill by vote of 10 ayes TO 8
noes.
MIR. Pope called up house bill No. 65, in
reference to amending the law for p, o.
lection of game. Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Pfeuffer, the senate
adjourned till p. m , in order to give the
finance committee time to consider on
the deficiency bill and report thereon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Pfeufter, chairman of committee
on finance, reported the house deficiency
bill, with amendments.
On motion of Mr.. Goocl, the senate
went into
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upon the bill
The committee amendments were
>
adopted:
POrters' hire, commissioners of appeals,
Galveston, $50.
Court of appeals, AuJtin, for books and
stationery, Sl59.50.
For expenses of suit relating to title of
certain lands of Agricultural and Me-
chanical college, $500.
To pay Shackleford county for quaran-
timing against smallpox, 1921.
To deficiency for quarantIning against
smallpox, and expenses incurred Incl
dent thereto, $25, 900.
The committee amendment to strike
out the appropriation Of 1915 for W. w.
Searcy, executive clerk, and Mr. Milby
$22.90, and j. w. Swindells 1902 80, was
lost.
The amendment 10 strike out the ap-
preparation of $I56.15 for T. j. link,
guard at the Huntsville penltentiary was
lost.
TO add for s. N. Piekens, for services
as inspector and guard for the Rask PEN
itentiary, $2,7 80 Adopted.
To add for Il. j Harris, sheriff of Van
Zandt county for conveying prisoners.
S147.
To add for II. G. Denny, in payment of
claim of j. NJ. Kiser, sheriff of Bel coun-
tv, for conveying prisoners, $i01.50.
Adopted.
To strike out under the head of s.mis-
cellaneous" $3.50, for the vet
eran board, and insert :" Deffenbaugh
$3.50, Hunter $3.50 and johnson 5000"
Mr.. Matlock: Substitute for amendment
"tO pay board of veterans for service
rendered since July 2, 1881, S1424.
Adopted.
To add to original contract for building
capitol $500. Passed over.
To add for Thomas Goggins for balance
due on~pianO for executive mansion,
sold during admin iiSssration of Gov. Davis,
1926. Adopted.
To add to pay Tom Marsh, agent, for
rent of rooms for state offices, S170.
Adopted.
To add tor VIM. Brueggerhof, for
rent, SSlS. Adopted.
To add to pay II. Ragsdale, for sur
veying university lands, $400. adopted.
To add to pay Galveston News for no.
tices of commission of appeals, $l2 30;
asylums, $3.50. Adopted.
To add to pay W. L. Thompson for
rent, 1881. Adopted
To strike out $4,000 to pay teachers
and insert $4,000. Adopted.
To add to the quarantine deficiency, for
Christian Hess, $50 80; Duval county,
S219.: O; Nueces county, $l504 Adopted.
To add to the deficiency to pay the pub
lie debt the following: Claims for service
rendered for frontier defence, $4,000.
Adopted.
To add: To pay A. w. Riley, for pub
fishing citation in escheat suit, Van
Z4ndt county, $40 90. Adopted.
Mr.. Johnston, of Shelby, amendment:
Adding D. NJ. Roberts, jr I, executive
clerk. S11SO; HI. Spain, executive clerk,
$1161.67.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch, the commit
tee rose.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
Announced the passage OF senate bill
No. 293, authorizing certain cities and
towns to contract corporate Limits, with
amendment.
Senate bill No. 21O, authorizing the
city council of certain cities and towns
to appoint board of school trustees.
Senate bill fixing the time for holding
courts in the various Judicial districts OF
the state.
House concurrent resolution, appro-
priating from the contingent fund
sufficient amount to pay the per diem of
members, officers and employees of the
eighteenth legislature.
Mr.. Martin reported that the committee
of free conference on the house game
law bill had agreed by taking from the
list of exempted counties Fails and Ma
yarro, and by placing in the
list of exemptions the counties of Tyler.
Liberty, Hardin, jefferson. Orange, JAS
D. and Newton.
Mr.. Farrar, for conference committee
on the senate land fraud bill, reported
that an agreement had been reached, pro-
posing certain changes In the bill.
report adopted.
Mr.. Gibbs moved reconsideration of
the vote by which the committee ma
jority report on the general appropriation
bill was adopted.
Mr.. Johnston, of Shelby, moved a call
of the senate.
Mr.. Houston absent.
On motion of Mr.. Gooch, Mr.. Houston
was excused for nOn.attendance, owing
to illness in his family.
Mr.. Gooch moved the previous question
on the motion to reconsider.
Ordered, and the vote reconsidered.
Mr.. Davis moved adoption of the mi
nority report, and moved the previous
question on the motion.
Ordered, and the minority report
adopted by vote Of Is to 8.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
Announced the adoption by the house Of
the re port of free conference committee
upon the senate substitute land fraud
bill.
The free conference committee on the
sslaDd fraud bill' agreed that the
house should recede from its second
amendment, which amendment provides
for the Investigation of the manner in
which Haskell county was put on the
market in the city of Austin, and as to
who were the purchasers of the land, and
what persons, II any, connected with the
land office had bought lands?
They recommended substitute for
section 6, which provides that suits shall
be brought within one year, and may be
lies, or to which the county is attached
for ind oil n in tho 4