The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
House met ut $50 a. m, speaker
Gibson and quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. DR..
POindeXter.
Readi lg Of the journal was dispens-
ed with.
Mr.. Labatt, for finance committee,
asked that two hundred and fifty
copies of the general appropriation
bill be printed. Granted.
Messrs. Cundiif. Foster of Grayson,
Tucker of Anderson, and Newton of
Cherokee, were severally excused on
account of sickness or important bus
mess.
NEW BUSINESS.
BY Mr.. Stout, of Navarro: Petition
against creation of Richland county.
Mr.. Workman, of Hopkins; Petition
on prohibition.
Mr.. Cramer: An act to make it
theft for any member of a partnership
to embezzle any money or property of
the firm. Referred.
Mr.. Ethridge: Joint resolution to
amend section /, article 8, of the con-
stitution 80 as to provide an exception
that any person or persons farming
in one enclosure, more than one
league. shall pay an additional tax of
10 cents per acre. Referred.
Mr.. Mathews: Resolution that the
comptroller be requested to furnish
members a statement of the amount
paid by the city of Sherman on rail-
road subsidy bonds. and how applied.
Read second time, and laid on table
subject TO call.
BY Mr.. Barry: To enlarge the Texas
Mute Ranger by press sufficient to
advertise estray stock of the state and
announce same. Referred.
Mr.. Frymier asked withdrawal of
certain claims from committee on
contingent expenses. Granted.
Reports Ct various committees
were sent up without being read.
REGULAR ORDER.
House bill 80, granting sixty days
leave Of absence TO Judge Kennard,
Of Fourth Judicial district, was finally
passed.
A message from the senate an
nOunced the passage of senate Joint
resolution No. 10, TO amend section 9,
article 8, of the constitution.
House bill No. AZ, 10 amend chapter
4, title 80. revised statutes, by adding
article 46l0a to the general election
law, was called rs next in order. but
was postponed on account of the
absence OF the author of the bill, Mr..
Browning.
House bill IS. To prevent careless
handling of fire arms, under n penalty
not to exceed $50, was finally passed.
Ayes Sc. nays q.
The house resumed consideration
of the substitute for house joint reso-
tons 4, 10, ii and -, TO amend section
3, article Z, by adding section 10 to ar
ticle Z, of the constitution, providing
for state and school tax, and sup
Elemental school district tax by local
option. The bill is the same that has
been under consideration several days.
Mr.. Nash moved TO postpone and
make special order for Tuesday, when
he argued full house could be had
by excused members.
Mr.. Cramer moved to lay the mo-
ton ON the table. The vote being a
tie the speaker voted aye and declared
the motion to postpone lost.
Mr.. Ayers offered an amendment to
strike out III line 6 the words mot
more than % cents" and insert ID
cents. 1t was an injustice, he argned,
to suppose that we are not disposed to
compromise, and refer the question to
the people. We are not opposed to
local taxation but we do insist on the
maintenance of the state tax intact.
Mr.. Mccarthy said he wanted some
amendment that would allow the peo-
pie of Gonzales their choice. They
were judges of their own business and
able to attend to it.
Mr.. WurZbach said this amend
ment CMr. AS referred to the state
tax proper. He could not under
stand the argument as far as the mi
nority was concerned. Their vote
was but to 81 for % cents, which
ought not to have any weight in this
house.
Mr.. Upton moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Carried.
Mr.. Labatt offered grammatical
amendment.
Mr.. Upton made the point that it
was out of order to call for division
of the question on a third reading and
final passage of the resolution.
WI. 4dlAOi dSlCON Win MI. " ptcI,
and hoped the matter would be de-
cided.
Mr.. Foster, of Limestone, hoped
the motion to sever would prevail.
1t was competent to sever now.
Mr.. Cochran thought it was compe-
tent to divide into two separate joint
resolutions. 1t is the object of one
joint resolution now.
f. a 4. q a..
is susceptible of division. as the first
proposition might be adopted by
two-thirds vote and the second reject
ed by two-thirds vote. We have
right to sever, in hopes that our prop
osition may bee accepted.
Mr.. Wurzbach read the rule as TO
division of propositions. Take away