The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-04-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

House met at the appointed hour,
Speaker Gibson and quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
THE PENITENTIARY QTE sTIoN.
The house resumed consideration OF
the new penitentiary bill, house bill No.
I49. the question pending tIo u adjourn.
ment being amendment of Mr.. Elliott and
substitute therefor by Mr.. Tr,yior, both
of which after some discussion were
voted down.
Mr.. TraylOr offered a substitute for the
first section OF the bill, providing for
three commissioners at q salary of $4,000
each, with a clerk at $1,000 per annum.
The commissioners are to give bond OF
S2O 900 and make oath for the proper dis
charge of their duties, which are defined.
By Mr.. Patton: Amend the amendment
by substituting two for three commits.
sioners and $2500 for SO 90 as their salary
The question was discussed pro and
con by Messrs. Taylor, Patton, Foster OF
Limestone, Mckinney, Frymier, Upton,
Stagner, Ayres and others.
VETO SUSTAINED
Pending discussion, Mr.. Nash was
granted permission to call up the COVER
nor's veto OF fsenate bill 1893, granting the
United States jurisdiction over certain
in Dallas Tor the erection ofa
public building.
that the bill pass, the veto notwithstand-
irg.
Lost for the want OF the required two
thirds vote-ayes 80, noes 81. So the bill
was defeated.
THE GAME LAW.
Messrs. Hill, Hardness and Garrison
were appointed on the free conference
committee on the bill amending the game
law.
THE PENITENTIARY QUESTION.
The Taylor Patton substitute was lost
Ayes 25. noes 46.
Amendment by Mr.. Barry, providing
for election OF superintendents by the
people was lost.
BY Mr.. Mckinney: Add TO section 2
provision that the peEitentiary board
shall appoint general financial agent,
who shall exercise the powers and duties
which may be prescribed by the board,
and receive such compensation az the
be ard may prescribe.
Amendment by MIR. Browning that the
salary shall not exceed $4,000. Adopted.
Amendment as thus amended was
adopted.
Minor amendments by MIR. Frymier and
Mr.. Moursund were adopted.
MIR. Camp moved the previous question,
and the bill was engrossed.
Amendment by Mr.. Garrison, provid-
ing, IL the board deem proper, for pur-
chase of farm or farms on which self
supporting convicts may be employed,
was adopted.
By Mr.. Ayres: Dispensing: with sem
ate confirmation of the board. Adopted.
The bill finally passed, and MIR. McKin-
ney moved to reconsider and lay the mo-
tion on the t BILE. Carried.
The vote on the final passage was, ayes
IA, noes s.
QUARANTINE BILL.
Mr.. Upton in the chair.
Senate bill a59, prescribing C-ties and
pay of quarantine officers, was called. up
as reported on favorably by Mr.. Parsons, =
chairman of committee ON health and
quarantine matters.
The bill finally passed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Taylor called up senate joint reso-
luton No. 43, diminishing the number of
terms of the county court, being on its
first passage. Passed.
Mr.. Moursund called up senate bill 208.
adding articles 503a and 603b, providing
for severance of territory from town cor
porations under certain provisions.
Passed.
Mr.. Mcbride called up senate bill 300,
to refund saloon keepers pro rata OF
licenses taken out where the local option
law has been applied before the licenses
expired. Engrossed.
time of holding district court
In the ninth district Passed.
Mr. Phelps called up senate bill 13l,
giving police powers to the Texas bat
talon or Texas rangers, for the better
protection of the frontier from thieves
and marauders.
The bill was discussed pro and CON by
Messrs. Phelps, Robinson of Jack, Brown
ing, Taylor, Wurzbach and Hill, and, ON
notion of MIR. Hill, was indefinitely post
Doned.
House adjourned till 8p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Speaker Gibso6 and quorum present
SCHOOL TRusrEEs.
The speaker announced as Tie pending
business motion of MIR. Cochran 10 take
up senate bill 800, providing for appointsnI
ment by city and town councils OF boards1
Of school trustees.
MIR. Rosenthal opposed the bill from
Republican standpoint. He didn't see
why the Democrats wanted so undemo-
cratic a measure rs this taking the elec-
lions away from the people.
Mr.. Upton thought if it was not demo-
cratic IT ought to suit his Republican coli
league, who should consequently feel
gratltiGd. 1t might afford him an excuse
Tor coming over to the Democratic party.
After further pleasantries in the dis
cussion the bill passed.
QUARANTINE RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Latham called up joint resolution
No. 20, inviting reciprocity with the
government to prevent. the
spread OF yellow fever and any infectious
diseases on the Rio Grande frontier, and
calling the attention of congress to the
subject, by sending copies of the resolu-
tion to our representatives at Washing
ton.
The resolution passed.
PROVIDING FOR PER DIEM.
Mr.. Upton presented report IS to an
appropriated balance OF the contingent
fund. Also concurrent resolution pro-
Viding Tor trsnsfer of the same TO make
good deficiency in the appropriation OF
The mileage and per diem of the mem
bers.
The resolution passed.
Mr.. Barrett called up senate bill 324, the
object of which, he said, was to locate
land certificates.
The house refused to suspend the rules,
Mr.. Cochran Ill the chair.
Mr.. Stringer called up the resolution
looking to final adjournment next FRI
day.
Mr. WurzDach opposed the motion till
he land bill waA disposed Of.
Mr.. Frynlier: And the appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Upton moved to postpone the res
olution until III a. m. Thursday. Cars :
RED.
THE GOVERNORS VETO AGAIN.
Mr. Foster of Grayson called up the
motion to reconsider the vote sustaining
the governors veto OF senate bill 333, to
authorize the city OF Dallas to grant juris-
dIction to the United States over certain
In that city for the purpose Of
erecting public building.
The bin was ably discussed by Messrs-
Acker, Taylor, Labatt, ,Wurzbach, Upton,
Crayens, hcKiniiey, Foster of GiaysoB,
and Moursund, and again by Messrs.
Acker and TaVlor, when Mr.. F0steg-
Limestone moved a call OF the hopse.
After some minor business Pcnding the
call, the rules we're Euspe1ded and the
motion to reconsider prevailed and the
bill was passed ever the governors veto
ayes 30; noes 81.
THE LAND FRAUD BILL.
Mr.. Arm1steao presented report Of free
committee. Report adopted.
The committee recommend that the
house reeede from its second amendment,
allowing two years, and recommend
twelve months as time in which suits are
TO be brought; that the house recede
from its second amendment excepting
Paschal county; and presented q substi-
tute for section and the fourth amend
ment ofsthe house; suits shall be brought
Ia twelve months in the county where
the land in question is situated, or in the
county to which such county where the
land is situated is attached for judicial
purposes, or in the county OF the rest
dence of the purchaser, or the person for
whose benefit the purchases were made,