The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


House met at $50 a. H., Speaker
Gibson and quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Mr.. Nash presented petition of citi-
zens of Dallas, asking that public
weighers be appointed by the county
commissioners' court. Referred.
BY Mr.. Davis, of Lamar. Petition of
citizens of Lamar county, against hir-
ing out convicts. Referred.
Mr.. Cochran: From citizens of Dali
las, asking for i change in the attach
ment law. Referred.
Bills and resolutions were read and
referred as follows:
BY Mr.. Stagner: Providing Tor con-
tinuance of cases in justices courts
for trial until regular term.
Mr.. Durant: To abolish county at
torneys, except when the county
courts have no criminal jurisdiction.
In our report of Mr.. Durant's re-
marks on question of privilege, as to
an article in the Dallas Times, the
words. If be deserves, got substituted
fer, il he desires.]
Mr.. Browning: To reorganize the
thirty-fifth judicial district.
Mr.. Brown: Investing penal powers
in city and town authorities to enforce
ordinances relating to streets, alleys
and public grounds.
Mr.. Pendleton: To prevent the in
corporation of companies for the pur-
pose of dealing in lands. 1t provides
against granting charters to companies
for such. purposes. unless for sub
divisions into town and cemetery
lots.
Mr.. Davis, of Camp: To prevent
persons from chasing, or hunting with
dogs, hogs running at large ON unen-
closed ranges belonging to different
owners.
Mr.. Foster: Requiring county clerks
to keep records of births and deaths,
and requiring persons to report.
Mr.. Browning: To attach Harde-
man, Cottle and Motley counties to
IIardeman county for judicial pur-
poses.
Mr.. Taylor: Providing that lands
through which railroads run may be
condemned and damages assessed, as
in cases to try titles.
Mr.. Mckinney, chairman of COM
mlttee on education, reported unfavor-
ably on the memorial of VIM. Allen
be not granted.
And favorably on house bill No. Ia,
providing for payment OF certain
debts OF the state, out of one-half of
the proceeds of sales of public lands
not belonging TO public free school
fund.
And favorably on house bill 327. to
establish the Sterling Robertson nor
NAL school, with amendment.
Reports were sent up without read
ing by Messrs. Armistead, chairman
of committee ON constitutional amend
ments, and Cayen, chairman of COM
mittee on agricultural affairs.
Mr.. Frymeir asked for the printing
of 150 copies of house bill No. 251-an
asylum bill-providing that the coun-
ties are to take care of inmates at the
expense of the state.
Mr.. Wurzbach, chairman Of COM
mittee on lands and levees, presented
report:
Unfayorably on the bill to open
Greer county to veterans pensions,
and asked that the minority have
leave to file their report.
And favorably on the bill relative
to relieving unorganized counties
from payment of patent fees,
Messrs. Garrison, chairman of COM
mittee on penitentiaries. White, of
roads and bridges, and Cundiff, of
elaine and accounts, presented reports
which were sent up without being
read.
REGULAR ORDERS.
House joint resolution granting
leave of absence to certain county
and district judges, as amended some
days ago and reported at the time in
the STATEsMAN, was taken up and
passed with new amendments, in
Guiding the county judges of Wilkes
bare, Wichita, Denton, San Saba,
Hamilton, Mcclellan, Harris and
Travis counties; and District
Judges Maltbie and Kennard.
Senate bill 81, TO amend act 240, title
8. chapter 8. section /. Of the act to
adopt penal code and code Of crimi-