The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25

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Mr.. Armistead, chairman Of COM
mittee ON constitutional amendments,
reported: Unfavorably on bill for levy
ing ad valorem tax for roads and
bridges; unfavorably on bill limiting
state tax to thirty cents on 500; and
unfavorably on bill fixing legal inter-
est at six and conventional at eight
per cent.
Mr.. Wurzbach, for committee on
internal improvements, reported I'M
favorably on bill to prevent unjust
discrimination in freight charges be-
tween railroad depots, as the the mat
ter is already regulated by law.
Mr.. Thompson reported certain bills
engrossed, and Mr.. Fisher the enroll
ment of the bill to pay contingent ex-
penses of the legislature.
Mr.. Taylor reported for committee
on rules in favor of suspending call of
the house as soon as quorum Is as
certained, and requiring bills to be
numbered as they are introduced.
Mr.. Robertson, for his committee,
asked that the bill diminishing juris-
diction of Starr county court be re-
ferred to judiciary committee No. 2.
The reports of the several commit
tees were adopted.
Mr.. Chambers, of Collin, for COM
mittee on roads and bridges, reported
on house bill No. 20, with an amend
ment, that not over 20 cents on the
500 shall be levied for bridge pur-
poses. Report adopted.
Messrs. Steele, Davis, Mcdaniel and
Rushing presented minority report,
that they believed the bill to be I'M
constitutional, and that 20 cents was
too much to allow for bridges.
House bill No. 107 was referred
from the above committee to the CON-
mittee on internal Improvements.
The committee on printing reported
favorably on Mr.. RosenthaPs resolu.
ton to print 10000 copies 1900 OF
them in Germany of the inaugural ad.
dress of Gov. Ireland.
Mr.. Caven moved to to strike out
5000 so as to have but 1000 in German
which he thought sufficient.
Mr.. Rogers proposed to add lOOO IL
Spanish.
Mr. Nash proposed 500 in French
500 in Spanish and 200 in German.
Mr.. Upton moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Carried.
Mr.. Caven moved to postpone fur
ther consideration. -
Mr.. Wurzbach wanted the matter
determined now, as it could be as wei
as another time.
Mr.. Upton said some of his con
stituents had voted against Ireland
because they did not under
stand who he was. He thought
1000 could be distributed to advan
tage in proper hands and would be
enough.
The resolution was adopted provid
ing for 10000 copies, 5000 of them in
German.
Mr.. Wurzbach's resolution was
adopted, that bills reported favorably
but not ordered to be printed by the
committee shall not be printed unless
specially ordered by the house.
REGULAR ORDER.
Senate bill No. z, to amend articles
245-7, revised statutes, relative &c
county attorneys, was taken up as
special order, and passed to third read
ing.
The act only makes that Office va
cant where there is a resident crimi.
nal district attorney elected Gas in
Galveston instead of resident district
attorney.
Mr.. Labatt's bin, known as the fac
tors warehouse bill, to enable mer.
chants to effect loans on warehouse
receipts, was postponed as the special
order till ii a. III. Thursday, 25th inst
/ M .nf 1arr0nf in or
he said. to give the committees time
to work up their reports upon the
numerous bills which had been pre-.
sented, and to avoid the too hasty
action of the house, moved to adjourn
over till 10 a. IN. Monday.
The motion was withdrawn to al.
low Mr.. Benavides to introduce reso'
luton. which he did. providing for 50(
copies of the governors address in
Spanish, to be paid for out of the con
tingent fund.
Mr.. Caven moved to amend by hav,
ing 500 in Bohemian, for the benefit Of
a number of his constituents.
Mr.. Taylor, of Red River, thought
the proportion, 5000 German to 9O0(
English, would be sufficient The law
provided for the two languages and il
was expensive TO print so many. lie
didn't think it justified by what could
be effected by it.
Mr.. Caven renewed his amendment
which was due, he said, in courtesy
to the people of his district.
Mr.. Rosenthal stated that there was
a Bohemian paper which could print
the address.
Mr.. Taylor said he wanted 5O(
copies in Choctaw for some of hi;
people.
The proposed amendments being
finally lost, Mr.. Benavides' resolution
was adopted.
Mr.: Hill, by leave, out Of regular or
der, introduced petition from attor
neys of Polk county relativeto amend
ing the code of criminal procedure a:
to the fees, duties and powers Of coun
ty attorneys. Referred.
Mr.. Hill, referring to the resolution
of Mr.. Frymier, to have the commit
tee on judicial districts report bill
to redistrict the state, moved to re
consider the adoption of the resolu
ton, and to have that motion spread
on the journal. Granted.
On motion the house adjourned til
A 10 a m. Monday.