The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
HOUSE.

! House met at 10 a. m, Speaker Glib
! son and quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Reading of the journal was dis
penSed with.
The pending business before the
house being the railroad bill No. 1876,
| Mr.. Cotton moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was on the
previous day ordered to be engrossed,
and to lay that motion on the table.
NJ. Foster, of Limestone, moved to
| lay that motion on the table
Mr.. Upton-As there were thirteen
| members reported absent and not
voting on the bill, move for call of
the house.
The roll being called, Messrs. Caven,
Douglas and Taylor were found to be
| absent, and the sergeant-at-arms was
instructed to send for them.
Mr.. Cotton said his object in max
ing the motion
Speaker-The gentleman is not in
order at this time.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and refer
red:
BY Mr.. Frymier: Petition of super
intendent of the deaf and dumb aSy-
lum for balance of salary.
Mr.. Peers: Petition of citizens of
Robertson county on prohibition. Re
| ferred.
Mr.. Finch: Petition from citizens
of Collin for amendment TO the con-
stitution, that county commissioners
may create greater number of pre-
cincts.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Browning: To authorize
counties to fund their indebtedness.
Referred.
Mr.. Henderson: To require hotels
and boarding house keepers to furnish
a list of companies in which their fur
niture is insured.
Mr.. Robertson: To amend article
72 revised statutes, so as to allow two
physicians and druggist TO the luna
tic asylum. Referred.
Mr.. Foster, of Grayson: To estab-
fish public state library. Referred
Mr.. Frank: To amend the act
granting certificates for 1913 acres of
land to disabled soldiers. Referred.
Mr.. Thompson, of Austin: To
amend section %, article l6, of the
constitution. relative to cattle inspec-
ton. Referred
Mr.. Pendleton: To amend article
l12, title 4, chapter 5, Of the act to
adopt and establish code of criminal
procedure. Referred.
Mr.. Townsend: To amend article
252, penal code, relative to sale of lot
terry tickets. Referred.
Mr.. Etheridge: Joint resolution
amending article |, section 10 of the
constitution, relative to disfranchise-
ment, so as to read: No citizen of
this state shall ever be deprived of the
rights, privileges and immunities of a
citizen on account of debt OF poverty,
or in any manner disfranchised, eX-
cept for crime, nor in any case shall
he be deprived of any privilege of cit
izenship by any property or educa-
tional qualification whatever. Re
ferred.
Mr.. Ayers: To amend section 2,
article 10 of constitution, relative to
railroads as common carriers. Re
ferred.
1t provides that the legislature shall
fix or create a commission with power
to fix reasonable maximum freight
and passenger rates under adequate
penalties.
Mr.. Moore. of Washington: To
amend article ga, chapter 3, penal
code. Referred.
Mr. Abbott: To restore original
jurisdiction to Tom Green county. |
Referred.
Mr.. ----: To amend article |
1902 of the law relative to hiring |
county convicts. Referred.
Mr.. Frymier: To amend articles |
1895 and 1900, revised statutes. adopted |
February q, 1877, and add article |
providing for special PROBATE record |
book. Referred.
Mr.. Hurst: To take up and sell |
stray animals known as fence break |
ers. Referred.
Mr.. Parsons: To amend article 800 !
of the code of criminal procedure. |
Referred.
Mr. Moore, of Mcclellan: To amend |
title 80, revised statutes, by adding
article 2276a- Referred.
Mr. Hurst: To allow persons to |
attest homeSteads without cloud of |
title. referred.
Mr. Wurzbach: Resolution, that,
as a number of joint resolutions had |
been offered proposing amendments
to the constitution, the committee on
constitutional amendments be re-
quested to report joint resolution, if
they deem proper, calling for consti-
tutlonal convention. Referred.
Mr.. Peers: For relief of F. J. Sink,
of Clay county. Referred.
Mr.. Nash: To amend article 1856 of
the criminal code, permitting elemen-
tary principles of agriculture to be
taught in the public free schools. Re
ferred
Mr.. Acker: To ascertain amount of
claim of John *. Coleman. Referred.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Hin, chairman of judiciary
committee No. 2. reported:
Unfavorably on house bill No. 145,
70 amend article SIP. code of criminal
house bill No. 80, to amend
title l, revised statutes. by adding ar
ticles 3 and 4. regarding adoption of
and 4