The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-03-22
IcontInued From Fourth raro.l
Firty-Ninth Days Proceedings.
SENATE.

SENATE.
AUSTIN, March 20, 1883.
The senate met at 10 a. M, Hon. A.
W. Houston presiding, and quorum
present.
Prayer was offered by the chaplain,
Rev. DIR. Smoot
On motion of Mr.. Kleberg, the jour-
nal was not read.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Claims and Accounts.-Mr. Traylor,
chairman, reported favorably the
claim of Thomas Goggins for 1921,
for a piano sold the state during Gov.
Davis administration, with recon-
mendation that interest be not al
lowed.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Fowler: Resolution discharging
all senate committee clerks and au-
thoriZing the president to appoint one
assistant for the engrossing clerk and
one assistant for the enrolling clerk,
and one general clerk. who shall per-
form such other duties as may be re-
quired of them by the president of the
senate. Adopted.
Mr.. Traylor: A bill providing for
adjusting and settling outside land
certificates, as follows:
WHEREAS, The state has reserved
from location certain public unsur-
veyed lands by the acts of the legis-
lature, passed in the years 1879 and
1881, for common schools and the
payment of the public debt;
And, whereas, The state has issued
land certificates authorizing the loca-
ton of vacant land, if to be found
outside of said reservation, which
said certificates have had an average
market value of about ten cents an
acre. and the said reserved vacant
land has an average market value of
about one dollar per acre;
And, whereas, There is not vacant
land outside of said reservation sutii-
cient to satisfy all of such certificates,
and many of them have passed into
the hands of holders for value, and it
is claimed the state is liable to the
holders for deficiency in the public
domain; to the end that an equitable
adjustment may be made between the
state and the owners of the said GER
tificates or any of them.
Section l. Be it enacted by the leg
islature of the state of Texas, that
the owner of any INDICATED land GER
tilicate may present the same to the
commissioner of the general land
office for cancellation, and the said
commissioner shall, upon cancella-
ton of such certificate, issue a certifi-
cate for one-tenth of the quantity of
land called for by said cancelled Ger.
tificate authorizing its location upon
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without any land reservation within
the state; when land is located like
quantity shall be located for the COM
mon free schools.
Sec. 2. All law and parts of laws III
conflict herewith, in so far us they
conflict with this act (and no further
are hereby repealed.
Mr.. Gibbs: Joint resolution in
structing the secretary of state to fur
nish clerks of United States district
courts in the state with Texas SUI
preme court reports. Referred.
Mr.. Pfeuffer moved that the substi
tute senate deficiency bill be taken up
Lost.
House joint resolution, Nos. IL, Is
| 81 and 81, providing for the invest
ment of interest on the school fund
Passed to third reading, and made
special order for Wednesday.
JUDICIARY RESOLUTION,
Mr.. Jones called up senate join
resolution No. II, proposing new
judiciary article to the constitution.
On motion, it was considered b,
sections.
By amendment of Mr.. Cooper, tn,
salaries of the judges were fixed a
$3.50, not subject to change during
term of Office.
On motion of Mr.. Evans, and by
vote of II to 8, Austin was made tn,
exclusive seat of the supreme court
Pending consideration of the bill
the senate adjourned till 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Patton, chairman of committe
on state affairs, reported adversel
senate joint resolution, fixing the Bis
day of March as the date of final ad
journment.
Favorably, house bill No. 4S9 to pre-
vent the adulteration of food, wine:
beer and fermented or distilled liquor
; or drugs.
Favorably, the bill increasing tn
state treasurer's bond, with commit
tee amendment fixing the amount O
the bond at $250,000.
Consideration of the Judiciary resO
, luton was resumed, thirty-nine sec
lions of the same being adopted will
! amendments.
Mr.. Shannon, chairman of com
mittee on internal improvements, TO
majority of committee, reported ad
versely Mr.. Terrell's bill for tn
further regulation of railroad com
panies in the state, by creating rail
road commission and staGe enginee
and prescribing the powers and dutie
of such.
The president appointed as clerks
Messrs. Kitrell, Parker and Terrell.
On motion of Mr.. Chesley, the sen
ate adjourned till Wednesday.