The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-25
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Mr.. Rogers, of Nueces, presented
the petition of citizens OF Live OAK
and Nueces in favor Of the proposed
new county of Upton. Referred.
Mr.. Lee: Bill to amend article 24ll
revised statutes, relative TO fees.
Mr.. Durant: Relative to maximum |
rates OF railroad freights.
Mr.. Fisher: To repeal chapter 81, |
general laws of thelseventeenth iegis- |
lature of act of 18th of March, 1881, |
and prescribes regulations for indict- |
me1lts in certain cases.
Mr.. Foster, of Grayson: To amend |
articles 500, $50 revised statutes, and
repeal all laws in conflict. 1t relates
to conveyances of realty as separate
property of wife and proper acknowl-
.edgements.
Mr.. Moore, of Washington: To
amend article 1924 revised statutes, so
as to fix compensation OF tax asses
sors at per cent on amounts under
$4,000 and per cent on amounts
over $4,000, and for the county tax
per cent on amounts under $4,000
and 3 per on amounts over $1,000.
Mr.. Cramer: To repeal article 6y,
chapter 3, of penal code.
Mr.. Patterson: To provide for the
sale of all lands set apart for the ben
eft of the common school fund, tn
provide for investment of their pro-
ceeds and make appropriation to carry
out the provisions of this bill and re-
peal all laws in conflict herewith. The
bill is about the same in its provisions
rs that of Senator Matlock.
Mr.. Mckinney: To repeal article
223i, revised statutes, relative to sale
or lease of the lands Of the state uni
yersity.
Mr.. Abbott: To provide for the
payment of militia for suppression of
Ell Paso instruction in.1S79.
Mr.. Scott: To amend the law in
reference to issuance of writs Of gar
nishment.
Mr.. Ayers: To amend article 797
of penal code, relative to mortgage
property. :,
game law.
Mr.. Phelps: To amend law relative
to opening roads.
Mr.. Chenoweth: To provide board
of railroad commissions; prescribe
their duties, salaries and payment;
establish reasonable maximum freight
Ind passenger rates within the state;
prevent unjust determinations and
extortions, and prescribe mode of pro-
cedue relative thereto. Referred to
committee on internal improvements.
1t provides for three commissioners 10
be named by the governor, one to be a
lawyer and one civil engineer, and Is
similar in its general provisions to a
previous bill offered by him.
Mr.. Wood, of Lavaca: To amend
article 3l4, chapter 80, revised stat
utes, prohibiting loud and boisterous
language on highways through pri-
vate property.
Mr.. Adams, of Wood: Making it
the duty of foremen Of grand juries
70 take down testimony.
Mr.. Smith: To authorize the comp
troller to pay the claims of super
intendents and teachers of public
schools for services stated. Referred
to committee on education.
Mr.. Cramer: To repeal article 69l,
chapter 3, penal code.
MIR. Tilson: Prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of liquor in three and
half miles of Campbell high school,
in Hunt county.
Mr.. Scott: To amend articles
3757-59-G0, chapter 3, revised statutes,
relative to pay of teachers. Referred
to committee on education.
IL fixes the scholastic ages from six
to fifteen years, and pay of teachers,
first grade, 500; second grade, $50;
third grade, $40; and adds grammar
under the third grade certificates, and
elementary algebra to second grade,
and German, French and Spanish
under first grade.
Mr.. Stout: Joint resolution to
amend section 8, article 8, of the con-
stitution, so as to read: Said tax on
property exclusive of the tax neces-
sary to pay the public debt shall never
exceed fifty cents on the 500, said
public school tax shall not exceed
twenty-fiveicents on the 500, and any
county, city or town shall not levy
more than twenty-five cents on the
800, except for the payment of debts
already incurred. and for the erection
of public school buildings not to ex
coed fifty cents, counties to be allowed
to levy fifteen cents tax for roads and
bridges.
The reports of the committee were
adopted.
Mr.. Garrison: Joint resolution for
committee of three of the house and
three of the senate to visit and report
upon the condition of the penitentia-
ries at Rusk and Huntsville, and that
the committee have power to produce
witnesses and papers, and employ aid,
If necessary, in the work of the COM
mittee. Referred.
Mr.. Garrison: To amend chapter
10, title "a, revised statutes, by adding
article 4227a, relating to railroads, To
read that "every corporation shall be
liable to any party aggrieved as pro-
vided for in article 1927 in vindictive
or primitive damages for any mali
a ~ - oil Nkas 70
employees towards any party travel
ling or proposing to travel over their
line of roads,"
Mr.. Odom, of Runnels: Making
sheriffs ex-officio road inspectors, and
declaring their duties. and requiring
them to make inspections twice
year aud report to the
county commissioners. The in
spectorS to have five cents road
mileage and one dollar for each report.
Mr.. Cravens: TO amend article
1899, chapter 1, title 10, of code of
criminal procedure, relative to special
fees of attorneys.
Mr.. Stagner: To amend article
2405, revised statutes, reducing COM
pensation of county assessors.
Mr.. Frymier: Concurrent res
olution to instruct committee on ju-
dlclal district TO frame q Oil TO reor-
ganize the judicial districts of the
state, setting forth that present sys-
tenn Is defective, unequal in labors
imposed on the judges, so much so as
TO afford defendants perpetual immu-
nifty from punishment in some parts
of the state, and that the public inter-
ests demand q more equal distribution
of the work of the districts.
The rules were suspended at once
and the resolution was adopted.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr. Acker, chairman of judiciary
committee, submitted the following
reports:
On house bill No. 81 to amend article
1885, revised statutes, relative to ex-
emptlons OF current wages from at
tachments and executions unfavor-
ably, for the reason that the bill con-
fiIcts with section 2S, article 10, of
the constitution.
On house bill 20, to amend article
1883, chapter 3, code criminal pro-
cedure, fixing the pay of county
jurors. unfavorably, for the reason
that the committee has heretofore
reported favorably upon hill con-
k.t.