The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

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emit of the owner of said property or
he person in possession of the same,
n such a manner as that such act
oes not constitute theft, and does
lot come within the operation of the
tatutes defining evidence relative 10
strays."
Mr.. Acker: To amend article 42l6,
-evised statutes, SO as to authorize
abroad companies to maintain hotels.
,tc., at watering places on their lines.
Mr.. Hill: To amend article of the
relative to the judicial
department, being the measure recon-
nended by the bar association.
Various committees sent up their |
reports without reading.
Mr.. WurZbach asked to be excused |
from committee on public lands, but
withdrew at request of members of
the committee. He had disagreed
with the committee, he said, in what
he considered the duty of the commit
tee to have reported land bill before
this time.
Mr.. Hill asked the reports of his
committee, on house bills 266, 29O and
POI, be presented. Granted.
PENDING BUSINESS
The bill for a change of venue in
civil cases (Mr. Browning's), was re-
sumed as the business pending from
The bill finally passed.
The bill, from the senate, making
an appropriation of $4,000 for pur-
chasing land, stock, furniture, etc,
and repairing the old lunatic ASYLUM
building, and making provision for
$50 more patients, was taken up, on
motion of Mr.. FrymieT, and coDsid-
cred in committee of the whole (Alr.
Upton in the chair, and under sus-
pension of the rules was finally
passed.
Messrs. Graves, Frymier and 9th
ers spoke in explanation of and in
favor of the bill.
Mr.. Graves said the bill had been
carefully prepared by the committee
in accordance with the dictates of hui
manity. He hoped none would vote
against it. The chairman of the conf
mittee, Mr.. Frymier, was well known
as gentleman opposed to too much
expenditure of the public money, and
was in fact one of the guards of the
treasury. We have taken time to
consider and have not asked too much
in the appropriation proposed.
Speaker Gibson in the chair.
The speaker stated that he had
signed the bill making appropriation
for the the supreme court at Austin,
Galveston and Tyler.
Mr.. Upton presented bill as chair
man of finance committee. making ap-
preparation for deficiency in appropri-
alton heretofore made for the pay
ment of expenses necessary for the
support of the state government from
March 1, 1882, to February 20, 1883.
The first provision is for the several
counties for expenses in keeping up
quarantine.
The second is for payment of troops
in suppressing riots, as follows:
Calvert City Guards. ......S 80 90
Orange Rifles Observation-Disclosures. 100 20
San Bernard Rifes-.-..,.-.,---.--- -. SO 60
Coke Gu9r,dn. .F............. 40 90
II.sstinar Rifles ............... 234 20
Texas and Pacific railway Qor
transportation ................ 15O so
Total Observation-Disclosures. $50 90
Other provisions are:
For SheriffS' claims .... S1l5S 90
Attorney generals Office. ..... 90 %
Lunatlc asylum. ...........-. $40 80
Mr.. Thompson, of Bexar, chairman,
reported engrossed house bin No. 251,
providing for the maintenance of lu-
naticS when they cannot be admitted
into the asylum.
Mr.. Frymier, for the free confer
a,oa nOrtnrniffaa nv, tho lArnyaah asVltno0o
bill, reported that the committee re-
commended the amendment provid-
ing for 400 acres and not more than
1000 acres" for the proposed site, and
that the senate recede from its Sec
ond amendment rs to Palo Pinto and
Mineral Springs.
The report was adopted, which
makes the passage of the bill conn
plete.
REGULAR ORDERS.
House bill No. AZ, to amend chapter
4, title SO, revised statutes, by adding
article 1910 to the fence law, was next
considered. The committee reported
the bill favorably with amendment
providing for election in three years
instead of twelve months after vote
of the people of a county upon the
proposition.
The amendment was adopted.
Various other amendments were
proposed in the interests of the sew
eral counties.
by Mr.. Foster, of Grayson: That
it shall not apply to Collin and Gray
son counties.
Mr.. Tilson: To exempt Hunt coun-
W lr 10 A fN1.iVt nfxr.
Mr.. Hurst. Parker county; Mr.. Ayers,
BraZoria county; Mr.. Steele, Free
stone county; Mr.. Brown, Johnson
county; Mr.. Cundiff, Gregg county;
Mr.. Kendall, Denton county; Mr..
Watkins, Angelina and Nacogdoches
counties; Mr.. Henderson, Fannin and
Lamar counties; Mr.. Stout, Navarro
county; Mr.. White, Greer county.
Mr.. Tilson subsequently withdrew
Hunt county, and at the request of
Mr.. Browning Mr.. White withdrew
Greer county.
Mr.. Hurst moved to postpone in
definitely. Lost.
The bill was ordered to be en-
crossed.
Houte bill AZ (Mr. Townsend's), to
provide for compensation of county
attorneys and other officers in exam
lining trials of felony cases, was laid
over.
House bill 4S (Mr. Ayers0: If any
person shall wilfully point any gun,
pistol or other firearm, whether such
gun. pistol or firearm be loaded or I'M
loaded, at or toward another person,
within range of said gun, pistol or
other firearm, he shall be fined in any
sum not to exceed $50, was next con-
sidered, and, after some discussion,
was ordered to he engrossed.
House bill ~ (Mr. Leo's), to reorgan-
ize the twent firth judicial district,
was passed win Ssignt amendment.
Mr.. Cochran in the chair.
Joint resolution to amend section 3,
aSiisle 1.of the constitution, setting
&c. CaX for Tree public schools and
providing for vote to be taken on
the proposed amendment was, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Caven, postponed and
made special order for 1920 this
morning.
Mr.. Thompson, of Bexar, chairman,
reported engrossed house bill Fl (Mr.
Labatt's). to provide for surrender of
town and city charters.
The bill coming up on its third read
ing and final passage was opposed by
MeSsrs. Armstead, Hill, Nash, Caven
and Cravens, but was finally passed
with amendments which Mr.. Labatt
accepted.
The vote on its passage was ayes.
%; nays, 81. One of the amendments
that was offered Inv Mr. Franz lin,itc