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

Mr.. Wurzbach-The article to be
amended by this bill refers to deer
You can't exempt in this bill.
Mr.. HaZlewood-I understand that
and move the previous question. Car.
ried.
Speaker-The question is Oh the
final passage of the bill.
Mr.. Jones wanted some inform;l.
tion.
Speaker-It is not in order to give
information when the previous ques.
tion is ordered.
Speaker-Sergeant-at-arms will en-
force rulo II, requiring members to
keep their seats.
The vote resulting ayes 20, nays g.
The speaker declared the bill passed
by the requisite majority, to take
effect from and after its passage.
n message from the senate an
nounced the passage of the concur
rent resolution relative to purchase
of the Alamo
Substitute for house bill No. 36 to
amend article 743 of the code by add
ing 7S9a, making any person, know
ingly receiving stolen property, liable
to the same penalty as the party steal
ing, was next considered and passed
to engrOSSment.
The next regular order considered
was substitute for house bill Nos. 10
and 1888 and senate bill No. 60, amend
ing article 457O and other articles of
the estray and stock law, and repeal
ing article 1876. The bill, as amend
ed the day previous. was read.
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passage of the bill.
Mr.. Cramer-This is the special
hour for another bill.
Mr.. Browning moved to postpone
the special order. Carried.
The question recurring on final pass
age of the estray bill, Mr.. Swan called
attention to the fact that a two-thirds
vote was necessary for its final pass
age. and offered an amendment to
cover defects on account of the Taylor
amendment adopted the day before,
that animals should not be appre-
hended till such time as authorized
their estrayal. His amendment was
to straighten out this matter, as to the
time for taking up animals.
Mr.. Taylor said as he was largely
responsible for this defect i'll the
amendment, which was too indefinite,
he hoped the one now proposed would
be adopted. He had offered his own
in good faith, and made a mistake in
offering it as the house had in
accepting it. Although he was
opposed to the bill, he
hoped the amendment would be
adopted. ~
Mr.. Cochran in the chair.
Mr.. Browning said that the Tay lor
amendment, as that gentleman ac-
knOwledged, was too indefinite. He
hoped .the,naY one would be adopted.
The aiadays after tbs adopted. a
An amen04nelEuhhOposed by Sur
McAlpine, relative to notices OF 9h
trays in the county paper, was lost.
Mr.. Labatt-Is there anything be-
fore the house?
Chair-The gentleman from Calves
ton seems to be before the house.
Laughter
Mr.. Labatt offered an amendment
excepting Galveston from the bill on
account, of its photographed posi-
ton.
Mr.. Moore, of Eastland, offered
substitute, to sell at justice of peace's
Office. before whom estrayals are
made.
Chair-The hour for the special or
der has arrived.
Mr.. Caven moved TO postpone the
special order for twenty minutes.
Carried.
At the instance of Mr.. Kendall, the
main question was ordered.
Chair-Question is on the substitute
offered by the gentleman from East
land, for the amendment of the gen.
tleman from Galveston.
Mr.. Labatt-I accept the amend
ment.
Mr.. Wilson, noticing that the chair
did not rise to put the question, made
that poiut of order.
Chair-The point is well taken.
The house refused to pass the bill
ayes 80, nays 40.
Mr.. Taylor moved to reconsider and
to lay that motion on the table.
Mr.. Thompson, of BeXar, chairman,
reported house bill "a, to amend article
1856 (the Sunday law); engrossed.
SPECIAL ORDER.
House bill 25l (Mr. Woods, of La
vaca,) to amend article III, section 4,
chapter L, title 8 revised statutes, pro-
Viding for main tenance OF lunatics by
commissioners courts when they can't
be admitted into lunatic asylums, was
considered as the special order, being
on its second reading.
Chair-QueStion is on engroSSment
of the bill.
Mr.. Taylor offered amendment that
amount which the state shall reim-
burse to the county shall not exceed
So per week.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment
that the county judges shall provide
some place for them ether than the
county Jail. When there was no va
cancy for them in the asylum they
were confined in Jail with criminals.
The object of this amendment was to
remedy this.
Mr.. Jones - 1t is hard to find pri-
vate families to take them, and hard
er still to compensate them in taking
care Of them. II the five dollar fea-
ture is struck out, 1 don't see how the
county can be forced to find places
when there is none for them, unless
private families take them.
Mr.. Brown wanted the Jail provis-
ion left out, though he was not parsi-
mOnious.
Mr.. Durant spoke against the bill.
Mr.. Jones offered amendment to
amendment, IF such places can be
procured"
Mr.. Frank said: Places might be
procured, but at too great a price. He
thought il best that the bill should
pass as it came from the committee.
There was no necessity to put the
county officers to the, exRsHSG OF pro-
curing private houses.
Mr. Wilson-That would defeat
the object of this bill. There is no
county in which some house cannot
be secured for the purpose of taking
care of these unfortunate people. The
object is to protect them from being
imprisoned with criminals. The
amendment to my amendment would
simply defeat this.
Mr.. Cravens said hehoped the amend
ment to the amendment would be
adopted. 1t was well known that all
counties are not prepared to take
care of lunatics as contemplated by
the gentleman from Harrison, even
at So per week. They should not be
confined, except where they can be
comfortably and humanely treated.
The question however is, what are
you going to do with them if you
make no other provision for them ?
The law says they shall be kept in the
county Jail where the county officers
can take care of them accOr ding to