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witnesses for the defense receive fees. Lost
and the bill passed--yeas, 10; nays, o.
Adjourned.
Several members were excused on &C
count OF important business.
Petitions and memorials were presented
as follows:
BY Cochran-A petition from the citi'
zens OF Dallas county, protesting against
being annexed to the city Of Dallas.
BY Lindsay-A petition rom the citi-
zens of Comanche county, asking for the
restoration of the civil and criminal juris-
diction of SAID county.
BY Hearne-A petition from the citizens
OF Upshur county, asking for prohibit
ton.
BY Lea-A petition from citizens of Sterr
county, asking that the Jurisdiction of said
county courS be restored.
The speaker presented several petitions
asking Tor prohibition from the citizens of
various counties in the state.
Bills and resolutions were introduced as
follows:
BY Townsend To grant Miss Fannie A.
Darden, sole heir OF Moselsy Baker, de-
ceased, a league and labor of land in lieu OF
a headlight certificate issued to her father
by the republic of. Texas for services rem
dered.
BY Tompson-An amendment giving
additional pay to comfy clerks Tor keeping
tie index hooks of his office. Also, for
keeping books and accounts relating to
county finances.
By Kendall-A joint resolution amending
the constitution so as to give qualified
voters the right to vote to prevent certain
kinds of stock from running at large in
stead Of free-holders as now provided.
By Notwithstanding the Penal Code
prohibiting the sale OF deadly weapons to
minors.
BY Lindsay-To create the unorganlzcd
county of Mills.
: BY Cramer-A resolution that the house
meet at 3 p. m. each day to consider ad-
verse reports. Laid over under the rules.
By Brown-A resolution that the house
meet. at a. m. each day, and hold evening
sessions as often as practicable.
Upton moved to refer the resolution to
the committee on rules.
Brown-"That is not the intent Of the
resolution; want the resolution acted upon
now, and desire that it be referred to
thecommittee on public printing, public
health, rods and bridges, or even to t e
committee on insane asylums." Laug' :
ter
Cochran arose to point OF order, that as
it was on amendment to the rules II should
be referred.
The Speaker-"The point of order is well
taken. The resolution is referred"
On motion of Upton, Colonel Ashbell
Smith was invited to seat in the house.
Senate bill, providing that 5000 copies Of
the General Laws of the sixteenth ard
seventeenth legislatures, and the callc 4
session of the seventeenth, be printed, with
al naasaH tho hnngn
House bill amending article 1902 of the
Statutes, so as to allow county convicts,
when hired, 1871 cents per day, instead OF 5u
cents as now provided, which was reported
from the committee adversely with minor.
ity and majority reports was taken up, and
Townsend moved to substitute the minor
ity for the majority report.
Hazlewood was opposed to the minority
report, and thought it wrong to force men
to work out their fines for the mere pit
lance OF 33l cents per day.
Hill said the encouragement recon-
mcn2ed to the seventeenth Legislature to
allow convicts for their services 81 per day
but when this subject came up before the
house. they would only agree to give them
so cents, and that he was opposed TO any
change in the law.
Woods said he hoped the minority re.
port would be adopted; that as. the law ex'
listed the. taxpayers OF the country SUFFERED,
instead OF the criminals, for the reason that
officers arresting and committing criminal
had to be- paid out ofthe honest earnings oil
the people.
Scott said that he was not only opposed
to the minority report, but was most en-
phatically opposed to the entire system oil
hiring out convcts.
ToWnsend-"rhe author of the bill made
a strong argument in its favor, showing the
necessity of reducing the scale from Oh to
33t cents per day.
Ayres hoped the motion would prevail;
He could see no Justice in fining "a man and
hermit him to lay In jail with a salary OF
So per day until the fine was extinguished;
Townsend said he was originally opposed
to reducing convict labor to 90 cents, ana
ne should oppose any me isure tending To
It's further reduction.
ZONES favored substitution of the minor
ity report, and thought that the man who
committed an offense should suffer and moi
the innocent people. mn,
Hurst moved to lay upon the table. The
motion to substitute the minority report
for the majority report carried,
The Speaker-"The question is upon the
adoption of the majority report.
Alter further discussion by Stout, NC
Kinney and Swan, Taylor moved the pre-
yious question, and the report ofthe major
ity was adopted.
Kendall called up house bill making an
appropriation of s., 500 for the deficiency II
the amount set aside for public prlntlnt
from the treasury for 1882 to February, 1888
and, under a suspension Of the rules, the
bill passed the house.
Hazlewood offered q resolution TO grant
the hall of the house Of representatives t'
the Rev. Mr.. Hall, for the purpose OF de
livering a temperance lecture, ON February
18th, at Z p. m. go.
The ayes and nays were called for-ayes
| 10: nays, 60.
Labatt-"I hope the resolution will moi
prevail, on the ground Of consistency
| I'VE have already refused one lecturer, ant
whv hermit another. Everyone know
that L am in favor OF temperance
hat think it is a reflection on the member
oFthis house that aHy man should pTtsd'"'
TO lecture to them on temperance. COS
sider the members of this house as sober :
set by day a, ever associated with"
Graves-"I agree with the ,gentlema
from Galveston. IL win take only one sle'
for them 10 ask Tor the use Of the ball or
chnrcn- think we are ali sober enough.
Union moved 10 amend the resolution 3
as 10 include any other lobbiest around IN
TayIor-That while be sympsthized vii
the object OF temperance, yet be though
the advice SpoOpeBkyke gave his WI
would be spplicable-"go and hire q bali.
Hazlewood said the members were con
sistent epougn to allow the ha TO be nse'
for the inaugural ball, but that nov, Hhel
| n was asked for the cause OF Temperance
they objected and he therefore Withdrew y
resolution. Taylor, in reply 10 the gentle
man. said the bail was part OF the tnAugu
raj and was gwen in honor Of our gov
ernor. -
row.
SENATE.
Ausrrz. Feb. 5.-TSpeclal. By Mt. Ches
lev-A petition Of The citizens Of washing
| Ton county, praying for Law 20 preFen
| drunkeDDess from beng an excuse 70
M. Terrell, from the committee on edu