The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-05
NO. 35.

| good faith. and with the pledge that if Tn
| house fails to act on senate concurrent resOlT
ton by Tuesday next, and some others VIII
think with me will be found as firm supporter
OF this resolution.
MIR. Perry opposed postponement, an,
| supported and favored engrossment o
the resolution.
Mr.. Jones favored postponement,
The motion to postpone was lost by tn,
following vote:
Yeas-Evans, Getzendaner, Houston
johnson, OF Collin, Johnston, OF Shelby
fer-10.
Nays-Buchanan, Chelsey, Cooper Da
Wis, Farrar, Flemin Fowler, Gibbs
Gooch, Harris, Martin, Matlock, Perry
Pope, Randolph, Shannon, Stratton. Ter
rell, Traylor-19.
Mr.. Buchanan moved the previous que 5.
tion on the engrossmen: of the resoliI.
lion. Ordered.
Resolution engrossed.
Ieas-BucbaUan, Chesley, Cooper, Da.
Wis, FaIrar. Fleming, Fowler, Gibbs,
Gooch, Harris, Jones, Martin. Matlock,
Perry, Randolph, Shannon, Stratton, II r.
rell Traylor-l9.
Nays-Evans. Getzendaner, Houston.
johnson, OF Collin, Johnston, of Shelby,
hleberg, Patton. Peacock, Pieuffer, Pope.
10.
judicial districts, reported favorably :,
with amendment, senate bill No. 351, pre-
scrtbing times of holding district courts
In the ninth Judicial district.
Mr.. Fleming, by tpermis3ion, In re-
spOnse to petition from the heads of
state departments, introduced a bill ex-
empting clerks of the various depart
ments from jury service. Referred.
Mr.. Chesley called up senate bill No.
Il nd
vised statutes. Passed.
The senate land bill with amendme l. Is
by the house was made the special order
for Friday morning.
Adjourned till 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Collins, chairman OF the committee
or stock and stock raising, repoI ted ia
vOrably house bill No. 3S4, providing for
the appointment OF inspectors OF sheep,
etc.
The bill was called up for considera.
tion.
Mr.. Davis desired TO amend by exempt
ing from the provisions of the bill Cooke
county, and Mr.. Harris the counties of
Bell, Corvell. Hamilton and Lampasas.
Both amendments were defeated. The
bill passed TO engrossment, but failed to
receive the necessary twO-thirds vote on
third reading.
NIL udIlOCh gave not &C OIL lDOllOO 10
reconsider the vote by which the bill was
passed to a third reading, as also that by
which the amendments offered by Messrs.
Davis and Harris were lost.
Mr.. Houston called up the motion.
The vote was reconsidered, and the
amendments were adopted.
Mr.. Traylor: Amendment restricting
the fees to two cents up to two thousand,
and one cent above that number.
Adopted.
Mr.. Peacock: Amendment, by exempt
ing from operation Of the bill the coun-
ties of Titus, Morris, Bowie, Cass and
Marion. Adopted.
The bill then passed by unanimous
vote.
Senate joint resolution No. 20, relating
to the per diem and mileage OF Legislators
was taken up, but went to the table
under call OF the senate.
Mr.. Terrell, chairman of committee on
judiciary No, l, reported favorably MIR
Fleming's bill, exemptIng state clerks
from jury service.
The senate concurred in house amend
ment 10 senate bill, authorizing the pay
ment Of sttached witnesses In felony
cases.
House bill No. 2I9, amending the cleo
tion law, and fixing the compensation of
election officers was engrOssed, with
amendment.
Message from the house announced the
passage OF house bill No. 80, to regulate
attachments in certain cases and provide
for the distribution Of property sold un-
der judgment.
Senate bill regulating the hiring Of
county, convicts was called up by MIR.
Peacock and passed to engrOssment.
Mr.. Kleberg called up senate bill No.
13l, looking to the further protection OF
the frontier.
On motion of Mr.. Terrell. the senate
adjourned till 10 a. m. Friday.