The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-01-30
HOUSE
ArsrrH, January 2o.-rhc house met at

| AUSTIN, January ~ ne house met ui
/ 10 O'Clock.
Pelition,-By u, mi: From cir Gems OF
Matupurda county. protesting against d.
court oi ,aii county.
| By Elliott From citizens OF Bowie
county, ltotesung against repeal OF tn,
| hi requiring railroad tr ans to stop II Ger
/ tam length OF time Al stptiuu>.
| by Cra'cn; From Ci Lrns Of MuntgOm.
cry county, asking thut the county bc cX
empted from the operation OF the game
law.
liills and rcsolutlons-By Townseud
/ Requ ring couuiss uuers' courts to t4r-
/ nish mag l,trite- with suitable dockct-
by lnump>uu, ut Au-tin. Resolution
TO print loo copir, ui lgrlanl'- Inaugural
| hdir,S in bohemian; II iclrrd
| by DnNi., Of Lana To define the pow
rr7 ui city councils over streets, alIcy,,
etc.
BY Henderson Preventing the paes-
ing over the enclosed cultivated premi-
srs OF another.
by Davis, Of Camp Makingit hua'le
tor commissioners courts 10 nee, :
straw bonds.
BY Harrison Il latiug to the grant
ing Of cuutiuuHuccs.
by Scott Pnteutlug lands in Medina
con ty granted. o Henry Castro f,r
church and school urpuses,
by Browning Resolution that ~
about thirty sacks Of II w-pdpcr m II
sent from the huusc + nov remHI. lug IN
tine Austin Iostutiice, which cannot be
tran mitted because Of alleged scarci
Of clerks, the ser ennt'lt-arms Dr. iu-
struc Ell tolnvestigatc the matter.
Am nded 10y Nurzbach To authorize
the speaker to correspond by teleg pin
with our members Of c,ugr - nskIug
for the relief desired, and ls amended
the resolution passed.
By Kendall; Resolution that it is he.
licved both the spirit and letter Of the
act Of April &, 1851, providing Tor the
sne OF school lands and limiting a,
maximum am nut to any one person AT
seven .sec ions, had been violated and
"a ling Tor a commit zee OF investigation.
The resolution was made the special
or or Tor tomorrow,
By Arm-teuI That 5000 copies oi the
guyerno = message be printed. l,UJOIu
German and 500 IN Spanish. LAID ON the
table.
BY NasN Bill for better organization
OF the school system,
; ecIRi urder-kusLlug's road law
came up as special order. II reduces
the lumber % days work required ~
persons To- five IN rarI year. After a
long discussion, during which several
amendments and substitutes wers voted
down, b Il was eugro'sed
TIE bill authorizing the ieyyins ~ hu
al va orem tax Of not ~ e ding h.ty
cents un the 300 came up with majority
aud mluu lty reports.
On motion - Steele the minority was
substituted for the majority report, thus
killing the bill.
A letter was received Tom Senator
Coke returning b. grateful thanks TO
the legislature iur It's expression 90 con-
rulei confidence IN eiectiug i'm United
States senator. The reading % tie let
ter ELECTED considerable applause.
\ m,sssgr "as r.C,iNri I. N tie gov
,rDor. which w4s Tvad 81 length. The
document /. quite lengthy and treats UP
on nearly al leading subjects. Upon the
subj c' OF pubic lands 10 rrgommrul- the
-s'e On long time Win . nNeI minimum
part payment IN ldy,n,e and sold in
quantities 10 suit all purchasers. II lake
.uong ground 10 iaYur OF additional a.
comWOialoas iur the insane, and rrcnm-
mend. branch asyllms In ON rent yaEts
OF the state. lt recommend. the
substitution ui .unst1htia. brick huiliuX-
Tor the wooden ones at the deaf aud
dumb asylum. Il regards local gula-
ton a. the best Tor soho J. and recon.
mruds power to school districts 10 sup
plymeut the state tax. 1t touches lightly
the recent penlteutlsry lease, but rec.
ommepds that the superintendent have
power 20 sppolut sub0riluates, I'd ID A.
be be relieved Of his position a. one ~
the board. 1t recommends heavier and
more certain peusitIe- ior failure o keep
public highways IN condition, and al
ludes TO the fact OF officers
vluking at offeuses personally known
to them. II thinks the Law shou a
b. changed 10 give the Superintendent Of
the bl lind asylum the appointment Of state
ocuii.t-, IL strongly recommends tie
creation Of \ board OF railroad com mis-
.ioners as the only means TO insure exact
I justice and fairness TO the people. Re
I ierring 10 the Agricultural and Mech nr
cal College II sSys tie found stion Tor d
| grand institution is too DEEPLY laid Tor The
stair TO islter In lie pAiIOnage but suggests