The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

House met at 10 a. H., Speaker
Gibson and quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. Dr.
PoindeXter.
Reading of the journal was dispens-
ed with.
rhesergeant-at-arms, Capt. Boggess,
was excused indefinitely on account of
sickness.
But very few members were absent,
being those who had been excused or
were subsequently excused by the
house.
A message from the senate announc-
ed the passage of senate bill No. Is, to
amend articles $50 and go, of the code
of criminal procedure; senate bill No.
4, to amend article 8, chaptnre 3, of
the penal code, by adding article 3317a;
senate bill No. 1924, granting addi-
tional clerks to the commissioner of
the land office; and senate bill No. 8,
granting land certificates of 1880 acres
of land to persons crippled in the ser
vice of the state and confederate
! states.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Substitute for house joint resolution
No. 8, granting leave of absence to
various county and district judges
was taken up as the unfinished bust
ness of the previous day, and was
passed to engroSSment, granting them
leave of absence for sixty days, each
judge to select his time during vaca-
ton to September l.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
Were presented and referred, as fol-
lows:
By Mr.. WurZbach: Petition of Judge
of county of Bexar relative to feed
ing and caring for prisoners.
Mr.. Workman: Petition of citizens
of Hopkins county for law against
sale of liquor in three miles of Forest
| academy.
Mr.. Kendall: Petition for pension
of John l.. Loveioy.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Were read by caption and referred or
otherwise acted on, as follows:
By Mr.. Meredith: To amend article
4170, C. 8, revised statutes, with refer
ence to turnpikes and bridges across
navigable streams. Referred.
Mr.. Mckinney: Providing for pay
ment of bonds to state university,
amounting to $134, 472.26, executed by
the state January l, 1869, under an
act of the eleventh legislature, ap-
proved November, 1866, entitled "act
for the purpose of carrying into effect
| an ordinance of the late convention
securing common school and univer-
sity fund and for other purposes, and
the interest on said bonds" Referred.
Mr.. Mckinney: To provide for pub
LEGATION of the laws of the state in one
newspaper in each congressional dis
trict Referred.
Mr.. WilSan: To amend articles 1866,
294, 295, 1702, 1903, and 1882, title "a,
| chapter l, 8 and 8, revised statutes,
providing for ballot boxes, to be
called one and two, in each county
precinct. Referred.
Mr.. Etheridge: To make it penal to
permit stock to run at large in county
or subdivisions and to prohibit it by
law. Referred.
Mr.. Duff: To amend article 1865,
chapter l, title 80, revised statutes,
adopted May A, 1882, by repeating the
capitatiOn tax Oh commercial trav-
elers. Referred.
Mr.. Johnson: To remunerate ply
sicians for expert testimony, and reg
ulate their fees in post mortems. Re
ferred.
| Mr.Nash: Providing how county and
district judges may be permitted 10
leave their county or district. 1t EN-
! powers the commissioners courts to
| grant leaves of absence. Referred.
Mr.. Nash: Providing for payment
| of expenses of attached witnesses in
felony cases. Referred.
Mr. Davis Of .4Eo.ir- To amend ar
tieles TAG and 747, title II, chapter O.