The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-04-12

To pay Anthony Deffenbaugh, W.
L. Hunter and Frank W. John
son, members of the veteran
board, to be approved by the
governor ................. 45O o.
Dor, lumber and glazing capitol
building. 35 O
To pay j. s. Pickle, for removing
records, safes, furniture, etc.,
OF the comptroller's Office to
tne temporary capitol. .... 14S 1!
10 pay contingent expenses me-
cessitated by the removal of the
books, safes and furniture of
the comptroller's office to the
temporary capitol. - go OF
To pay ID. w. Jones for furni-
ture in executive mansion In
., 1slS...;. :.....:..... .......... 81 Al
To pay Mrs Sydney l.. Cole her
pension as the widow OF David
Cole, for years of 1870 to 1876. 800 OF
Committee reported progress and
asked to sit again at p. M, for fur
ther consideration of the bill. Grant
ed.
By resolution of Mr.. Armistead
Rev. j. w. Poindexter, chaplain of
the house, was requested to deliver
the funeral discourse of Hon. A. l..
Adams, late representative, at 3 d. IN.
next Sunday in the hall of the house
of representatives.
Messrs. Cramer, Taylor and Lind
say were named as committee of free
conference on house bill 521, relative
to salaries of clerks of the depart
mentS.
The committee of conference on
the land bill were granted powers of
free conference.
House adjourned till 3p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Speaker Gibson and quorum pre-
sent.
Mr.. Cramer introduced a resolution
looking to final adjournment Thurs
day, 18th inst.
A motion made by Mr.. Nash to in
sert 10th inst, was withdrawn and
renewed by Mr.. Jones.
The resolution and amendment
were lost.
TIE DEFICIENCY BILL.
The house in committee of the
whole (Mr. Cochran in the chair. re-
sumed consideration of the deficiency
bill.
Appropriations were adopted to pay
Julia NJ. Barnes, widow of Eli Barnes,
purchase money for land paid for in
error, $116O2; also, to refund Abra-
ham Howard for land paid for, but
not obtained, So.
The amendment proposed by Mr..
Graves to pay John B. Smith for ex-
ira work on the temporary capitol,
$441210, and substitute offered by Mr..
Upton, in several items allowing him
$S991, elected some discussion on ac-
count of the falling of a part of the
building.
The motion was discussed by Messrs.
Graves, Upton, Frymier, Ayres, Camp,
Cravens, Patterson, Woods and Arm
stead,
The Graves amendment was adopt
ed.
To pay Gilbert book company,
when balance of court reports are de-
livered in compliance with act of
May 6, 1882, for ALP copies yet to be
delivered at So per copy, $12, ,345.
Adopted.
To pay balance due on account of
public printing, to February %, 1883,
$500. Adopted,
For deficiency In support of state
students at the Agricultural and Me
chanical college to end of session,
June, 1883, $1,000. Adopted.
For M. H. McLauren, sixteen days
salary, June, 1883, as superintendent
of work on temporary capitol, $50.
Adopted.
To pay John n. Lyle for services as
M Of or nj
%, 1879, to October 10, 1879, at
$208. 1875 per month, for two months
and eighteen days, $541.40. Adopted.
Mr.. Hill moved to reconsider and
subsequently renewed his motion as
below stated.
To pay teachers and inspectors of
public free schools for services rem
dered prior to July 1, 1873, said claim
to be audited by the comptroller, in
accordance with the laws under
which said services were rendered,
and acts Oh the subject approved, re-
spectfully, on April 27, 1874, and July
6, 1876; the said comptroller to de-
termine in all cases from information
he may regard reliable, if said claims
are honest and proper notwithstand-
ing, they may be proved up or estab-
lished as provided in said acts, and
this appropriation to be only for the
uneXhausted surplus of the appropri-
alton by the seventeenth legislature;
and the comptroller shall have power
to reject all such claims as he may
find fraud ulent, and said rejection
shall forever bar the same, and all re-
jections by previous comptrollers
shall remain and not be revived by
this appropriation. Should this
amount be found insufficient to pay
the claims audited by the comptroller
he shall pro rata the same among said
audited claims; provided, that no
claims not heretofore established or
proved up under the laws under
which the services were rendered, or
under one of said acts shall be audited
hereunder; and no claim shall be au-
dited unless the same is filed in the
comptrollers' Office within six months
from the passage of this act. All
claims not so filed within six months
shall be forever barred, $35, 600.
Adopted after some discussion by
Messrs. Harrison, Stout, Woods, Up
ton, Rushing, Hill and others.
Mr.. Hill renewed his motion to re-
consider the appropriation of $541 40
for John N. Syle.
The motion, aftel discussion pro
and con by Messrs. Hill, Robertson
and WurZbach, prevailed.
| Mr.. Hill then moved to strike out
the item. Carried.
Amendments proposed by Messrs.
| Armistead and Foster of Limestone,
were lost.
The emergency clause was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Upton the CON-
mittee rose and reported and recon-
mended that the bill as amended be
passed.
The report of the committee was
adopted, and it was stated by Speaker
Gibson in the chair that the amend
lments would appear in the journal.
The bill has to be finally acted on
by the house, and comes up again
to-day.
House adjourned till 9 a. m. Friday
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