The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
House met at $50 a. H., Speaker
Gibson and quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. DIR. Bunting, Of Gal
weston.
The speaker announced that he APP
pointed Messrs. Kendall, Nash, Pat
ton, Cramer and Phelps on the COM
mittee on conference ON Mr.. Kendall's
resolution of inquiry as to whether
the letter and spirit of the law had
not been violated by purchasers of
school lands in excess of the maxi
mum allowed.
Also, that he had appointed Messrs.
Taylor, Adams of Trinity, and Tilson
on committee of conference ON the
bill to amend articles 314-315 of the
code relative to disturbances of the
peace.
PENDING BUSINESS.
The election bill was resumed as
the business pending from adjourn
ment.
Speaker is on the adop-
tion of section Z.
Amended as proposed by Mr.. Mour-
sund, by striking out lines one and
two, page three, of the printed bill,
and adopted.
Section was amended by striking
out lines eleven and twelve, page
three, and ad Dpted.
Amendment by Mr.. Cramer to the
caption was adopted.
.lnlnn1ah Nv cfril L. M
out lines twenty-four and twenty-five,
page two, and adopted.
Amendment offered by Mr.. CARR
son was adopted as follows:
Article 1696.-The officers holding
elections may at any time before clos
ing the polls, when not engaged in re-
ceiving the ballots, proceed to count
the votes in the presence of two quail
flied voters of their county of good
reputation and of different political
parties, if such can conveniently he
obtained and Immediately after clos
ing the polls, such officers shall com
plete the count in like manner with
out Interruptions until all the ballots
voted at such election are counted {:
Provided, that all ballots voted at cleo
tionS shall not he counted until the
polls are closed.
Section was adopted.
Mr.. CottOn's amendment requiring
making and furnishing tripllcate re-
turns of poll lists and tally lists, was
applied to the several clauses where
it should he inserted.
Amendment by MIR. Hill to article
1903, page 3, after line insert the
words congress of the" was adopted.
MIR. Browns amendment to article
1893, to add in line one after the word
Officially" these words, showing
first total number votes polled at such
box, and second, the number polled in
each county," was adopted.
Mr.. Moursund's amendment to cap
ton was adopted.
Mr.. Caven's amen lment was
adopted, providing that the officers,
judges and clerks of election shall re-
ceive compensation for not more than
one day and one night.
The bill as thus amended was or
dered to lie engrOssed.
The speaker stated that Mr.. Pendle-
ton was added to the committee on
judicial districts, and Mr.. Smith, of
Travis, to the committee on finance.
NEW BUSINESS.
Bills, resolutions and petitions,
where not otherwise stated, were read
and referred as follows:
BY Mr.. Acker: Petition and bill to
restore civil and criminal jurisdiction
to Burnet county.
Mr.. Sharp: Petition on prohibit
ton.
From speakers desk: Similar petit
ton.
Mr.. Stagner: Bill forbidding rail
roads from obstructing streets.
Mr.. Cramer: To add an article to
the code that special cOnstables cannot
serve process without replevy bond.
Mr.. Cramer: To amend article 795,
chapter IL, of the penal code, provid-
ing if any executor and administra-
tor or guardian shall defraud any
creditor, he shall be deemed guilty of
swindling.
Mr.. Henderson: TO amend the law
SO as to make the office If county sur
veyor an Office of record.
Mr.. McAlpine: To amend article
47ag, chapter 4, revised statutes, re-
quiring tax collectors TO give public
notice in newspapers.
Mr.. Mcbride: To amend articles
1910, 1241, chapter 6, title 20, revised
statutes, by adding article l241a, rela-
tive to waivers of process, etc.
Mr.. Frymier: To authorize collec-
lions of judgments against deceased
persons.
Mr.. Davis. of Lamar: To authorize
counties to invest sinking funds in
their treasury.
Mr.. Labatt: To authorize the gulf
pier aud harbor committee, of Calves
ton, to build piers and harbors on the
gulf at Galveston, and granting GER
tain aid in lands.
Mr.. Garrison: Amendatory of the |
law amending article 1881, chapter 3,
title 10, of the code of procedure, rela-
tive to pay of jurors.
Mr.. Davis, of Lamar: To amend |
article 3472, requiring county survey
DTS to make partitions.
On motion of Mr. Woods, of Layaca,
house bill No. 25l, relative to care OF !