The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-18

citizens to examine teachers before
they are employed, unless the teachers
have certificates from state normal or
summer normal schools under the
control of the board of education, for
which service they shall receive from
each person examined the sum of 80;
that bona fide resident desiring to or
ganiZe free public school communi-
ty shall apply in writing to the county
Judge on or before December l each
year and call for their pro rata share
of the county school fund to be set
apart; and that the county judge shall
cOmpilate list of names of children
with official census to ascertain its
fairness, etc.
BY Cochran, of Dallas: To
authorize constableS in cities of over
10000 inhabitants to appoint deputies.
BY Peers, of Robertson: To ap-
point inspectors of oils and other il
Illuminating fluids.
BY Davis, of Lamar: To define
manner of serving writs.
BY Dennis, of Wharton: To amend
the fish and game law.
BY Brown, of Johnson: To define
penalty for attempt to commit rob-
punishable by Imprisonment in peni-
Tertiary for not less than twenty years
or for life.
BY Hardness, of Frio: To prevent
wilful leaving open gates and fences.
BY Berry, of BOsque: To regulate
mill tolls at one-eighth for steam and
horse power and one-seventh for
water power.
BY Wood, of Lavaca: To require
road overseers, after ten days work, to
file AFFIDAVIT against delinquents who
were summoned.
BY Swan, of Clay: Resolution to
inquire as to the cOnstitutionality of
the hide and inspection laws and re-
port bill, if it is not constitutional,
so rs to conform to the section under
which the law should be framed.
By Cochran, of Dallas: Concurrent
resolution. instructing our senators
and Representatives in congress to
vote against any tax on quinine. He
presented the resolution at the request
of druggist, who said that the pro-
posed ad Yalorem tax would put the
price up again to 81 or So. The reso-
luton was adopted.
Both bills were referred.
by Davis, of Camp: To require
county commissioners to inspect roads
in person, and report to the grand
jury.
by Mcdaniel, of Hill: To amend
the law relative to altering the course
of Il public road.
by King, of Wilson: To amend the
law regulating the establishment of
roads, providing for arbitrationS, etc
BY Hurst, of Parker: To have the
acts of the seventeenth legislature
printed.
BY Coffman, of Lee: To detach a
portion of Milan and add it to Lee
county.
Bills were introduced, by leave, after
reports of counties, and referred:
BY Hill, of Polk: To repeal the act
passed by the seventeenth legislature
defining who are officers of the state
their rights, powers and privileges
approved February, 1881. Referred to
| judiciary committee No. l.
BY Duvant, of Leon: To prevent pub
lie lands being sold except to actual
settlers. Referred.
BY Kendall, of Denton: To amend
law relating to subp9nas by grand
| juries so as to make summons from
one jury hold good for next term. Re-
| ferred.
BY Scott, of Kerr: To give county
commissioners control of streets, al
leys, ETC., in unincorporated towns
with power to abate nuisances. Re-
| ferred.
BY Tilson, of Hunt: Resolution in
structing committee on judicial dis
tricts to report number of days of ses.
sions of each districts courts during
past year. Referred.
By Douglass, of Jefferson: To make
hog stealing felony. Referred.
By Upton, of Fayette. To make
engineers directly responsible for fail.
ures to ring bells at times and places
required by law.
BY Cochran, of Dallas: Joint
resolution to amend article 10 of the
constitution as to homestead eXemp-
lions, etc. Referred.
By Lindsey, of Comanche: Pro-
viding for sale of school lands and in.
vestment of the proceeds by the comp
| troller.
BY, Ethridge, of Falls: Provid.
ing per cent as legal rate of interest
and 3 as extent of conventional in
| tereSt.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Upton, of Fayette, as chairman
of the finance committee, reported a
bill, house bill No. IA, to make an ap-
preparation of $4,000 OF as much
thereof as may be necessary for the
mileage and per diem of members and
employees of the eighteenth legislature
Public policy, he said, demanded its
passage at once to meet the current
expenses of the legislature.
He also reported, by substitute for
house bill No. 4 (Mr. Wurzbach's), d
bill to appropriate $4,000 for contin.
gent expenses of the legislature.
Mr.. Foster, chairman of committee
on printing, reported u resolution
that all bills reported on favorably by
substitute be printed and loo copies
be furnished the house.
The above reports were adopted.
\ message from the senate an.
nounced that the senate had adopted
| the report of the committee on ar.
rangementS for the Inauguration OF
the governor.
Mr.. Wilson, of Harrison, of the
committee on Inauguration, reported
that after conference with the senate
committee it was agreed that the sen.
ate assemble in joint session with the
house at l o'clock Tuesday (to-day)
and that the oath OF office be
administered by Judge A. s. Walker
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On motion of Mr., Upton the house
| went into committee of the whole OF
house bill No. "a, making an appropri.
alton of $4,000 for mileage and pei
diem of the members and employees OF
the legislature, as the regular order.
| The Charlie do this we will have
to suspend the rules, as the bill has
been read but once.
On motion Of Mr.. Upton and call Of
the roll the rules were suspended.
Mr.. Upton in the chair.
The bill having been duly consid.
cred, on motion of Mr.. WurZbach the
committee rose and reported.
The report of the committee was
adopted and the bill finally passed.
Speaker in the chair.
On motion the house again went
into committee of the whole on house
bill No. 4, making appropriation OF