The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07

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1851, 1856, 1857, 1870, 4371, 1872, 437
1879, 1884, 1887, 1889 and 1890 of tit
81, chapter one, and to add thereto al
tlcles 4390a, 439Ob, 1890, and also
amend article 1892 of chapter 2. an
article 4418 of chapter 4, title IS. q
the revised civil statues relating t
public roads and to enforce the prov
sions of article 4390a of this bill, an
to provide adequate penalties therefor
House bill No. % was reporte
signed by the governor, and Senat
bill No. 66 reported correctly en-
crossed.
A message was received from tn
House to the effect that House bill
No. 81 had passed by 90 ayes.
Senator Turner presented a repor
from the judiciary committee No. / Oh
House bill mo. ". After the repor
was read he moved that the bill b
taken up and the motion prevailed.
This is bill providing for the selec
ton of juries in the county court il
the manner provided by law for tn,
| selection of juries in the district court
The constitutional rules were sus
pended and the bill passed through
its successive stages and went to thu
governor.
Senate bill No. 81 was then laid be
fore the Senate, and the bill passed al
follows:
A bill to be entitled an act to amend
article $40 of the penal code of the
state of Texas.
Section 1. BE it enacted by the
state of Texas: That article $40 OF
the penal code of the state of Texas
shall hereafter read as follows:
Article $40. Ii any person shall
Wllfully kill, MAIN, wound, poison OF
dlshgure any horse, ass, mule, cattle,
sheep. goat, swine, dog, domestic ami
NAL or domestic bird of another with
intent to lnjure the owner thereof, he
shall be fined not less than ten dollars
nor more than two hundred dollars or
confined in the penitentiary not less
than two nor more than five years.
And in prosecutions under this article
the intent to injure may be presumed
from the preparation of the act.
Emergency clause)
House bill No. SO, a bill relating to
jail bonds, Of no particular interest
to the general public, was passed I'M
der suspension of the rules and went
to the governor.
Senate bill No. 1 was then laid be-
fore the Senate. This bill has been
heretofore published IN full. 1t is the
bill relating to certain lands for road
purposes and to punish the enclosing
OF the same. An emergency clause
was added and the bill finally passed
and went tn the House.
Notice Of the signing of substitute
for bills Nos. "a, SO and SO
was then called up. A call of
the Senate was demanded. The
Senate was called and the absentees
sent for. A motion was made to ex-
cuse the absent members and the vote
was taken, resulting in 18 ayes to 10
noes. Not being tWo-thirds, the mem.
bers were not excused, and hefurther
consideration of the bill was delayed.
Senator Houston moved to take up
Senate bill No. II.
Senator Gooch presented a favor
able report IN House bill No. A, the
bill Furnishing fence cutting as a
felony.
Senate bill No. was reported IN
favorably.
A highly interesting report was
from the committee ap-
pointed to visit the deaf and dumb
asylum. Senator Gibbs presented the
report. The report compliments Su-
perintendent Shepard, but concludes
that he has not had the experience re-
CURED by law, and goes on to state it
would be contrary to sound policy to
confirm his appointment.
A motion was made by Senator
Houston to suspend the regular order
and take up Senate bill
No. II, pending which the
Senate adjourned until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senator Pope was excused after to-
day.
Senator Houston introduced bill,
which was referred to the committee
ON judial districts.
Senate bill No. II was taken up, as
follows:
. bill, to be entitled San act to pro-
tect the lands of those whose fences
shall have been cut, injured or de-
stroyed unlawfully from treSpaSs
for six months thereafter.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
of the State of Texas,
That hereafter, when the fence of any
person in this state shall have been
cut, injured or destroyed,
the lands which were inclosed by
such fence, whether the same was
lawful fence or T OF, shall, neverthe-
less, be protected from the trespass of
stock for the period of sixty days
thereafter, to the same extent and
under the rules and regulations pro-
vided by statute for the protection of
lands inclosed by a lawful fence.
And the owner of such lands shall
have for such period all the rights and
remedies against trespassing stock
and the owners thereof, as though
said lands were still inclosed by
lawful fence.
Sec. 2. Emergency clause.)
"Six months" was on motion
stricken out and sixty days" inserted.
A message from the House stated
that Senate bill No. 68 had passed.
The question then came up on the
of Senate bill No. II.
Senator Patton moved a call of the
house. The house was called.
Senator Houston moved the absent
members be excused-14 ayes, 9 noes
not two-thirds vote, and the ques-
ton was delayed.
Senator Gibbs presented a petition
from citizens Of Dallas county and an
bill for the establish
ment of district court in the thirty
ninth judicial district. Referred.
A favorable reportIwas presented on
Senate bill No. rs. Referred.
Senator Harris then moved the sus-
pension of the rules, and the bill
passed and went to the House. This
is a court bill of simply local inter
est.
A message from the House to the
purport that that branch refused to
concur in the Senate amendments to
House bill No. 1, (the finance bill,) was
received.
Senator Pfeuffer moved that the
Senate insist upon its amendments
and ask for conference committee.
Carried.
Senators Pfeuffer, Buchanan and
Collins were appointed on such COM
mittee.
Senate bill No. SO was then passed
under suspension of the rules. This
is bill appropriating $1,000 for the
expenses and taking care of the CAPT
tol public grounds.
Senate adjourned until ten o'clock
Monday.
HOUSE.
HALL OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, I
AUsUIN. Feb. 2, 1884. )
House met at 10 o'clock.
Speaker Gibson and quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.