The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-14
HOUSE.
HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
AITSTIN. TEN Feb & 1891


House met at the appointed hour.
Speaker Gibson and quorum pres
ent.
Prayer by the chaplain.
A resolution requesting the journal
clerk to remain not over twenty days
and the sergeant-at-arms five days, to
furnish members with copies of the
journals of the House, ETC., was
adopted. The sergeant-au-armS is to
take care of the furniture of the
House and have it properly stored.
The porter, John Grice, is retained to
assist him.
The speaker signed the revenue bill
and the bill to prevent the wilful and
wantOn destruction of fences.
| Mr.. Labatt moved for a committee
to find missing report on the -Gfigi-
nal substitute for House bills No. so
and "a, to prevent tie unlawful en-
closing of lands s-o of another, the report
! beng Decided to see that the bill was
Correctly enrolled.
1t was suggested that the report
was probably in the hands Of the
printer, and the speaker said he would
send for it.
The conference committee reported
on the bill for leasing the school
leagues in favor of changes, making
the price five cents per acre and time
not over seven years, and that the
House recede from its reservation of
| thirty feet around each league.
! Vote on adoption of the report re-
suited: Ayes Al, noes 80. So the re-
port was adopted.
The bill requiring county commits
sioners to open tirst-class roads to adj
| jacent county seats was considered.
| Amendments We're offered to have
the bill read first q: second class roads;
and not to apply where existing pub
lie roads are sufficient.
| The speaker signed the bills pro-
viding for commissioners to the New
Orleans exposition; authorizing coun-
ty commissioners to provide for four
terms of county courts annually; and
to authorize owners or agents of lands
to render them for taxes from 1871 to
1876, inclusive.
The road bill was amended with the
single provision that it should not ap-
ply where roads are sufficient; and as
thus amended was passed finally.
| Ayes So; noes 10.
Conference committee on Senate
bill q to authorize cities and towns to
| issue bonds to build school houses
failed to agree, and recommended that
the bill lie on the table. Report
adopted.
Bill to prevent destruction OF grass
in enclosures by burning, making it a
felony, was considered.
A message from the Senate an
nounced the adoption of the report of
the committee of conference on bill
for leasing lands in unorganized coun-
ties; and had concurred in House
amendments to the bill requiring gates
every three miles in fences.
Mr.. Browning offered substitute
for the pending grass burning meas
ure. It includes Wilful burning of
timber, etc., making it felony, and
makes carelessness in burning sub
ject to a fine from $50 to $500. Lost.
A message was received reporting
that the Senate had concurred in the
House amendments to the road bill,
above noticed.
Mr.. Smith, of Travis, asked to take
up Senate bill providing for superin-
tendent of public buildings, State
cemetery and sewers. Granted.
The various amendments reducing
the appropriation of $1,000, adopted
the previous day in committee OF the
whole, were lost.
Mr.. Chenoweth asked leave to take
up Senate bill No. 81, which changes
rents of school lands from the perma-
nent to the available school fund.
The bill passed finally.
A message from the Senate an
nounced its concurrence in the amend
ments to the bill relative to the super
intendent of the capitol public
grounds, etc.
The bill passed finally.
The speaker signed the school bill.
Senate bill No. SO, to prevent the
burning of grass ia enclosures, was
called up and reconsidered.
Amendment was offered by Mr..
Browning, adding new section, so as
to make a penalty from one to three
years in penitentiary for burning the
grass outside of enclosures wantonly.
Senate message announced refusal
to concur in amendments to bill max
ing reservation of road ways here
after in lands surveyed for the state.
Mr.. Brown opposed the bill.
Mr.. Thompson, of BeXar, spoke In
favor of the bill, and said the gentle
man from johnson must have been
born forty years too soon, or (Thomp-
SOM forty years too late. He moved
the previous question.
BroWning'S amendment was adopted |
and bill passed to third reading when |
House refused to suspend rules for |
final passage.
Senate bill validating purchases of |
school lands by clerks in land office,
being on final passage. was taken up. |
The bill passed finally.
House adjourned till p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The speaker signed several bills.
A message announced that the Sem
ate had agreed to adjourn sine die up
t0 e O'clock n m