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

House adjourned till $50 o'clock
Friday.
SENATE.
SENATE CHAMBER, Feb. 1, 1881.
Senate convened at 10 O'Clock, with
the president in the chair and quo
rum present.
After prayer the reading of the min
utes Was dispensed with.
Senator Patton presented petition
from citizens of Clay, asking for law
establishing first class roads between
county seats, etc. Referred to COM
mittee on roads and bridges.
Senator Gooch presented petition
from r. NJ. Moore, asking for certain
things in regard to the medical depart
menG of the university. Referred.
Senator Perry, Oh behalf of the COM
mittee on roads and bridges, presented
a report from the majority to the eff
feet that Senate substitute for House
bills Nos. IA and 50 be laid upon the
table.
Senator Harris presented report
from the committee on judicial dis
trictS favorable to House bills Nos.
66 and 81; also regarding another SIM
liar bill.
The president announced that House
bill No. IL had been signed by the
governor.
Senator PERI presented, on behalf
of the committee on roads and bridges.
report to the effect that Senate bill
No. - be laid upon the table.
A message from the House was re-
ceived to the effect that the House re-
fused to agree to Senate amendments
to House bills Nos. 80 and "a.
Senator Matlock moved that the
Senate insist upon its amendments
and ask for a joint conference COM
mittee. Carried.
Senator Stratton offered a reSolu-
tion relating to the death OF Col. FitZ-
hugh, late door-keeper, and Senator
Shannon pronounced an eloquent
eulogy upon his memory.
On motion of Senator Houston the
resolution and the address were
ordered printed in full in the Senate
journal.
Senator Matlock moved that substi-
tute House bill Nos. Sc and 81, relat-
ing to certain district courts, be taken
up, and the motion prevailed. The
constitutional rule was suspended and
the bill passed and went to the gov
ernor.
A similar bill, House bill No. So,
was also passed under suspension of
the rules and went to the governor.
Senate bill No. AZ reported correctly
engrossed.
The president then laid Senate bill
No. 81 before the Senate. This is the
bill relating to che lease of school
lands which has been printed in these
columns in full and which finally pass
ed, but was prevented from going to
the House on account of motion to
reconsider the vote passing it. The
question was on this motion to lecon-
slider. The motion prevailed ayes,
Is; nays, 6.
Senator Shannon offered an amend
ment. Section 3, line 2, between the
words estate" and "to" insert "except
lands known as timbered lands" Car
ried. In section 4, line 1, between
"all" and "land" insert "of this Glass;
line 5, strike out flour" and insert
five" Carried. Also in section 6,
line 8, strike out estate surveyor" and
insert estate treasurer" line II, same
section, strike out ain the month of
January" and insert ION or before the
first day of March," Carried. Section
8, lines z and 8, strike out "5tate super
intendent" aid insert commissioner
of general land office" Carried. Sec
ton ~, lines and Z, strike out "be-
ing graZed upon" and insert "be-
ing loose herded or stock being herded
upon by" Carried.
Section IA, line 4, between land" and
"the," insert commissioner of the gen.
eral lanu office or some suitable per-
son." and strike out superintendent.
Also line 7,strike out perintendent"
and insert commissioner OF land Of
flee or some suitable person." Carried.
Strike out section 9. Carried.
Section 3, line 10, strike out %" and
insert 80" Carried.
Section IL, strike out all after the
word '.lslw," line 8. Carried.
Senator Terrell offered an amend
ment- add to section IL, "stock as be-
ing loose herded which is held in terri
tory by reason of lines of side riders
above drift and other fences, or else
where Carried.
Senator Matlock offered an amend
ment to line 2, section 4, by striking
out 40 cents nor more than 10 cents"
and inserting "4 cents nor more than 5
CENTS" also add to section ID, "pro-
vided that this act shall not apply to
persons driving cattle to ranges or
from market without unreasonable
delay" Carried.
On motion of Senator Peacock the
vote striking out section 8 was re-
considered, and after an unsuccessful
attempt TO amend it it was again
stricken out by % ayes to noes. The
bill as thus amended was again passed
and went to the House, as published
in these columns, with the foregoing
amendments.
. Senator Gibbs then moved to take
up Senate bill No. as, which prevailed,
and the bill under the suspension of
the rules, after being amended, finally
pissed as follows and went to the
House:
A bill to be entitled can act to author
iZe the several county commission
ers' courts of the state to provide
for more than four terms of the
county court annually for the trans
action of civil and criminal bust
ness"
Section 1. Be it enacted by the legi5-
lature of the state of Texas: That the
county commissioners courts of the
several counties in the state may, at
regular terms thereof, by an order en-
tered upon the records of said court,
provide for more terms of the county !
court for the transaction of civil and
criminal and probate business, fixing
times for which each of the fur terms
required by the constitution and
terms exceeding four. if any, shall be
held, not to exceed six terms annual
ly; provided. That when the commits
sioners' court shall have fixed the |
OF terms of the county court !
by an order entered of record, said |
court shall MT change the number of
terms of the county court nor times
OF holding the same for one year from
the date of the entry of the original
order fixing the terms of the county
court.
Sec. 2. Tie commissioners court
may, by an order emit rcd upon the
of the ,urt, fix the day and
time for holding zach and everv term
of the county court, under the limita-
lions prescribed by section / of this
act.
Sec. 8. Emergency clau e.
Senator Fleming5 moved to take up
Senate bill No. 81, and after a few
slight amendments the constitution
al rules were suspended and the bill
put upon its final passage, carried, and
went TO the House as follows: J.