The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-31

of the Goth instant at Millett's Oper
| House, for the benefit of The TeXa
veterans.
House adjourned till 10 o'clock Sat
urday.
SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER, Jan. &c, 1884.
Called to order at 10 o'clock.
President in the chair.
Quorum present.
Prayer by chaplain.
On motion of Senator Stratton tn
reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
Senator Perry presented repor
from the committee on roads ant
bridges favorable to its passage.
Senator PIeuffer presented repor
from the finance committee unfaYor
able to House bill No. IL.
Senator Martin reported favorably
on the engroSSment Of Senate bill
No. 68.
On motion Senator Pope was ex
cused until next Tuesday morning.
The president then laid Senate bill
No. &c before the Senate as the special
order of the hour.
Senator Davis offered a substitute
to the amendment pending, to strike
out six months" wherever it occurs
in section %.
Senator Chesley offered Senate bill
No. 30 as substitute for the pending
bill and amendments. The chair de.
cided it had to lie on the table until
the friends had perfected it by amend
mentS.
Senator Davis amendment was lost
by 10 ayes to 13noes.
Senator Collins offered a substitute
for the amendment, on page 6, line s,
to strike out 6 years and insert II
Lost.
Senator Matlock offered substitute
to the amendment, to strike out sec
lions IL and Ii.
Senator Patton raised the point of
order that such motion could not be
made, until the friends of the measure
at first had opportunity to perfect it.
President decided the point Of order
well taken. The question was then
put on the amendment and lost.
Senator Patton offered an amend
ment to the effect that parties should
not loose herd or hold their stock for
the purpose of grazing. This was car
ried by Is ayes to noes.
Senator Traylor offered an amend
ment to the effect that any person
guilty of violation of section II could
be guilty of a misdemeanor and pun
ished by fine not exceeding 500 and
also be additionally liable to the school
fund for 500 to be recovered in a civil
suit. This was Withdrawn.
The amendment then pending was
carried.
Senator Traylor again offered his
amendment.
Senator Houston offered substitute
to Senator Traylor's amendment
making it not less than $500, and
should also be proceeded against I'M
der each section to recover 800 for
each violation as liquidated damages.
This was accepted by Senator Tray
lor and the substitute then carried.
Senator Shannon offered an amend
ment to strike out on page 5, line %,
all after the word same" and down to
and including 1888. This amendment
carried
Senator Houston offered an amend
ment to amend section IL, line 20, by
d
Watered section should not be liable
under the penalties prescribed"
Carried.
Senator Gooch offered an amend
ment to strike out section and insert:
state land board, and to give the
state land board the duties prescribed
for the superintendent OF public
schools"
Senator Davis moved to amend the
so as to designate the at
5orney general, the comptroller, the
treasurer and the commissioner Of the
general land office.
Senator Matlock offered substitute
Tor the amendment, embracing sim
lar idea, which was accepted. The
was then carried.
Senator Terrell offered an amend
nent to section 3, page 6, to add "pro-
vided the board may refuse to lease
unless they shall deem it to the gen.
eral interest to do so.
Senator Davis offered an amend
ment to the amendment to strike out
general interest" and insert interest
ot neighborhood." Withdrawn.
Senator Peacock offered an amend
nent to the amendment, provided no
person shall be liable to the fine or
damages if the owner refuses to COM
ply with the law" Carried.
Senator Davis offered q substitute
hat if the land board may deem it to
he interests of the school fund they
nay withhold from the market and
refuse to lease such watered sections
IS they may deem advisable. This
was lost.
Senator Matlock offered an amend
ment to section to strike out super
of school. Carried.
Senator Shannon offered an amend
ment to section IL, which was carried.
Also an amendment that all laws in
conflict should be repealed. Carried.
Senator Houston offered an amend
ment to strike out all after the word
known" page 6.
Senator Terrell offered an amend
ment to the effect that no land should
be leased, land corporated, and that
all land corporations should be re-
quired to close up their business.
Carried-13 ayes, 9 nays.
Senator Houston's amendment car
ried.
Question on the amendment to the
carried IS tod.
Senator Matlock offered an amend
ment to add to section 10 to the effect
that no agent, person, firm or corpora
ton falling within the provisions of
this act shall be amenable to the pen
alties. Carried.
Senator Traylor offered an amend
ment to strike out Is and insert 3.
Carried-10 yeas, Ii nays.
An amendment was offered to page
3, line 5, to insert cor less"
Senator Gooch offered an amend
ment to strike out and insert 10.
Senator Perry offered an amend
ment to the amendment to strike out
10 and insert Z. Carried.
The amendment was then carried.
After a few more technical amend
ments the bill passed to engrossment
by vote of Is yeas to nays.
Senator Chesly then moved to re-
consider the vote, pending which the
Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock
Monday.
HOUSE.
HALL OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
AUSTIN, Jan. 20, 1884.
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