The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07
EIGHTEENTH LEGISLA TURE.
REPORT OF THE pRoUEEDuNGs
Special Session Twenty-Fifth Dag.


utes was dispensed with.
Senator buchanan presented reso-
luton IN regard to the duties of the
clerks, which was adopted.
Senator Kleberg presented memo
rial of the New York, Texas 81 Mex
lean railroad, which was referred.
a message from the House was re-
ceived in regard to its action on Sen
ate bills Nos. % and A, and Nos. 50,
%, p and 80.
Senate bills Nos. II and II were read
third time.
Senator Gibbs moved to take up the
school bill.
Ali the amendments were concured
in and the bill passed and went to the
governor.
Senate bill No. 80, was taken up.
The Senate refused to concur in the
House amendments and asked for a
free conference.
Senate bill No. 70, was taken up.
This is bill authorizing the transfer
Of the school fund to the university
fund. This bill was amended and
then defeated by IS noes to ayes.
Senate bill No. 80, was indefinitely
postponed.
The committee on free con-
ference, made Il report in
regard to House bill No. THE
finance bill to the effect that the tax
for general revenue purposes be fixed
at III cents on the 800. The report
was adOpted-ayes, 16; nays, Z.
Senate substitute No. ID was indef-
inately postponed.
The Senate refused to concur in the
House amendment to Senate bill No.
%. by Ii to 8, and asked for a free
conference committee.
Senate bill No. 40 was laid on the
table subject to call.
Senate bill No. II was called up, the
question being on the second amend
ment offered by Senator Terrell.
Senator Terrell called attention to
the fact that this was suggested by
the governors speech before the stock
men.
The amendment was lost.
y motion was then made to recon-
slider the vote adopting the other
amendment published in full in these
columns Sunday morning.
The motion prevailed.
1t was moved to lay the amendment
on the table.
Senator Terrell hoped that would
not be done, and read from the gov
ernOr'S message the identical language
of the amendment.
Senator Houston said he did not
care who it came from, he did not like
1t, and should not vote for it.
The amendment was tabled.
The bill passed.
Senate bill No. % was laid upon the
table.
Senate bill No. 81 was passed to en-
grossment.
The Senate then adjourned until 3
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate convened again at o'clock.
Senator Gooch presented the report
of the free conference committee on
Senate bills Nos. so and "a.
A message was received from the
House saying that branch had adopted
the report of the free conference COM
mittee on Senate bills Nos. SO and "a;
also on House bill No. 1.
Senator Gooch moved the adoption
of the report in regard to Senate bill
No. so and 81 This bill has been
published in full in these
columns. Quite a heated discussion
followed but the report was adopted
by IA to IL.
The bill provides that no man shall
fence in another without fencing the
land of the one enclosed and leaving
gate and means of ingress and egress.
Senate bill No. 81 was passed by a
vote Of 10 to 3.
The Senate adjourned until 1870.
NIGHT SESSION.
Met an 7:30 in the evening.
Message from the House was re-
ceived that it had passed the Senate
bill in regard to taxes.
Senator Traylor introduced a resolu-
ton to the effect that the secretary of
the Senate be allowed five dollors
lay for fifteen days for indeXing the
Journal. Resolution passed.
House refused to recede from it's
to the school house bond
bill.
Message from the House saying that
the House had cOncTred in the Sen
ate substitute House bill No. 80.
Senators Buchanan, Gooch and
Houston were appointed free con-
terence committee on Senate bill No.
II.
Senator Pfeuffer moved to take up
he concurrent resolution in regard to
Wits and liquors.
Carried.
Message from the House announced
he passage of House bill No. II.
This is an act to restrict all corpor-
ltinnC from 1pnuJrinOr rronra fhon $40
acres.
Moved by Senator Collins that the
dill be referred to judiciary committee
No. 2. Carried.
The president then laid before the
senate the concurrent resolution
ibove mentioned.
S natOr Houston offered an amend
nent, also referring to canned goods
md other adulterated food.
Senator Kleberg offered an amend
nent to the amendment "by including
,ork in the prohibition" This was
accepted.
Senator GOoch offered to add before
he word sausage COLOGNE" also add
cheese and sour krout" to
he prohibition. Accepted.
Senator johnson excepting "razor-
Jack" befor, "hog or pork" Accepted.
Previous question was put. The
G ,rried. The resolution
hen passed.
All the amendments were reconsid-
red and then rejected. The resolu- |
ion was then adopted as originally |
Senate adjourned until 9:3O.
IN Act to protect the lands of those |
whose fences shall have been cut,
injured or destroyed unlawfully, |
from treSpasS for six months there |
after.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the leg
stature of the state of Texas, That |
GREATER, when the fence of any per-
on in this state shall have been I'M
awfully cut, injured or destroyed, the
andS which were enclosed by such |
ence, whether the same were a law
ul fence or not, shall nevertheless, be
from the trespass of stock
or the period of six months thereaf-
er to the same extent and under the
ule5 and regulations provided by
tatute for the protection of lands en-
losed by lawful fence. And the
Wner OF such lands shall have for
UGH period all the rights and RENE
les against treSpassing stock and the
wners thereof as though said lands
7ere still enclosed by lawful fence;
coYided, that no right of action shall
xist unless it be shown that the tres
assing stock was driven on such
Inds by their owner, or by some