The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-07
NINETEENTH LEGiSLtTURE.
SENATE.

SENATE
special 10 the Examiner.
Austin, March 6.-Mr.Perry present
ed petition asking the Legislature to
transfer Brazos county to the jurisdio-
ton of the Galveston supreme court.
Senator Davis, one from the citizens
of Cook county asking that the road
law be so changed as to compel coun-
" commissioners to lay out roads and
the boundary lines of cultivated farms
when practicable.
Bills were reported rs follows;
Senator Jones for the committee on
penitentiaries. favorably TO provide
for board of managers for the chart
table and penal institutions of the
state: unlayorably, to provide for the
purchase of 10000 acres of land for
the state prisons; unfavorably, to
provide for the purchase OF site
and the erection thereon of u new
penitentiary.
Senator Randolph for the commit
tee on state affairs unfayorably
house bill to amend the city charter
of Houston.
Senator Traylor for the committee
on finance favorably house bill to pay
the per diem and mileage of presi-
dental electors iavorably providing
for the investment of the permanent
/ school fund.
Senator Shannon for the committee
on internal improvements reported
favorably house bill requiring rail
road corporations to provide double
deck cars for sheep, goats and hogs.
Fayorably house bill requiring rail
road companies to furnish tax asses
sors with n sworn statement showing
the true value of all property. Fa'
yorably, senate bill authorizing and
reauirir the encouragement to in
stitute suit against all railroad com
panies who have leased, purchased oil
otherwise obtained control of, parable
or competing lines, with an amend
ment fixing the penalty at forfeiture
of franchise. Untavorably, to ISSUE
land certificates to railroad companie
for number of miles constructed an'
: on which certificates were issued prio
10 April, 1881. FavorapiS the bill
making telegraph aud telephone com
NAMES common carriers, WI IN a stronj
minority report by Sen@tor Houston
, of Bexar.
Bills introduced: By Senator Jones
e To license gambling.
( BY Senator Pope: To authorize tn
: removal of the Inmates of one asylum
! to another.
BY Senator Traylor: To rcstor
f the Jurisdiction of the district coul
@ of Bosque county.
i BY Senator Getzendaner: To al
G thorize married women to appoin
y their husbands agents and attorney
: in fact to sell their separate propert.
l. On motion of Senator Jones the III
IT favorable report of the committee 3
n the bill to amend the charter of Il
n city of Houston was adopted.
m Gov. Ireland sent in a message ma
d ing notarial appointments, and n
Ne pointiug Il. p. O'Brien assistant $
n perintendent of the Rusk prison; u,
G. IL. McCulloch, assistant superlnte
re tendent of the Huntsville prison, al
IS Gen. w. Ii, King, to be adjutant &c
~ eral.
IN The bill turning over the uniyersi
of land TO the regents with the power
as lease the same on the terms prescrib
,ir by law, was discussed at great leug
so, and brought out some severe stri
CHI ures upon the management Of
re- regents by those opposing the b
nd The enmity of Senator Pfeufier to
ad university also brought forth SO
ty- scathing remarks as regards the
4 NJ. college. Senator Houston,
es- Bexar, referred touchingly to
The amount paid for the instruction
av. thirteen agricultural students, "
lei were principally taught how TO !