The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-02-05
House OF Representatives.

Speaker Foster and quorum pres
ent..
Mr.. Stewart, of Robertson, present.
ed lengthy PETITION from colored
people Of Texas, asking the legislature
for redress of grievances. The petit
ton WAS read, by title and referred.
The subjects specially alluded to are:
The jury law county convict farms;
+ the need Of houses of correction and
the propriety of having additional
buildings Ietc., for the coIored branch
university.
! Bills were presented and where net
otherwise stated, were referred as
| follows:
By Mr.. Up on: House bill No. 3T0-An act
maxi appropriations for the u-port of the
state, government Tor the years beginning
March l, 1885, and ending February 2S. 1887.
by Mr. Tate: Amending article 4s4 Of Re-
ViSed Statutes.
By Mr.. Austin: Amending article 1913, Re-
By Mr., rmistead: Amending article 1902,
Revised Statutes.
By Mr.. Atlee; Authorizing the collector of a
neWly-OrganlZed county 10 collect the unpaid
taxes found 10 be due in hi cOuntS by the as
SCISSORS rolls OF the county or counties from
which said county hsS been ia en-, OF e. which
IL mas been attached for Judicial purposes and
to provide, for taking transcripts from such
/ county n"
BY Mr. Fsubion Amending article Is
chapter 3, of the Penal code, SO as to make
passenger cas- when carrying passengers"
public place
BY Mr.. Mechanism Prescribing time OF
h4sding district court in twsniy-fifst dIstr ct.
By Mr.. Mekinney, OF Milan: Amending
article 1890 of lie Code of Proce edure.
By Mr., Scott: Memorial from a school-tea h.
er, OF Fayette county, on the snbject OF educa-
IlOn, wanting "a more definite discrimiaat on
between seetarian and nonsectarian schools
Lon mi int,
our est schools ere being harassed, buiied
aAd ylctlmiZed by anttquated foreign religious
iPanasleism & latdhyd1aity both among
Ihe former, 1t is protested have a
mania for wanting some scrub preach
er OF their sect to fill the places of
both preachers AID teachers; the latter
TO have so=called sisters of charity en-
ployed as teachers, and thus getting
control OF the schools and the benefit
of the school funds.
RepOrts of committees were pre-
sented and referred without reading.
Several bills were made special or
derS for future days.
Joint resolution inviting President
DIaZ, OF the republic of Mexico, to be
present at the ceremonies of the lay
ing the corner stone of the new capt.
tul, March 2. was adopted.
House bill amending the law so as
to authorize married woman to sue
for her separate property in her own
name in case the husband does not Join
in the suit passel.
Senate bill amending section "a of
the judicial district act passed.
House bill prohibiting further issu-
ance of bonds by counties to build
roaqs ana bridges was 9rdered engross-
House bill No. II to repeal the Office
of state Fl commissioner was consid-
cred in regular order.
Mr. Tarftoh, author of the bill. gave !
as his reasons for Introducing it that /
fish could as well be obtained from the |
United States fiah commission.
Mr.. HalneS spoke against the bill.
The people wanted the fish provided
by the state. More food, he said, could
be raised On an acre of water than on
800 acres of ground. After some dis.
cusslon further consideration of the
bill was postponed.
: House bill No. 26, which exempts
certain counties from the operation
of the hide Inspection laws, called uD
by Mr.. Pendleton, of Bell county, VAS
amended and passed.
House Bill No. 2S.-Amending the
fence law was discussed and the bill
was defeated.