The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-02
NllGtsGlll Legislature.
3iXty-Fifth Days Proceed
ings.
AUSTIN. March %, 1885.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Senator Fowler offered resolution
that the Secretary OF the Senate FUR
nIsh the State Printer with list o
all bills passed, to be printed in tn
| journals. Adopted.
House bill on taxation was calleC
up.
Senator Randolph moved to strik
out 20 cents advalorem andinsert 2215
Lost.
Yeas-W. o. Davis, W. A. Evans
L. J. Farrar' J. G. Garrison, G. w
Glasscock, e. F. Hall, H. Knitted, Geo
Pfeuffer, W. FL. Pope, NJ. Y. Ran
dolph; total: 10.
Nays-C. K. Bell, J. Fl. Calhoun, j
Harrison, A. w, Houston, OF Bexar
W. Nj. Jerdone, G. B. Kilgore, r. Kle
berg, J. S, Perry, S. D. Stinson. J. D
Terrell, J. H. Traylor, John Woods
total: IA
Senator Randolph moved to strike
out twelve and half and insert ter
for school purposes, Lost; yeas II
nays II.
Senator Davis moved to amend the
caption 10y including banking corpo'
rations, and to regulate the manner
of assessing and collecting taxes on
the same. Adopted.
Senator Traylor offered an amend
menG dividing telephone companies
into three classes; the first class in
cities of over 10000 Inhabitants TO pay
an annual State tax of 800 and a
county tax Of 500; the second class, in
cities of less than 10000 Inhabitants
to pay State tax OF $50 and county
tax of $40; third class a State tax OF
$40 and county tax of So. Adopted.
Senator Traylor moved to amend by
taxing electric light companies fifty
dollars per anuum. Adopted.
Senator Traylor offered to amend
by exempting billiard, pool and other
public tables on which games are
played. Lost-yeas IL, nays IA.
The Senate then refused 10 make the
amendments part of the bill-yeas
9, nays Is.
The bill then passed-yeas 20, nays T.
The letters read in the House impli-
eating Alex Sampson, Senate Callen-
dar Clerk, and J. M. Tyrone, Clerk
of House Judiciary Committee
No. 2, in a scheme to spirit
away" and thus defeat the
passage of the bucket shop bill were
referred to a special committee to in
vestigate and report at three o'clock.
The Senate refused to concur in
House amendments to the bill donat-
ing all the public domain to the public
free schools.
House Joint Resolution amending
the Constitution so as to increase the
number OF Supreme Judges to five,
Passed to third reading.
House Joint Resolution to amend
the Constitution so as to transfer civil
business from the Court of Appeals to
the Supreme Court, passed to third
reading, with an amendment fixing
the courts at three points in the
State.
Adjourned till 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON.
Senators Terrell, Randolph and Ter
rell committee to investigate into the
charges against Alexander Sampson
Calender Clerk OF the Senate, reported
back the resolution to dismiss him
from the office, with the recommends
ton that it be adopted.
The Senate adopted the resolution
uhchu1IuOuo1y, CCA1LOL OOluOuC UO-
ing excused from voting.
MIR. T. II. Jones, the efficient clerk
of the finance committee was appoint
ed to fill the position.
House resolution authorizing the
withdrawal OF certain papers from the
state departments SO as to properly
present the claim of Texas for frontier
defense. Passed. -
The House Bucket-shop bill was
made special order for Monday.
House Bill amending the estray law
was lost.
House bill allowing Commissioners
Courts to furnish Justices of the
Peace with stationery. Passed.
House bill to protect fish and game
Passed.
House bill to amend the law relat-
ing to the election of Justice Peace
Passed.
House bill to amend the road law
Passed.
House bill to amend the law rela-
tive to Sheriff's bonds. Passed.
House bill authorizing Sheriff.
to make persons on indemnifyine
bonds parties to suits. Passed.
House bill to permit locations upoI
leased railroad reservations. Passed
House bill increasing the penalty
for selling liquor in local option coun.
ties. Passed.
House bill pending for the resto
ration of records lost or destroyed
Passed.
House resolution amending sector
8, article 5, of the constitution relating
| to the District Courts, passed to thir(
reading.
House bill TO authorize Commission
ers Courts to organize additional jus
tice precincts in unorganized counties
in certain cases. Passed.
House bill to require ten days worl
on the public roads, on petition of citi
zens, lost yesterday, was called VI
again on motion to reconsider, an
passed.
Adjourned till Monday at 10 O'Clock
House bill 252, amending the lay
relative to challenges of jurors, Wa
considered.
Senate amendment as to challenge
of Jurors who have read newspape
accounts of the circumstances of case
on trial, providing that the reading Q
such accounts shall not necessaril
disquallfy jurors, was discussed.
Mr.. Cavitt made strong argumen
IN favor of the amendment.
Mr.. Armistead argued that juror
mind should be as free. from impres
sions about case as blank sheet {
paper.
House concurred in the amendmeD
and non-concurred in the furthe
amendment striking out the fifteent
cause for challenges, which applies
changers on known as profession;
, jurors"
Senate bill fixing venue and mode
of service upon corporations. passed.
House bill providing for identinca
| ton of surveys, SO as to prevent whs
. are known as "paper surveys
passed.
Report OF Conference committee {
. Senate bill 48, to prevent hunting an
fishing in enclosures without owner
. consent, recommended that the Sena
:: concur in second and fourth, and Il
:. House recede from its third ament
/. ment.