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Nineteenth Legislature.
SENATE.
AUSTIN, March Ii, 1855.

AUSTIN, March l5, 1850.
Senator Wods offered a concurrent
resolution returning thanks of the
people of Texas to Hons. VIM. West
fall, G. W. Lacy and A. L. Morton
for the free gift to the State of granite
sufficient to erect the new Capitol
Adopted.
The bill to create the County of Va
Verde was taken up and passed to third
reading.
The bill to regulate the separation
OF adjoining or partition fences was
engrossed.
The bill to amend the law regulat-
ing the term of courts in the Thirty
third District;with House amendments
Wastaken up and the amendments
were concurred in.
The bill to authorize the Capital
Board to contract for the substitution
of granite for limestone, in the con-
struction of the new Capitol was tax en-
up and made special order for Mon
day next.
The bill to require the Attorney
General to institute suit to recover
veteran certificates have been located.
Senator Houston, of Bexar, offered
to amend by providing that the bill
shall not go into effect for two years
Pending discussion adjourned until
10 o'clock tomorrow.
House Bill 2S7, providing for pre-
emptions in the Lapsed Reservation
Of the Pacific Railway was engros5ed.
Also House Bill amending section
9 of the judicial act and House Bill
amending section IL OF same act.
Also House Bill amending the es-
tray law, as to recording brands OF
cattle. 1t amends article 1914 and re-
peals article 1876.
House by vote of 40 to 46 refused to
accede to Senate amendment to the
Fish Commission Bill, abolishing the
office after two years, and asked Tor a
committee of conference.
House Bill making it felony to re-
move mortgaged personal property
from the State with intent to detraud
was engrossed.
Substitute House Bill No. 26S to
prevent unjust discrimination and eX-
tortlon in railroad freight and passen-
ger traffic was considered, and the
substitute was adopted for considera-
ton of the House.
A minority report against the bill is
signed by Messrs. Cole and Cravens.
Mr.. Browning moved reconsidera-
ton of vote adopting the substitute
for consideration. Adopted.
Mr. Armistead argued that the only
way to regulate the roads was by
Abiding to the strikes,
"who knows" he said, "but what Jay
Gould was in hand with the leaders
of the strikers, and was at the same
time taking advantage of it to buy up
stocks ?"
Mr.. Brow ming, arguing as to the cry
about railroad oppression, said he
would like to have some of it in his
unrailroaded section, at the rate even
of 10 cents a mile and 20 miles an
hour.
Pending discussion, House ad-
journed till o'clock.
Afternoon Session-Speaker Foster
in the chair.
Mr.. Lusk offered playful resolu-
ton reciting in substance that as the
sixty DAYS of the session for which
five dollars per diem is allowed mem
bers expires this evening, and two
dollars per day was but trifle for
OnC1l 4utulO oASe1AS ulcAOu DOL biCCO,
and their reputation thus far was
their most valuable property, they
should strike, as striker are the order
of the day. FOR higher wages.
Laughter, followed by other humor-
Gus suggestions, in which the men,
Der from Fort Bend rather excelled
to the great merriment of the House.
The general appropriation bill was
considered in committee of the whole,
Mr.Browning in the chair; the pending
subject being the items for the Depart
ment of Insurance.
Amendment was offered, adding
$500 for clerk in the agricultural
branch of the Office.
BY Mr.. Gunter striking out all
items for the department.
Pending consideration, committee
rose, reported progress and asked to
sit again. Report adopted.
Mr.. Cravens presented humorous
resolutions relative to Mr.. Brown
ing's thirty-frst birth day aniver-
sary.
House adjourned till 10 o'clock Sat
urday.