The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-03-19
Nineteenth Legislature.
Fifty-Sixth Days Proceedings.
SENATE.
AusrIN. March Is. 1885.

AUSTIN, March Is, 1885.
Senator Davis, for Judiciary Com
mittee No. 2, reported unfavora0ly the
bill to validate the sale of town lots in
Coleman City; Also. unfavorably
House Bill to prevent the employ
ment of minors in certain cases.
Senator Houston, for Judiciary
Committee No. l, reported favorably
House bill No. 50, relative to mechaD-
House bill 1872; unfavorably House bill
No. 343; favorably House bill 409; IA
vorablv House bill 483; favorably
House bill 354; unfavorably Senate bill
to authorize married women to ap-
point their husbands attorney or
agent to sell separate property; favor
ably Senate bill to provide for more
efficient manner of assessing bankers,
brokers, etc.
Senator Garrison moved that all
indefinite leaves of absence be can
celled after Saturday next and that
the absent members be telegraphed to
return to Austin at once. FRIED.
BILLS INTRODUCE u
By Senator Glasscock: 10 author
ize the Attorney-General to dismiss
all suits to recover lands instituted at
the instance of the Land Fraud
Board.
The following communication was
read:
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
AUSTIN, March 16, 1885.
Lieut. Governor B. Gibbs, President OF the
Sill learn through the public
prints that on recent occasion serl-
Gus charges were made against me, as
Commissioner of the General Land
Office, by a member of your honorable
body. If these charges reported are
true, / am unfit for the position L
hold, If they are false, it is due to the
people of Texas, who have so often
honored me, and to myself, that their
falsity be shown. AS cannot retute
these charges where they were made,
[ have the honor to request that you
appoint at once a special committee,
charged with full powers to make q
thorough and public investigation OF
these matters. am
Yours respectfully,
W. G. WALSH,
Comm ;ssioner General Land Office.
On mOblOA VI 0ChoOOA A|NNhot ohN
President, appointed the following
committee: Senators Ifaylor, DeL
and Garrison.
Senate bill defining what corpora
tions shall be chartered was taken up
with house amendments, ana on mo
ton 1t was postponed until TO
morrow.
Senate bill removing the disabili
ties of minors passed.
Senate bill to donate all the public
lands to the public free schools passed
Senate bill substituting granite 10
limestone was postponed till Monda.
next.
Senate bill to pay members of tn
Veteran Board for services rendered
passed.
Senate bill to authorize the Attorne,
General to institute suits against rail
road companies violating the consti
tuition passed.
House bill relating to service OF
public roads, passed.
House bill for the relief of Vir
0inia Littlepage, passed.
House bill amending the law re
districting the State into Judlcls
districts, passed.
House bill making appropriation
to pay mileage and per diem OF Presl
dental electors, passed.
House bill relating to the invest
menl, of the permanent free schoC
fund. BASED to third aiding with a
amendment.
House bill TO define the boundar,
of the county OF Webb, passed
third reading.
House bill changing the time {
holding courts in the Ninth j udlcli
District, passed.
House bill restoring the jurisdictlo
of the County Court of \ Dung, Bul
net and other counties, passed.
Adjourned until 3 Z. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
louise bill to prevent the hiring
,,o;no, y without the consent OF the
naronts with an adverse commits
ppanort was called up, and the repo
adonted~yeas IA, nays Z.
House bin to levy an occupatl(
ray an all dealers in pistols, dirk
daggers, ETC., was taken ~ "A'A in'
SENATOR Pope moved the adoptic
Of the minority report-report KILN
the bill.
Carried by the following vote:
Yeas-gell, Davis, Evans, Fowle
Hall. Harrison, Houston, of Bexa
Houston, of Wheeler. Kilgore, Pfue
fer. Pope. Shannon, Terrell-l3.
Nays-Calhoun, Garrison, Getze
daner, Glasseock, Randolph, Stinso
Traylor, Woods-S.
ABSENT, not voting-Camp, Douglas
Earrsr, Jerjone, johnson, Jone
KIeberg, Knittel. Peacock, Perry.
House bill increasing the penal
for carrying concealed weapons W
taken up aud considered in come
tion with Senate bills on the sar
subject.
Senator Stinson offered a substitr
for all she bills. fixing the puuishme
at fine of 500 to $500 and may
confined in the county Jail for not
ceeding three months. 1t also pI
vides ISat any peace officer who sh
fail or neglect to arrest such pers
upon his own knowledge or upon
formation shall be punished by Z
of $50 to $500, and exempts no o
After some discussion, Sena
Davis moved to indefinitely pc
pone all the bills. Adopted-yess
nays 9.
House bill making it the duty
railroad companies TO furnish ass
sors with a sworn statement show
the value of all real estates, shops
fixtures and personal property owl