The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-31
NINETEENTH LEGisLtTURE.


Austin, March 3O.-The house tax
bill passed.
The senate refused to concur in
house amendments to the bill donat-
ing all the public domain to the pub
lie 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 10 amend the
constitution so as 10 transfer civil bus
iness from the court of appeals to the
supreme court, passed TO third read
ing, with an amendment fixing the
courts at three points In the state.
Letters were read, written by Alex.
sampson, calendar clerk of the senate,
showing that he had offered to find a
"friend" who, for consideration,
would "pigeon hole" the bill about to
come up before the legislature killing
oil bucket-shop firms in the state. A
committee was appointed to invesii-
gate into the affair.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee to investigate as to the
charges against a. sampson reported
him guilty and recommended his dis
lillstul llDlii iis posi'iphs ihih VINO
done by vote of the senate.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill allowing commissioners
court to furnish justices of the peace
with stationery.
House bill to protect fish and game.
House bill to amend the law re-
lating to the election OF justices OF
peace.
House bill to amend the road Law.
House bill to amend the law relat-
lug to sheriils' bonds.
House bill authorizing sheritls to
make persons on Identifying bonds
parties TO suit.
House bill 10 permit locations upon
leased railroad reservations.
House bill increasing the nenalty
for selling liquor in local option coun'
ties.
House bill pending for the rcstora-
tiou of records lost or destroyed.
House bill to authorize commission
ers courts to organize additional jus
tice precincts in unorganized counties
in certain cases.
House bill TO require ten days worl
, on the public roads, Oh petition o
citizens, lost yesterday, was called NJ
again on a motion to reconsider, ant
passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The bill prohibiting the carrying OF
| of dealing in futures came up.
MIR. Fisher, ofGalveston, took,,the foo
l and made lengthy and telling spcec
;, against the bill, during which he ha
certain letters read, duplicating tw
i clerks OF the legislature in an attemI
to blackmail Messrs. Floyd & Co, III
!, "futuren men of Galveston. NJ
{, Fisher stated that there was no ev
J. dence duplicating Mr.. Tankersle
n and so he should not be considered |
u being mixed up in the matter exec
v rs the unconscious tool of the tv
" schemers,
D. Tankersley took the floor and d
81 MED that no was instrumental in d
IL bill in any way, but that which W
~ perfectly Legitimate.
w The bill passed with the emergen
" clause attached.
Committee was appointed to inv,
tigate the charges relative TO Mr.. II
on. the house committee clerk, inn
Gated.
NJ AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate resolution authorizing
he city of San Antonio to take care
oh the Alamo building without charge
his the state, passed to third reading.
Tor Bill for the relief of Mr.. BrasfC
in was defeated.
pre- Bill for the relief OF Mr.. Lem'
IN suffered same fate.
cry Senate bill for the correction {
sed revision of certain surveys passed.
ing House bill to authorize issuing
net certificate for one-third league OIL
de- TO S. IL. Darden, passed.
II Senate bill No. 278, called up by
bile Jones, of Pamela, granting juris
ing ton in cases of eminent domail
counties, Jurisdiction of whose cou
put court has been or may hereafter
and diminished, passed.
At The pending business was susp'
fere ed on motion of MIR. Gavin 10 take
Ier's the bill to prevent the destructio
by fish, and the senate amendment
Left Cured In which strikes out the
low vision against muddying water.
me House adjourned till Monday.
ging NOTES.
wds The house committee, too In
lived report Saturday, came TO the CO.
King sion to report recommending the
pre- missal of Tryon. This affair he
ious, casioned very much excitement
O,O00 much speculation in the city.
a eye Tobias Mitchell is recove
ilent Sampson, his assallant, Is the
4 for man who was expelled from tn
cd to ate elerkship.