The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
A Full Synopsis of the Proceed
ings OF Both Houses
Yesterday.
Chatty and Newsy Gossip Picked
Up In the Lobbles and
Commit tee Rooms.
The Senate.
From Thursdays Daily.l

las and the annexation of the territory
thereof TO the city of Dallas.
On motion of Senator Frank unfinished
business of Tuesday evening, senate bill
%, comforting title to purchaser OF real
estate sold under tax sale and securing
such purchaser from loss by reason Of
invalid proceedings, by giving him lien
for the purchase money, was taken up,
engrossed, and finally passed by vote OF
16 yeas to 10 naye.
Senator Allen called up substitute house
bills az and 1877 on the usury law. Motion
TO postpone the question until April 2, to
be considered with the railroad commission
bill, by 0 yeas to 20 nays was defeated.
The committee unfavorable report was
adopted and bill killed.
Senator Abercrombie for judiciary com
mittee No 2-Favorably bill to provide for
holding the terms of the supreme court
and court Of appeals at Austin. The bill
allows these courts 70 sit at no other place
than Austin. Unfavorably bill regulating
cases of indictment for misdemeanor and
for transfer of jurisdiction; favorably bill
allowing any officer summoning witnesses
TO after an inquest 30 cents for eacls
p@na; favorably bill Furnishing as If for
theft any person who having given lien
on personal property shall sell 1t or re-
move it out Of the state.
Senator Mcdonald called up senate bill
100 to authorize minors to bring suit by
next friend. Bill was engrossed and
passed.
Bill requiring tax collectors to give re-
oeipts for taxes under seal and in dupli'
cate and for the recording of receipts on
real estate was engrossed and passed.
Senator Field called up senate bill 374
regulating sheriffs' fees in attachment OF
witnesses. Engrossed and passed.
Senator Armistead called up occupation
tax bill. II was amended end passed.
Senate refused to pass to third reading
house bill 1888 regulating tax titles and the
lien OF purchasers for money paid.
The senate then, at ITO, adjourned to
10 O'Clock to-day.
from fridays Daily.l
The senate wac called to order at lO:lb.
Lieutenant-governor Wheeler in the chair
and quorum present. - IL
Memorial by Senator Harrison from
Camp Pat Oleburne, Waco, Tex, asking
relief for Confederate home at Austin,
and that it be given the lease of the tenn
porary capitol building.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
By Senator Harrison, for committee on
general land office-Unfavorab bill al
lowing the removal of the land office to
the new capitol bailding. - ~
Senator Townsend, for committee on
public buildings and grounds-Favorably
senate Joint resolution determining for
what purposes the representative halls of
the state capitol shall be used.
A resolution was introduced, signed by
Senators Claiborne, Harrison, Scale, John
son and Crawford, that the Legislature
stand adjourned sine die on Monday,
April /, 1889.
Senator Kimbrough called up bill to
repeal the charter or East Dallas and to
attach it to Dallas. Bill was engrossed
and parsed.
Senator Abercrombie called up bill to
compel any person convicted OF viola
ton of any city ordinances and commit
ted to Jail in default of payment of fine
and costs to be hired out for the purpose
of paying such fine and costs. The bill,
with an emergency clause added, was en-
crossed and passed. &H2ACgt,sa
OShaVOE hObOhuluI lOI NO'
reported favorably bill exempting from
debts and from garnishments, execution
or other legal process, money recovered or
liquidated by agreement for settlement on
account Of personal injuries; favorably
house bill regulating the issuance and pay
ment of city bonds; fRvorably house bill
regulating the manner of returns of tax
collectors of the state.
Senator Lane, for committee on roads
and bridges-Favorably the joint COM
mittee bill regulating the Improvement of
county roads.
Senator Armistead called up his resolu-
ton, "that after bills on their third read
ing have been disposed of, each senator,
as his name appears on the roll of the
senate, shall be permitted to call up for
consideration any one bill pending in the
senate" The resolution was adopted,
with an amendment limiting such method
of procedure to the morning sessions.
Senator Armistead called up the bill
Furnishing by fine, as for misdemeRnor,
officers who shall fail to collect agricultural
and other statisiics under the law. The
bill was engrossed and passed.
Senator Alice called up the senate bill
providing for the punishment of persons
bringing stolen goods into this state. The
bill was engrossed and passed.
Senator Allen called up the joint com
mittee bill regulating the inspection of
the improvement of county roads, The
bill allows the appointment by the com
missioners' courts of not more than four
road commissioners, whose duty it shall
be to take charge of all road improve
mem. No extra funds are provided for.
The bill is long, but will result in but very
little improvement of our county road
system. 1t was engrossed and passed.
Senator Burgess called up the bill max
ing taxes Of the state payable in the cur
rency or coin of the United States; pro-
vided, all county ad vslorem taxes may be
paid in jury or county scrip of counties to
which taxes are due. Pending action on
the bill, the senate, at l O'Clock, took
recess TO O'Clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate was called to order at 3 D.
M, quorum present.
The senate ooncurred in house amend
ment which makes the salary of superIn-
tendent OF public buildings and grounds
$1,000 year, instead of $4,000 as fixed by
the senate.
Senator Claiborne called up senate bill
Furnishing county convicts who escape
from road work by combining them an ex-
ira six months. Bill was engrossed and
passed.