The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-07
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payments of interest, even where the
vendor or assignor had not fully complied
with his contract with the state. The bill
has the emergency clause and affects sales
of about 100000 acres of land.
Mr.. billiard presented house bill No 59l,
fixing the salary of the superintendent of
public grounds and buildings at $4,000.
House bill No. SOC, amending article
All of the road law, was indefinitely post
poned.
The house refused to engross its bill,
No. 513, for better protection of bridges.
House bill No. II (Mr. Pope's) requir-
ing railroads to keep general offices in the
state, was discussed by Messrs. Pope,
Gresham, Frost, Rentfro, Owsley and
Martin.
The house refused to substitute the
minority report. On motion of Mr..
adopted.
It was argued that the bill would be ret
roactive in providing that the railroads
should keep such offices where they had
contracted or agreed to locate them, the
case of location of a general Office at Mar
shall being changed to Longview or Dallas
being specially in view, and Mr.. Martin
citing the case of the city of Sherman as
being also one in point, showing the work
of railroad manipulation.
The committee amendments allow the
roads six months to comply with contracts
as to general offices.
- The bill was ordered engrossed, and, on
motion of Mr.. Pope the house refused to
reconsider.
Mr.. Handy, for joint committee, re-
ported bill providing for location of
veteran certificates on the public debt do
main and granting patents to original
holders, or their heirs, only of such certif-
Gates issued under act of March Is, 1881.
Section yalidates all patents to lands in
Greer county issued under two recited
acts and which have not been cancelled,
unless the original grantee of such patent,
or his or her heirs, shall elect to surrender
and have said patent cancelled under
act of April 1, 1887, provisions which are
hereby extended to January l, $780, and
provided this act shall not interfere with
the rights of any actual settler.
The bill is the result of the report of
the special committee on the Swisher
memorial.
Mr.. Owsley signs minority report.
The speaker signed senate bill 81, legal
izing endowments for University profes-
sorships
He referred the libel bill, passed by the
senate, to the judiciary committee.
Messrs. Bryan aud billiard were ap-
pointed committee to arrange with the
speaker for selecting an orator and ar
ranging ceremonies for placing the Hous-
ton portrait in the hall of representatives.
House adjourned till $3.50 to-day.
From Sundays Dailyl
The house met at $3.50 a. m. Speaker
Alexander and quorum present. PRAYER
by the chaplain, Rev. H. W. Dodge.
MT. Miner had spread on the journal a
motion to reconsider the vote by which
mouse bill 5l3 was defeated, the motion be-
ing made on account of the absence of the
author OF the bill when the bill was con
siGered.
By Mr.. McGee, of Bowie-Petitiou of
citizens asking for amendment of article
q section OF the Constitution, so as to
make exhibition of tax receipts pre-
requisite for voting.
1oIUlons were presented:
by Mr.. Weldon-From citizens of De-
Wit county against separate car bill.
Mr.. Erskine-From citizens of Uvalde
county for retaining the ranger troops.
Mr.. Rhodes-From citizens of LaSalle
county asking that the county be placed
under the district school system.
Mr.. Stevenson, of Ell Paso, introduced
mouse bill No. 592, amending the act
creating the Thirty-fourth judicial dis.
BY Mr.. Brown, of DISQUALIFICATION
OF sympathy on account of the protracted
sickness OF Representative Baiiy, of Red
River. Adopted.
. MT MI Reconsideration to publish
z,ooO copies of the reports of the peniten-
tiary visiting committee. Lost.
Mr.. Allison-Resolution amending arti.
Gle o. section IA, of the Constitution, rela.
alive to taxation.
House bill No. 364, amending the law
oy AIDING article 42O5a relative to con.