The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-07

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ana and other states, and he did not see
why national banks should not be reached
here by tax upon the brokerage bust
ness, which was outside of their Legitimate
banking business.
The amendment proposes also to reach
other banks shielding their operation;
from tax where treasury notes are in
volved as capital in their transactions.
After further interesting discussion by
Messrs. Brown, of Grayson, Gresham, Rent
fro, Clemens, Kincaid and Others, the
amendms INT was adopted, reading as fol
lows:
From every person, firm or association
of persons engaged in discounting and
shaving paper, or engaged in business a;
moAey brokers or bankers, or dealers IN
stock, securities or bills of exchange, or in
buying and selling bonds, state or county
warrants, or other claims against
the state, whose total annual
tran actions amount to not more thar
$50, 0O0, an annual tax of $50; when the
total amount of the annual transactions
is more than $4,000 and less than $100,
900 an annual tax OF 800; when the tota
amount of the annual transactions il
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600 an annual tax OF $3.50; when the total
amount of the annual transactions Il
more than 100000 and less than $500,
900 an annual tax of $3.50; when the total
| amount of the annual transactions is over
4 100000 and annual tax of $780,"
Also, adopted by adding proviso by Mr.
Brown, of Grayson, that this tax shall not
be levied upon such banks as eonfne theil
operations to the Legitimate business OF
banking, but shall apply to all such banks
whose officers or EN- ployes engage in such
business as herein taxed.
Motion for reconsideration of the
amendment was tabled
Amendment by Mr.. Kincaid striking
out So and making the tax $50 on profes
sional mesmerists or clairvoyants, wa:
adopted.
Amendment by Mr.. Frost striking out
the tax of So on lawyers, was, after dis
cussion by Messrs. Frost, Hamblen
Parker, of Tarrant; Robinson, of Bexar
and others, lost.
Mr.. Robinson offered an amendment
limiting the tax to lawyers of not less
than five years practice. Lost.
Mr.. Frost moved to reconsider the vote
by which his substitute was lost, and to
spread the motion on the journal.
Pending point of order raised on the
motion, the house adjourned until 9:3C
O'Clock to-day.
From Sundays Daily,l
The house met at $3.50 a. M, Speaker
Alexander and a quorum present. Prayer
by the chaplain, Rev. II. W. Dodge.
Mr.. Moses presented sundry petitions
from the Farmers Alliance of Burnett
county as follows; Praying for uniform
system of text books; favoring the con
tinuance of the agricultural bureau;
against state aid for immigration; asking
for grood road law; praying for a rail.
way commission; faVoring constitutional
amendment to reduce legal interest to G
per cent.
By Mr.. Towles 10y request) -Petitions
OF Van Zandt County Alliance in favor OF
railway commission.
BY Mr.. Towles-For repeal of restric-
ton of suffrage as to stock law.
BY Mr.. Towles -Authorizing loans OF
county school funds on real estate securi
ties.
BY Mr.. NATURALIZATION of Force and
others against creation of Forty-fourth
judicial district in Dallas.
By Mr.. Faubion from citizens
of williamson county against creation OF
Willie county.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Dunlap Regulating fees of
county commissioners.
By Mr.. MoComb 10y request) Amending
by adding article 297la to the insurance
law.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding by adding
article 1854 to the election law so as to
provide for severance of state from federal
elections.
Section Provides that the next gen
eral election in this state for state, dis
trict, county and precinct elections shall
be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in August, 1890, and all subse-
quent general elections for said officers
shall be held every two years.
Section 2-Provides for congressional
ala, 'tions to be held on the first Tuesday
after b We first Monday in November, 1890,
and ever, subsequent two years, provided
the same shal, not conflict with the laws of
the United States,
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding section 30
Of the school law.
By Mr.. Roop-PrOtecting clerks, ac-
oountants, book keepers, artisans, crafts
men, factory operatives, mill operatives,
servants, mechanics, quarrymen and COM
mon laborers.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING certain
acts of notaries public who have used
seals with the word "Texas" engraved
between points of the stars, instead of
around the margin of the seals.
BY Mr.. Bishop-Regulatin charges of
for publishing citations.
Senate concurrent resolution providing
joint committee 90 visit the Agricultural
aud Mechanical coll ge and Sam Houston
and Prairie View Normal schools passed
with an amendment, however, dispensing
with the clerk for the committee.
Senate resolution providing Joint COM
mittee TO visit the Terrell asylum passed
with amendment dispensing with clerk.
Senate bill No. 1O7 creating a new ] ldi-
cial dis riot in Bexar county was finally
passed by avote of Al TO 81.
In the discussion of the bill the main
opposition to it WAS 10y MIR. billiard, who
opposed il, however, ocly on constitu-
tiOnal grounds, and Mr.. Stevenson, of
Parker, who argued that it was net only
not constitutional but not demanded, as
he undertook TO show by the necessities of
the business of the county.
MIR. Moses said Ia AZ first had coustitu-