The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-17

TO III O'CLOCK JnlS morning.
The House.
From Sundays Daily.l
The house met at 10 O'Clock.
The speaker announced the following
additional standing committees:
Finance - Gresham, Mckinney, Nc
Gehee, Parker, of Fort Bend; Tolbert,
Whatley, Ellison, Dunlap, Clemens, Ali
son, Mills, Handy, Lewis Fowles, Row
land, Erskine, Hayes, Thompson.
Agricultural affairs-Faubion, Brown,
of Navarro; Moody, Dawson, Parker, of
rarrant; Woodruff, Landlord, MCGEE,
Hudson, Whitfield, johnson, of Anderson;
Wood, Campbell, of Grimes; Mcdonald,
PEBBLES, Orossland.
Public printing Wilson, of
Harrison; Tolar, Mckinney, Breeding,
Towles, Cochran, Miller, Fields, Cook.
Contingent expenses Messrs. Ellison,
Campbell, of Grimes; Whitfield, King, Over
ton, Newton, Urbahn.
Mr.. johnson presented petition for
the relief of @. @. Dupres, sheriff of Frank
lin county.
Mr.. Stevenson, of Ell Paso, presented a
petition asking that Buchel and Foley
counties be allotted to Brewster for sur
veying purposes.
Mr. Handy presented memorial ask
ing for the settlement of the Greer county
boundary di4pute.
/, Mr.. Tolar presented a petition asking
that the civil and criminal jurisdiction OF
the county court of Greer county be re-
stored
The following bills and resolutions were
introduced and severally referred to the
appropriate committees:
By Mr.. Whitted-To amend the penal
code in regard to carrying deadly
weapons.
BY Mr.. Gresham-To amend the law re
gardlng the charters of railway COM
pGnies.
By Mr.. Owsly-To amend the code of
criminal procedure relating to the pay
ment of persons summoned on special
venires.
By Mr.. Robinson, of Bexar-To amend
the code of criminal procedure in regard
to the fees of county and district attor-
neys.
By Mr.. Hamblen-To prescribe the
times of holding the terms of the district
court in the Eleventh Judicial district.
By Mr.. Parker, of Fort Bend-To
smend the law fixing the venue of suits
for damages growing out of attachment
and sequestration.
By Mr.. Mills-To amend the statutes in
regard to the collection of occupation
taxes.
By Mr.. Pope-To prescribe the duties
of railroad companies to the travelling
public, and to provide remedies for violat-
ing same.
By Mr.. Breeding-A bill for the proven
ton of cruelty to animals.
By Mr.. Cochran-To amend the Penal
Code regarding the stealing of livestock.
By Mr.. Childers-To amend the Penal
Code regarding the carrying of deadly
weapons.
By Mr. Nelson-To define the liabilities
of railroad com panies in relation to dam
ages sustained by their employees.
By Mr.. King-To provide for the more
efficient government and maintenance of
the house of correction and reformatory
at Gainesville.
By Mr.. Pickett-To amend the code Of
criminal procedure in relation to the fees
of county attorneys.
By Mr.. Dawson-TO regulate the pay
ment of wages of employees and to forbid
the payment of laborers and employees of
corporations and others in store orders or
orders for merchandise.
BY Mr.. Levy-To amend the civil stat
utes in relation to the fees of clerks and
justices in appeal cases.
By Mr.. Crayton-To amend the law re-
Iating to free schools.
Ru M Poilau-Tn prauant and nuniah
usury.
By Mr.. Campbell, of Grimes-To amend
the Civil Statutes in regard to the interest
on contracts where not specified.
By Mr.. Newton-For the relief of John
B. Reagan, sheriff of Cherokee county.
By Mr.. McGiauRhey-To prevent aliens
and foreigners from owning land in this
state, and to forfeit the same if not occu-
pied within ten yeare.
By Mr.. MoGsughey-To amend the Re-
vised Civil Statutes in relation to land sold
at tax sale.
By Mr.. Frost-To provide for notice Of
pending suits affecting land or any inter
est therein.
By Mr.. Parker, of Fort Bend-To pro-
tect public bridges, and to make it an
Offense to ride or drive animals over them
faster than a walk.
By Mr.. McGuire-To allow the counties
to work short term penitentiary convicts
on the roads.
By Mr.. Jagoe-To amend the Civil
Statutes relating to executions.
By Mr.. McComb-To amend the Penal
Code in relation to the malicious injury
of fruit and growing crops.
pc NJ HathaWav-Tn rAnuir1 certain
notices to be published in newspapers.
BY Mr.. Moody-To prohibit chattel
mortgages on growing crops.
By Mr.. Johnson, of Titus-To prevent
chattel mortgages on growing crops and
farm products while in the hands of the
producer.
By Mr.. Robinson, of Bexar-To pro-
vide for the organization and control Of
mutual insurance companies, and to hx