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

criminal cases, by repeating exception 4
By Mr.. Miller-Compelling cities snC
towns to make connections with corporal,
roads of their respective counties.
By Mr.. Hancock-Regulating sales o
real estate under deeds of trust or othe
liens.
BY Mr.. Understanding the roaC
law as to terms of service of road over
seers.
The speaker signed senate bill 8, pro
hibiting carrying of weapons on the pub
lie highway.
By Mr.. King-Petition of teachers ask
ing for amendments of the school law.
Committee reports were sent up withou
reading.
Mr.. Brown, of Grayson, chairman o.
committee on internal improvements, re
ported favorably on house joint resolution
urging congress to provide for the ap
pointment of a competent board of en-
gineers to select location for a first clas
deep water port for Texas. Also favor
ably by substitute for number of bill
proposed for creating railway commits
sion, the substitute being mainly based OF
the bill of Mr.. Brown.
A minority report signed by Messrs
Gresham and Hamblen opposes a com
mission. At the suggestion of Mr.. Brown
the committees commission bill and bill
of Mr.. Gresham's, which regulates railroad
transportation without commission bill
were made the special order for IL o'clocl
next Wednesday.
House bill No. 16, appropriating $4,000
for joint state and federal commission
to settle the Gregg county controversy by
arbitration, was engrossed.
Substitute for house bill No. 81, valid
ating sales of lands by the state lanC
board, passed.
House adjourned till 10 O'Clock to day
From Fridays Daily.l
The house met at 10 o'clock. Speaker
Alexander and quorum present. Prayer
by the chaplain, Rev. II. W. Dodge. This
was the twenty-frst day of the session
A number OF petitions were presented
pro and con as to the creation of Willie
county.
Mr.. Jenkins presented petition from
citizens of Bosque county favoring the
regulation of tolls OF public mills.
Bills we're introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Connellee-House bill No. 45C
creating state board of equalization.
By Mr.. misunderstanding article 4Ot
of the Penal Code, relative to obstructinp
streets.
BY Mr.. Parker, of Tarrant, by request
Amending the law as to district clerks
fees.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding, by adding
article ABB to the school law to abolish
county school uperntendents when
county commissioners deem advisable.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding boards OF
health in unlncorporated towns and vii
lagos.
By Mr.. Hamby-Authcrizing the com
missioners court of the various counties
to prescribe rules for the management of
county convicts.
BY Mr.. Mays-Restoring civil jurisdio-
ton to Brazos county.
By Mr.. Tolar-Validating certain bonds
issued by cities and towns having 10000
inhabitants March %, 1887.
By Mr.. Swinford, by request-Requir-
ing commissioners courts to provide for
the payment of certain claims of teachers.
By Mr.. Childers-Amending the road
law.
BY Mr.. matchmaking law as to
jury fees.
Mr.. Moses called up the concurrent reso-
luton returning thanks to the donors fer
the granite used for building the new
state house, and further setting apart a
room in the capitol for state museum.
Adopted.
House bill No. 16, providing for joint
state and federal board of arbitration, if
accepted by congress, to settle the Greer
county boundary question, passed. 1t
appropriates $4,000 for the work.
Mr.. Wood, chairman of special commit
tee appointed to inquire into the cause of
absence of officers, employees and mem
bers of the house, reported that in some
instances it was due to indescretion. After
some discussion as to the scope and in
defniteness of the report and who were
the ones referred to- as tar as the mem.
bers we're concerned, consideration was in
terrupted by the hour for the special Or
der.
House bill No. 81, the Mills occupation
tax bill, being the special order, was
discussed and went over till to-day. 1t
abolishes the drummers' tax.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Breed
ing, Stevenson, of Parker; Humphrey,
Campbell, of Cooke, and Johnson, of Titus,
on the joint committee to investigate the
expenses of the judiciary.
House adjourned till 10 o'clock to-day.
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