The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-04-16

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Senate bill No. 254, amendatory OF
the act of the Twentieth legislature,
to provide for the appointment OF
receivers, to define their powers ana
duties and regulate proceedings under
such appointment, &c.
Senate bill No. 3S7, to amend the
civil statutes relating to cities OF
900 in regard to changing bounds
and limits.
Senate bill authorizing the holding
of the terms of district and county
commissioners court at other places
than the court house when undergo
ing repairs.
Senate bill No. 265, fixing the sal
cries or receivers, attorneys for re-
ceivers and other appointees concern
ing reeeivership and regulating toe
deposit of the funds of such receiver
ship.
Senate bill No. 3S1, to provide for
taking the scholastic census OF
counties under the district and COM
munity systems and to repeal all
laws in conflict herewith.
Senate bill No. $50, to authorize
the county commissioners court OF
each county to appoint a commits
sioner of deeds 30 execute convey
ances in the name of the county, OF
lands previously conveyed by such
county, when records of such deeds
have been destroyed, and to validate
deeds made by such commissioners.
Senate Bill No. 297, to provide for
independent school districts and for
the organization, maintenance and
control OF public free schools in the
same, etc.
Senate bill No. 312, to authorize
railway companies to construct and
operate extensions or branch lines to
points within fifteen miles of their
roads without charter amendments.
Senate bill No. 345, amending an act
to provide for the organization OF the
state penitentiaries and for their more
efficient management.
Senate bill No. 1853, to validate the
corporate existence OF certain cities
and towns in Texas and to validate
certain acts done and performed by
them.
Senate bill No. $40, to validate pat
ents heretofore issued by virtue OF
confederate veteran donation land GER
titicates.
Senate bill No. 1913, to provide for
the election of the commissioner OF
agriculture, insurance, statistics and
history at the general election in 1892
and at every general election there
after.
Senate bill No. oil, to authorize the
commissioner of agriculture, insur-
ance, statistics and history to have
made experiments in the utilization
of Ignite for fuel and to make appro-
priation therefore. This bill was
read the third time and amended the
day of adjournment. 1t provides for
the appropriation of $4,000 to pay ex-
penses of trip to Germany and ex-
periments and comparisons there.
Senate bill No. 140, to authorize
Judges of the supreme court of the
state of Texas, to employ each a
stenographer and providing for their
pay and qualifications.
Senate bill No. 1876, regulating the
fees of clerks of district courts.
Senate bill No. 1876, permitting VIM.
Evart to sue the state OF Texas for the
loss of the schooner Josephine while
engaged in quarantine service.
Senate bill No, 214, providing for
the establishment, survey and mark
ing OF the county lines Of unorganized
counties in the state.
p Senate bill No. 237, in regard to the
listing of water-crafts for assessment
and taxation in the county in which
is located their port of registry and
enrolment.
Substitute senate bill No, 257, to Gre.
ate and establish an industrial institute
in the state of Texas and a college for
the education Of white girls in the arts
and sciences.
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the organization Of public ware
houses and to regulate the
warehousing of cotton, grain, and all
other kinds Of produce and all kinds
of goods and mercantile commodities
and to define their ownership.
Substitute senate bills No. 10 and
1872, regulating the rate of passenger
fare on railroads.
Senate joint resolution No. 3, re-
quiring the superintendtn mt of public
buildings and grounds to dispossess
trespassers on land or lots in the city
of Austin belonging to the state of
Texas, and rent or lease the same for
the benefit OF the Confederate home OF
the state.
Senate joint resolution No. 9, setting
apart portion of the state cemetery
for the iHterment of the Confederate
dead.
Senate bill No. 80, relating to the
deposition OF witnesses.
Senate bill No. 26, to relieve rail-
road companies chartered under the