San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-03-27
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.

Senate refers to committee on Constitu-
tiOnal amendments bill, making paw of
Legislators $500 per diem for a session of
100 days, deductions to be made for alb
sences.
The pending business was the house
bill to make valid contracts OF sale made
by state land board, which finally pass
ed with the following amendment.-Pro-
vided nothing herein contained shall be
construed to In any way validate any
land sold by the state and bought by any
individual or corporation upon a false
or fraudulent classification. Provided
further, that it shall be the duty of the
the commissioner of the general land
Office, whenever he is informed and
believes that any lands heretofore CLASH
fed as grazing lands are agricultural
lands and were falsely classified, and
where as much as seven sections of land
were bought by any one person, to at once
cause said land to be reclaSsified and If on
a Reconsideration they are found to be ag
ricultural lands, such sale shall be can
celled because Of the false classification
and the purchase money and interest paid
by such purchaser shall be refunded to
such purchaser and such land shall be
again placed upon the market aud sold as
agricultural lands only. And if such
lands have been leased such lease shall be
annulled and cancelled by the commits
sioner of the general land Office under
such laws, rules and regulations may be
prescribed.
Garwood's bill for independent school
districts passes, cities, with special char
ters empowering them to control their
school matters, being exempted.
Chair was instructed to dispense with
as many committee clerks as practicable.
Suburban railways were exempted from
bill. ''''"' u ''' separate railway 'oa'n
Senate agrees to reconsider the bill con-
centrating the higher courts at Austin;
but on call the bill was ordered en-
crossed.
The substitute bill amending article
2257 passes senate. 1t provides for the
impeachment of written evidence and the
condition under which such impeach-
ment may be made and the rules govern
ing the same.
In the house the oyster bill came up
and the committee substitute was adopt
ed with certain amendments. 1t pro-
videS that no corporation shall own or
control more than $40 acres and the
private beds shall not exceed 200 yards
square.
The road bill came up and after a hot
debate an amendment was adopted max
ing the first section read that 1.-The COM
miSSionerS court OF any county in this
state may appoint one or four road su-
perinteDdants" for such county, and said
courts are authorizes by an order made at
any regular term thereof TO determine
whether there shall be one road superin-
tendent for the county or one for each Of
the commissioners precincts therein.
Such order shall be entered on the min
uteS of such court and shall not be void
for want of form but substantial com
plance with the provisions of this act
shall be sufficient"
Amendment authorizing county com
missiOners' courts to contract with cities
and towns for working their convicts on
roads and bridges was defeated.
Section fifth was amended and the su-
perintendents salary was made such as
may be fixed by the commissioners court
to be paid on the order Of said court at
stated intervals, but the salary of the
county superintendent to counties of 49,
600 inhabitants shall never exceed 81 900
per year, and that of the precinct super
intendent in counties Of less than $4,000
inhabitants shall never exceed 800 each
per year, and in counties of over 1900
inhabitants it shall never exceed 5000 per
aDnum.
The bill was farther amended so as to
empower the commissioners court to
suspend the services Of the road superin-
tendent, when in their jugment there i.
no need for them. and the bill passed.
Resolution was adopted accepting and
returning thanks for the invitation to the
legislature to excurt TO Arkansas Harbor
ROckport and Corpus Christi, referred to
the morning session, aud providing that
when the house adjOurnS on the Sd OF
April it stand adjourned till O'Clock
ADril 9TH Thanks are expressed to the
citizens OF the places named and to the
Arkansas Pass and International Railroad
companies"
This resolution was subsequently re-
considered and tabled.
House comittee reports favorably the
bill apprOpriating 100000 for the worlds
fair.