The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02

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at ] 1 O'Clock.
( Senator Kearby called up his col
current resolution requesting tt
Texas congressman to urge the pa
} sage of bill making the Unite
| States census bureau permanent.
| was referred to the committee O
federal relations.
Senator Dean Senator Swayne
the chair called up his memorial {
President Cleveland and congress
asking the calling of new Par
America monetary conference. Ad
opted.
Senator Dean introduced resoIu
tion providing that the senate of III
state of Texas do now adjourn out @
respect and in cOmmemoratiOn of tn
fact that Judge Martin a Democrat
has been elected United States senat
or from Kansas. Senator Imboder
made it the point of order that Judge
Martin had not been elected.
Chairman (Swayne) noted that 6
motion to adjourn was always il
order. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
House net at 10 o'clock, Speaker
Cochran and quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Petitions we've read and referred as
follows:
From teachers of Cooke, Nueces,
Ellis, Williamson and Rains counties,
asking changes in the school law.
From citizens of Ellis county, ask
ing for an appropriation to the
Worlds Fair.
From citizens of McCulloch county,
opposing the creation of Reagan coun-
ty.
From citizens of Wharton and
Nolan counties, asking for reduction
of interest on school lands.
From citizens of Polk county, ask
ing for restoration of jurisdiction in
that county.
Bills were introduced and referred
as follows:
By Mr.. Notwithstanding from
tax land used as public roads.
BY Mr.. Peck-AmendiDg the law as
to right to sue for recovery of proper
ty by adding proviso that the article
shall not apply to any married
woman claiming real property, to
which she may have signed and &C.
knowledged conveyance, although the
deed may be defective for want of
proper acknowledgment.
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding listing
for taxation steam and sail vessels,
wharf boats and other water craft in
the county in which the port is 10.
Gated.
BY Mr.. misunderstanding the
law so as to make the penalty for
stealing horses and mules eight to fit.
teen years in the penitentiary and the
penalty for wilfully driving live stock
from their accustomed range five to
ten years.
BY Mr.. Lloyd-Appropriating $780,
900 for machinery for cotton and wooden
mill for the Rusk or Huntsville peni-
tertiary.
BY Mr.. Cunningham-Protecting
stock, etc., from wolves and other
destructive animals. 1t provides that
the county pay ST. for killing coyote
or lobo wolf, Mexican lion, panther,
tiger or leopard; so cents for killing a
wild cat, and 81 per dozen for killing
jack rabbits, and SO cents per dozen for
prairie dogs. The county commits
sioners may suspend the law as to
wolves and the other larger animals.
An appropriation of $25, 900 is proposed
for the purposes of the act.
BY Mr.. Cocke-Providing for re-
demption OF land within two years
after forced sales.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding the
law so that certified evidence taken
down in writing in habeas corpus
cases and examining trials as we'll as
at coroner's inquests may be intro
duced upon the main trial, provided
the right of cross examination wa
accorded.
BY Mr.. Kennedy of Harris-Similar
bill to that above by Mr.. Breeding.
BY Mr.. Smith of Hill-Suspending
the effect of the law as to limitation of
suit for title to property, with refer
euce to persons laboring under disabil-
tiles as minors, and persons of I'M
sound mines or imprisoned.
ByMr. DEMONSTRATING prostitution
and providing that prostitutes under
16 years of age be sent to the state re-
formatory for girls for from one to
three years.
BY Mr.. James-Amending the law
of pleading by providing that omis-
sion to record a plea shall not be
reason for reversal OF any cause
BY Mr.. Martin-Amendingt the law
commissioners courts to
control streets and alleys where there
is no defacto municipal government or
of city, town or village,
and have them worked as public
roads.
BY Mr.. Finlay, by request-A bill
to encourage immigration and forma-
ton of companies for such purposes;
certain qualifications for
from foreign countries,
and providing penalties under the
law. Such associations may exist for
twenty years and may purchase from
25, 900 to $4,000 acres of land in any
one county at one time subject to sub
division and alienation to individuals
in fee simple within fifteen years if
situated outside of cities, towns and
villages. The bill prescribes condi-
tiops against criminals and paupers.
BY Mr.. Breeding -Amending the
law 80 that a foreign guardian of any
rsinor may be appointed
guardian in this state for property in
the state.
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