The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-20

tenince art reputation OF uniform
sys EN- of public free schools in the
same.
Mr.. Dean: A resolution ask NO
Texas representatives and senators to
use their Influence in case reciproci
treaty with Mexico is made, to require
the abolition of the free zone.
Adopted
MIR Tips-A memorial from the
John b II cd camp of conf dera,e
veterans, asking permission for the
erection of a monument to the con
federste dead on the capitol grounds,
attached to which was concurrent
resolution granting the request. The
resolution was adopted.
Senate bill No II, the SPECIAL
order, was re committed to judiciary
committee No. 3
Senate bill authorizing minors to
bring suit by next best friend, vas
called up and under suspension OF the
rules passed.
Consideration of senate bill regu
lating the sale of liquors was pos,
poned until the bill could be printed.
The senate adj burned until tomor.
row at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE.
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan l9.-The house
met at 2:30 pm Mr.. Graves intro.
duced the memorial of VIM Henry
Chiffon asking the legislature to ADOPT
motto for Texas.
Mr.. Morrison presented the petit
ton OF Bosque citizens asking for
three additional civil appeal districts
Mr.. Faubion presented petition
of Burnett county citizens asking for
an additional state normal school.
The speaker offered the protest of
Pecos citizens against the creation of
the proposed new county.
The following bills and resolu-
tons were introduced
Mr. Smith, OF Hill To provide for
the payment of salaries of judges of
the civil courts of appeals from
September l, 1892, to March l, 1898;
also to pay salaries due judges of the
courts of the commission of appeals.
Mr. Chandler: Concurrent resolu
ton memorializing congress to estsb-
fish port OF refuge in the blight of
Carnarvon.
Mr.. Dill: To repeal articles 1882
and lA3i of the revised civil statutes
Mr.. Field: Amending code of Grim.
inal procedure to equalize peremp
tory challenges in murder trials be.
tween the state and defendants.
Mr. James: To amend the estray
laws.
Mr.. Moody: To prohibit butcher
pens and slaughter houses within half
a mile of state institutions.
Mr.. Henry: To regulate the issu
ancc of teachers certificates.
Mr.. Wheeless To make appropria-
tons for de fficiences
Mr.. Dean: To authorize district
judges to appoint stenographers for
their districts.
Mr.. Rogers of Anderson: To au
thorizs payment of excess to counties
of tax collected to pay interest, etc., on
subsidies.
Mr.. Cunningham; To create three
additional supreme judicial districts.
Mr.. Hood of Parker: To require
proper and uniform indexing of mar.
risge licenses.
Mr.. Graves: To amend penal stat
utes fixing penalties for adultery and
and fornicaton.
Mr.. Fields: To amend the law fix.
ing penalty for seduction.
Mr.. Dill: To correct the boundary
lines of the city of Sherman and
amending charter.
Mr.. Brown: To prohibit employ
ment as railway dispatchers persons
under IS years old and who have not
had years experience in telegraph.
ing.
Mr.. Sebastian To amend the law
prescribing the requisite of tax deeds
Mr.. Wester: To regulate the taking
OF the scholastic census and tran, fer
of children and prevent the transfer of
school money after apportiorment.
Mr., King, OF Rockwell: To provide
for the election of school trustees.
Mr.. Long: To amend the school
laws
Mr.. Rogers To prevent judgment
of courts of record from becoming
dormant.
The speaker assigned clerks to the
various committees.
| Mr. Finley chairman of iudiniarv