The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-23

ticed in the papers 1t allows par.
ties charged with the offense to plead
the trul h OF the alleged llbelnus mat.
ter as defense, except in cases where
there is an impuratiun as to the vir-
tue or chastity Ut any person
by Mr.. housekeeping owners
or keepers OF drinking saloons to keep
screens be ween the saloon doors auI
counters under penalty of fine from
S25 to 500 Tor violation OF the law.
BY MI. Brow"-Preventiug the pol
luton OF water of creeks with the con-
tents of sheep dipping tanks under
fine of $40 to $40 tor violation
BY Mr.. Turner-A meudiug the la "
validating inc0l pnratiOn OF towns and
villages heretofore made for school
purposes. 1t provides that the incOr-
porated area shall not exceed four
miles square.
BY Mr.. Garrett, by request-Creat-
ing the county of Center out of parts
Callahan and other counties.
By Mr.. Phillips Amending the
law that application of at least twenty
resident voters shall he required .or
town or village Incorporation to be
filed in the Office OF the county Judge.
BY Mr., Ballowe, by request-Mak-
ing ii a felony under from two to seven
years penalty tor survey Ors or other
persons not authorized by law to re-
form lines of any patented survey or
in any manner chang the eslab ished
lines.
BY Mr.. intending the law
against selling intoXicants to minors
cy imposing a fine of from So to $25
against minors for disappearing
their age to liquor dealers.
BY MIR. Hood OF Fannin-Am ending
the law so tina tel bona fide citizens
who are heads of families may have
land boundary lines declared public
highways to secure nearer or more
practicahl road to church or county
seat, or to mill, timber Or water by ap.
plying for an order from the commits
siuntrs court.
BY Mr.. Curry-Amending the law
so as to require wIitten reports to the
district clerk showing in detail
whe yher or not the b oks and accounts
OF the county finances have been cor
rectly kept, and requiring such re-.
ports to be recorded.
BY Mr.. misunderstanding for
payment of county taxes on state
lands used for penit Tertiary purpose 8.
BY Mr.. Hood of Parker by request
Making abstracts OF land titles com.
oiled from county records prior to 1865
where such records are wholly or
partially destroyed, prima tacie evi.
dence, subject to certain conditions.
BY Mr.. 'James-A mendiug the law
by defining as public places any pub
lie road, or any street or alley, or any
inn tavern, store, grocery or shop, or
place where people are assembled, or
commonly resort for business or re.
creation.
Concurrent resolution by Mr.. Smith
of Smith was adopted, authorizing
the governor to appoint five persons
who participated in the battle of
Chicamauga or Chattanooga and will
serve without pay to act with the ma
tiOnal commission in marking he pc.
si'iuns occupied by each regiment,
battery and Independent organization
from Texas engaged in battle.
House bill No 205, fixing tax on in
urauce and telephone Companies ana
sleeping Car companies was postponed
az the special order for 10 O'Clock,
Feb 10
The bill known as committee gu bsti
tute for sundry educational bills
amending the general school law, was
made the special order tor 1890 Thurs.
day.
House bill enabling heirs of estates
through administrators, to sue in the
federal courts on claims arising from
Indian depredations, passed.
House bill 81 regu aliug the sale
of spirit uous, viuous and malt liqu rs
and taxing dealers in such intoxicants,
came uI in regular order on third
reading
A number of amendments were re-
jected, and the following adopted:
mendment by Mr.. Graves-Pro.
viding that where the sale is made in
good faith, with the Ueilet that the
minor was If age, and there is good
ground for such belief, that shall be II
valid defense TO any recovery on the
bond
The bill finally passed. Ayes 70,
nays %.
Judiciary committee No l submitted
a favorable report OF house bill NO. So,
regulating assignments tor the benefit
of all creditors. The bill provides pre-
ferriug ere itors in assignments. a
minority report is presented stating n
dozen objections to the bill among them
claiming that it viii effect complete
aud dangerous revolution in cDmmer-
cal credits, calculated to cause fail
ures in business; HithOut compensat.
ing advantages. that it violates the
time hOnore I principle which accords
priority to the diligent; hat it il ia.
tended to favor non resident credi-
tors at the expense of home CREDITOR;
that it seeks to turn over the business
of Texas to non-residents; that it will
enable any responsible party t.
wreck any commercial establishment.
and will entail d great deal of liliga-
ton.
the minority report is signed by
FIDlay, Ball, Bal
lowe, Graham and Flock.
The committee on pnbiic building
aud grounds reported favorably on
the bill to appropriate 5 90 to provide
bath rooms in the state house
A lsO in favor Of the bill apprOpri-
ating $1,000 to equip the quarantine
officers residence on Galveston BLAND
for q marine biological station under