The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-12
NYNOpTICAL SINrIARY or ACTS
PASSED BN THE IMMORTAL
TWENTY-TuIKD
MANY Measures OF Moment and
Lesser Local Laws Fresh From the
Fingers Of the Faithful.

VI tne WOIk accomplished Is III
order. The session lasted four
months to day and daring tina.
time one hundred and fifty bills and
resolutions were passed. OF this
number So had been signed by the
governor, Is had become laws with
out his signature, seven had been
vetoed one of which was passed
over the executive objection, aad
thirty-six remained on hand Enacted
on at the time Of aj ,urnment. In
the language of the governors fare
we'll message "many of the laws
passed are of great merit and public
Importance. None are vicious or
i'll advised"
J.. The first bill to pass both
houses and become law originated
in the senate and met the executive
sanction January II. This bill APP
propriated $4,000 to pay the
mileage and per diem of the mem
bers and the per diem of the Off GERS
and employees of the two houses.
2. The bill appropriating $40, 900
to pay the contingent expenses Of
the two houses also became a law
on January II.
). Inc next bill TO become law
was house bill No. Is, appropriate
ing 81, 500 to pay The mileage and
per diem of the presidential electors
for Texas who met in Austin to
cast the vote of the state )r Cleve-
land and Stevenson. This bill was
approved Jan. 81.
4. Senate bill No. 8 next became
law, Feb. IL, amending article
1872, title 20, chapter of the re-
vsed civil statutes SO as to permit
inquiry into the the truth of allega
tions SCI forth in applications Tor
change of venue in civil cases.
5. The same day the executive
also approved senate b.ll "A, amend
ing article l43 of the rev ised civil
statutes, making it the duty of the
comptroller in advertising for bids for
sealed proposals to furnish supplies
for the various asylums on the first
of August of each year, to publish
the advertis in three Texas
dailies, one to be at or near the asy-
lum to be supplied, provided such
paper does not charge more than the
other papers.
s. The governor also signed on
Feb. L, senate bill No. I, author.
ixing minors to bring suit by
mex. friend, and providing
that such next friend may
enter into an agreed judgment OF
compromise, in the approval of the
court, which shall be forever bind
ing, and can divert little out OF
minor. Under this act any proper
ly authorized person may take
charge of money and personal prop
erty recovered for the minor not il
excess of $500, giving bond IN
double that sum, and shall turn
same over to the minor with inter
est or increase when the minor shall
become of age, or to his legally
qualified guardian on demand. Il
is further provided that the person
acting for the minor shall receive
only such compensation as the cour,
may decree, and may further be re
quired to return the property OF
money of the minor into court fol-
other disposition. The court ii
also empowered to hear evidence al
to the justice of any claim agains
the property of the minor brought
by an attorney or other person.
7. Senate bill No. 10 creating
another legal holiday out of Septem
Der LIST to be known as "Labo
Day" was approved by the governo
also on Feb. IL.
s. February IL also marked tn
date of the approval of house bill
No. 8, amending article 2235, chapte
3, title So of the revised civi
statutes, so that when deposition
have been filed one full day befor'
the day the case is called, it is re