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

BY Mr.. Fields - Joint resolution
amending the constitution so that
where nine members of grand and
petit Juries in district courts concur
they may render verdict in trials of
all cases, civil and criminal
BY MIR. Martin-Bill providing an
nual pensions for the surviving indi-
gent widows of the special pensioners
who were pensioned prior to 1860.
By Mr.. Henry, 10y equest-Amend-
ing the civil code as to the removal of
county officers by dietrict judges, and
further defining official misconduct
for which such officers may be re-
moved.
BY Mr. Flock-Amending section
q of the act organizing the court of
appeals, as to the provision refusing
judges.
By Mr.. notwithstanding the
law so that towns and villages incor.
porated for municipal purposes, and
not desiring such Incorporation, may
incorporate for free school purposes,
only provided the territory incorpor-
ated shall not exceed four miles
square, after an election held therefor.
By Mr.. Hawkins-HCuse bill No.
$50, amending the law prohibiting
reckless riding and driving in public
squares, streets and alleys, and fixing
a fine therefor from $40 to 500.
Mr.. Pickett, chairman for the COM
mittee on agricultural affairs, sent
up adverse reports on house bills:
Establishing five experimental sta.
tons; preventing the propagation of
Johnson grass, and house bill 1853,
amending the law regulating the
landlords lien.
Mr.. Rogan, chairman for committee
on judicial districts, reported sub
stitute for the bill changing the time
of holding court in the Blanco county
district.
The house considered senate bill Z,
authorizing suits for minors by next
friend and providing for the DISPOSE
ton of property recovered thereby and
passed the bill to it's third reading.
House bill IS, fixing time of judicial
sales and advertisements therefor,
passed.
Senate bill 8, amending the law OF
venue, occasiOned deal of discussion,
in which a number o the members
participated. A motion to strike out
the enacting clause was lost by a vote
of SO to 40.
Various dilatory motions were made
resulting in the house getting under
the call, which was finally raised by
excusing absent members and the
house adjourning till 10 O'Clock this
morning.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Judiciary committee No, 2 last even
ing agreed to favorable report on thu
bill allowing sheriffs and constable
mileage in misdemeanor cases for wit
nesses from outside the county. Ais
the bill allowing special venire mon 5
a day. A number of bills amending
the game law were referred to a sub
committee to frame general law.
Judiciary committee No. l reported
favorably house bill No. 40, for the ap
pointment OF official stenographers TO
The civil and criminal district ant
county courts, to have $40 a day dur
ing court sessions. Also reported ia
vorably house bill No. 2, amending
the mechanics lien.
Bill defining what opinions of til
supreme and court of criminal appeal
shall be published by the state ant
bill fixing fees of clerks of the court c
appeals were reported favorably.
The penitentiary committee dis
cussed the question of appropriatin
about d quarter of million dollars 70
agricultural lands for working con
victs and the improperly of working
convicts on the public roads. NO &C
ton, however, was taken. MI
Woodbridge, a member of the penl
ten tiary board, was present.
The elections committee last eve
ming took up the contested case
Cain VS.. Cain. The returns OF tn
Emory box of Rains county, on which
the contestant mainly relied, were re
counted. The original returns wer
2S3 for r. A. Cain, contestee, and 10
for A. S. Cain, and the committee
count showed 2S7 for R. A. Cain ant
143 for A. s. Cain. AS r, A. CAIN
original vote in the two counties
Rains and Wood, was 1854 agains
l447 for A. S. Cain, the recount in
creases r. A. Gains majority iron
seven to twenty-three votes. II. A
Cain is the Populist sitting member
Further time was granted Tor MI
Humphreys, attorney for contestant
to examine the case.
The committee on revenue and tau
alton had long session, mainly con
sidering the Mills occupation tai
bill, without concluding their report
The committee, as far as they go
with the bill, recommended tax o
two per cent on gross premiums OF lift
insurance companies, one-half OF on
per cent on gross premiums of fire in
surance companies and tax OF TWEEN
ty-five cents instead of fifty cents OIL
each telephone in this state.
The house committee on revenue
and taxation will recommend a tax
one per cent of the gross earnings OF
telegraph comps MES. Also that ever.
corporation chartered by the state pa.
the secretary of state an extra char
ter fee of $40. The committee will re
port favorably the bill to tax sleeping
cars, such tax being deemed ad
visable under a Pennsylvania decis
ion as to the Interstate commerce
law.
LEGIsLATIAE NOTES.
Section o. the bill introduced b,
Representative Mills TO regulate tn