San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-15
HOUSE..

HOUSE.
The treasury scheme for gold
bond issue has failed again max
ing the third abortive attempt to
pass an administration bill. The
debate was very Interesting one
lasting five hours, and ended in de-
feating the third reading of the
bill by 1877 to 120.
AT AUSTIN.
The bill transferring certain
funds to the general revenue &C
count has been signed by the gov
ernor.
CoIquitt's delinquent tax bill was
discussed, amended and laid aside,
temporarily.
House passes bill No! IL, chang
ing venue in civil cases, by vote
of 50 to AZ.
All contests for seats are settled
save that of Frost-O'Neill and that
will be fought out to the end.
House committee will reduce es-
Inmates of controllers offer $4,000.
Representative j. A. O'Connor Of
BeXar county presented the follow
ing convict bill:
Section l. Be it enacted by the
Legislature of the State Of Texas:
That all persons convicted offelony
and serving sentences for the same
shall hereafter be occupied and en-
ployed by the State in such a man
ner as shall least conflict with the
free and honest labor.
Sec. 2. Said convicts shall here
after either be employed within the
walls Of the State penitentiaries or
put to work on farms owned or
leased by the State, and in no in
stance shall any convict be hired
to any person, firm or corporation,
but shall be occupied at such en-
ployment as will produce (within
and without the wall of the peni-
tentiary) such supplies as are nee.
essary for their support and main
tenance Of every character what
soeVer.
Sec. 3. That as a premium for
good conduct of each convict while
serving the term Of imprisonment
to which he or she was convicted,
they shall be allowed a credit OF all
above the amount necessary for
the support and maintenance of
said convict after paying the costs
OF the court in which him or her
was convicted), which shall go. to
the support Of his or her family.
And in case said convict has no
family then said amount shall be
paid to him or her at the aXpira-
tion Of the term of his or her sem
tence, except in cases where the
said convict shall be sentenced for
life or for ninety-nine years, in
which event no one but the family
Of the said convict shall be given
said allowance during the servi-
tude of said convict.
Sec. 4. No wife of any convict
who shall re-marry after the con-
viction Of her husband shall be en-
titled to said allowance, but it
shall 60 to his children through
the hands of the county Judge
where they reside, and in case
there be no children it shall re-
main to the credit of said convict
husband until his discharge and
then be paid to him.
Sec. 5. That said allowance to
the families of said convicts shall
be paid by the State quarterly
through the county judges Of the
various counties in which such
families Of said convicts reside, and
the said county judges shall take
receipts for the same from the per-
sons to whom the same are paid.
Sec. 6. Said allowances shall not
be paid to anyone but the parent,
wife or children of the convict. 1t
shall be paid only tot the parents in
case the convict has neither wife
or child, and only to the wife while
the latter remains the wife or wild
Ow of the convict, and it shall be
paid to the child or children of the
convict through the county Judge