The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-16
THE sENAi

| Austin, Texas. February sen.
ate this morning Senator 4 In a
memorial from merchaps - ron
Starr and Duval counties flvoriug amend-
ments to the assignment law to vent
fraudulent failures. Mr.. Woods also In
troduced similar memorial from attorneys
OF Sherman
Mr.. Neal likewise had ore 70 the same
effect from citizens Of Walker and Leon
counties.
The president signed house bill No. 10.
providing for the selec on OF special
county judges in cases of absence or refusal
of county judges TO act, az house b II No.
81. giving railways, belt iicts. etc, char
tered since 1887 two add naSd wears In
which to complete construr'..1 Ia cp.npli
ance with terms of said charters.
The following bills were introduced:
Ply MIR. Linn of Wharton-Biu to vail
dass an ordinance of the city council of
Galveston granting the United States gov
eminent certain lands upon which 10 erect
Notifications
By Mr. Linn Of Wharton-Bill providing
that fire insurance companies may repair
and replace property destroyed by fire In
lieu OF iquidating the policy.
BY Mr. Bowser-Bil providing for the
levy oil q FRANCHISE lax OI CIV upDu uOUlce-
tic corporations engaged in manufacturing
in lieu of all other taxes.
BY MIR. Bowser-Bill to provide that cit
les with a scholastic population OF 500 or
more which have become independent
school districts and which levy local
school tax or maintain system OF free
schools for nine months and which have
employed a superintendent OF city schools.
may have city board of examiners.
By Mr.. Linn OF Wharton-Bill to pre-
scribe a penalty for cruelty to animals and
define the rights of incorporated societies
for the prevention of cruelty TO animals
A committee substitute for Mr.. Woods
bill to prohibit the playing Of baseball.
football etc, on Sunday where an admIs-
sion fee is charged was laid before the
senate on second reading and killed by a
vote of 10 TO 8.
The president announced Messrs, Kerr
Lewis Bowser Woods and Pressler as a
committee 10 investigate the Torrens sys
TEN of transfers of property and report
thereon.
Mr. Lewis bill to annul the fellow SER
wants doctrine being special order. was
taken up The question recurring upon an
amendment by Mr.. Dibbrell making em-
ployes of the same class ann working at
the same time and place fellow servants.
and providing that in no lstance employees
OF different classes shall be Considered
fellow servants. Mr.. Lewis opposed the
same and moved that 1t be tabled, and on
motion of Mr.. Burns call OF the senate
was ordered. The motion On Mr.. Lewis
motion stood 10 to 10. and Mr.. Lewis raised
the point OF no quorum hr. Dibbrell said
that there was quorum present. although
moi voting on account OF several senator's
being paired. and that under the rules OF
the senate The motion Of the senator from
I,exar was lost. Mr.. Cough took issue with
Mr. Dibbrcll and Mr.. Goss, who was In the
chair ruled that the motion to table was
lost and further consideration OF the bill
was postponed until tomorrow morning,
Mr., Realrs bill to validate acknowledg- |
merits to all instruments constituting Inks
in the chain OF title or affecting the title
10 any lands in the State of Texas TO quiet
title TO the same and to repeal all laws and
narts OF laws In conflict with Its provisions.
was laid before the senate on third reading
Intellectual attempts were made 70 amend
the bill after which 1t passed finally. Mr..
linn having obtained favorable eomnit-
tee floor report on his bill TO validate and
confirm an ordinance passed by the cry
council OF Galveston ceding TO the United
states certain streets interesting land
purchased BY said United States for the
n,,rpose OF erecting Notifications thereon
and 10 authorize the commissioners court