The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23

austin. Texas. April GA quorum hay
iag been obtained FRA the house This morn.
Ing with 40 assistance OF call com.
muuisai.oa from Land Commissioner nakei
rugses;inE that law be enacted lestpnat.
iag % what class O; mrd shall he placed
all the lands recovered hy the stat In the
iast SIX years ana also TO make some an.
Preparation 10 pay for ccrtncd copies Of
tAr several Judgments obtained IN those
cases was read
On motion Of Mr. Rogaa pealing bust
neqE Was suspended 20 take un and pass
haaliy Under Suspension Of rules Alice
5iil authorizing county commissioners
courts O., c.e various counties ia .hls state
to retire and fund their ou,standlas float
las Indebtedness and to provide for the
payment Of came
Tho Wayland Zee bin. with pending mo-
tlon OF Mr. Blair to fec0mmlt to the cnrn t.
| mit'co on State affairs was laid iafore
The house and Mr.. Maxwell moved 10 Law
EAU motion on the table The Maxwell mo-
tlon prevailed by vote OF 81 TO sT
motion By Mr. VOTERS 10 guenend the
regular order and take up senate Joint reso-
| lunou No. 10 was tabled by 4 vpte ~ 20
| 70 ~, tho speaker having announced thst
| u the regular order was further susno, "a
ne would lay senate bill No | fth. f,llno,
servant billl before tho house. pursuant
10 me resolution giving platform demands
precedence
Dnalory motions having been aJs,esoa
Oh we Wayland ieo bill, with the following
pending substitute by Mr.. Bailey. Was
Amend by striking out all after tn,
, ehaciing clause and Inserting IN lien thcre
of the following;
section J. That the district aud county
| ohlceiA OF the several districts Iu this st4tl
nn" counties Of this State hereafter named
IN thls act shall receive and rollco, mi
fees, commissions. and other rnmnnero,,ona
tnet are now or may hereafter be pro
Nlhti by law. and they shall keen an ac.
tplata account OF all such collepti0is and
requirements In n Well bound book mo
Nlled by the commissioners courts of ,hs
several counties, and to bo kept for tha,
purpose They shall also mako on oalh a
lualNefly report OF all such collections and
disbursements to the commissioners courts
provided further. thoy shall make ,p9dor
oatu an annual ropor, 60 tic comptroller
VI the state OF Texas Of all fees commas
sionn. or other renunentiona received Ia
se'her with the disbursements of the Same
anu All ices, commissions aud r,muforn
'Vus nue ana uncollecied, Blanks on which
sall reports required as above TO be innae
shail DO furnished by tnn comptroller AZ
III" expense OF the State
sec. 2 Niat the several die,rict o,tor.
heys, county attorneys. county Judges
county clerks, clerks OF the district courts
county clerks and clerks OF the district
courts twhen combincd). tax collectors.
hhefiH ard tax collector when comblnede
YAK assessors. constablos. juutices on ia
peace OF the several districts and oo,,n,is.
or the state OF Texas, shall retain ,ror,
ices commissions, or other remuneratton
OF the several Offices mentioned IN his
act FOR one years service an amount moi IA
exceed the sum hereafter provided
| See 3. The sherifs and district a,,or
neys OF the several counties and dis,r,.,,s
OF this State shall each In no case ,n'sCn
more than $4,000 for any one year NJ ,ha
fees and commissions OF their resnnct,,a
offices as compensation for their services
| county Judges. county clerks, clerks ~ ma
district courts district and county ,,,or-
| neys, county clerks, clerks OF the dis,rie,
courts, county clerks and clerks OF Inc
district courts fwhen combined), tax cnis
lectora, tax assessors shall in no case re-.
tain more than $4,000 for any ono year mn
OF the fees, commissions or other remun.
Grafton arising from their respective Of
nces; provided, that when the oliiee OF tax
collector and sheriff is combined the sheriff
shall IN no case retain more than $4,000