The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-04
THE HOUSE.

Austin. Texas, March 2-senate bills
and resolutions were the order In the house
this morning and the first business trans
action was the adoption OF Senator Kerr's
concurrent resolution providing for the
appointment of jout committee to. study
the Torrens system OF transferring realty
With view to preparing a bill providing
for its engraftment upon the Texas stat
utes.
Senate concurrent resolution acknowledge
ing the receipt of Sir Swante Palms git
of his library to the State University and
thanking him for the same, was also
adopted, after which senate bill No 30
amending article 723, title S, chapter 8.
OF the Code of Criminal Procedure so as
TO prevent the resersa! OF criminal cases
on technicalitics was laid before the house
on third reading and final, passage. Var
ious unsuccessful attempts We're made to
amend II and much talk was INDUCED in
against its passage by some OF the criminal
lawyers after which it passed finally by
u vote of IS to %. AS amended by this bin
article 1913 now provides that The iudg-
ment shall not be reversed unless the error
appearing from the record was calculated
to injure the rights of the defendant. which
error shall be excepted to at the time vi
the trial.
The chair appointed Messrs Tracy
Field OF Grayson. Strother. Drew and
Skillern to serve on the joint committee TO
study the Torrens system of realty trans
fers.
Senator Stafford's bill amending article
6l2. title s, chapter 8. of the Code of Grim
inal Procedure so as to entitle the State
and the defendant each to fifteen peremp-
tory challenges in capital cases. and where
there are more defendants than one tried
together TO entitle the State 10 eight per-
emptory challenges for each OF said de-
PENDANTS and each defendant to eight per-
emptory challenges was laid before the
house on third reading and finally passed
In spite of many attempts TO amend it,
Senator Colquitt's bill requiring express
companies to maintain general Offices In
this State was laid before the house on
third reading and finally passed without
discussion.
Senator Terrell's bill amending the Code
of Criminal Procedure so as to onttle the
State and defendant to ten peremptory
challenges each in felony cases not capital
and in such cases where there are more
defendants than one tried together to en-
title the State TO five peremptory chal-
lenges for each Of said defendants and each
defendant 10 five peremptory challenges
was laid before the house on second read
ing and passed to third reading.
ON motion Of MIR. Bailey the house re-
fused TO concur In senate amendments TO
house bill No Is providing for the punish
ment of persons discharging fire arms or
throwing missiles at moving trains etc
and the chair appointed Messrs Bailey.
Meade. Turner. Love and Reubell members
on the part Of the house of free confcr-
ence committee TO consider and report upon
same and mutually agree upon satisfactory
amendments.
Senator Lewis bill Increasing 10 two
years the limitation Of the time wherein
actions for damages for personal injuries
can be brought was laid before the senate
on third reading. and finally passed.
Senator Turney's bill providing for the
wining out Of the organization OF puche,
and Foley counties and annoxing their tor
ritory to Brewster county was laid before
the senate on second reading and finally
passed under SUSPENSION Of rules
An invitation to attend the annual con-
vention Of the Cattle Raisers' association
to be held In San Antonio next week was
accepted and the house adjourned until .
o'clock tomorrow morning.
BILLS AND PETITIONS.
The following bills, petitions and mem.
orials were introduced In the house this
morning:
By MIR. Peory-Petition from citizens OF
Baylor county protesting against the dis
memhermont of their county for the crea-
ton of new county.
BY Mr.. Maxwell, by rcqdest-Petition
from citizens Of Eastland county asking for
me creation OF new county out of por-
tions OF Eastland Callahan, Coleman
Brown and Comanche counties
by Mr., Randolph from citizens
Of Leon county protesting against the pass
age OF restrictive medical legislation,
BY Mr.. CONSTELLATION OF citizens OF
Menard and Medina counties asking for tho
passage Of Senator Dihrell's bill providing
for preliminary trials in cases of trespass
to try title.
My. Mr.. Hin of Gonzales Petition from
citizens OF Gonzales county against any
changes In the organic law.
BY Mr.. Hill Of Gonzales-Petition from