Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-24
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Summary of Matters Acted Upon by tha
Law-Mnkors at Austin.

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the bill to validate the titles of lands
enormously sold as isolated and de-
tached, on its third reading stood II
yeas, 33 nays.
The bill authorizing the comptroller
to pay those who taught school in
Greer county for the year 1S05-96 was
taken up. The amount necessary for
the purpose is about $4153.
The bill provides that the United
States government shall be asked to
refund the money thus paid. The bill
was passed to engrossment
Mr. Woods, bill to amend the char
ter of the city of Sherman was read
the third time and passed.
A bill prohibiting the playing oil
base ball and foot ball on Sundays,
whore admission is charged, was laid
before the senate on its second reading.
There was no discussion on the meas
ure, and it was killed.
On motion of Mr. Fields of Hill. the
bill to add one week to the spring
term OF the district court OF Hill coun-
ty, in the eighteenth district, such
week to be taken from the time now
allowed johnson county, was taken up
out of the regular order and passed.
Mr.. McGaughey called up in the
house the senate concurrent resolution
providing for u joint committee to in
quire into the practicability of having
some uniform system OF school text
books and to report such a bill as will
be necessary for the purpose. 1t Yves
adopted.
Senate amendment to house bill e5-
tending the time in which certain rail.
roads must fulfill charter requirements
was adopted. The amendments sim
ply requires that all franchise fees shall
have been paid as a prerequisite. The
bill had already been passed finally by
the house.
The house bill, with senate amend
ments, providing for the election of
special county Judges when the regu-
lar judge fails or refuses to serve was
laid before the house. The house
concurred in the amendment and the
bill was passed.
The journal failing to show the
committee on roads, bridges and
fences, the president announced the
following as comprising that commit
tee: Wayland, chairman; Woods,
Kerr, Harrison, Darwin, Linn of
Wharton, Rogers, Yantis, Terrell.
Bill relating to theft from the per-
son, was read the third time and
passed.
Senate bill No. 1877, amending the
law relating to subornation of perjury,
was passed
The bill to create more efficient
road system FOR Travis county was
laid before the house on it's third read
ing and passed..
The bill defining the purpose for
which corporations may be created
was read the third time and passed.
A bill to forfeit certain lands for
failure to pay purchase price, interest
or to reside thereon, was laid before the
senate on its second reading. A few
amendments that in no wise affected
the force OF the bill were adopted, after
which it was passed to engrossment.
The rules were suspended and the bill
was passed.
Mr.. Rogers bill amending the law
NtCAlllll8 viz pun lJOoCS lOI w lllCll COI-
porations may be created was laid be-
fore the senate on its second reading
and passed to engrossment with one or
two slight amendments
The bill relating to the assessment
and collection of taxes of non-residents
in unorganized counties was read be-
fore the senate on it's third reading and
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Bowser, house bill
No. 81 was called up and passed, This bill
is for the relief of railway corporations
and belt and suburban railway COM
panies having charters granted or
amended since the LIST of January, 1887,
and which have failed or are about to
fail to construct their roads and
branches or any part thereof within the
time required by law.
The house bill to punish persons for
wilfully turning out or permitting to
run at large within q county or sub
division of county in which the stock
law has been adopted any stock pro-
hibited by law from running at large
was taken up on its final passage The
bill makes the violation misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of not less than
$40 nor more than 5000.
Mr.. Bailey offered an amendment re-
stricting the offence to the turning out
of stock on land not belonging to the
owner of the stock. The bill was
passed.
The senate bill, making an appropri-
alton of $4,000 for the printing of con-
stitutional amendments proposed by
the twenty-fourth legislature, and of
the publication of the governors mes
sage. was nnssad undor u snsnension of