The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-11
EiIE LEGISLATORS,
| c..~,,lsq Measures Which
=, become Laws

c,.rrslss Measures Which
i, Become Laws
puoN N CASES OF PERJURY
~. rteids OF Hill Has a
seats a Game Law
a-who L. Mr. fo'k'
,,,.., February io.--Represen'a-
Y. :, mi has introduced a bill TO
y ~. n, mode Of prosecuting the
~. .s,nry. 1t reads as follows:
!, .,sD. An indictment for per-
Gearing need not charge the
: ~ '..n,ye o, the false swearing but
!. ne ,utstance of the same ana no
s..,,r, shall be held insufficient
J, !, any variance which does not
400, matter or general import
81, statement; and it is not ieceS-
-, Indictment to set forth the
r.con,, or proceedings win
.,,e statement is connected, nor
,..,or mr. authority OF the court.
= u.,ore whom the perjury was
I. hut 1t Is sufficient 10 state the
M court or official by 'Thom the
administered, with the allega-
A. tslsity OF the matter on when
!, !, assigned: aud where a party
Nth HAVING made contradictory
!, under oath in q legal proceed
Nm bs sufficient to charge In tho
!, and to prove upon the trial that
III proceeding he made state
M an oath legally administered,
san,radictory of another statement
Mn Under oath lawfully admins
legal proceeding: and where 1t
,oeary that the statements so made
,1dlctory and irrecoucilable, that ~.
I, nth Of which can not be true.
MT Ne necessary to prove which
,t,iements is false; provided. that
M Of each statement shall be set
4. Indictment with the same ele-
N the same particularly as If 1t
.ole statement charged, and the
,SSfsed shall be proved as in other
perjury.
II new point In the Article is that
.mIdes that II shall not be proved
n n two contradictory statements
mis- Is made necessary by decis-
heal option cases.
ms A typographical error in stat
M Pcs. last Saturday that the bill
, Iabo. coinm ,sion had been re-
m!avorably. The bill WAS reported
4use with tho recommendation that
\
Of coryell has a knife up his
h the young men with chrysanthe-
ks who toy with the pigskin on
Iron. He will introduce bill. he
prohibit the playing Of football in
hat Is, the game as is now played
~ and schools. he has never seen
\, but he has heard of it. and has
tcrip.lcns OF it, and he thinks the
prize fght law would suit the case.
that the football players are tho
bile. except duelis,s. who carry with
surgeon to be ready to repair In
IL argument sufficient, he thinks.
game should be- suppressed. MIR.
uys u The game needs surgeon
to be ahOlkhed.
7 5. Carbon Of Shelby county, has
favorable impression upon all the
III TIE house, Conscientious. hon
sthe principles Of democracy and
ans man. lie is discharging the
Aiman Of the finance committee
~ that has received favorable
Rlll sides.
'onn 3. Linn Of Wharton county
dcss not like the Darwin bill.
pcses to fix way for the col
wages When the bill was called
judiciary committee No. / of the
va before the clerk had finished
M caption. Senator Linn re-
move we suspend the reading
= tne bill untavorably."
scfaddm Of Victoria is in the
pan'ed by his wife, Mr., Nc
ono Of the largest holders of
i've stock in Victoria county
Watching with interest the Linn
W 10 fence law bill, which start
Nna'e and which has come be-
49, on an unfavorable report
Wy OF the committee. III that
VIII result in trouble all
y II will cause feuds from ona
ae state to another. Texa, Is
s 49, Nockraising country for such
X. mop nope 1t will never pass" he
~ rost representative.
a1sd about the law to protect
81, Ar. McFaddln said: 81 do
", VIII pass. Do you know that
ploser were killed in my ms
Na' and shipped out of the
s's' ! am glad to allow bur,ers
W ,s, with the dog and gun for ,ho
M NY derive from the snort to
ny pasture, but market N h,,, 10
,sr v,e,,y ~ They 10 into Tho
y, -u ny. IN squads Of ffteen KIN XII |
Asn. dis,r III! watering troughs TO
m y, ss'sarFange the gearing Of nv "
.aa put me to an exnan %s Vi my
| II no 'o'ced to employ a man nj 1as
Sser,y a y month .a to watch nv VIM
a A. " tiat could IA, n,,,
''''ns Of the market hun
Ia N. s a'o'y was encountered YES.
/ c.lr ssase when Mr.. Harris, mem