The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-26

by the sheri1s.
BY Dies-ro confer upon the county court
Of Hardin county civil and criminal tur's-
diction.
by Flint-To prevent persons laying out
roads not their own without the written
consent Of the owners OF said lands.
BY Tracy-To prohibit banks, bankers.
or associations OF persons DONG a banking
business from unlawfully receiving de-
poSits.
Dy Morris--To provide for compensation
for county judges who serve as county
superintendents OF public instruction.
BY Blackburn--To punish the buyer or
receiver OF Intoxicating liquor in a prohi-
btion locality as wen as the seller.
by Evans OF Grayson-To provide for the
| appointment Of licensed attorney to re-
port the decisions Of the supreme court
| and the court OF civil appeals.
BY Bumpass-To provide for agricultural
statistics, to be taken up by tax assessors.
BY Humphrey-To change the punish
| ment for theft OF property under $50 10
| imprisonment in the county jail.
Mr.. Robbins asked unanimous consent TO
call up house bill No. 1914. as follows;
| An act to amend the Revised Statutes OF
1895. relating to tho live stock sanitary
commission and tho movement Of live
| stock Hereunder.
| Section /. That article 50i3k be and the
same is amended 80 az hereafter TO read
| as follows:
Article 5oi3k. Any quarantine line that
| may be fixed by the live stock sanitary
commission against Texas or splene,ic
| fever shall be so fixed as to conform 10 the
| federal quarantine line established. or that
| may be established by the United States
| department OF agriculture.
Sec 2. The fa~ that there is serious
| question OF the power OF the live stocl,
sanitary commission TO establish a quaran-
| tine line In conformity with the line estao-
lished by the United states department of
agriculture and unless such line is estan
i:shed the entire state may be quarsntincd
ty the United States authorities and In
calrulable injury done 10 the cattle inter
ests Of Texas creates an imperative public
necessity and an emergency exists that the
constitutional rule requiring all bills to be
read on three several days should be sus-
pended, and that this bill be put on ts
third reading and final passage. and thet
the act take effect and be In force from and
after its passage, and 1t is 20 enacted
The committee report was favorable.
Unanimous consent Was granted and the
bill passed by a vote Of III to /
House bin No. o. BY Robbins, was next
In order The bill reads
An act TO transfer to the general reve-
nue. account the unexpected balance OF
the United States direct tax fund re-
naming I'm the state treasury IN the
second day Of March. 1897 the same to
he used in the payment of the current
expenses Of tho state government.
The committee -eport was favorable and
tho bill passed by a vote Of liz to !
House bill 80. lo9 b. scabury was taken
up under suspension ~ the regular order.
The bill reads
An act 10 amend the Revised Civil Statutes
relating to the time and manner Of maxi
ing returns to the secretary OF state Of
elections for electors Of president and
nd n rafi r1a tirV he
same and Of the meeting ~ the electors
Article iSii On the Monday next fol-
lowing the day Of election. or as soon
thereafter as the commissioners court
shall have opened the election returns and
estimated the result In accordance with
Article 1853 the county Judge shall make
duplicate reiurns OF the election, one OF
which he shall Immediately transmit 20
the seat OF government in this State. seal
ed IN an envelope directed to the secretary
Of state, and Endorsed Election returns
Tor ------- county for presidential cleo
tors" filling the blank with the name OF
the county, and the other OF such returns
shall be deposited IN the office Of the clerk
Of The county court Of the county where
such election was held
Article 1915. 1t shall be the duty Of the
secretary OF state IN the presence Of the
governor and attorney general, or either
Of them. on the fortieth day after the
not before or on the earliest day practI-
cable thereafter. TO open all the election
returns received by them. and correctly
add up all The votes cast In the several
counties for each Of said electors. and
cause the result thereof. with the names
Of the persons elected. 10 be forthwith pub !
Nshed in some newspaper printed at the
seat of government and In writing forth /
with notify the persons elected OF their /
election
Article 800 The electors so chosen |
shall convene su the capitol az the scat Of !
government Of the state. on the second |
Monday in January next after tholr cleo |
tinn and vote FOR president aud vice prcsl- !
1eut ~ tho United States and make re- |
turn thereof as "a or hereafter may he re-
CURED los he laws Of the United States.
Section The large number of bills on |
the calendar and the impossibiity Of con |
fid"rng hem all within the probably brief |
Limits NJ IRIS session leates an imp, rativc
public necessity for the suspension Of the
constitutional provision requiring bills to |
be read On three several days and said
rule ID hereby suspended.
The bill was reported fayorably and
passed 10 ehgrossment after amend
meni by Evans Of Grayson. pro-
Y.i.ns that the publication shall ba made
Jig newspaper o. general circulation. civ
ID as his reason that the newspapers OF
the Neai ~ government
Mr Meade asked to suspend the regular
order and take up house bill No. 30. hy
Ward Granted
Tho bin was read as follows.
An set 20 amend the Code OF Criminal
Procedure N the State II Texas. relating
to Appeal and Wrii Of Error. aud to re-.
peal all laWs and parts Of laws IN CON
flici herewith
Aricic f0i The court ~ criminal an
p'als may auirn, the Judgment Of the
court b"l}w, or may reverse and remand
Tor new iriil or moy rev. 90 add dismiss
he case. OF may reform and correct the
Judgment AZ the law ard tho nature OF the
case .uty require hut 10 all eases the
court shall rrorume that the venue WIS
roY'n Do thc eour belaN that the Jury
vas properly cmpaneled and sworn that
me defendant vas arrliened, that he
pleaded 70 the Indictment that the charge
u the court waF certified by the Judge and
hlcd by the clerk Of tho court before n