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


Article li32b. Should any county Judge
fail to appear at the time appointed for
holding the court, or should he during the
term be absent or unable or unwilling to
hold the court special county judge may
be- elected In the same manner DIS is pro-
vided for the election OF a special Judge OF
the district court In articles t0Ti to 1914
inclusive, so far as applicable. and the
special county judge so elected shall have
| all the powers OF the county Judge while
acting as SUCH And srnilar elections may
be held from time to time during the term
| 10 supply the absence. failure or inability
Of the county Judge or any special Judge
| to perform the duties Of the office.
Article iIS2c When special county
judge shall have been so elected II shall
be the duty OF the clerk to enter upon
| the minutes Of the court record such is
, provided for the district court In article
| 1918. and such record shall have the same
! force and effect provided for the record OF
| the district court in similar cases In article
| 1876
! Sec. The fact that there is now no
law in this State providing for the election
or appointment OF a special county Judge
! To act in cases Of sickness or other inability
OF the county judge to hold or carry on the
! terms OF the county court causes great
! inconvenience and delays In the admins
| traticn OF Justice, creates emergency
and an Imperative public necessity that
| the constitutional rule requiring bills to
be read on three several days should be
/ suspended, and an emergency exists that
this act take effect from and after its pas
sage, and 1t is so enacted.
| The committee reported favorably. with
an amendment providing that said special
judge shall not preside over sessions Of the
| commissioners court
Mr.. Dean offered an amendment provid-
ing that the special Judge shall receive the
same fees prescribed for county Judges
Adopted and the hill passed to engross-
meut
House bill No. 10. BIZ Mr.. Robbins was
read. 1t provides that all sales OF public
school, university and the several asylum
lands which were sold as isolated and
detached lands under section 81 chapter
| 30. OF the acts OF the legislature of the
State OF Texas OF 1857. and amendments
thereto which were In fact not isolatrd and
detached. as construed by the supreme
court, whore the original sales have not
| been cancelled and the lands resold. be
and the same are in ali, things hereby
iegalized ard made valid in all cases where
/ such sales would have been valid II the
lanis ~ sold had in TACT been Isolated and
detached; provided. that when applications
have been made for the purchase OF any
such lands in advance OF placing of the
same on the market again it shall not have
the erect OF sale Of such lands nor of
requiring the commissioner OF the general
land office to award such lands to such ap-
plicaEts.
Sec. 2 The fact that a large number
Of sections OF land referred to In this act
have been sold and the purchasers thereof
are greatly embarrassed by the reason OF
the llegality in such sales, and the State
is suffering loss of revenue thereby ere
ates an emergency and an imperative pub
lie necessity that the constitutional rule
be suspended, and that this act take effect
and be In force from and after its pas
sage.
Mr.. Curry of Van zandt moved that con
sideration bs postponed until next week
Dir. Robbins explained the bill but said
h. had no objection 10 making the bill
special order for next week.
Thursday OF next week was selected and
the bill made special order for that day.
The following bills were introduced
BY Mr. Ayres-To protect wild game
birds and wild fowls.
BY Mr. Evans Of Grayson-To prohibit
the SAFE or giving OF cigarettes. tobacco
etc. TO minors under the age az 10 years
The chair announced the following com
rnittee to visit and report on the Confeder-
ate home: Rogan. Wood, Barber. Mcclellan,
Marion and Wall.
The house then adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow.
The senntc.
Austin, Texas. January 25.-The senate
met az 10 o'clock and was led in prayer by
the chaplain.
roll call showed only nineteen mem
beers present two short of quorum, and
recesa was taken for thirty minutes to
wait for others to come In.
The senate met again at 10 30. Senator
Bailey OF Tarrant county arriI ed In the
meantime. There was not n qourum, how
ever and an adjournment was taken until
p IN
Austin, Texas, January 25.--The senate
did not have a quorum this morning and |
adjournment was taken until 3 p. M At |
o'clock no quorum was present and on |
suggestion of the lieutenant governor, the |
senate went into executive session to con-
slider some matters that officer desired to
lay before the body. The doors were opened
within a half hour aud at 80 O'Clock the
senate was called to order, a quorum be-
inE present Senators Stone and Neal hay-
ing arrived since morning
Senator Woods reported favorably the
bill to abolish the unorgnnized counties of
Buchel and Foley and attach their terri
tory TO Brewster county.
The following bills were introduced:
Nv Tutney- To amend an act of the reg-
uiat session OF the Twenty third lceisla-
ture entitled An act to provide for the
projection Of domestic animals for he ere
alton OF a live STOCK sanitary commission
rules and regulations TO provide penalties
for violating the same ami to mako an
appropriation Of $20,c01 to carry on the pro-
visions OF the act approved April 30 1893.
by Turnoy-To amend article 50i3k of the
Revised Statutes relating To the sanitary
live stock commission and the movement
of live stock hereunder.
by GoughTo amend article ~ Of the
Penal Code relating to rape. This bill
I'd ises the age OF consent from IL tn IS /
years and defines rare in the second de-
gree.
By Tllett-A bill TO appropriate and pro
) ido for the sale Of a portion OF the vacant
and inappropriate land OF the state. and
to provide for the sale of a portion of the
land Appropriated by an act OF the legiala-
ture. entitled an act TO provide for the sale
Of a portion OF the unappropriated public
lands OF the State. and the Investment Of
the proceeds of such sale,
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