The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-21
BILLS INTRODUCED.
In the Senate.

Ross introduced bill to incorporate
and grant the city of Paris new charter.
Lewis introduced a bill creating a
more efficient road system for Wharton
and Lavaca counties.
Sebastian introduced a bill to compel
county judges TO have regularly drawn
iuries.
BY Goss, relating to the relief of ac-
tnal occupants OF homestead donations.
BY Burns. authorizing cotton exchanges.
boards of trades, etc, to voluntarily in
corporate themselves.
BY Lewis, relating to the suspension
from Office of officers against whom Pc
titions of removal have been filed.
Odeil introduced bill requiring the
city council or boards OF aldermen in each
village. town or city in this State, that
may hereafter be granted special cnnr-
ter by act of the legislature to submit
, such special charter to the qualified
voters of such village. town or city Tor
their approval or rejection at an election
10 be held for that purpose and providing
that such special charter shall be rail-
fled mt such election by majority of the
qualified voters participating or voting
at such election before such charter can
go into effect.
In the House.
BY misunderstanding penalties for
gaming.
By Derden-Preventing district judges
from sitting in causes they have tried
after same have been reversed and re.
manded. unless on agreement in writing
between the parties.
BY Ellis-Regulating the furnishing OF
office supplies to county officers.
BY Decker-Relating to the removal Of
| county seats.
BY Barrett and stewart-Requirlng
greater care with steam engines usea
around hay and grain.
| BY misunderstanding the running at
| largo OF stock in Cooke county.
| BY Hamilton, Stripping and Bean-ES-
| emptipg certain counties from the game
| law.
BY Misunderstanding to fraudulent
disposition Of mortgaged property
BY GrubDs-Proyiding for the publica-
! ton OF agricultural statistics of the state
| By Dorroh--To confer authority on the
penjtentiary board to issue parols TO merl-
| torious convicts.
By MISUNDERSTANDING the number OF
peremptory challenges in misdemeanof
cases in district courts
| BY Walton-Provlding punishment LOT
| those receiving and conceallns proPcrt!
obtained by ''swindling. $1,000
By OIiycr--Appropria $5O'OoO TO re-
| imburse pro rata the several counues OF
the State for expense IN pupiish'hs u'
| linouent tax lists.
Nv Maxwell (by rcquest)-f relief OF
| Iyyschetzki for work in land office for
several counties. ,,,,o roo,
| i'm, real estate are filed a memorandum Vi
came shall be fled with the district clerh
| as general notice, =,
| p
! porting companies TO get pcriiii' i''"' '''
| State and to give BOND: , ,,,-
Nv Woeteu-Prohibitin the free SUD
| s;stcnce of officers and employees OF eiee-
mosynary institutions their laliiiies,
! friends and guests at the expense oil 'he
| State. - paIotinr ia
Ry Thomas of Fannin--Relauhs
| ,oa,.ds NJ examirers OF teachers
Nv C;rubbs--Prescribing penalties LOT IN
,o,,,f,,llv selling intoxicating liquors IN
| local option Counties - o,s,rrc
! Nv Understanding TO the cohsliuS
lion of drains, bitches and water cou,se
Nv Deoker--To appropriate anu se'
~ 40 Wheeler County all taxes col
lated in behalf OF the state from lha
no,,r,ty for 1899 TO rebuild the court nous'
and iail of that county destroyed py
Nv Phillips of ampasas--hequirihs
| owners of dams across rivers 10 pu'iu Nst
ladders for same. .r,horizinp
By Henderson of Lamar-AutnoI'N, ,,,s
| railroads to accept privileges irvm ~.
5aderaI government but without ilmitnt
r,art -, Texas to authority over them
By Ellis Reducing the per diem o.
COUNTY commissioners as road supervisor,
from SO to 80. but extends their TINE
from ten to forty days for such WORK.
Nv Childs- Creating the oidice OF STAY
veterinarian at a salary OF S2oVo anu -
propriating $4,000 for scienunc eApv,a,
ments 10 discover the causes ana reinen.
~. sn,enetic fever and other contaslou
ama infectious diseases among cattle.