The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-14

ny Iewls--A Dill 10 DC entitled AN &C
to provide for tho appointment, by thu
court. OF attorneys TO represent absent de-
PENDANTS when cited by publications
BY Rosa bill to- be entitled AN ac
to provide for the right OF redemption o
real estate within one year from date Of
sale when sold under execution. mortgag
or other lien"
BY Ross--A bill to be entitled IAN &C,
In relation to the takinG OF dispositions OF
the commissioner OF the land office. -
BY Terrell--A bill to be entitled AN aci
to amend subdivisions l and 2. article
1898, title Nv, chapter 2, OF the Code oi
Criminal Procedure of the state OF Texas
| relating to attached witnesses.
BY Lewis--A bill to be entitled ."An ACT
to establish a State board OF embalming
to provide for the better protection OF
health and life. to prevent the spread OF
contagious diseases, and to regulate the
practice Of cmbalming and the care of and
disposition Of the dead.
BY Morriss Thy requesD-A bill to be
entitled An act to amend articles 1888,
1864, 1865, 3766. 3T67, 376s and ST70. title
lxxxi. Of the Revised Civil Statutes Of the
State of Texas. and to add thereto articles
S776a and 3776b, providing penalties for
the breach OF said title regulating the prac.
tice OF pharmacy within the State of
BY Lloyd--A bill repeating the occupa-
ton tax on physicians.
ny Turney--A bill providing that all
lands recovered by the State In legal pro-
ccediugs become part OF the permanent
school fund.
BY Hanger-A bill prohibiting attorneys
al law from becoming sureties on bail
bonds and recognizances.
BY Grccr-An act requiring the claimant
OF the title to land under the statutes of
Limitation Of five years and OF ten years
10 record declaration OF his claim after
the same has matured; and providing what
said declaration shall contain. and defining
the rights of innocent purchasers OF the
land so claimed; and, further. providing
the compensation of clerks for recording
such claims.
BY Potter--An act for the relief of rail-
way corporations and belt and suburban
railway companies having charters grant
ed or amended since the first day of jan
uary, 1887, and which have failed or about
to fail to construct their roads and branch
es or any part thereof, within the time
required by law, extending tie period
within which to comply with the law two
years
In the House.
The following bills were introduced In
the house:
BY Dies-To amend the law relating to
county warrants and the payment OF taxes.
BY Tarver-To repeal the act permitting
public officers To make bonds through COR
porate companies
BY Staples--'ro provide for the rcdemp-
ton Of real estate sold for debt.
BY Pfeuffer-To make 1t penal offense
for any railroad company to give pass
to any public officer.
BY Henderson of Lamar--To appropriate
$4,000 to pay mileage and per diem.
BY Henderson of Lamar-To appropriate
900 to pay contingent expenses.
BY Caldwell--To beautify the State capt.
toll grounds.
BY Caldwel-To amend the constitution
relating to suffrage.
criminal jurisdiction of the county court
Of Duval county.
BY Wooten-To regulate the legal rate
of interest
BY Schluter--To define the duties of
school trustees.
By shropshre-To amend the law re-
lating to marriages in cases of seduction
BY Savage--To prevent baseball and
football playing on Sunday within one
half mile of house.
BY Kittrcll---To dispense with the neces-
sity of the privy acknowledgement of mar
ried women to instruments of conveyance.
BY Decker-To provide for protection to
domestic animals; for the creation OF
live stock sanitary, commission
BY Bean--To regulate the redemption OF
tickets, checks and other evidences of in
debtedness.
BY Neff--To provide for the payment OF
poll tax as prerequisite to the right OF
suffrage,
BY Understanding to qualifications
of non resident guardians
BY Masterson-Pr Prescribing the punish
ment for burglary.
BY Smith OF Collin--Relating to ASSESS
ing of taxes.
. BY Derdep--Providing that evidence of
usurious interest in any case shall be adj
mitted without a special plea Of usury.
BY Misunderstanding to insurance.
BY notwithstanding to compensation
of county superintendent OF public in
struction.
By Ratlih-To compensate members Of
venires.
BY Tucker-To provide branch asylum
for epileptics.
BY Ells-Relating to appeals from JUS
tice courts.
BY Schluter--Prescribing duties of rail-
road companies with respect to their pub
lie and general offices to be kept in the
State
BY Savage--Relating to interest.
BY Kennedy-Providing for an election
to determine whether or not constitu-
tional convention shall be held.
BY Characteristic define and punish
lIduu PcipcbIdtCu Ou uOIclS anu DOtIu IiE
houses.
BY Barrett-To provide for The loration
of branch Of the asylum IN North Texas.
BY misunderstanding penalties for
breach OF law regulating tbs practice of
pharmacy.
BY Misunderstanding TO public weigh
ers.
BY nedy-Approprilting $50 eco to
pay the accounts of Texas or slfy lies for
the maintenance of United States soldiers.
BY Evans OF Grayson rrtw col nty
treasurers pay for receiving and raging
out school money.
BY Staples-To provide f,r the oompen-
sation of members of tue legislature not
to exceed $1tJc per amin and TO allow
no mileage.
nv Grogan TO yet apart to u o common
school fund all of the iands heretofore
or hereafter recovered from railroad COM
paiies.
BY Ol:ver-To require sleeping car com
panies 10 nix uniform rate for teIihs.
BY Allen of Notwithstanding 10 pub
lie roads and boundary lass
BY Wells-To make four months suf-
fcient time to post estrayod stock.
BY Smith of Coliin--yo require tex as
SCISSORS for taxation M ,apit,l ,..crred by
mortgages On mortgages ~ deed of trust.
BY icr eil-Relatlng 10 10, a, Holidays
BY PoOle--To prohibit the firiDy o. fire.