The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-02
PROCEEDINGS.
Tho Senate.

Austin Texas. February 1.-The senate
met at 10 o'clock.
Senator Sebastian presented memorial
from citizens OF Cisco asking that tax
be imposed upon ten pin alleys.
Senator Morriss secured the adoption OF
resolution providing for tho appointment
OF a special committee OF three TO visit
the thieo State lunatic asyluns and the
orphans home to ascertain ths actual needs
| in the way OF appropriations, and having
the power OF summoning witnesses.
Senator Miller's level premium mutual
| life insurance bill was read a third time
and finally passed
Senator Greer's bill. promoting stock
| raising and to prohibit the hunting with
| firearms and dogs upon enclosed marsh
lands OF another and defining marsh lands.
was read a third time and passed finally.
Senator Kerr's bill allowing justices OF
the peace to try persons charged with lu-
| macy was read a third timo and PASSED
finally.
Senator Potter's bill increasing the fees
Of sheriffs In criminal cases was read a
, third time and passed finally.
Mr.. Kennedy's house bill requiring the
secretary OF state 10 give a bond Of $4,000
was slightly amended and finally passed
under a suspension of the rules.
The following Joint resolution by Potter
was ordered engrossed and passed finally
under suspension OF the rules.
A Joint resolution empowering tho
governor of the State Of Texas. to-
gether with the commissioner Of the
general land office OF said State. to
employ four additional clerks. or SO
many thereof as may he necessary, to
tabulnte the account In the general
land office between the State of Texas
and the permanent school fund; and
providing for the ascertainment OF tho
amount OF public domain OF the state
of Texas Mt the time OF the adoption
of the constitution OF 1876, and what
has been done with same; and slowing
present condition of the account be-
tween the State of Texas and the per-
manent school fund growing out OF
their joint landed interests. and maxi
ing an appropriation therefor
Senator Lewis secured final passage OF
his bill requiring county commissioners
courts of any county In the State TO sub
nit propositions for the issuance OF bonds
10 a vote of the qualified taxpayers OF
such county in sums more han $1,000.
Senator Turney secured consideration or
his bill to set apart and appropriate to the
permanent school fund OF the State all
OF the lands heretofore or hereafter recov-
cred from railway companies or other per-
sons. firms or corporations and to provide |
for the disposition of the same. Il
Amendment Thy Turney) was adopted |
providing that this act be not applied to
lands recovered on official bonds OF State.
district or other officer.
Further consideration OF the VII was
deferred.
The general deficiency bill was next con-
sidered. Senator Dibrell secured the adop-
ton of an amendment increasing from
$40 900 to sa3 600 the amount for fees OF
county Judges, Justices Of the peace, shcr-
ifs and constables In examining trials Tor
year ending February rs, 1898.
striking out $4,000 for pay Of stenographers
OF tho courts OF civil appeals. being the
difference in salaries provided for by law
and the appropriations actually made Tor
the two years previous to February e,
1897. Adopted. The bill was ordered en-
crossed and finally passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
The bill Thy Lewis) establishing state
board OF embalming, to provide for the
better protection OF health and life, 10
prevent the spread Of contagious diseases,
and TO regulate the practice OF embalming
and tho care of and disposition or the
dead. was next considered.
Senators Burns and Morriss attacked the
bill and Senators Lewis and Miller de-
Tended the bill. The bill was killed py an
amendment by Senator Burns striking our I
he enacting clause, which was adopted by
vote OF IS TO ..
Senator Potier's bill increasing the du-
les OF the State reverue agent. as rec
,mmended by the governor. was passed
o engrossment.
The next order OF business was the bill
by James) prohibiting officers charged
With the enforcement OF the criminal laws
n the State from accepting periodical
,ieas Of guilty from parties violating the
aw and continue In such violation. The
ill was ordered engrossed.
on motion OF Senator Lewis the senate
greed 20 20 into executive session tomor-
'ow at II o'clock to consider appointments
Adjourned until 10 a. m tomorrow
The House.
Austin. Texas, February 1.--When the
house commenced to Grind this lAornins.
he bill providing for the establ Z vent OF
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