Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-02-27
TUESDAY FEBRUARY
New House Bills.

AuStll, eN.' ne IlOuSe tOudy
passed resolution congratulating Rep
resentative and Mrs. Mcconnell upon
the birth to them of a baby girl, and
christening it Miss Thirty Texia."
McCullum's anti-lobby bill as amend
ed passed finally.
The full crew bill by Robertson of
Bell passed finally.
Rays bill to prohibit betting on base
ball was, upon his motion, made to in
passed finally.
Strickland's bill requiring commits
sion merchants to give $4,000 bond
passed finally.
Bill by MoGregor and Love of Will
hanson, forbidding blacklisting, passed
finally
Fuller's bill allowing bail in felony
cases on appeal where the penalty
is fifteen years or under, passed finally
Kennedys bill providing for a State
board to calculate the ad valorem tax
rate was passed finally, after being
amended so as to require assessors to
certify the total assessment before
July of each year.
The house adopted resolution ex-
pressing sympathy with Senator
Stokes in the death of his wife.
New Senate Bills.
Austin, Tex: Bills were introduced
in the Senate this morning as follows;
By Faust, to amend act 1892 of the
code of criminal procedure so as to
provide that the testimony of all the
material witnesses be reduced to writ
ing and properly sworn to and not
otherwise.
By Veale-Restoring civil and Grim
inal jurisdiction on the county court
of Hale county.
BY Veale-Amending the barratry
law so as to make it a penal offense
for persons in Texas to practice law
or to be counsellor at law without
first having been regularly licensed
by board Of examiners as provided
by law.
By Stone and Grinnan-A joint res
olution amending the constitution so
as to permit the legislature to make
appropriations for monuments to be
erected on battlefields in other states
showing the positions of Texas troops
which participated in the battles there
fought, such as Gettysburg and Chick
amauga.
Austin, Tex: The following bills
were introduced in the House today:
BY Walter-Providing that district
and county attorneys shall be entitled
to fee of IS for attending and prose.
cutting trial in all felony cases.
BY Misunderstanding that when 1t
is evident that the jury will be justi-
fable in assessing the death penalty,
the district attorney may at any time
after indictment obtain an order fol-
a special venire.
BY Bowman-To authorize the Unit
ed States Government to obtain title
to lands for the purpose of establish
ing a National Park to be located
in Armstrong and Randall counties.
BY Davis-Providing for the crea
ton and maintenance of a Pasteul
hospital for the treatment OF hydro
phobia without expense to the State
BY Adams that it shall
be a misdemeanor for any person tc
ride upon railway train without hav
ing a ticket or pass.
BY misunderstanding for the ap
pointment and qualification of coun
ty auditor in any county having there
in city with a population of $4,000.
By Bryan ct al-Regulatlng the fun
nishing of cars for shippers and tn
loading thereof.
House joint resolution by Robertson
| (Travis), to confer upon the railroad
commission of Texas the power t
make temporary passenger rates il
case of emergency.
By Lane-House joint resolution pre-
viding that the Legislature may max
appropriations for preserving and pei
petuating historical memorials b
means of statutes, memorials and tn
printing of documents of historical va
ne.