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criminal judge is fixed ht eight years, and the committee recommend
as an amendment that the word " eight’ be stricken out and “‘four’
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Report and bill passed to orders of the dy.
Mr. Burnett algo submitted the following report:
. amended : Section one, line
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referred a petition inquiring into the i“......
Stockbridge, now sitting member of this body, and representative
from 16th district, having had the same under consideration, beg
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• FRANKS,
Chairman.
Resolution read first, and second times, and on motion of Mr.
Plumley it was adopted, and Mr. Sinclair declared entitled to his
seat.
Mr. Robinson, Chairman of Committee on Enrolhei Bills, sub-
mitted the following report:
Resolution read first and second times, and on motion of Mr.
Morris it was adopted, and Mr. Kyle declared entitled to his seat.
Mr. Franks also submitted the following report and resolution:
CoMMITTEE Room,
Austin, June 27, 1870.
ney, Douglas, Flanagan, Latimer—8.
tie Senate refused to suspend the rules, four-fifths not voting
• afirmative.
nator Fountain moved suspensicn of rules to take up Senate
N ybb An Act to provide fur permanently locating the
spectfully repont the game back as.
twenty-two, insert after the word act,
genl, and recommend its passage. ,
Very respeetfully.
Lyons and Young.
Abney, Manning, Moore of Harrison, Schlickumand
• cxcusel fpm attendance on account of sickness.
!. v as excused from attenelance indefinitely on account of
hav the honor to repcrt the same baek as correctly engrossed.
s , STOCKBRIDGE,
Chairman.
Speaker House of Representatives :
Sin : Your Committee on Privileges and Elections, to whom was
referred a resolution inquiring into the eligibility of the Hon.
W. H. Sinclair, sitting member of this body, representative from 12th
district, having had the same under consideration, beg leave to sub-
mit the following report:
Your committee have no evidence before them tending to show the
ineligibility of said member, but on the contrary believe him to be
wholly eligible to a seat in this body, wherefore your committee offer
the following resolution and recommend its adoption:
Hcsdrcdy That the Hon. W. H. Sinclair is legally and justly en-
titled to the seat now held by him in the House of Represent a-
tives.
Respectfully.
Report accepted. - • • ’ .
The Speaker and Mr. Morison
justices of the peace of Liberty nnd auucu.uU,-g-g
Legislature to pa-s a law conferring upon justices of the peace ex-
elusively the power of taking acknowledgments, etc.
Mr. l’egener presented the petition of the district clerk of Gilles-
pie county, protesting against the passage of a "
Resolved^ That the Hon. C. J. Stockbridge is legally and justly
entitled to the seat now held by him in the House of Representatives.
Respectfully,
FRANKS,
Chairman.
Resolution read first and second times, and on motion of Mr.
.Grothaus it was adopted, and Mr. Stockbridge declared entitled to
his seat.
Mr. Franks also submitted the following report and resolution :
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Remedy That the Hon. Fergus Kyle is wholly eligible to the
seat now held by him in the House of Representatives.
Respeetfully,
F. G. FRANKS,
Chairman.
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Under arrest, not voting—Bowers, Broughton, Clark, Cole,
Dohoney, Douglas, Flanagau, Latimer—8.
Bill passed.
Under the direction of the President the Secretary carried the
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same to the House with the action of the Senate.
Senator Hall moved suspension of rules to take up House bill No.
202. • An Act permanently establishing the county seat of Hopkins
county.”
Rules suspended ami bill read first time; rules suspended and bill
rca 1 second time, and, on further motion, the rules were suspended
and bill read third time and passed.
Senator Parsons moved suspension of rules to take up Senate bill
No. 47. " An Act to amend an act entitled " An Act to incorporate
the Houston and Great Northern Railroad Company.' ”
Yeas and nays called for; result as follows;
Yeas—Mr. President, Alfonf, Baker. Bell. Ford, Fountain, Gaines,
Hall, Hertzberg, Parsons, Pettit, Priest, Pyle, Rawson—14.
Na vs—Evans. Mills, Pickett, Pridgen, Ruby, Saylor, Shan-
Repoit accepted. *
Mr. Plumley, Chairman of Committee on Commerce an I Manu-
factures, submitted the following report:
Hon. IRA IL EVANS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives .
. Your Committee on Commerce and Manufactures, to whom was
referred House bill No. 179, entitled “An Act to authorize and re-
quire the Governor to appoint an Agent of State Salines, to take
possession of the salt lake known as ‘El Sal de! Rey,‛ and other s:-
lion. IRA H. EVANS,
Speaker of the House of Reyresentatives :
Your Committee on Enrolled Bills, having carefully exanniol
“An Act to provide for the appointment, by the Governor, of cer-
tain officers to fill vacancies," ask leave to report the shme as cor-
rectly enrolled.
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inserted in lieu thereof. In support of this amendment we refer to seat, wherefore your committee submit the following resolutipn and
section thirty-eight of article twelve of the Constitution, as followa: recommend its adoption:
“ The duration of all offices, not fixed by this Constitution, ahal
never exceed four years.”
Section seven of the bill provides for the election of a district at-
torney for said court, but does not prescribe the time of the election.
We have no objection to the election of the district attorney, but think
that until the next general election the Governor should be author-
ised to appoint this officer, and therefore recommend that the follow-
to said section: “ Provided, That the Governor shall
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Speaker House of Representatives:
Siu: ’Your Committee on Agriculture and Stock Raising, to
whom was referred Hote bill No. 300, a-bill to amend “ An Act to
ligulate the estraying of stock, laving had the eame under con-
sideration, most respectfully report the same back as amended, by
adding to section one: That no animal shall bo estrayed if the mark
and brand of said animal or animals is recorded in the county where
said animal or animals Are taken up.
Very respectfully,
‘ LCKE,
' Chairan of Committee.
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An Act entitled an act to authorize the Governor
to fill vacancies, passed by this Legislature”; and your committee
return said charter, as amended, with the recommendation that the <
same be granted.
C. D. MORRIS,
Chairman.
Report and bill passed to orders of the day.
Mr. Franks, Chairman of Committee on Privileges and Elections,
submitted the following report and resolution:
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appoint a district attorney for said court, who shall hold his office
until the next general election.”
In section nine of the bill it is provided that the clerks of said
court shall be appointed by the judge, and believing that the public
service would be better promoted if this appointment should be left
with the Governor, (the judge having power to remove for cause,)
wo recommend that said section be amended by striking out the fol-
lowing words in first line: “ There shall bq appointed by said judge,”
and insert in lieu thereof as follows : “ There shall be appointed by leave to submit the following report:
the Governor.” And in line six of same section, that the Governor ” * “ _______
be empotyered to appoint a clerk to fill any vacancy instead of the to find that the sitting member labors under political disability what-
judge. : ,1 ----* - C i * . • -* . -
With these amendments the committee respect fully report the
bill back to the House And recommend its passage.
Very respectfully,
' : J. R. BURNETT.
. Chairman.
1 « i» rmanent county seat of said county.
2 That this act take eflect from aud after its passage.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives:
Sib : Your committee on Privileges and Elections, to whom was
referred a resolution instructing your committee to inquire into th©
for the counties of eligibility of the Hon. Fergus Kyle, sitting member of this body,
a " v representative from — ■■ district, having had the same under con-
sideration, beg leave to submit the following report:
There has been evidence adduced before your committee going to
prove the ineligibility of said member, but on the contrary we have
arrived at the conclusion that said member is justly entitled to his
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• Reports and bills passed to orders of ll e day.
Mr, Morris, Chairmafi of Comnmittee on Town and City Corpora-
tions, submitted the following report:
Committee Room,
; Austin, June 25, 1870.
Hou. IRA H. EVANS, j
Speaker House of Representatives : ’
i Sir : Ycur’Committee on Town and City Corporations, to whom
was referted House bill No. 116, entitled “An Act to re-organize
Ue city of Iiklianoh in Calhoun county,” having carefully con-
sidered the same, beg leave to return said act with
amendments: in 1
Committee Hoox,
Austin. June 28, 1870.
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Speaker House of Representatives : 1 -
Sin: Your Committee on Engrossed Bdls, to whom was referred
II 1-e bills No*. 115 and 6, i ave carefully examined the same and
(al ert.anc that the said town of Calvert shall hereafter lx? the
lines heroin mentiened, and to pay over the revenues arising there-
from to the State,” have had the same under consideration, and beg
leave to report the same back to* the House and recommend its pns-
sage, with the following amendments :
L Strike out the preamble.
2. Insert in section first, after the .words Laguna Madre, or
other bays,” the words “or situated upon the islands” or inland.
3. Insert in section third, before the words “per cent., the Wora
"‘such," and after the words “sties of salt," the words 4 as the (La
ernor shall allow." . '
4. Add to sectionfive the worts “and proyided, further, that
nothing herein shall be so construed as to affect the riglts of m’inor
idiots, lunatics or persons of unsound mind ’* ’
■ _ We find, upon an examination of the subject, that the Spanisl ana
salt lakes, springs and mineral lands, (see Paschal’s Digost, Art.
i r and Art 4,402, p. 726), and. the'lam of these govern-
ments remain the law, except 60, far as by.onr present eob-
stitnstigg,Art X, secion 9, which it is blieved by your ©ommittee
erWaffect therights of the State to the salincs » questior , , c
The name of the salt lake in Hidalgo county, will indic,te of itself
the lawful proprietorship. It is cahe "El Sal delRez, or. The
King’s Salt, because in the grant of the surrounding lands th© sa-
Committee Room,
Austin, June 27, 1870.
Hon. IRA H. EVANS,
Speaker House Representatives:
, Sir: Your Committee on Agriculture and Stock Raising, to
f"Senator Fountain rules were suspended and bill- whom was referred House bill No. 322, entitled “ An Act to inwr-
grossment, and, on further motion, the bill, was read porate.tlie Red River County, Texas, AgriculturoUnd Mechanical
al yassed.
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Under arrest and not yoting—Bowers, Broughton,
Dohoney, Douglas, Flanagan, Latimer—8.
Bill passed. -- ,
On motion of Senator Ruby the rules were suspended to take up
House bill No. 21, " An Act to incorporate the Texas Banking and
Insurance Company.” •
Bill read second time, and, on further motion, rules were sus-
pended ami bill read third time.
Yeas and nays taken on final passage. Result as follows:
Yeas—Mr. President, Baker, Bell, Ford, Fountain, Gaines, Hall,
Hertzberg, Mills, Parsons, Pettit, Pickett, Priest, Pridgen,-Pyle,
Riwson, Ruby, Saylor—18.
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pursuent to adjournment. Speuker Evans in the chair,
(vorum present.
-NIesers. Abney, Manning. Moore of Harrison.
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article 2, fourth line, after theprords “as fol lows,"
insert the following, to-wi: “all that plat of: land known on the
Heusaultwapas the former Hlimitsiof said city, together with that
portion of the harbor of/Matagorda Ba
limits and the channeliitsaid bay) . 7 - e
city limits may be hereafter extended, including and adding more
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presented petitions signed by shall indicite a desire to no Included within the limits of said city
Anderson counties, asking the until saiel limits shall bp ascertained anddfnd"as follows.” num
; = Also, in third line, article ten,section ne,, strike out the words does
"oneyear” and insert “three month.” ,1 f * Teuan
_________________. Abo, id article eleven, section one, in fifth line, strike out all of said the lawful
law conferring upon I section after the words “ subject to the provisimns of and insert the J
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> •• r Priest moved suspension of rules to take up House bill
A 4. •• An Act fqr the relief of the Fast Texas Agricultural
a bauical Associution.
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t -i r. of Senator Picktit the Senate njourned.
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Clark. Cole, Kjustiebofiche peace xeluitely the power of taking ncknowledg- words as follows:
ments, etc. - to fill vacancies,
Above mentioned petitiq reed and referred to Judiciary Com-
mittee. 1 ..2,
Mr. Robinson presented a petitien signed by citizens’of Bowie
cunty for relief 3 -a g, .
Petition read and referred to Committee on State Affairs. ‘
Mr. Burnett, Chairman of Committee oh Judiciary, submitted the
following report: 22 ' / 2
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, i ’ June 28, 1870.
Hon. IRAK. EVANS,' , <
A Speaker of House of Representatives:
Sib:; Your Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 55, entitled “ An Act to organize and define the
powers of the Criminal District Court in and / — __
Galvesfon and Harris, sod to prescribe the duties thereof,” having
carefully examined the same respectfully report:
That in section six of the bill the duration of the office of the
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Committee Room,
June 28, 1870.
Hon. tRAH. EVANS,
Speaker of House of Representatives:
Sir : Your Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred
Senate bill No. 155, entitled “An Act to provide for districting the
State of Texas into judicial districts,” and to whom was re-committed
the j eport and bill on the fame subject heretofore made and re-
ported by this committee, having again carefully examined the same
have the honor to report:
That the Senate bill is the same as tho one originally reported by
this committee, and with the amendment of adding the new county
of Rains to the ninth district, the committee respectfully report the
bill back to the House and recemmend its passage.
BURNETT,
Chairman.
Report and bill passed to special older of the day,
Mr. Locke, Chairmah of Committee on Agriculture and Stock
Raising, submitted the following reports 5
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r. i >• u’ mov « that the reading of yesterday’s journal be dis-
p i -e v. itl. Loi. !
Jourralof ye stercay lead and necpted.
‘ 1 to ion vt Nii. Moore of Red River Mr. Lyons was excused
frtm t .v penalty ef being absent y estex cay. Ie having been 'unable '
to attenl ■ ” •
Un motion of Mr. Stockbridge the rules were suspended to allow .
; " hairman of Committee on Engrossed Bilks to submit the fol-
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Sr TIox 1. Be :t (iiactnl by the Legislature of the State of
’i > -Is, That the county seat of Robertson county be and is hereby
ret. • i from the town known as Owensville to the town known as
non— 1.
Under arrest and zot voting—Bowers. Broughton, Clarke, Cole,
Dohoney, Douglas. Flanagan, atimer—8.
Rules suspended and bill read second time.
Senator Priest moved a further suspension of rules to make the
bill a special order fur to-morrow, at 10:30 A. M.
Yeas and nays taken; result as follows :
Yea—Mr. President, Ford, Fountain. Gaines, Hall, Hertzberg,
Parsons. Pettit, Priest, Pyle. Rawson—11.
Nays —-Alford, Baker, Bell. Evans. Mills,. Pickett, Pridgen,
Ruby. Saylor. Shannon—10.
Under arrest ami not voting— Bowers, Broughton, Clark, Cole,
Doh -ney. Douglas, Flanagan, Latimer—8.
So the Senate refused to suspend the rules. four-fifths not voting
in the affirmative.
On motion of Senator Priest the mles were "suspended to take
tr m file Ilouse joint resolution authorizing the Chief Clerk of the
He u-e o> advertise for prop sals for stationery for the use of both
honses.
Rear first time.
Senator Priest moved a farther suspension of rules to place the
bill on second reading.
Yeas and nays calld for; result as billows :
Yea—Mr President, Baker, Rell, Evans, Ford, Fountain,
Giaines, Hal!, llertzberg. Parsons, Pettit. Priest. Rawson, Shannon
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Nays—Alford, Mills. Pickett, Pridgen, Pyle, Saylor—6. .
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