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Austin March 4 18153.
; TEXAS LEKL&rUEE.
EXriliV. SK33ION.'
Continued from -Extra" of Ihc 3d.
February 27 L8U3. 9 . m
SENATti -Semite mnr'; pravor by
flm i lltiiiiloin rnll iil!(t; ntinriim tirus"-
nut. The Journal of vcsttii'il.iv was roair
and adopted.
Ttio Committee on States Affairs re-
ported a bill to provide necessary assis-
tance for fituiliosjuid other dopen hints
of iion-commisioned blfijers and .Idiots
roco innen ling its passage with the fol-
lowing amenjhhimts:
In the caption and in section 1st strikc(
out tho word 'nun coin missioned."
n section 1st after the vords "county
court" insert "for administrative police
in the respective county."
At the end of suction 1st add "and the
court .shall conduct this badness with ap-
propriate regularity keeping full minutes
of its proceedings in a bo'ik ivifcjcontain-
ing any .other matter : und Mich tfihk
shall -io always subject to inspection of
any orderly citizen."
Attheendof section add "provided
such control shall nTit be exercised until
at least a majority of- the members of the
County court shall bave been Ci ted to ap-
pear and answer the complaint and the
citation' s'dalf be executed iat lent ten
days before the' time for answering" and
the .mocle of service shill bo bv giving a
copy tot tue per 1011 or oy leaving it at ms
residence with some member ot his fam-
ily ;or ported' 6a his dooc"
The Select Committee reportol a bi'1
for .the prgahitfation of State troos and
prescribing who shall be liable to militia'
duty. '
Mr. (Cooper introduced the following
resolution:
IttfsoLVCD That tho Senate recogni-
zing the great necessity to foster and sus-
tain every self-supporting means :n our
limits a.id whereas Messrs. BiHns
Griggs & Buissey Hassen Cai stead &
Ho.verson also 'Staffor I Widen und
Morrison til Anderson count y have es
tablished iron works :u- siid county on
s-sniaii dcilb and a u-iee-.ity exUU to ex-
tend and. enlarge tho .same therefore
Resolved That tjie Senate appoint a
committee of two and request the it mae
to appoint a corresponding number to en-
quire and report upon the expediency of
granting State aid and reporc.by bill or
otherwise dfnred and Mr. Ooiun'r xj.uc'
Mr. ilarcourt appointed said committee.
On motion of Mr. Guiun Mr. Darant's
resolution offered on yesterday rel itire
to tho absent Senators was taken up.
Mr. Durant moved to strike out the
name "of Mr. Jordan.
Mr Guinn uttered a substitute as fol-
lows: 'Resolved By tho Senate that it is
the sense ol the Senate that a call shall
not.be 'jnado upon any Senator who has
' lioc answered 0 hjji naipe "t'lils extra ses-
sion accepted by Mr. Durant.
Mr. Parsons' tlieii offered a substitute
as follows :
Resolved' That the 25th 'rule'nf tbo
Senate ' be' hereafter construed to mean
that when a call of the Senate is iiijide1
and all- the Seriatbrs "tyhb are yithiti thu
limits ojf tho city of Austin have been
brousIit'inandi a quorum be then pres-.
ont.that the "cjill1 cannot then be kept up
and members sent for wiioairo not within
said city and who have not attended at
thev present session of the Legislature
Mr. Ford moved to lay the substitute
of Mr. ParsYms on the table.
The. yeas and nays bi'ing called stood
thus: Yeas 22; nays 7.
The question hen recurred on tho sub-
stitute offered by Mr. Guinn and accepted
by Mr lDurat.it
A motion to hay on the f able.
Tho yeas" and1 nays woro as follows :
Yeas 12) nay.s 7t
Mr. Cook offered the following substi-
tute r
RtsoLVEi) That Senators Mitchell apd
Houston being beyond the limits of tho
State .and consequently boyond the
jurisdiction of mu rtetiate a call of the
Si'nato cannot bu kept up unaor the rults
of die Senate on account of their absence
adopted as a substitute.
Mr. Shepard ihoved to lay Hiq resolu-
tion on the table upon which the yea
and nuysBtoo'l 'thu-. : yeas 7 nays. 23.
The resolution wa then adopted.
TJusBill to.regulato the oqltjvaUon of
eotton bttiug iu order Mto-takoaaip. ;Mj
liiiaod'ered tie following a uen htU'Ut to
cotiiuin at t!ie end of tlie fourdi se::tioa :
-Provided such control shall not bo
oxerci-od until the piirsotl complained of
(nail have boetijcirod to npeir at least
ton day i before' the time (or answering
an I the mode of service shall be by giving
a copy to the p''rao or by leaving it for
Utm at his residence with stmie member
of his family or posted on his door or
by loavi.ig it for him with the mmuger
of the premises io qtiition adopted.
Mr. II rd moved to amend as follows:
u buc jio injunction shall be gr.uited im-
til.tlio survej'or of tho county in wl ieh
the land is ni tinted shall havo certtliod
that by actual' meisuremeiit .the p'irty
charged as violating this act .his an
cxcoss of Over one-third of his land plan-
ted iivcottoii."
Mr. Guinrt moved to- lay ainondmont
on the table upon which the ye-xs and
nays
13.
stood as InlJows: ycis 17 j niys
Mr. Guinn moved a call of' tho Senate
upon the passu '0 of the' Bill which w.is
sustiined. Tue .call wa .suspended with
the. understanding that theie gsi'itlemen
be .allowed 'the privilege of recording
their votes when they should come io.
Tho yeas ami uays wore then called Und
stood as follows: yo-n 15 ; nays 10.
Mr. Buriioy by leive from tho Com-
mittee on Public B lildmg-; rfpoited a
substitute (or bill to t'nt Co mnittee
referred applOpriiting'glOjOOO to rcoov -r
C-ipltolbuiliinan i the Ltnd oil'no. Oil
lhotiou of Mr. Guiin the rewire wAi
takeil up sub's ti th tea lopted an I ordered
to" be eugwsse 1 Rule suspended read
3rd time ami p.isse 1.
Senate bill antu trizing julgmenls to
bo rendered requiring property &c. &o.
to bring ninertentasipf its appraised valuv'
on aine-ndtnouti of the Hju-so amend-
ments eonourre I in.
lLu'-.o bill to authorize the 00111163'
courts of Smith and Walker counties to
levy a speei d rax for war purpose and
have the -.auij collected bnmedute' w.u
011 m (tio'i of Mr. Sehnau taken up read
1st tune rule suspended i;ead Uud time
and passu 1 to 3rd roiling rule further
susyunded read 3rd ti-tuand pis-ved.
Mrl M ixeyj'by leave intro luce 1 a bill
to appropriate money to piy t'no oiB'-.i-r-
and soldiers of .Sim-.9ch Tex.i-. Rogbnwnc.
ol cavalry whilst in tlio itite service
re id l-5t and 2 id time and referred t
Committee on Finance.
A message was receive I from the
Efoiise informing tho Senate t tat the
iTouse rtad pissed. the following bills:
A bill to provide lor the defense of
ttiuirontier aim repeanug certain Sections
of an act to provide for the protection
of the frontier arproyed Decemher iat
IdOL
A bill to provide against tho hostile
invasion of tho State of Texas by persons
of color.
And the following Senate bill with dn
amendment :
Bill t require property soil under
execution deeds in trust or mortgage to
bring nine-tenths of its appraised value.
A bill to. anvjnd an act to amend nn
act to establish a Cvjdo of .Criminal Pro;
cedure approve 1 Aug. 20 183S apprt'v-
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SEN-ATE. Lea Chairman of the
ppmnnttee on Finnnve on bo'ialf o( said
committee reported a bill Appropriating
money to-Uefr.iy tho expenses incurred
for rations ami forage ol 2 1st Brigade T.
S. T an 1 recommended its passage.
i2r. Ilarcourt Chairmau of of the Ju-
dicinry Committee on behalf of said com-
mittee reported the fJllowing bills and
recommended their passage viz:
A bill to punish "those whb take the
alien oath and refuse a participation in
6uf struggle. A bill to provide. a ain-it
the hostile invasion of tho .State id Texa.
by per-ons of color. A bill to amend
tio Peria! Code and the following bid
with the recommendation tint it do not
pas-.: Bill to amend an act entitled an
act to auiend an act to establish a code
of criminal procedure approved April 20
188G approved Fob. l.i 1858. Also a
bill' to punisti certain pernons (or unlaw-
ful seizures of wagons and teams recom-
mending its parage with the following
amendment: Strike out"by confinement
Mi the penitentiary" and in-.ert "by fine
not" lesjs' t'liin s50 and in the discretion
of the jury by imprisonment 'In-the ciin-
.ryjail not taofe Uhni'.six ihoiitlis." ' AUo
ahiiKstitute.for a.bill' referred to define
and punish sedition aiuf to prevent tho
. ' ii
dangers tint may u rise from lei'aons dis-
a.rectod toi:he State rocomhionding its
ad iption and assa-e.
Mr. Casey Oimirman of the Committee
on engrossed bills reported correctly en-
grossed a bill nppr. pri.itiug '$20000 o'r
so much thereof as may bu nocess.iry for
re covering tho caoitol and la'id oflice.
Mr. Casey Cuaiimm of Committee on'1
Military Allairs reported On houiU of
said com nittee on a joint resolution in
ivlation to extortion and requesting
Cnn.jre.ss to reduce the pay of officer and
increase the pay of privates in the Con-
federato army dud isked (o bo discharged
from its furcliur cousidt ration because
the rivtin objects of a;ud rostjlurion had
been acted uu by the Sonate;
Mr. Wnite one ol the Committee on
Miluary Atfiirs on behalf oF'-tiiat com-
mitfc'e reported a bill to provide for tho
defence of the frontier and repealing cey-
tain sections of an act to provide for the
protection of tho fr mtier appr ved Deo.
2lst L831 . and recouiuun le 1 j(t.i passage.
iur. u arant uiiro uiuoa n loint reioiu-
tion to make Coafederite
m
oney
ale
Kal
render n;id l-.t time.
Mr. Dickson. C'.iairnnn pf the Joint
Committee of the two tHuscs raised to
investigate tho acts of the militaiy board
undo a report.
A iness lge was received from the IIoue
informing tbc Senate that the Home had
agreed to iSo'iato'n resolution inteference
to a committee to inquire into the pro-
priety of extending Suite aid to certain
irmwrks.&c. an 1 ha I appointed as a
committee 611 the mart of tue House
Messrs. Price and Batten. Also that the
tlous'i had parsed tue following bills
Wtiich wjre on motion seerall' taken
up read 1st and 2 1 timoi?atid referred
to appropriate committee as follows:
Bill to prohibit too distillation of corn
an I other grain into alco 10.I or spirituous
liquois in the State of Texas referred
to LVnmiLteo on State Affairs.
Bill to define tue offense of inciting in-
surrection referre 1 to Judiciary Com-
mit tee.
Hill to iucorporite the Houston Mu-
tuil Supply Ass ciation referred to Ju-
diciary Committor
Gill to provide for support of families
of Texas soldier - -referred to Commit
tee on State A Hairs.
-onoRtia OF TIIE D.VY.
A b'.ll to provide necessary assistance
forf.inviies' and orh"r dependants uC'non-
comtnisMondd officers and soldicrsbeiiia-
the special order was read 21 time. Mr.
Hord oil'ered the following amendment:
"PnoyiunD That when in the opinion
of the county court and in case ot revis-
ion by the District Judge or court tjen
in rue opinion of such Judge or court the
families or dependents of such soldier or
ohv.'or shall" be fully rable to support
themselves and take'earo or have taken
care of their properly then the relief af-
iotded by this act shall' not ho extended
to MiolHaniHie; and dependents lost.
Mr. llord offered the fol'owing amend
mi'iit: In tNection 1 strike out the
words '-who havo been or.''' By leave
Mr. Hordwithdre.v liis amendment. Mr.'
Liir moved the previous question which
Was ordered; the main question being n
flie" engrossment bl the j)13 'wa-.! put and
carried rule suspended hill read. third
time and pasVctl by the following vote:
teas' 27: nays !.-
Bill to jepcal act tq" amend the 1st' dndv
tlth sections of an act to authorize the
sale of the Public Domain annrbvrd Feb'
llth 18 18 approved Jan.' 1st 18Q2 on
ir- seconu reiiaing witli substitute of
committee.
Mr. Graham . offered ' tho following
amendment: strike out "two dollars per
acre" wherever it occurs in 1st section
and in sort uoue dollar per acre1?' lost.
The substitute was then adopted by tho
following vote: yna;19j nays 10.
Mr Guinn moved to strike out "two"
and inser-t "ihree.;" strike out "four" and'
insert 'live." Mr. Gujnn withdrew the
amendment to strike out "two"' and in-
sert "three." Question on striking out
"four" and inserting "II vo'' was takqn up
and carried. Tho bill was then pa-secl to
third reading rulo suspended read 3d
ft pie and passed.
Mr. Ilarcourt introduced 113- 'leave a
bill to incorporate the Columbus Mutual
Aid AssociaMon; re-id first and second
times and referred to Judiciary 'Com-
lnittee ' y
A Gill cranting land to soldiers in the
present war on report of Ooriimittoo on
ttabllc Jiimds reporting substitute road
second time substitute adopted. Wlr.
Guinn offered a substitute authorizing
tho several County Courts to regulate
prices of articles .!' prime necessity used
in families of soldiers.
Mr. Snepar I moved to postpone fur-
ther consideration of tho subject until
7 1-2 o'clock p. m. lost.
Mr Guiun mov;d to lay the bill and
substitute on the table carried.
Mr Hord by leave introduced a Joint
Riolutioji in relation to mu'shal law .
read first and .nuc md times and referred
to Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Guiun moved to take up the bill
and substitute which had been laid on
the table on ids motion as nb ve. Mr.
Buriiuy move 1 to divide the question
winch was carried and the bill was taken
Up.
4 Mr. Ilarcourt by leave reporte 1 on
behalf ol the Judiciary Committee a
bill to incorpo -ate tlio .Columbus Mutual
Mippl3' Association and recommended ito
passage. "'
0 1 motion the Senate adjourned un-
til 7 1-2 o'clock p. 111.
t m' 7 1-2 o'clock p. m.
Senate met roll called quorum pres-
ent. Mr. Ilirtley nvovod to rec insider the
vote which adopted the report of the Ju-
diciary Committee on yesterda' ad-
Verel3' to a bill declaring void any sale
made by tm. public encni3r who may oc-
cupyAny portion of" the territory of the
dtarejof Texas carried.
A 'message was received from tho House
informing the Senate that rhellou.se had
adopted a substitute to Senate's bill to
provide a specie fund to aid tax payers
111 Jiaymunts of specie taxes.
A bill granting la. id to 'soldiers in the
present war being under consideration
when the Senate adjourned tho question
was taken on taking Mr. (Jruintfs Mibsti-
tuto from tho table which was put and
lost; bill read second time.
Mr. CJiunii offered the lollowing amend-
ment : provi led That all soldiers thai
liaye been or m.iy be permanently disa-
bled in the service of his country during
the piescnt war who was a citizen of the
btute 01 IcXiis at the time ho entered the
service and who has ieceived an honora-
ble discharge shall receive 1280 nnrc
under the provisions of this act. Mr.
llutloy moved to auiend tne amendment
fty in-ertiilg the-ein "who entered the
service as 1 soldier' from tue State ot
Texas." Mr. l)urant moved to lay the
'tuicndmeucs on the table upon which
the yti; and-nays were called und stood
thus: 3'eas 14; nays 11. The bill wa
then ejigrosed by the following vote :
oas 15; niys (J.
On motion the Senate adjourned Until
9 o'clock a. 111.. Monday next.
Feb. 28th 18G3.
IlO USE. A message wa-. received from
the Senate informing theilouae that that
body had passed the following bills:
A bill establishing ferries at the -crossing
of the Waco and Austin roads on the
Liinpassas and Leon rivers.
A bill to incorporate the Jackson Man-
ufacturing Comrwjny. Bill to attach
liendail county to 'the 4 tht Judicial Dis-
trict. Bill to defray the continirent. ex
poses of tho exra session of7 the ninth
Legislature. Bid to ihcorporatoaho Co
mal manu(acturing .company. Bijl auT
ithoriziug' County Clerks of Smith and
AVadker counties. t;o ley a special tax for
war purposes. )$i to regulate "the sale
of beef cattle;' 1&cC Bill to incorporate
the. -Dallas Male and Femsde College'.
Bill authorizing Bastrop and other coun-
ties to regulate the pay of Sheriffs in cer-
tain ca-es. Bill' (Senate) appropriating
$20000 for repairing roqi ofcapitol land'
office old land office ayd treasury build-
ing. Mr.- S!ielton presented petition of
A. Foster graying relief '&c.
The Sideet. juommipteQ to whom was"
referred several resolutions inregard to
the penitentiary reported that it vvas
inexpedient; to legislate on the matters
under consideration at 'the 'present time
and aked te bo discharged Ironi the .fur-
ther consideration of tho subject.
The Committee On Penitentiary nia.de
the following report;
The 'ommittee on the Penitentiary
;o whom was referred a bill to puni-sh'
persons obtaining goods under ftlse pre
tencea hlis tiad tho same under consider
ation and believing that euch a law
would nave a xalutury rffect in prevent-
ing fraqdund proniotiugjusticeand equul
itV ill the distribution of tho rmnrla num.
ufactured at the- penitentiary JHstnictj
me to report tho bill back to the House
and rpcommend its passage. '" '
The cimmitteo to whom was referred
a resolution in relation to tho cotton
trade between Mexico and Texas return- -cd
tho resolution and askc I to bo dis-
charged from its further consideration.
Mr. Patter offered joint resolution in
relation to public printing authorizing
the Secrotan orStatO 'Comptroller and
Treasurer to have'doue such printing for
tho use of the Stite as may bencccssaiy
to be governed as near as may be un-
der existing laws regulating tho prices
for public printing passed.
Bill making appropriation for tho mile-
age and per diem of members wis taken
up and the rule being suspended was
passed.
Bill 'concerning tho Alamo ditch was-
taken up and passed.
.Bill to. puuisli persons for obtaining-
goods under lalse pretences was taken up
and passsd.-
Mr. Goodnight offered a substitute for
Foliate bill to provide a specie fund to
aid tax-payers which on suspension of -the
rule was taken up and passed.
House then adjourned to 9 a' m. to-
morrow 4
March 2d' 18B3.
IIOtJSE met pursuant to adjourn-'
ment.
Mr. Willis for the Commit lee on En-
grossed Bills reported tho following as
Cvirrectlj- engrossed viz:
To incorporate tho Texas Iron Compa-
113'. To punish persons for obtaining
goods under false pretences from the
State Penitentiary. To repeal an act
entitled an act concerning tho Alamo
ditch in the cit3' of San Antonio and to
regulate irrigation therefvom ; approved
April 8th 18G1. Making appropriations
for the milage and per diem ol the mem-
bers and tho per diem pay of the olliceio
of the Extra Session of the 9th Legisla-
ture. Joint' Resolution in reference to
trade on the Rio Grande and extending
its benefits to tho people of tho wholo
skate. Joint Resolution. 111 reference to
the impressment of male slaves for mili-
taix uses lleport received.
Un motion Mr Alford of Trinity
was granted leave of absence for the re-
mainder of the session.
Mr. McCoy presented tho petition of
P. S. Mains praying for military protec-
tion and relief read first time and re-
ferred to Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. ileod of Victoria offered a'"reso-
tion instructing tho Militar3r Committee
on the part of tho House to report an ac-
count current between said Board and
their agento; also the disposition rliado
of the proceeds of the funds di-bursed by
said Board and where and how available.
On motion of Mr. Shelton tho resolu-
tion was laid on the table.
A message was received from the Sen-
ate informing tho House of Hlio passage
of a bill to provide necessary assistance
for families and other dependents oT offi-
cers and soldiers. Also the House reso-
lution of adjournment amended fixing
the time of adjournment to 7th March.
Mr. Cone chairman of Financecom-
mittee reported back tho petition of
ili-bt. Muller and others for relief and
asked to bo discharged from further con-
sideration of' iJiesubject repdrtreceived.
Mr.Alf6rdj of 'Trinity .chairman of Se-
lect 'Committee on petition of citrztens of
.Anderson county made( a minority ro-
port suhstittitiug a bill to authorize As-
sessor.1 .t Collectors' to pay into the Stato
Treasury Confederate or .State Treasury
notes in lieu of specio m'cer'tain;cases .
report received and bill readlirst time.
Message from the Senate informing the
'House thatSeriate had passed bill making
appropriation for miliig'aW per diem of
members and oifiCrs of tho 'Extra
Scsssion. 43
. .Mr. McGill ottered a Joint-Resolution-in
relation to frontier d.e fence referred
to Committee on Military Atfiir3.
Mr Buclyholts offered Resolution to the
oftVet that it? is tho duty of 'tho Confed-
erate Govornment-toproiect tho frontier
of Texas from tho Indians an'd the duty
of the Govqrnor.to call upon the Con-
federate authorities' to do so referred
to Committee omMiiitary Affairs; '
A message (was received from the
Senate informing the House that the
Senate bad adopted llpnse's' substitute
ro Senators bill tq pitied '" an act to"pro-
vide a specie- fund to aid' tax-payers in
tlje payraedt of tho peci6 tax"and
passed it. .
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