Mitchell,

Allen of Dallas,

Andrews,

Avery,

Moody,

Bass.

Beall,

Moore of Lamar,
Morris,

Beaird,

Morrison,

Bertram,

Murchison,

Blair.

Nix,

Bounds,

Orr,

Bramlette,

Owsley,

Mr. Jackson moved to reconsider the vote by which House bill No. 171 was passed, and to table the motion to reconsider.

The motion to table prevailed. The Speaker laid before the House, on its third reading and final passage.

Senate bill No. 258, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend the charter of the city of Dallas."

[The legal published notice required by the Constitution. duly attested, of intention to apply for the passage of this act (contained in Senate bill No. 258). Rhodes, Van Zandt, accompanied the bill. and was exhibited

Ritter,

Robbins,

Smith of Milam,
Smith of Runnels,
Smith of Colorado,
Smith of Brazos,

Amend section 28 so that it shall hereafter read as follows:

"Section 28. In lieu of the office of recorder of the city of Dallas, there is hereby created the office of city judge. Said city judge shall be a resident of said city and a qualified voter therein. He shall be a person learned in the law. He shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city, and shall hold his office for two years, and until his successor is elected and qualified; he shall preside over and hold said court, and discharge all the duties thereof. This section shall in no way interfere with or change the Townsen, Lampasas term of office of the present city judge.` Townsend, Angelina

Stokes.

Henderson,

Strange,

Barron,

Wurzbach.

Nays-none.
Absent, excused.

Moore of Morris, [
Moroney,

Evans of Hunt,
Evans of Grayson, O'Neal,
Falke,
Patterson,
Feagin,
Fletcher,
Good,

that the city of Dallas shall in every Tompkins,
Wester,
event become liable and bound to pay Townsend, Angelina Whitacre.
on the first day of each and every month Turney,
for all of the cost of such street sprink-
ling so contracted for and at street
intersections, and where the city shall
own property abutting on the portion
of the street so sprinkled; and provided
further, that the city shall collect such
taxes and reimburse the city for such
money paid out on street sprinkling
contracts, and shall pass such legal ordi-
nances for the enforcement of such tax
as may be necessary, and that the city Harrison,
may become a purchaser at any sale or King,
sales for such taxes; provided further, Love,
that no street shall be sprinkled as pro- McLemore,
vided for in this act, except upon a peti- McNeill,
tion of a majority of the property own-
ers on said street within the boundaries Armistead,
to be sprinkled."
Avery,

The bill was passed by the following Edwards,

vote:

Graham,

Lindsey,

Plemons,

Rudd.

Sowell,

Turner,

Watkins,

Wayland,

Williams.

Absent, not excused.
O'Connor,

Martin of Kinney,

Rhodes of Wood,
Stokes,

Townsen, Lampasas
Ward.

Mr. Allen of Dallas moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate bill No. 258 was passed, and to table the motion to reconsider.

The motion to table prevailed.

The Speaker laid before the House, on its second reading,

Senate bill No. 266, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend section 1, chapter 29 of an act passed at the regular session of the Twenty-third Legislature, extending the time of holding the district court in Kerr county."

The bill was read second time and passed to a third reading.

Mr. Burney moved to suspend the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days in each house, and that the bill be put on its third reading and final passage.

Allen of Dallas,

Andrews,

Bailey,

Bass,

Beall,

Beaird.

Bertram,

Blair,

The motion prevailed by the following Brigance,

Seabury,
Simmons,

Burney,

Burns,

Cameron,

Carpenter,

Carson,
Chambers,
Cureton,

Dashiell,
Davis.

Smith of Milam,
Smith of Runnels,

Smith of Colorado,
Smith of Brazos,

Spillane,

Townsend, Angelina Ca

Mr. Simmons moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate bill No. 275 was passed, and to table the motion to recon- Darroch, sider.

The motion to table prevailed.

The Speaker laid before the House on Freeman, its second reading,

House Bill No. 388, being a bill to be entitled "An act to amend chapter 89 of the acts of the regular session of the Twenty-third Legislature, approved May 4, 1893, the same being an act to prescribe the time of holding the terms of the district court of the Eleventh Judicial District, also to change the boundaries of said district and to create the Fifty-fifth Judicial District and fix the terms of holding the courts therein." On motion of Mr. Dashiell, consideration of the bill was postponed until next Saturday.

The Speaker laid before the House on its second reading. House bill No. 581, a bill to be entitled "An act for the relief of Mrs. Jane W. Humphreys, widow of P.W. Humphreys. and to grant her a certificate for 1280

acres of land."

The bill was read second time.

[The legal published notice required by the Constitution, duly attested, of intention to apply for the passage of this act (contained in House bill No. 581), accompanied the bill, and was exhibited in the House at the time of its consideration.]

Mr. Burmeister offered the following amendment:

Giddings,
Gilliland,
Gough,
Graham,
Greer,
Haller,
Henderson,

Allen of Colorado, Morrison,
Bass.
Murchison,
Bertram,
Nix,
Bounds,
Orr,
Cocke,
Drew.

Drinkard,
Edwards,
Foster,
Huddleston,
Jennings,
Lindsey,
Logan,
Long,
Martin of Coryell,
McKinney,
McWilliams,
Moody,

Peyton,

Reiger,

Ritter.

Radford,

Rhodes, Van Zandt,

Robbins,

Seago,
Sebastian,

Speckels,
Stokes.

Strange.

Townsen, Lampasas,
Whitacre.

Tompkins,

Absent, excuseď.
Barron,
Harrison,
Evans of Hunt, King,
Evans of Grayson, Love,
Falke,
Feagin,

In line 26, after the word "exists," insert That the constitutional rule re- Fletcher, quiring bills to be read on three several

Good,

McLemore,
McNeill,

Moore of Morris,
Moroney,