The bill was read third time and passed.

Mr. Gilliland moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate bill No. 312 was passed, and to table the motion to reconsider.

The motion to table prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Morrison, the regular order of business was suspended to take up. on its third reading and final passage,

Senate bill No. 230, a bill entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to regulate the establishment of quarantine in the State of Texas, and in the counties, cities and towns thereof, and to repeal all laws in conflict herewith,' approved April 28, 1891."

The bill was laid before the House, read third time, and passed by the following vote:

Yeas-82.

Allen of Colorado, Bass.

Gilliland,

Good,

Harrison,

Jennings,

Lindsey,

Allen of Dallas, Beall. Avery,

Rudd.

Smith of Colorado,

Tarver,

Townsend, Angelina

Wurzbach.

COMMITTEE REPORTS.

By Mr. Sowell, acting chairman:
Committee Room,

Austin, Texas, April 29, 1895. Hon. T. S. Smith, Speaker of the House: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and compared House bill No. 404, An act to define trusts, provide for penalties and punishment of corporations, persons, firms and associations of persons connected with them. and to promote free competition in the State of Texas, and to repeal all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act,"

And find the same correctly enrolled, and have this day. at 3:30 o'clock p. m., presented the same to the Governor.

SOWELL, Acting Chairman.

Committee Room,

Austin, Texas, April 29, 1895. Hon. T. S. Smith, Speaker of the House: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and compared

House bill No. 166, "An act to amend sections 1 and 2 of chapter 86 of the gen eral laws of the State of Texas, as passed by the Twenty-third Legislature, exemping Denton, Nacogdoches, and Navarro counties from the provisions of said law, making it a penal offense to use traps. nets and seines for the purpose of taking fish,"

And find the same correctly enrolled and have this day at 3:30 o'clock p. m.. presented the same to the Governor.

SOWELL, Acting Chairman.

Committee Room,

Austin, Texas, April 29, 1895. Hon. T. S. Smith, Speaker of the House: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and compared House bill No. 728, "An act to provide for the publication and distribution of the Revised Civil Statutes, the Penal Code, and Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of Texas, adopted and established by the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Texas, and to make an appropriation therefor,'

And find the same correctly enrolled, and have this day, at 3:30 o'clock p. m., presented the same to the Governor.

SOWELL. Acting Chairman.

Committee Room,

designs, devices, imprints, and forms of advertising, and names, and to prescribe penalties for violation of the same. and to repeal all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act,"

And find the same correctly enrolled. and have this day, at 3:30 p. m., presented the same to the Governor.

SOWELL, Acting Chairman.

Committee Room,

Austin, Texas, April 29, 1895. Hon. T. S. Smith, Speaker of the House: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and compared

House bill No. 677, “An act to amend 'An act to designate what counties shall compose the Twenty-ninth judicial district of the State of Texas, and to fix the time of holding courts therein.' approved March 30, 1887, at the regular session of the Twentieth Legislature, amended February 15, 1889, March 5, 1889, amended by the acts of the regular session of the Twenty-third Legislature, approved April 26, 1893, so that the same shall hereafter read as follows:" and have this day, at 3:30 o'clock p. m., And find the same correctly enrolled, presented the same to the Governor.

SOWELL, Acting Chairman.

Committee Room,

Austin, Texas, April 29, 1895. Hon. T. S. Smith, Speaker of the House:

Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and compared

House bill No. 600. being "An act to amend an act approved March 15. 1893, entitled 'An act to amend section 23 of chapter 63 of an act passed at the regular session of the Twenty-second Legislature, approved April 13. 1891, entitled an act to amend section 23 of an act entitled an act to redistrict the State into judicial districts and fix the terms of holding court therein. and to provide for the election of judges and district attorneys in said districts at the next general election, to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1884, and change the time of holding the terms of the district court in Brazoria county, and confirm the issuance, service and return of process from said court to such change, and providing an extension of time of the January term of the district court in Brazaria county,"

And find the same correctly enrolled, and have this day, at 3:30 o'clock p. m., presented the same to the Governor.

Austin, Texas, April 29, 1895. Hon. T. S. Smith, Speaker of the House: Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and compared House bill No. 704, "An act authorizing the board of managers of the State Lunatic Asylum at Austin, Texas, to sell, lease or dispose of the water flowing from the artesian wells on the grounds belonging to said asylum," And find the same correctly enrolled. and have this day, at 3:30 o'clock p. m., presented the same to the Governor.

SOWELL, Acting Chairman.

By unanimous consent. Mr. Patterson offered the following resolution:

House concurrent resolution No. 38: Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Texas. that the committee, or other persons, who have the management and control of the erection of a monument to the Confederate dead be, and they are hereby, restrained and prohibited from erecting such monument at the front and end of the walk leading south from the capitol to Congress avenue in the city of Austin.

(Signed: Patterson, Logan.)

The resolution was read second time, and

Committee Room,

Austin, Texas, April 29, 1895. Hon. T. S. Smith, Speaker of the House:

investigate the printing of the decisions Your special committee, appointed topeals. respectfully submit the following of the Supreme Court and Court of Apreport:

The provisions of the law as to size of type and thickness of leads to be used in this work have not been observed (strictly speaking), in that the law required the reports to be printed from long primer and minion type. "same States Supreme Court Reports." whereas the type used has been uniformly larger and leads thicker; and said reports are provisions, at a greater cost to the State now being printed contrary to these would entail. than a strict compliance with the law pages to be 26 ems (pica) wide, and we The law also requires the find that the pages of volume 71. Supreme Court Reports, are only about 25 ems wide, and printed in extremely phat" type. It has not been practicable ately the total loss to the State resulting for your committee to estimate accurfrom this disregard of the strict letter of the law, but we are satisfied the loss has been considerable. We find further, that in publishing the Reports, the contractor has complied with the terms of the contract, but that the contract did not comply fully with the law. It is presumed, the State Printing Board conceived that however, that in making such contract the interests of the State were promoted in varying from the strict terms of the statute: but it is respectfully suggested that if the provisions of the law are such that compliance therewith would result to the detriment of the State, that the same should be so amended as to protect order to guard the public interests the State, and not left to be ignored, in against vices in legislation presumably enacted to be enforced with beneficial

size used in volume 23 Wallace's United

results.

All of which is respectfully submitted, MCLEMORE. Chairman.

On motion of Mr. McLemore the report was adopted.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Monroe offered the following resolution:

Be it resolved, That the Chief Clerk of

Mr. McLemore, chairman of special committee, submitted the following port:

Also, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be

allowed fifteen days, at five dollars per day, and also the use of two porters, to be selected by him, for three days at two dollars each per day, for the purpose of gathering up all stationery, keys, etc.. and properly filing them away for use of next Legislature, and for the general cleaning of this hall. and all committee rooms, corridors, etc.

Also, That the Postmaster be allowed five days, at five dollars per day. for the purpose of arranging the postoffice, and of receiving and forwarding all mail.

Also, that the Calender Clerk be allowed ten days at four dollars per day for the purpose of properly posting up the cal

endar.

Also, that the Journal Clerk be allowed forty-five days at five dollars per day for the purpose of indexing the Journal,

etc.

Also that the Assistant Journal Clerk be allowed thirty-five days at five dollars per day for the purpose of assisting the Journal Clerk.

Also, that the Enrolling Clerk be allowed three days and the Engrossing Clerk be allowed three days at four dollars per day each for the purpose of transferring to the Chief Clerk all books, bills, etc., on hand at close of session.

Be it further resolved, That the Speaker and Chief Clerk be authorized to draw all of above named certificates for the pay of the respective officers on the date of final adjournment and deliver same to the respective parties.

The resolution was read second time, and

Mr. Robbins moved that it be referred to the Committee on Contingent Expenses.

Mr. Allen of Dallas moved to table the motion to refer, and the motion to table was lost.

The motion of Mr. Robbins to refer prevailed, and the resolution went to the Committee on Contingent Expenses.

Mr. Davis moved to suspend the regular order to take up on its second reading.

Senate bill No. 217, providing for a school of dentistry in the medical department of the University of Texas. and the motion to suspend was lost.

By unanimous consent, Mr. O'Connor offered the following resolution:

Whereas, The several clerks of the House are being paid $4 and $5 each per day: and

Whereas, Earl Smith, the clerk in the Sergeant-at-Arms' office, has been and is being paid only $3 per day; and

Whereas, The said Smith, like all the other Smiths. has been a faithful officer and has proven himself worthy, efficient and true to his trusts; and

Mr. Smith of Brazos offered the following amendment:

Whereas. The following officers of the House, viz: Reading Clerk, Assistant Reading Clerk, Calendar Clerk, Engrossing Clerk. Enrolling Clerk, Doorkeeper and Assistant Doorkeeper, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms. and Chaplain, have been faithful, efficient, and vigilant in the discharge of every duty; therefore, be it

Resolved, That they are entitled to the same compensation that has been paid the other officers of this House. and the Chief Clerk is hereby instructed to issue to each of the above named officers a certificate for one dollar per day for each day of the session, to be paid out of the amount heretofore appropriated for mileage and per diem of the Twentyfourth Legislature.

(Signed: Smith of Brazos,

more.)

McLe

On motion of Mr. Robbins, the amendment was tabled.

On motion of Mr. Williams, the resolution was tabled.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Morrison offered the following resolution:

House concurrent resolution No. 39: Resolved, That a committee of three tion with like committee from the Senbe appointed by the Speaker, in connec ate, to wait upon his excellency the Govfourth Legislature is now about to adernor and inform him that the Twentyjourn sine die, and will receive any communication he may desire to make. Read second time and adopted.

The chair announced the appointment of the following committees:

Special committee in accordance with above resolution of Mr. Morrison:

Messrs. Morrison, Graham and Brown.

Special committee to whom is referred House concurrent resolution No. 35, by Mr. Patterson: Messrs. Graham, Logan, and Allen of Dallas.

Mr. Evans of Hunt moved to suspend the regular order to take up, on its passage to third reading,

Senate bill No. 70, relating to construction of cattle guards by railroad companies, and the motion was lost.

On motion of Mr. Blair, the House at 5 p. m. adjourned until 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow.

BILLS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER.

The Speaker signed in the presence of the House, after giving due notice thereof, and their captions had been read severally, the following bills:

Senate bill No. 123. "An act to amend article 1011a of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended by an act entitled 'An act to amend articles Nos. 1002, 1005, 1011, 1012, 1014, 1017, 1019, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1033, 1039. 1043, 1044, 1049, 1050, 1056, 1057, 1058, 1060, of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, and to add articles Nos. 1011a, 1011b, 1011e, 1011d. 1011e. and to repeat articles

Nos. 1006, 1007. 1008, 1009, 1034. 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1045, 1046, 1048, of the same title of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, and to provide for the transfer of cases pending in the Supreme Court to the Court of Civil Appeals, passed by the special session of the Twenty-second Legislature, approved April 13, 1892, relating to writs of error from the Supreme Court to the Court of Civil Appeals."

Senate bill No. 120, "An act to amend article 1011b of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended by an act entitled 'An act to amend articles Nos. 1002, 1005, 1011, 1012, 1014, 1017, 1019, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1033, 1039, 1043, 1044, 1049, 1050 1056, 1057, 1058, 1060. of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas; and to add articles 1011a, 1011b, 1011c, 1011d, 1011e, and to repeal articles numbers 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1045, 1046, 1048, of the same title of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, and to provide for the transfer of cases pending in the Supreme. Court to the Court of Civil Appeals, passed by the special session of the Twenty-second Legislature, approved April 13, 1892, relating to writs of error from the Supreme Court to the Courts of Civil Appeals."

Senate concurrent resolution No. 26, requesting the Secretary of State to re