COMMITTEE REPORTS. port, and beg leave to report the same back to the House with the recom Mr. Ward, chairman, submitted the mendation that it do pass. following reports: Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. FISHER, Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Your Judiciary Committee No. 1, to Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the whom was referred House bill No. 199, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend title 63 of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, so as to insert article 3235a, permitting the tenant to demand and require of landlord an itemized ac count and statement of the advances and rents due or to become due." Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. WARD, Chairman. MAJORITY REPORT. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your Judiciary Committee No. 1, to whom was referred House bill No. 196, a bill to be entitled "An act to prohibit the quashing of writs of attachment, sequestration, or other extraordinary writs, and to provide for amendment of such writs or bonds or the affidavits upon which such writs are based, and to provide for a mode of procedure as to, and disposition of such writs."' Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed by a majority of the committee to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass. WARD, Chairman. MINORITY REPORT. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House: We, a minority of your Judiciary Committee No. 1, to whom was referred House bill No. 196, a bill to be entitled "An act to prohibit the quashing of writs of attachment, sequestration or other extraordinary writs and to provide for the amendment of such writs or bonds or the affidavit upon which such writs are based and to provide for a mode of procedure as to and disposition of such writs," House. Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. House bill No. 186, a bill to be enttitled "An act to amend title 62, chapter 2, article 3145, of the Revised Statutes of Texas, relating to jury commissioners." Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass. WARD, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your Judiciary Committee No. 1, to whom was referred House bill No. 182, a bill to be entitled "An act giving a lien on property to persons paying taxes thereon at the written request of the owner, and providing for foreclosure of the same. Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass. WARD, Chairman. Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. House bill No. 189, a bill to be entitled "An act to expedite suits in the Do not concur with the majority re- courts of this State in all cases where 8-House. the public interest is concerned in the omendation that it do not pass, and forfeiture of any charter right or fran- that the accompanying committee suschise of any corporation, or the right stitute bill be adopted in lieu thereof. to any public office, State, county, disWARD, Chairman. trict or municipal, or where the public Committee Room, revenue is involved in suits where the State, county or any municipality of the State claims taxes or money or property." Have had the same under considera tion, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass. WARD, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your Judiciary Committee No. 1, to whom was referred House bill No. 180, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend article 5043 of the Revised Statutes of 1895, so as to exempt Maverick county from the provisions of title CII, chapter 6, relating to the inspection of hides and animals." Have had the same under considera Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your Judiciary Committee No. 1, to whom was referred House bill No. 166, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend article 3231, title 62, chapter 12, Revised Statutes, as to rendering of verdicts in district, county and justice's courts." Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass. WARD, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House: Your Judiciary Committee No. 1, to whom was referred House bill No. 99, a bill to be entition, and I am instructed to report the tled "An act to amend article 4915, tisame back to the House with the rec-tle 101, of the Revised Statutes of the ommendation that it do pass. WARD, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your Judiciary Committee No. 1, to whom was referred House bill No. 172, a bill to be entitled "An act to prevent litigants from pleading the statutes of limitations in the county and district courts in cases appealed from justices' courts, when the same was not pleaded in the justices' courts." Have had the same under considera tion, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. WARD, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your Judiciary Committee No. 1, to whom was referred House bill No. 100, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend articles 4900 and 4901, title 101, chapter 1, of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, relating to sheriffs and constables." Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the rec State of Texas, relating to the duties of constables." Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass, and that the accompanying committee substitute bill be adopted in lieu thereof. WARD, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House: Your Judiciary Committee No. 1, to whom was referred House bill No. 73, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend article 2044 of the Revised Civil Code of this State." Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass. WARD, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House: Your Judiciary Committee No. 1, to whom was referred House bill No. 66, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend article 2974, chapter 3. title 55, of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas." Have had the same under considera Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass. BUMPASS, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your Committee on Agricultural Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 184, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend article 4759 of the Reviseu Civil Statutes by adding article 4759a, relating to public roads." Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass. BUMPASS, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your Committee on Agricultural Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 113, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend article 4997, title 102, chapter 5, of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, relating to the mode for preventing certain animals from running at large in counties and subdivisions." Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass. BUMPASS, Chairman. to call a cotton growers' convention, and inviting delegates from all cotton growing States," Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. BUMPASS, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your Committee on Agricultural Affairs, to whom was referred House bill No. 144, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend section 1 of chapter 69 of the general laws passed by the Sixteenth Legislature of Texas, approved March 26, A. D. 1879, entitled "An act to amend sections 6 and 9 of an act to define a lawful fence," Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do not pass. BUMPASS, Chairman. By Mr. Kirk, Chairman: MAJORITY REPORT. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your Committee on Stock and Stockraising, to whom was referred House bill No. 174, a bill to be entitle "An act to amend article 4960, chapter 4, of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, relating to estrays." Have had the same under considerasame back to the House with the rection, and I am instructed to report the ommendation that it do not pass. KIRK, Chairman. MINORITY REPORT. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House: We, a minority of your Committee on Stock and Stock Raising, to whom was referred House bill No. 174, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend article 4960, chapter 4, Civil Code Revised Statutes of Texas," Have had the same under consideration, and we, the undersigned minority, beg leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass, for the following reasons, to-wit: There is now no rem And find the same correctly grossed. en edy under the law for the protection to the Live Stock Sanitary Commisof the farmers in sections of the State sion and the movement of live stock not under the stock law from the dep- thereunder," radations of bad, breachy stray stock, except at the great expense of keeping up of said stock for six or twelve months, and this has a tendency to induce farmers to take the law into their own hands and commit violations of our penal statutes. HUMPHREY. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 25, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your Committee on Stock and Stockand Stockraising, to whom was referred, House bill No. 120, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend article 3335 of chapter 5, title 66, of the Revised Statutes of Texas, relating to liens," Have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the House with the recomendation that it do pass, with the following amendment: Provided further, that the production and turning over to the lien holder such progeny shall relieve the mother from said lien. KIRK, Chairman. By Mr. Dies, chairman: Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 26, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your Committee on Engrossed Bills have carefully examined and compared House bill No. 109, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend article 1814, article 1815 and article 1816, of title XXXVII, of the Revised Statutes of 1895 of the State of Texas, relating to the time and manner of making returns to the Secretary of State of elec tion for electors for President and Vice-President, and of estimating the same, and of the meeting of the electors," DIES, Chairman. By Mr. Burney, chairman: Committee Room, Austin, Texas, Jan. 27, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House. Your committee, to whom was referred the matter of memorial resolutions to the memory of the late Hon. T. L. Edwards of Delta county, beg leave to present the following resolutions, with the recommendation that they do pass: Whereas, Since the meeting of the Twenty-fourth Legislature, Hon. T. L. Edwards of Delta county, a member of said body, has been called to another and higher sphere of action, being separated from his friends by death; and Whereas, We desire to pay a tribute to the moral worth of our deceased fellow citizen, and set forth the high esteem in which he was held by his fellow-members; therefore, be it Resolved, That in the death of Hon. T. L. Edwards the State has lost a true and upright citizen, and his community an honest man. Resolved further, That we tender our sympathy to his family, and in token thereof the Chief Clerk forward to them a copy of these resolutions, and that a page of the House Journal be inscribed to his memory. BURNEY, CARPENTER, Committee. resolution as reported was adopted MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. Austin, Texas, Jan. 26, 1897. Sir: I am instructed by the Senate to inform the House that the Senate has coucurred in the House amendment to Senate bill No. 12, "An act making an appropriation to defray the contincom-gent expenses of the Twenty-fifth Leg Your Committee on Engrossed Bills have carefully examined and pared House bill No. 104, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend article 5043k of the Revised Statutes of 1895, relating islature." And that the Senate has passed Senate bill No. 42, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend chapter 3, title |