mortgage lien notes on real estate sit-businesses, or to encourage monopoly, uated within this State, and declaring and to declare all such contracts or an emergency,"

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.

CARPENTER, Chairman.

Committee Room,

Austin, Texas, April 14, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House.

Your Committee on State Affairs, to whom was referred

Senate bill No. 193, entitled "An act to amend article 4308, title XC, of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, relating to public weighers."

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.

CARPENTER, Chairman.

By Mr. Williams, chairman:

Committee Room,

Austin, Texas, April 14, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House.

Your Committee on Internal Improvements, to whom was referred

agreements made since the fifth day of December, 1877, illegal and void, and to provide a penalty for a violation of the same, and for other purposes."

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.

WILLIAMS, Chairman.

By Mr. Oliver, chairman:

MAJORITY REPORT.

Committee Room,

Austin, Texas, April 14, 1897.
Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the
House.
Your Committee on Penitentiaries,
to whom was referred

House bill No. 122, a bill to be entitled "An act to regulate the working of convicts, to prevent convicts from being hired to individuals and corporations, and to prevent their competition with free labor; to inhibit the State from competing with its citizens in the manufacture and sale of articles made in whole or in part by convicts, to utilize the labor of said convicts upon farms owned or leased by the State, and to utilize convict labor in improving public highways."

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.

OLIVER, Chairman.

MINORITY REPORT.

Committee Room,

Austin, Texas, April 14, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House.

A minority of your Committee on Penitentiaries, to whom was referred

House bill No. 122, a bill to be entitled "An act to regulate the working of convicts, to prevent convicts from being hired to corporations and individuals, and to prevent their competition with free labor; to inhibit the State from competing with its citizens in the manufacture and sale of articles made in whole or in part by convicts,

House bill No. 672, a bill to be entitled "An act to declare it unlawful for any railroad company, corporation, partnership either or person, natural or artificial, to buy or hold shares or stock in any railroad company or corporation in this State or elsewhere, or to make any contract or agreement whatever with any railroad company, corporation, partner- upon farms owned or leased by the ship or person, either natural or arti-State, and to utilize convict labor in ficial, touching or concerning improving public highways," any corporate property or franchises which may have the effect or be intended to have the effect to defeat or lessen competition in their respective

to utilize the labor of said convicts

Have had the same under consideration, and report the same back to the House with the recommendation that it do pass. WELCH.

HOUSE JOURNAL.

Committee Room,

Austin, Texas, April 14, 1897.

Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the
House.

Your Committee on Penitentiaries,
to whom was referred

House bill No. 547, a bill to be entitled "An act to amend article 2951, title 54, of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, by adding thereto article 2951a, relating to the State Reformatory and House of Correction."

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, for the reason that this exact amendment was adopted by the Twenty-fourth Legislature, but left out of Revised Statutes.

OLIVER, Chairman.

By Mr. Dies, chairman:

Committee Room, Austin, Texas, April 14, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House.

Your Committee on Engrossed Bills have carefully examined and pared

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House concurrent resolution No. 13, empowering the Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds to lease the temporary capitol.

And find the same correctly engrossed.

DIES, Chairman.

By Mr. Lillard, chairman:

Committee Room, Austin, Texas, April 13, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House.

Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and compared

House bill No. 281, "An act to repeal article 2923, chapter 6, title 52, of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas."

And find the same correctly enrolled, and I have this, day at 11 a. m., presented the same to the Governor for his approval.

LILLARD, Chairman.

April 14, 1897

629g, 529h, 529m and 529n of of the State of Texas of 1895, and by chapter 5, title 13, of the Penal Code chapter 5, title 13, of said Penal Code adding articles 529s and 529t to said fenses of the State of Texas, relating to ofbirds and game, and to repeal all laws for the protection of fish, in conflict herewith."

and I have this, day at 11 a. m., preAnd find the same correctly enrolled, sented the same to the Governor for his approval.

LILLARD, Chairman.

Committee Room, Austin, Texas, April 13, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the

House.

Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and compared

House bill No. 613, entitled "An act to set apart for free school purposes four leagues of land heretoGreer county, and to authorize the Atfore granted to the territory known as for the recovery of said land." torney General to institute proceedings

And find the same correctly enrolled, sented the same to the Governor for and I have this, day at 11 a. m., prehis approval.

LILLARD, Chairman. Committee Room, Austin, Texas, April 13, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House.

Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and compared

act House bill No. 476, entitled "An to restore and confer ty the civil and criminal jurisdiction the county court of San Saba counupon formerly belonging to said county unutes of the State, and to conform the der the Constitution and general statjurisdiction of the district court of said county to said change.'

and I have this, day at 11 a. m., preAnd find the same correctly enrolled, sented the same to the Governor for his approval.

LILLARD, Chairman.

Committee Room,
Austin, Texas, April 13, 1897.
Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the
House.

have carefully examined and com-
Your Committee on Enrolled Bills
pared

act to prohibit the taking of fish
House bill No. 653, entitled "An
from the waters of Carter Lake,

Clinton Lake, and Caddo Lake and their tributaries in Harrison or Marion counties in this State, otherwise Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the and Green Lake and its tributaries, in Calhoun and Victoria counties, than by means of ordinary hook and line and trot line; and to prohibit the sale or shipping of game fish in said counties of Harrison and Marion, and to provide penalties for the violation thereof."

have carefully examined and compared

House bill No. 557, entitled "An act to amend article 22, of title 4, of the Revised Civil Statutes, so as to extend the time of the district court of Fort Bend, Wharton, Brazoria and Waller counties,"

And find the same correctly enrolled, and I have this, day at 11 a. m., presented the same to the Governor for his approval.

LILLARD, Chairman.

Committee Room, Austin, Texas, April 14, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House.

Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and pared

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House bill No. 107, a bill to be entitled "An act to define and prevent cold storage in a local option county, precinct, city, town or subdivision of a county, and to affix a penalty for running, keeping or maintaining them in such county, city, town or subdivision,"

And find the same correctly enrolled, and I have this, day at 11 a. m., presented the same to the Governor for his approval.

LILLARD, Chairman.

Committee Room, Austin, Texas, April 14, 1897. Hon. L. T. Dashiell, Speaker of the House.

owner or owners of the same is insolvent or in failing circumstances, and to provide an appropriate penalty therefor,"

And find the same correctly enrolled, and have this day, at 5 p. m., presented the same to the Governor for his approval. LILLARD, Chairman.

FURTHER TIME GRANTED. For consideration of House bills Nos. 542, 658, and Senate bill No. 86, on motion of Mr. Robbins, chairman. 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:

House bill No. 517, entitled "An act

to make it a felony for any president, director, manager, cashier, or other officer of any bank, banking instituon or the owner, agent or manager of any private bank or banking institution, or the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, director or agent of any trust company or institution doing business in the State of Texas, to receive or assent to the reception of any deposit of money or other valuable thing in such bank, banking institution or trust company or institution, or for any such bank, banking institution, or president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, director or agent of such trust company or institution to create or assent to the

Your Committee on Enrolled Bills have carefully examined and com- | creation of any debts or indebtedness pared in consideration or by reason of which House bill No. 517, entitled "An act, indebtedness any money or valuto make it a felony for any president, able property shall be received into director, manager, cashier, or other such bank or banking institution or officer of any bank, banking institu- trust company or institution, or the tion or the owner, agent or manager owner or owners of the same is inof any private bank or banking insti- solvent or in failing circumstances, tution, or the president, vice presi- and to provide an appropriate penalty dent, secretary, treasurer, director or therefor," agent of any trust company or insti- Senate bill No. 42, entitled "An act tution doing business in the State of to amend chapter 3, title 40, of the ReTexas, to receive or assent to the re-vised Civil Statutes of the State of ception of any deposit of money or other valuable thing in such bank, banking institution or trust company or institution, or for any such bank, banking institution, or president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, director or agent of such trust company or institution to create or assent to the creation of any debts or indebtedness in consideration or by reason of which indebtedness any money or valuable property shall be received into such bank or banking institution or trust company or institution, or the

Texas, by adding thereto article 2293a, relating to the deposition of parties."

Senate bill No. 240, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to provide for the collection of taxes heretofore and that may hereafter be levied, making such taxes a lien on the lands taxed, establishing and continuing such lien, providing for the sale and conveyance of lands delinquent for taxes since January 1, 1885, which may have been returned delinquent or reported sold to the State or to any county, city or town to satisfy