Journal of the House of Representatives of the Session of the Legislature of Texas (Volume 2) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871. Excerpt: ... 1870;" No. 690, to be entitled "An act to repeal an act entitled 'an act to provide for the appointment by the Governor of certain officers to fill vacancies, ' approved June 28, 1870;" No. 921, to be entitled "An act supplemental to 'an act prescribing the mode of proceeding in the district courts in matters of probate, ' approved August 15, 1870," and find the same correctly engrossed. Respectfully, C. J. STOCKBRIDGE, Chairman, J. F. McKEE, W. G. ROBINSON, H. C. ELLIS, B. S. SHELBURNE. Committee Room, Austin, Nov. 18, 1,871 Hon. WM. H. SINCLAIR, Speaker of the House of Representatives: Sir: Your Committee on Engrossed Bills ask leave to report that they have carefully examined the following House bills, to-wit: .So. 383, to be entitled "An act to empower the sheriffs of the several counties of this State to make conveyance to purchasers of lands sold for taxes under an act, approved November 10, 1866, entitled 'an act for Ihe assessment and collection of taxes;'" No. 693, to be entitled "An act regulating the fees of the Clerk of the Supreme Court in certain cases;" No. 694, to be entitled "An act to authorize the Supreme Court to appoint a Librarian;" No. 887, to be entitled "An act to authorize the late State Treasurer to institute suit against the State of Texas;" and No. 926, to be entitled "An act for the relief of W. T. Patterson," and find the same correctly engrossed. Respectfully, C. J. STOCKBRIDGE, Chairman. B. S. SHELBURNE, H. C. ELLIS. Reports accepted and Chief Clerk dispatched to the Senate with House bills Nos. 383, 568, 690, 693, 694, 887 and 921, for its concurrence therein. Mr. Booty moved a suspension of the rules to take up Senate messages, upon which the yeas and nays were called for, and resulted as follows: Yeas--Messrs. Abbott of Au...