Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the 5th day of the second called session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.

Patent for a form of mold that is constructed to expand and contract quickly to form sidewalks and curbs.

Patent for a new and improved nail-driving tool. This design consists, "with the shell of the tool formed with recesses and a guide-groove . . . the driving-bar provided with notch, die, and roller, spline guided in the groove of the shell, and the returning-spring, of the levers having toes, the former of said levers bearing normally upon the roller, the spring secured to said shell, bearing by its ends upon the ends of the said levers, and the magazine obliquely attached to the shell, provided with an opening and a spring-closing device" (lines 32-43).