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House.


Roll called; quorum present.
The journal having been read and
adopted, Speaker Bryan rose 10 refer 70 an
article in the STATEsMAE Of the twenty
eighth ultimo, rejecting upon his conduct
as Speaker Of the House, in connec1on
with the international bill He stated that
he would resign Il not supported, end -.
Gated the chair in order 70 give tho House
an opportunity TO approve Of bic course.
(llr. Wortham N the cbaIr.)
afr. McLeary--As my name has been mcn- :
toned IN the article IA question, can but
testify to the truth Of its contents. and
place myself on record II support Of tlIe
newspaper. think the comments are wen
deserved and credit % the 6rAIKn4As.
There seemed 70 be some doubt IN the
minds Of members as 70 what was wanted
Of them, and as 70 the motion before. the
House, 1fr Watts trying 10 introdnce bis
bill to adjourn on The fifteenth insla1t
pending the clearing away ol Which 1lF
Johnson offered q resoluiiou indo nc
the course Of Ar. BFysn n his einel.i
capacity as Speaker, which vas amended,
eonsiderably discussed and finally adopted.
During the taking of the vote several
members desired 70 - elcuoed. but 70 per
mission being granted. they reeol1e4 tneIf
votes 10. After announcing the TcalIl,
Speaker BrTBn took occasion 80 cEDIt bis
thanks to che members, sud promised %
continue N BIS previous course
~. Wood desired 70 have BIZ 1|nfcmerl,
denouncing "a article ~ the Houston l11
ID reference % q cOnfcfcnce between him
and the Governor On the Infeluaiional.
= falSehood, entered upon TIE oushaI. =
went
NJ. Watts introduecl q resolution % cd
journ on the hftee1th instant. which VS.
patsed under 8 su.pension 81 che r
fAdopted also by The Senate.
lIr. Douglass presented b rItC4 <o
testing against annexine s flIct Of H#
50 johnson county. Referred.
1lf. Mfi11nef offered lcoCIlIol
ing The Stats Treasurer % s,ais Wise lIr
school fund went Up 20 lbe lilcfat1 q lar
nary, 1875. Adopted.
Mr. Won BIberSiein INTRODUCED lf ~
TIE improvements oI p4thc enc
b4sdrn, nnd bIH EaIa4loE lcla.
made y certain district surveys ~
/ ucre fcfer
A biII cEeati1g tle c1ar.l 81 ||fN4
I q tI.e southeastern E1f1Ic1 ~ Allgl 81 -
W. fss.ed also Eenatt BIB feeaIatI19 It
aegr-nmcnf of the AoI|er'
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WEare sorry the sTAzEaNAH gave Speaker
Bryan such serious dlsoomfort. It's couEss
came in an ace Of relieving him Of his dig
nity. Had he, as he should have done, -
uigned his position otsst hisDiyungth, ne
s,t6ruuos would have bsen ali the othsE
way. Take our word for Il, neither couE-
tssy q deIicacy vould. have intsrrened %
rsturn him o the chair. His bsgging q
fhs au.,tion unn "a that secured tkilsaf.
f.r1ncs httle lo1ger
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and both, on sons fimsy pretext, like the
international, are throuled Is the Legis-
lsturs resolved to create sectional parties in
Texas Against this result the STATESMAN
has daily and constantly warned the people
and the Legislature. It was right to give
Dallas and the Northwest all that was asked /;
but in making the generous concession the
Legislature forgot deprivations of right,
and even positive wrongs and outrages
done the West.
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Unparalleled IN prise.
With any lmpertanl, superior and yaluAble improve
ESUAL Ia sl.s and docs the sAxx wonk, In the sAzE
WAY, as ga $50 or el00 uachina.
Tho beet, simplest and cheapest machine ever made.
Written guarantee ios fivE TEAEa with every Ma
No srFrnsOR No COrrKzrriOx No RIVAL in Q,sollig
sRillfai and practical scisntac accomplishment os
most wonderful combination of al the coon quail
rIEs Of sewing Machine. and fully acknowledged
70 be perfectly sacoessfal mechanical achievement
n t.o,paRas Of koaes. The Fasorlie of he Family
Circle.
UrEs woEK. but is aii1oys rsddg u . sOEEsF o -
nwillsA IEs cOsr many times over n one season,
Foar or Five Dollars Day fog AM nAS on voNAS
whouay wish 60 DO sewingtor llving.
children ana serVan = en- rsn ~.
50 srnoNO and soI1n 1UILF. 4 win last eENxRAFIos
nss ''ss 10 sSspsISsoss Goes ar Cans TO ssi out Of
sc~s Nh; SsrA,lr rrn Win coarse oOuOn Llnsn. sk
RsrinlS seus strong seam oser All txps OF rOOas
son lssss. tss ~ . hsAs,sE ~, sa DofH
kens FksfER, LlonfER, nom akeN and eriEr than dg
Tees lAc Slroac, Slrairtf needle
Narrclonsly rRuR IN every mction.
SGUs the FIs<nS9. FfnN and LASTING eiitch.
% 'soas as sax s ~ sS e. Ne ssS = Ssa
~, eyenness snd dprsoie qualities q vhieh have
Wla Nv ssTzs.sS 4, Is pOssihls Ter needle 70 90
VII ds svzsz pzscu.rz,os os sewing ssrs poS. oa
wIa lissa, FsIi Tssl sssa GENT Braid, cesd Blnd,
hEoi9ef. AnneP eFssdtAs, ETC.. etc. WiA asionisA
ine Aa4e, lf1nloltH 4n4 Hcelncea.
sioss q - cos1try, 1aris q diSsinrais6ed con
nlocratlen eooe Voluntarily accorded 10 any inven
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The New Orleans 1rne stiII inveighs
bitterly against Eads's jetties as means Of
making he dilnpidafel Crescent City &C
cessible from the sea. And the zipses' vat
icinatiouswin BE verified. Texas isdeeply
interested IN thi, matter. But nov there
s. 10 help fpr Il. Eads had nonsy and
railways . help hin, snd one q the IN
foriunafs nearz7ss fcr Teas that went
thfoueh a. ths l.ni night q ths session VA
sl.r iell5 laa II Eads. Ths eonslructi0n
ol walls q wood o r0ne. bssEosn which
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Directors.
FRANCIS N. BoLIN, Manages.
JOHN w. CHRISTIAN,
ALEXANDER HARRIS.

The COneerS will be under the lmme-
dlaIe su perytsiOn OF HLr. q. r. sISSON,
that the price paid for the ticket VIII
insure the worth OF the money.
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rURPosE-To RREcT AN ODD PILLOWS HALL.


Price Of Tickets onIy One Dollar.
CLUB RATEs-ELEvEN TICKETS FOR TEN
DOLLARS.
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DePOsitOry-C. b. JOHNS & CO., Bank.
ers, Austin, TraVis county, Texas.
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Senate met pursuant to Adjournment
nrpoRra OF coArTTTTEEa.

NNAAa--AA
Senator ireland reported favorably on
Senate bill ''to authorize Gonzales county
to build BRIDGE favorably on House bill
. ssconcerning litigation with the railroad
company. known as the New Orleans, No
bile and Texas Railroad Company
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill ato authorize the county of
Gonzales 70 build bridge.n
House bin ssto amend the act to incoF-
porate tho Austin and Pacific Short Line
Railroad Company
Senate Joint resolution ssproviding for
constitutional convention" with an amend
ment by the House, was called up BY SenA-
tor Davenport who moved that the Senate
concur In House amendment.
On motion Of Senator Bradley, the joint
resolution was referred 70 the Committee
on Constitutional Amendments By vote Of
IA to 10.
senate bill ''for relief OF II. G. Hunt and
George w. Whittmore.n
Senate bin concerning litigation with
the railroad company, known as the New
Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railroad Com
pany.'
Senate bill "to incorporate the Hockey
and Montgomery Railroad Company"
The Senate sustained the Governors veto
ON House bill ITO authorize the County
Court Of Collin county 10 issue bondsn
Senate bill regulating the government
Of the Agricultural and Mechanical College
Of Texas"
Senate adjourned 70 10A. y. tomorrow.
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List or Heal Estate Awards.

One house and twelve acre lot in the town Of
Twelve acre farm lot in The town Of Bastrop 100
$4,000
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IolNT REsoLurfoSa

Senator Moore PEsss4SSsssss Ssss, srtti5is ti'
ton TO alLs1i alaas,,tion of the State" Referred.
the Coass. Cas.,- bradshaw presented resolution
:. smending section th:rty-seven, article
three, of the Constitution" Referred.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill ito regulate tho fees OF DIS
trict attorneys In felony cases.
Senate bill " to provide for the election
of municipal officers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage of House concur
rent resolution to adjourn sine de on Mon
day, the fifteenth instant.
On motion of Senator Hobby, the con-
current resolution was adopted.
The message Of the Governor vetoing
Senate bill ito allow the county Of Travis
to issue bonds to build court house and
Jail y was read and, on motion Of Senator
Westfall, was referred to judiciary Com
mittee. az
Senate bill to make an appropriation for
the support of the State government was
taken up.
The senate went into committee Of the
whole.
(senator Flanagan in the chair.)
The committee rose, reported progress
and asked leave to sit again.
On motion Of Senator Wood, the Senate
adjourned until 10 A. N. tomorrow.
THURSDAY, March 4, 1875.
The Senate opened with the usual cere
II
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BILLS INTRoDUcEp.


Senator Westfall introduced bill to in
corporate the Austin, Georgetown and Bel.
ton Turnpike Company. Referred. o1
Senator Westfall introduced a bill to in.
corporate the Georgetown and Rsckdale
Railroad Company. Referred.
Senator Baker introduced bill to incor-
porate the Mechanic Fire Company of the
city Of Houston. Referred.
Senator Moore introduced a bill to amenii
the act prescribing the time Of the annual
meetings of the Legislature. Referred,
Senator Campintroduced bill for the re-
lief of II. O. Hunt and G. w. Whitmore
Referred.
Senator Ireland introduced a bin ssto re-
peal all laws requiring hotels and eating
houses to procure a license or pay tax,
and vacating licenses now in force. . Read
first time.
Senator Wood introduced bill sto pro-
vide for the election of municipal officers
in certain cases.u Read first time.
Senator Joseph introduced bill ssfor the
relief of j. n. 0. Bernard, special deputy
for the collection of taxes in Galveston
county"
Senator Allison introduced bill ssto reg
ulate the sale Of poisonous drugs.n Re
lCiICu.
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COMMITTEE REPoRTs,

Senator Wood, for the Committee on In
teFnal improvements, made the following
reports: Favorably on Senate bill to in
corporate the Georgetown and Rockdale
Railroad Company;a fnvorably on Senate
bill "to incorporate the Austin Water
Works Company" !" favorably on Senate bill
ato incorpOrate the Tehuacana Railroad
Company substitute for Senate bill "to
amend an act TO incorporate the Pacific and
Great Eastern Railroad Company"
Senator StiHman made the following re.
ports: FayoFably on Senate bill "for the re.
lief of H. c. Hunt and Geo. w. Whit
wise;n fayorably on Senate bin to incor
porate the Houston Light Guards, Of th'
city Of Houston !" fayorably on Senate bil
"to incorporate Fire Company No. 6, ol
the City Of Houston - favorably on Senat,
bill 'sto regulate the law Of poisonou
drugs;1 favofably on Senate bill "to amend
an act 70 prescribe the time OF the alnua
meetings Of the Legislature.
senator Ireland, from Judiciary Commit
tee, reported In favor Of sustaining th'
Governors veto on Senate bin ''to authorizl
Travis county to issue bonds"
Senator Hobby reported favorabiy OF
Senate joint resolution ITO amend section
thirty-seven, article three, Of the Constitu
uon ana uuI4YofaDiy on Dtuhte JOINT To
olutiOn ito amend section nine Of article
nine Of Che Constitution
ELLIS ISTRoDUcED. rese
Senator Westfali introduced San act 3,
authorize the board Of trustees Of tbs
Southwestern University 20 issue and die
pose Of bonds in aid Of said university
/ Referred. -
Senator Westfal introduced supple
mental bin to San oct 70 incorporate tn
Red River and Rio Grsndc Railway Con
pany" Read first time.
Senator Joseph introduced San act con
corning trnstr Referred.
Senator Moore introduced bin 60 IN
corporate the Monumental Association o
the State. . Referred
Senator ireland introduced . ban isto
amend article 773 Of the Criminal Code
Read 6rst time
Senator Ledbefter introduced q biL
making an appropriation 70 pay the mem
bers and officers of the present Legisia
tu1o.p Read first tine.
Senator RuS1cli introduced = BAL TO en-
force the rendering Of property for taxa
ton In certain cases, and providing penal
ties for failare o. refusal % render III
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NO. 81
senate.

senate.
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 1915
The Senate opened its session with the
usual ceremonies.
The President Of the Senate presented
me following communication from Senator
Culoerson:
ArsrN, Texas, March ., 1878.
Hon. R. B Hubbard. President Of the Senate:
Ny resignation Of the Office Of Senator
ter the term of four years, from the Seventh
Senatorial District. taxes effect on to-mor-
row, the third instant. You viii. there
fore, on the morning call, cause my name 10
be omitted from the roll Of Senators. In
making this announcement Of the termina-
tion Of my official relations with the Senate.
beg to tender to each Of its officers my
thanks for their uniform courtesy and kind
ness, and TO express the sincere wish that
q happy and prosperous future may be al.
lotted each member Of tho Senate.
I part from them with regret-prond Of
their friendship, and grateful for their
kindness.
Respectfully, D. B. CUEBERsoS.
PETITIONS.
Senator Russell introduced a petition
from citizens OF Uvalde, Edwards and Ban
dera counties, asking for new county, to
be called Montana Referred,
Senator Baker offered q petition fran
zsEurestln1t 1t-.-oG xIasrfa county
:" asking relief Referred.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Senator Baker reported favorably on Sen
ate bill 'tO regulate assessments in certain
cases."
Senator Wood, for Committee on Inter
nal Improvements, submitted the following
reports: Fayorably on Senate bill "to in
corporate the Denison, Northern Texas and
Rio Grande Railroad, and TO grant land to
aid in the construction thcreof;n favorably
on Senate bill 'to amend an act to incor-
porate the Sherman, Wichita and Pan Han
die Railroad Company;'1 unfavorably on
House bill Ito encourage the construction
of narrow gauge railroads, and to cheaper
transportation = favorably on the memorial
OF the National Board Of Trade - favora-
bly, on Senate bill ''te amend the ,act to
authorize counties, cities and towns to aid
In the construction Of railroads and other
works Of internal improvements favorn-
bly, on Senate bill s4o incorporate the
Hockey and Montgomery Railroad Com.
Pany." -
mrs TNrponr-rup
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MISCELLANEOUS.

The Senate went into committee Of the
whole, on. the senate bill s'makingan appro-
priation 70 defray the expenses Of the State
government, and made various amendments
thereto. The bin is not yet perfected.
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The South Mt Bunker Hill.

The Cincinnati Commercial says:
The reception that the Southern military
guests of Boston received will do good
throughout the South. The greetings in
the splendid streets of Boston of Con-
federate soldiers from South Carolina
and Virginia with "Auld Lang Syne
touched the heart. The Boston Adrer-
tiser says of the march of the Charleston
Light Infantry up State street, ." it was
like holiday" and everywhere there
was token of enthusiastic and happy
welcome" The South Carolinians had
the old Eutaw flag, which is thus des-
cribed:
"The Eutaw flag is fringed square
of crimson brocade, which has story.
AS regiment of South Carolina troops
were marching to the battle of Eutaw, n
lady asked the commander where their
flag was !; he said they had none, where
upon she Immediately cut from the back
of a chair this very square of crimson,
and the regiment bore it in the glorious
fight"
The Boston Adrertiser concludes a
leader on this subject thus happily:
"Ah now, indeed, after so many
years of estrangement and undreamed of
perils and suffering, we see fulfilled that
splendid and prophetic utterance of
Abraham Lincoln in March, 1861: I'VE
are not enemies, but friends. We must
not be enemies-though passion may
have strained, it must not break our
bonds of affection. The mystic chords
of memory, stretching from every battle
field and patriot grave to every living
heart and hearth-stone all over this
broad land, will yet swell the chorus of
the Union, when again touched, as surely
they will be, by the better angels of our
nature"
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ClOSetcd with Il Coon.

The New Orleans Bulletin says Be
tween the hours of and o'clock
Wednesday morning Mrs. Wicklief, a lady
residing mt No. 81 Rampart street, near
Custom House, was suddenly aroused
from sound sleep by noise in her
room. Upon waking she observed by
the dim light that came through the
window black object upon her child s
bed-post, moving about as if trying 10
get i'll the bed at the sleeping child.
At first sight of the animal she became
almost paralyzed with horror, fearing to
ing all her courage to her assistance, she
sprang from the bed and made desper-
ate rush upon the mysterious creature
Scarcely had Mrs. Wicklief gained the
middle of the room when she heard low
growl, and the animal turned upon her,
while its small, piercing eyes glared upon
her in the dark like Goals of fire.
With one leap the Infatuated creature
was upon her, sinking its sharp claws and
teeth deep into the flesh, which caused
her to scream for assistance, all the while
fighting with desperation to free herself
from she knew not what. Tighter and
tighter the enraged animal chung to her
every now and then removing its fangs
to take new hold, and gradually
climbed up to her body, lacerating and
scratching her in the most terrible man
ner.
at last, tortured almost to madness,
she rushed to the door and screamed for
help, when Mrs. Edwards, lady re-
siding in the house, came to her assist
ance, and, procuring light, discovered
that the creature was n coon of the larg-
est size, which still chung on to the I'M
fortunate woman. Obtaining q large
stick, Mrs. Edwards began to beat the
coon, when it suddenly released its hold,
and, with leap, sprang at her, but, for
tunately, she rushed ont of the room.
The coon followed her, and as it was
about to pass through one of the doors
down stairs, she turned, and shutting it
quickly, caught it just about the middle
of the body between the door, and hold
ing it in that position, crushed 1t almost
lifeless. The screams of the other IN
mates of the house who had been
aroused by the noise brought to their
assistance policeman, who Immediately
killed the animal.
The coon was one of the largest that has
ever been seen, measuring about fifteen
inches in height, and between two and
half and three feet in length. Upon in
quiry it was discovered that it belonged
to a neighbor, and must have been secre-
ted in the room before the lady retired,
and finding itself shut in became almost
mad with fury. Mrs. Wickhef received
twelve long deep gashes from the ami
mas teeth, and was compelled to call in
medical assistaL ce. Her wounds, though
severe and very painful, are not consid-
cred of dangerous character.
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The Charlie Ross Mystery.

The case of little Charlie Ross is dying
out of mems memories and the detectives
of New York and Philadelphia are a
miserable set of incompetents, if not
worse. At one time, without a doubt,
the New York men had the clue in their
hands, but their intense greed to pocket
the lions share of the reward and cheat
the abductors, procured the murder of
the child by one of the villains after
wards shot at Bay Ridge. That Walling
had the clue among others. is established
by the known fact that Douglass, shot
by Van Brunts, testified in his dying
moments, Walling knows about it. "
But Walling was too late. The chief
villain had not trusted the policemen
and had-as the Republican predicted
on the day after those men were killed
sunk the body in the waters of Long
Island. Walling declared he would have
the child in the fathers arms in twenty
four hours. He depended on Mosher's
wife "squealing," but she did not, and
indeed it is very doubtful if she was in
the full confidence of her cut-throat hus-
band at any time. Possibly Douglass,
being n minor scoundrel, was not in
Mosher's confidence either, and when
Mosher's life poured out that night the
secret went to hell with him.-.St. Louis
Republican.
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"Then e come on straight at me, an
seeing e were not safe To speak TO, got
hout of the way an went 'ome.
GO Poor Lucy.' says i to my wife.
'She amt in for Merry Christmas, I'm
afraid.
8" watched him staggerin' along and
cursin' and swearin' as e went, till e
reached the door. Then l see 'er run
out, "a well as she could, poor thing, for
twas very near, an see i'm brush 'er
hout of is way with is arm. Il didn't
knock 'er down.
"'Poor Lucy = says 1. 'She amt in
for Merry Christmas, I'm afraid.
"Just then we card the report of a
gun an both rushed to the door. There
was nothin' to be seen at first, but pres
emily Bytheway ran cut with is and
hover is face. e threw himself into
the snow an lay there long time; then
% got up an ran down to the road, and
so off beyond Stony Jansen the Swede's
there.
50 WE'LL says to my wife, you an
i 'ad best go up an see what's become
of Lucy. This don't seem all right
." The door was open when we got
there, an the first thing we saw was
Lucy Bytheway, holdin' in her bosom,
an groanin', an a great spot of blood
over the white cloth she 'ad laid; an
there, thrown down on the table, crash
! in an breakin' the crockery an the
glass, was Mr.. Bytheway's gun with its
muzZle within two feet of her breast. /
knew then she'd been shot. We laid 'er
hon the bed. She soon swooned away.
Then we gave FER brandy, an then came
time L needn't describe to you. /
went away an got such baby-clothes as
we 'ad, an my poor wife she stayed
there and 'elped that poor young crea-
ture to fight with death for the life she
'ad so long hoped for. 1t was no use.
The mother never card 'er own child's
voice. 1t never 'ad none. Do you
think, though it had no voice here, it
may have one in 'eaven. When she
knew it wasn't living, she said:
"Well, I'm goin' too. Mrs. Wellbe-
loved, remember this. He didn't shoot
me. y He was
so vexed and angry that he missed every
shot at Bracebridge. L asked him what
made him so angry. He had pushed me
coming in and took away my breath, you
know, and / sat down on the chair on
the other side of the table. When /
asked him that question he looked at me,
and you know it was very foolish and
unkind of me to ask such question.
He looked all fire, and then, with a ter.
rible oath, he dashed the gun down on
the table-and you know he never meant
it, but it went off-and, oh Mrs. Well
beloved, goodbye, goodbye, dear-say
L forgive him 7"
4
"That's the story of that 'ouse, sir.
You see why it amt cheerful place for
me to look hat What
became of Bytheway9 He was found,
when the spring came, ten miles off in
the woods, where he had frozen to death
and hif you go up there to our Orange
all you'll see one tomb beside it, the
only tomb about ere, an there the three
lies. Dinners ready, sir. "-EdOard
Jenks, M. u.