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for every charge, came up.
Pending its completion the special order
of the hour, the bill opening the public
| domain TO the location of veteran and Con-
| iederato certificates, was taken up and, after
several amendments, was, on motion OF
| Roach, laid on the table. Adjourned.
CAPITAL NOTES.
| The npportionment bill will pass with the
amendments adopted, one of which pns
/ Congressman Mills and Wellborn in the
same district.
a St. Louis company of capitalists have
purchased ten acres i'll the SUBURBS TO erect
q cotton seed oil factory to cost O,COO.
| Work commences tomorrow
AUSTIN, April 25.--The senate convened
pursuant to adjournment. The speaker
was in the chair; prayer was held by the
/ chaplain the roll was called, and the min
uteS Of the previous meeting were read.
! The special order being the consideration
of the congressional appointment bill, that
| bill with Mr.. HoustOn's amendment was
taken up.
MIR. Swain moved that the bill with the
amend ments be recommtted to the com
mitte4 that existing difficulties might be
overcome and a more acceptable bill be
prepared and presented. The motion was
lost.
Mr.. Houston opposed the bill! because
he thought the district as framed. would be
turned over to the republicans.
Mr.. Brown opposed the amendment and
stated that Senator Houston was the only
senator from west OF the Colorado river
that favored the amendment. He would
vote against it. The amendment was fost.
Mr. Houston offered as a substitute bill
No. 10. known rs the Cooper bill
Mr. Buchanan moved that the vote by
which tine amendment offered by Mr.. Davis
10 inl
The amendment offered by Mr.. Davis was
then adopted. 1t cuts off the Pan Handle
from tile 9TH and adds it to the llth district,
and takes Archer and Baylor counties
from the 11th and adds them to the 9th
district
Mr.. Houston moved to reconsider the
vote had attaching Navarro county to the
9th district The senate refused TO re-
consider the substitute offered by Mr..
Houston-yeas, 3; nays, q
The pending hill was then ordered en-
crossed by the following vote:
Yeas-Buchanan Burgess, Davenport,
Duncan. Gooch, Harris, High
tower. Lair, Martin, Mcdonald, Moore;
Patton, Raney. Ross, Swain, Tilson and
Nays-Brown, Burton, Davis, Homan,
Houston, Lightfoot, Shannon, Stewart,
Stubbs, Terrell and Weathered-total, II.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Woods offered Joint resolution granting
leave Of abserce TO Hon. W. Carleton,
Judge of Kaufman county. Referred.
Chenault introduced q bill providing for
the sale of school lands. 1t fixes the mini
mum price at from 81 to 81 an acre,
according to the location, the purchase
money to be paid in ten an
nual installments; the purchaser after
six months may pay the whole purchase
m3aey on all or portion OF the purchase
which gives him the right to cut timber to
the extent of the full purchase paid. The
| bill makes it penitentiary offense to cut
the timber off the land before full payment
! is made. Referred
| Oliver, for the committee on public
health and vital statistics, iavoraby re-
ported the bill exempting druggists from
| license for the sale of pure alcohol.
! Paddock's railroad bill was taken up and
passed to engrossmcnt.
The house joint resolution allowing the
! cmplovment Of statistical clerks from the
! onnronriation of Sll .00U dollars made by
g.. the seventeenth legislature was passed.
Finlay had the following reasons for his
vote spread upon the record; 81 vote no.
! because the commissioner has uniformly
refused the press of the state the use Of sta.
| tistics in his office for publication, on the
Ground that it would be taking the cream
of his forthcoming book, and because | re,
rard the office of insurance, statistics and
! history rs II fraud"
The house bill authorizing county com
missoners courts to levy tax equal to one
! half of the state tax allowed
nv The constitution half the occupation
,ax, was then taken M and passed.
| The committee substitute for the bill
| hooking to the appointment Of a board of
railroad commissions was taken up. The
! bill provides for the appointment OF three
commissioners by the governor with the
advice and by the consent of the
| senate. at annual salary each of
50 500, TO have n general supervision
| over all railroad freight or transportation
companies IN the state; to examine and in.
| snect the same when necessary; to keep
themselves fully informed as 10 the man
ner in which roads are operated with refer
ence to the security, convenience and rights
the public; to inform themselves to the
| compliance OF such railroad or transpor;a-
ton companies with all the provisions OF
| their charters; to report unsafe tracks
bridges, culyerts, etc, to the company, di.
recting the speed under penalty until the
! necessary repairs are made. The board are
required to examiue the books OF al rail
| road companies aud corporations as often
rs may he deemed necessary and arc en-
/ poWered to require such information as
J
! knowledge Ofthe management and iinan-
| ciai condition of the railroads, and any
! company falling or refusing to make an eX-
hibit of all their books, upon the request OF
! thetboard, are made liable to a penalty Of
| 81 900. The board are Obliged 10 report at
each session OF the legislature, recomulend-
/ lug such regulations as to railroad mat
tiers as they may deem expedient,
and also to report complete
! schedule of what would in their opinion be
! a reasonable maximum rate OF freight and
passenger transportation.
McCOmb amended by striking out section
g. This section Of the bill affects the condi
| ton Of the roads.
Hutchinson offered as substitute for the
committee substitute and pending amend
ment his substitute of the last regular
session with q few unimportant changes.
/ 4 heated controversy sprang up respect
| ing the relative values Of the committee
| bin and Hutchinson's substitute, in the
course of which Merritt and others threw
o't pointed inuendoes, respecting, a dis
/ position TO waive all railroad legis-
lation and give the pnbhc an
empty shell. Late in the evening
! HutchinsOn's substitute was lost by q large
majority. The committee biz viii pass TO
engrossment to-morrow, and is the death
knel TO all general railroad legislation this
Z session.
A message was received from the gov
ernOr resciading his late message with
/ drawing a former message recommending
I the pensioning Of the poor and helpless
[ veterans. He strongly favors pen
I sioning them nov. and says bis
Z last message on the subject was the result
! Ofon inadrertance.
The joint committee 70 provide perma-
nent quarters for the legislature and other
departments reported, recommending that
l the cid capitol be fitted up for the accom-
mo5htiOn Of the legislature and treasurer's :
department.. and purchase the Of Bruegger-
I hof building for the sum q So
{ 000 for the use Of the other state depart
fnenis and high courts. The report saws
Z that the Raymond house nt $4,000 is too
high and ID i not desirably situated, and
/ Will require a large sum 10 I'd ID up.
I A hifi Authorizing the fitting up 0f the