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FROM AUSTIN.
Legislative Notes.
AUSTIN, March 18th, 1888.

In, FaHI rRSssI
This ha. bsen a red.hot day In the House, and
the lobby was crowded most OF the time WIN al
eager aud appATsuty excited throng OF professions"
lobLy Is aud spectators. Notwithstanding the fact
ths, the hou.c has been wrangling over Cbeno'
weth's u. r. Bill for the pact ten days theres no
more prospect Of passing II now Than when the Bill
was first considered
on last Friday. Speaker Gibson. much to tue
surprise OF most Of the House, introduced snosii'
,ste Tor chenowe,h', u II. which provides for the
appointment OF OF Au Engineer instead oil three
Commissioners
Much person feeling exists; and II Ia safe 10 say
that by to.dsy'S proceedings a hame has beeh
Lindled which will rot be subdued here. but which
will be carried 10 the "stunp" aud felt In the iu-
tnre Poiliical affairs Of the State, aud the House
msy be said TO be di yided for the fret time this
| session.
Me.nwh lie the sensts disposed Of one Of the
kno,ty problems OF the day, viz the PenitentiAry
Lease, which Il ratified bJ majority OF onei and
fearing evil comm unicstions etc. with the House,
adjourned Friday until Tuesday, aud went of on
lark.
| Gibson's substitute was adopted by a very small
jority but will fail Of final passage for two reas-
on. FIRST most OF tho friends Of the defeated bill,
will fight Il, and second. many who voted for
to-day IN order to defeat the Chenoweth bill. and
who are opposed to any railroad legislation At ALL
will des ert IL at the critical hour.
Several resolutions to adjourn on fxed day.
were voted down by the House. bu, itmust be con-
coded that the House has reached that state Of
mind, when Adjournment would be desirable,
and which for that reason may be brought about.
ton for the support Of the State Government for
the two ensuing years, beginning on tho hrst day
Of this mouth and ending Feb. 2sth. 1885, has been
set as the special order, and acted upon several
times ia Committees ofthe whole House, bat seems
to be as tough a morsel as the Railroad BIZ and
bids fair 10 be with yet for several days. al
though the Gov. sent a message to the House las!
week urging them to act upon the matter at once.
a. there was great inconvenience arising from de-
ryl.
House Bill 4s9. can act to prevent the adult era
ton OF fool, drugs, wines, beers, fermented or
distilled liquors." was passed to Engrossment.
House Bill 40. An act to require tax collectors
to give public notice by publishing the same in
county newspapers. Was examined by Judiciary
Committee No. 2, and reported back with tie rec
commendation that 1t be referred 10 the Com. on
Revenue and Taxation.
A petition ofB r. and 8. A. Harper praying
that the civil disabilities Of their bon Willie Il,
Harper be removed. which was granted under sus-
pension Of the rules,
House Bill G2I An act to provide Tor the election
OF County Superintendents OF public instruc-
ton n certain unties in this state, and to pre-
scribe their duties and compensation. Be 1t enact
ed etc. that there shall be elected at eacl general
election In this state by the qualfi, voters OF each
county containing fifteen thousand or more inhabi-
tants, County Supt. of public instruction for such
county, who shall perform the duties now preScrib-
ed by law for county Judges and assessors OF taxes
relative to pubic flee schools, who shall receive
such com pensation as they receive, together with
the sum Of three hundred dollars, payable out Of
the available school fund OF the county Further 1t
shall be the duty Of said Supt. to examine teach
ers and grant certificates Of quail Cation recs living
the comp ensation allowed by Law to Boards OF Ex-
| amin.rs for such services. He shall exercise
general supervision tho public free schools In
bis county, and perform such other duties as MAJ
be prescribed by law. Said Supt. shall give bond
of five thousand dollars payable to the State, to be
approved by the County Commissioners. condition
ed that he faithfully discharge the duties of ssid
office.
Article 1920 of the Civil Statutes relating to the
| as to read as follows:
| she-ifs shall have power, by writing, to appoint
one or m IRE deputies for their respective counties.
which appointment shall take effect after :he same
has been submitted to aud proved by the Com
missioners Court Of said county. the deputy whose
ap pointment has been so approved to continue in
,In ptariH hnf ha
Com Court shall have power to remove rom office.
any deputy for sufficient cause, TO be determined
by said court,
House Bill l56. An act to appoint board for the
a,sessu,ent and equalization Of railroad rolling
stock and other movable property OF railways N
this state which passed the house some days since
was reported upon adversely by the Senate Commit
to on Internal Improvements, for the reason that
il was unconstitu,iona the COMMITTEE claiming that
said act is in cortravention OF Section Is OF the
CONSTITUTE which says tnat the County Comm's-
sioners Court OF the several counties shall be tie
board Of equalization and assessment OF The value
Of all property subject to be rendered for taxanon
Senate Bill $50. An act to authorize the city ol
Austin to issue bonds for the purpose o. construc-
ting sewers, and to provide for the payment Of in-
terast thereon was passed under suspension OF the
rules, with an emergency clause added.
Dallas, Waco, Houston and Galveston have had
their charters revised and amended during the pres
ent session ofthe Legislature.
Browning has offered a resolu ion TO the effect
that the speaker appoint a committee 10 confer
with like committee from the Senate to ascer-
tain how much longer the interests Of the state de-
mands their presence here.
Garrison. chairman 81 The House Com. on Peni-
teniiaries says that his committee will not squAb'
ble over the Senate Bill which ratifes the lease Of
the penentGres but simply submit the bill and LEI
the Whole house light overit.