The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-01-18

legislature. Referred to finance com,
mittee.
A resolution providing that the ser.
geant-at-armS furnish the members
with postage stamps, stationery, etc.
to be paid out of the contingent fund
of the house, was adopted.
Mr.. Webb, at the instance of Mr.
Benavides, offered a concurrent reSo-
luton that Texas and Mexican war
veterans be received and honored as
guests of the house. Adopted.
y member reported having in his
possession pocketbOOk full of money
lost by member of the previous leg
iSlature.
1t proved to be the property of Mr..
Foster, of Limestone, who took occa-
sion to commend the party who found
it, an employee of the house, for his
honesty.
The member from Tarrant offered
an act to establish the 9th judicial
district and provide judge therefor.
Referred.
Mr.. Thompson, of Bexar, offered a
resolution that each member be al
lowed to subscribe for fifty copies of
any daily paper publishing the full
proceedings daily of both houses of the
legislature, to be paid for at four
cents per copy.
Mr.. Frymeyer offered a substitute
that each member be allowed ten
copies.
Mr.. WurZback moved to refer.
Mr.. Gavin on the other hand argu-
ed that the house could as well deter
mine the matter at once without re-
ference.
Mr.. Chambers hoped the resolution
would not pass.
Mr.. Upton renewed the motion to
refer.
Mr.. Cochrane said the resolution
would exclude papers which had to
furnish their reports by telegraph.
A motion being made to refer to
the committee on printing, Mr..
Douglass said he hoped the motion
would not prevail. He wanted the
question settled at once. The motion
of Mr.. Upton to refer was lost.
Mr.Frymeyer argued the expense of
the matter, and said that before the
session closed the members would
want to cut the number down to ten
copies.
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of ten copies as being sufficient.
Mr.. Labatt said that last session the
house finally got the number of pa
pers down to twenty-five for each
member, but we now represented a
larger constituency. He was in favor
of fifty copies and was willing to give
any he might not need of that number
to those needing them on account of
representing larger constituencies.
Mr.. Chambers agreed that the
methods adopted to extend infOrma-
ton through the papers furnished the
house were not sufficient. How could
5000 people in a rural district like his
he posted by the distribution of fifty
copies Of q daily paper. He was in
favor of ten copies only, as a matter
of economy.
The chair, for the information of
the house, stated that the question
pending was Mr.. Frymeyer's substi-
tute for the resolution of the gentle
man from Bexar.
Mr.. Scott, of Kerr, argued that the
house was wasting too much time on
this matter. His people in the rural
districts, he said, were suffering from
too much economy. Applause.
There was too much of this sort of
economy for your interests here as
well as ours in the country.
Mr.. Cochrane desired to offer a sub
stitute for the substitute, which was
ruled out Of order.
Mr.. Thompson, of BeXar, said lie
wanted the journal of proceedings to
GO broadcast for the general informal
ton of the people. We have q num-
Der of papers full of kilograms, such
as the Galv eston News and San An
tonic Express, but have seen no full
report in them of the proceedings of
this or any other legislature, and the
people have to look to the local papers
to know fully what we are doing. He
wanted the people from every hamlet
to guide us in our proceedings.
Mr.. Durant argued in favor of 10
copies.
Mr.. Taylor said that little was to be
learned by discussion, and offered an
that any member may
subscribe for % copies at cents, to
be delivered with address and in
wrappers.
Mr.. Wurzbach in chair.
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Mr.. TaylOr's amendment was not
quite in order, to make it read to
amend by striking out ten and insert
ing twenty-five.
The member from Liberty moved to
lay the substitute on the table, Lost.
The Chair-Every member must be
in his seat.
Mr.. Thompson-Will the gentleman
show me my seat. Mr.. Thompson
and Mr.. Ethridge had not determined
seats between themselves, and the
suggestion excited some laughter
The Chair-The gentleman from
BeXar can occupy my desk.
The question recurring on motion
to lay Mr.. Frymeyer's substitute for
Mr.. Thompson's resolution on the
table, the vote resulted-ayes 81, o41
noes.
The Chair-The question now is
upon the original resolution of the
gentleman from Bexar.
Mr.. Taylor's amendment to allow
each member twenty-five copies of
any daily paper reporting full proceed
ings of both houses to be furnished to
sergeant-at-arms at four cents per
copy.
Mr.. Cochrane offered as substitute
that each member of the house
be allowed twenty-five copies
of any daily newspaper published in
the state which publishes full synop-
sis of the proceedings of the house,
provided the expense to the state shall
not exceed over four cents per copy.
The chair stated that the question
was Mr.. Thompson's resolution as
by Mr.. Taylor.
Mr.. Cochrane said he opposed the
as it it excluded such pa
pers as had to rely on kilograms,
such as the Galveston News, Dali
las Herald, San Antonio Ex-
press and the Fort Worth Gazette,
The papers had to be here to be dis
tributed and he didn't want every
thing put into the hands of the local
press of Austin.
The Chair-The substitute of the
gentleman from Dallas is before the
house.
Mr.. Gavin moved to strike out
twenty-five and substitute fifteen.
Mr.. Foster, of Grayson, offered as
an amendment provisO that at the OPP
ton of members papers shall be mailed
by the publishers to parties where di-
rected. Amendment accepted by Mr..
Cochrane.
An amendment proposed by Mr..
Labatt to change the number from
twenty to twenty-six copies to each
was lost by vote of thirty to
forty-seven.
Mr.. Hill moved to strike out twenty
and make the number fifteen, and
chanua four oants m threa cents for