The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-07


private secretary and probably on the
governors own motion. They denied
that any one but themselves had any
agency or knowledge of the resolu-
tionS; also denied they were gotten up,
as has further been charged, as pol
itical boom for Gov. Ireland to secure
his denomination.
"We have not decided" they say,
"who will he our choice for the next
governor. We were prompted solely
in presenting said resolutions in the
expectation that they would Ue
adopted without discussion, and
would be the means of showing our
and our readiness to strengthen the
executive in enforcing the laws"
This, they say, is the head and front
of their offending, for which they
have no apology to make. They do
not intend to run for any state office,
and the explanation is designed to
right the governor, as well as them
selves, if their word, they add, can be
credited.
The pending business being the
Browning land bill on the question of
adopting the Chenoweth substitute,
it was postponed indefinitely on ac-
count of being impossible so late in
the session to perfect the measure.
Senate bill authorizing commits
Sioners courts 10 fix times for h olding
county collr' IS was passed to its third
reading.
Mr.. Ayres' bill, limiting acquisitions
of LAID by private corporations.
Passed to third reading.
Messrs. Frymier, Cochran and Chen
oweth were appointed on the part of
the House upon the conference COM
mittee upon the tax bill.
Mr.. Cotton's bill to prevent herding
stock except by consent of the land
owner upon another'S land, was next
considered under favorable committee
report.
Mr.. Hill offered a substitute, pro-
Viding penalty of 500 for herding
stock in half mile of another'S resi-
dence and refusing to remove the
same when requested. Lost-AyeS,
AZ; noes, A.
Amendment by Mr.. Labatt, that
this bill shall not apply to stock in
transit for shipment or being driven
to market, was adopted.
Bill passed. Ayes, SO; noes, 43; and
was ordered engrossed.
A message from the Senate an
nounced that body had concurred in
House amendments to the Senate bill,
making an appropriation of $4,000
for the New Orleans cotton and in
duStrial exposition. There will be
one chief commissioner, at salary Of
$1,000; clerk at a'salary of $1,000, and
ten assistant commissioners who are
to be allowed $500 each.
A message from the Senate request
ed conference with the committee on
the bill providing for the disposition
OF public school lands.
Mr.. Mckinney, for the committee of
free conference on House bills Nos. so
ureS, reported in favor of certain con-
ceSSiOnS.
Mr.. Browning, of the House, and
Senator Kleburg, of the Senate, dis
sent from the majority report, and
asked for the appointment of new
free conference committee.
Mr.. Browning moved that the mi
nority report be substituted for the
majority report.
Mr.. Robinson of Jack favored the
majority report. Of two evils in the
west he regarded "line-riding" as a
greater evil than fence-cutting. Cat
tie kings, corporations and syndicates
have their fighting men who turn
away every man invading their lines,
which include vast tracts of land, in
common interest. The Senate amend
ment prohibiting line riding was
sensible provision, and, he argued,
was at least step in the right
direction towards preventing parties
from being circled in by large capital
lists, whose line-riders with their rifles,
far away from the courts, Kept honest
people out of the country, acting I'M
der the behests of lordly cattle own
ers. Mr.. Robinson made strong
speech in the interest of the frontiers
men who come to the west to settle.
Mr.. Cotton made brief but strong
argument in favor of the majority re-
port, eliciting some applause.
Mr.. Foster, of Limestone, said the
report was not all he desired but he
would support it.
Mr.. Upton stated that he would vote
against hereport of the committee on
section of the bill which was the
chief bone of contention and reads as
follows: Any person who owns or
controls any land of another may
fence his own land by fencing the in
ner boundaries Of his survey and leaV-
ing way or line sixty feet wide Gun
INSTRUCTED by gates or otherwise), to
the outer boundaries of the surround
ing land, at such places as the owner
or agent Of the inner survey may de-
and providing two gates at
such places on the inner and outer
fences as the owner of the inner sur
vey shall demand; and they shall be
kept in condition convenient for open
ing and closing by the owner of the
fence, or if no demand is made the !
openings and gates shall be at such
place as the owner of the outer survey
may select. When the ways or lanes
aud gates are once located they shall
not be changed except by consent of
the owners of both inner and outer
surveys.
Mr.. Scott said he would be compelled
to vote against the report and argued
that the tendency of the measure
would be tOincrease fence cutting.
Motion to substitute the minority
for majority report was lost; aid the
report was adopted rs,
noes IS.
Mr.. Moursund moved to reconsider
the vote by which the report was
and to lay that motion on the |
;able Carried
House adopted report of free confer
ence committee upon bill to reduce |
;aXation for general purposes, and con-
'orm tax laws to amended conStitu- |
ion, and provides for levy and collec-
ion of free school tax Of liz instead |
If 2215 cents.
House adjourned till 2:30 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Foster of Grayson called up the
notion of Mr.. Foster of Limestone
% reconsider the vote by which the
bill was passed.
Mr.. Foster of Limestone said he in
ended to withdraw the motion at the
proper time.
Mr.. Foster of Grayson thought it
vas the time now to dispose of the
Mr.. Taylor argued that the House
hould not be hampered by calling up
he motion.
Messrs. Armstead and Ayres did not
want the motion withdrawn until the
ction of both houses had been fully
MIR. Moursund moved the previous
question. LoSt-ayes A, noes AZ.
The question as to the proprieties
f action Of the two houses was fur
her discussed by Messrs. Swan, Pen