The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-14

sidered. Houston, of Wheeler, offered
an amendment including bucket
shops. Pending discussion on the
amendment aud bill the senate adj
ourned until o'clock at night.
NIGHT SESSION.
Discussion of the gambling bill was
continued. The usual night session
scene followed The senator's deliver
ed long winded speeches and bid with
vim fordhe applause of s.t,e 4,b,seis
The amendments finally carried and
the bill passed to engrossment. On n
motion to reconsider and a further
motion to table that motion lllibustcr-
ing tactics followed. Calls of the
house were made without number
Two senators were yanked from the
embrace of Morpheus and brought
into the chamber, each being received
with applause. Finally at about 1880
o'clock the senate was an
nounced as full. The opposition
of the bill, angry and groggy, refused
to veto and no quorum could be had
to vote. A scene of confusion and ex-
element followed. In the debate
that followed during the next hour
and quarter many personalities were
INDUCED in, going to such an extent
that apologies were necessary to calm
the troubled waters. At 1910 o'clock
enough senators voted to make quo
rum and the motion to table the mo-
ton of reconsideration carried. This
passes the bill as far as the senate is
concerned, but the bill goes back to
the house for concurrence in the
amendments.
The bill as now passedby the senate
has the felony clause eliminated, but
Increases the present penalties by pro-
viding that both fine and imprison-
ment in the county Jail shall be i'm
posed. The fine shall be from 1875 to
S50'; the imprisonment from ten TO
ninety days.
HOUSE
Substitute house bill 23S, amending
sections So and others of the school
law, was considered.
Pending amendment by Mr.. Bishop
that not more than one school for
white and one for colored children
shall be organized in towns Of not
oyer 800 inhabitants was adopted.
The bill was engrossed by vote of
81 ayes to "a noes.
Substitute house bill 301, relating to
banking, requiring reports TO the
comptroller of the state OF resources
and liabilities of banking business
done in this state, except national
banks, was engrosscd.
Bills passed;
Senate bill regulating herding OF
sheep; senate bill for relief OF w, ;.
Booth; house bill adding" agricuiture"
TO tito and dutiu.. uf Office . cul,.i.s. -
sioncr of insurance.
House bill amending the law au-
thorizing counties TO issue bonds for
court houses and jails
Senate bill relating TO jurisdiction
of county courts of Atascosa, Young,
Dimmit, Leon and Llano counties.
House bill 1870, limiting work of for
eign sailors in Texas ports, within
ships tackle.
EVENING SESSION.
Discussion was resumed on the
item of frontier defense in the gen
cral appropriation bill. The scnti-
ment was truly unanimous that the
ranger should be retaiucd-the ques-
ton was how many companies were
still necessary.
The question was ably discussed by
Representatives Mcrriwether, Tarl-
ton, Scott, Alice, Yeagcr, Coombs,
Cavitt, Cravens, Fisher, Browning
and Tarlton, all favoring II fair appro-
priation.
Finally an amendment placing the
sum TO be appropriated at 100000
| carried.
NIGHT SESSION.
Senate bill 270, relative TO surveys
for which no title is recorded, passed.
The Shannon railroad strike bill
was reported favorably upon by the
committee on internal improvements.
House bills passed: Prohibiting
harboring minors; amending act as to
issue of county bonds; protecting
mechanics, laborers, clerks, etc, with
thirty days lien for wages; requiring
justice of peace bonds of one thousand
dollars; defining duties of telegraph
companies; validating ordinances of
Mcxia city; eXempting iiremen from
road duty.
Also senate bill relative to disputed
county lines surveys.
Mr.. Jones, of McLennau, sent up
petition as follows:
| Waco, March live ADVISE ana
urge instant legislation TO remove eX-
istiug railroad complications, and
preserve rights of employers and en-
ployes.
[Signedl
SLAYDEN-KIRKsEY MILLS,
CAMERON, CASTLES " Co,
and other business men.
House bill authorizing William NJ.
Wilson to sue the state was adopted
in committee of the whole, and re-
ported adopted.
Adjourned.
| NOTES.
Passages at arms between members
that were by no means parliamentary
occurred yesterday in both houses.
Tho senate is always a scene of cOnfu-
sion when night session is being
held, and it would be better for the
body to hold 10 more. All disputes
, were settled in the senate by ample
apologies, but heated words uttered
in the house were not withdrawn.
: In the senate yesterday the Greer
county substitute bill passed. Blu
a little fault could be found with bill
that provides the attorney-genera
shall bring suits for the recovery o
lands probably by right still belong
ing to the state. Such was the teno
of the substitute. If the bill
l hA,