The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17

the Rio Grande boundary. No action wa:
taken on the resolution.
After the adoption of sundry resolution:
retaining certain clerks on duty till theil
work is completed, the house adjourned
till o'clock.
In the night session the speaker signed
house bill II, authorizing county and dis
trict attorneys to bring suits for collec-
ton OF taxes on unrendered personal
property.
Also the general appro priation bill,
Resolutions of thanks to the chaplain,
Rev. DR.. Mitchell and the 9th r officers of
thehouse, were adopted.
Resolution was adopted notifying the
governor that the house was about to ad-
journ, and the house took recess till
1890.
The Southwest asylum bill was ignored.
The speakers ruling settled it's fate.
The house met again after having in
dulged in recess till $3.50 p. m.
Mr.. Steele offered resolution which was
adopt d, thanking the press in exhut Grant
terms for fair reports of the proceedings
of the session. Mr.. Kerlicks suggested an
amendment, which was lost, to strike out
exhuberant and insert effervescent. There
were good many noes viva voice against
the resolution.
Numerous funny resolutions were ruled
out of order.
message was read from the governor
reviewing the action of the house.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, !
AUSTIN, May 10, 1888. :
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
In accordance with a procl lmation is
sued by me, you came together on the
10th of April to enact certain laws in ac-
cordance with its terms.
The period has now come, VIII n, under
the provisions of ths constitution, your
labOs must cease.
The measures inaugurated by you for
the reduction of taxes will be apprecia ed
by the people at large,
whilst the wise enactments
looking to a more equable assessment
and collection of taxes on property which
has hitherto escaped taxation, will doubt,
less tend to increase our revenue, while
tightening the burdens of the honest tax
payer.
The liberality with which you have
treated our charitable institutions will
rebound to the credit of our state abroad,
for the magnanmity and Astounding
charity with which she cares for its un-
fortunate citizens, and by increasing
the facilities for their comfort
and maintenance, will allow much larger
number to be partakers of her bounty.
l hand herewith partial list of the
bills passed by you at the present session,
which, it is hoped, will prove a valuable
addition to our statutes and satisfactory
to your constituents. They show that
i ltelligent and pains taking consideration
which has been one of the main charac-
teristics of the Twentieth legislature.
We are now about to part, and those
happy official relations which have OBJ
tanned between MS will cease, but will ever
be held by me in pleasant remem-
brance. You are going back to
your various districts at a time when
throughout our broad land
promises abundance and prosperity, and
will doubtless meet with the well deserved
plaudits of your fellow. citizens.
In parting with you, desire to add my
tribute of thanks for the earnest man
ner in which you have done your duty,
and for the hearty assistance you have
given me ia the performance of mine,
and wish you all every prosperity ard
the full fruition of your laudable ambi-
tions. L. S. Ross, Governor.
After playing awhile with paper pellets
and brief address from the speaker the
house adjourned sine die,