The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-17
Full Proceedings of Both Houses
Yesterday.
Bills and Resolutions Introduced
and Passed Yesterday-Other
Matters of Importance.
Senate.
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Roll call, quorum present; prayer by
the chaplain.
Senator Baker, by request, introduced a
bill to repeal the drummers' occupation
tax.
Senator Macmanus introduced bill to
provide for the investment of unex pended
balances of public school money in the
hands of county officers.
The bill to provide for the return of
any portion of the available school fund
to the state treasury was engrossed.
The bill creating beard of arbitration
to settle the Greer county trouble wasaid
before the senate.
Senator Houston thought it was we'll
to let we'll enough alone. Texas now had
peaceable posses sion of the county and
NJ complaint was being made. To force
an arbitration Greer county may be lost
to Texas forever.
Senator Lane CONQUERED, and spoke for
chilly against the bill as useless and in no
wise calculated to favorably settle the dis
puted boundary.
Senator Gregg spoke in favor of the
bill.
Senator Bell argued in favor of the pas
sage of the bill.
Senator Burgess made an able argument
in favor of the bill
The bill passed.
House resolution appointing commit
tee of twelve to assist the drill board in
the dedication oeremO aies, was adopted,
and the following senator's were appointed
on the committee: Camp, Douglass, of
Grayson; Calhoun, Woodward and Sim
kins.
Senate bill fixing compensation of tax
collectors at 10 per cent on the first
$4,000, per cent on the next $4,000
and 2 per cent on all sums over the above
amounts, was taken up and engrossed-
S. yeas, IA; nays, IL.
An effort to suspend the rules to place
the bill on its tinal passage failed.
The bill authorizing the lease of state
property in the city of Austin was laid
before the senate on third reading.
Senator Woods moved to reconsider
the vote engrossjng the bill. Lost.
The bi then passed-yeas, IA; nays, 10.
Adjourned until O'Clock p. N.
House bill No 81 wa passed 10th ird
reading.
Senat + Burgess introduced resolution
appropria'ing $500 for the contingent
fund to pay the expenses of the Texas
veterans who visit Austin during the drill
and dedication ceremonies. Adopted
yeas, l6; nays, II.
The tinsnce committee reported back
the house omnibus appropriation bill with
che following amendments:
RefOrmatory items, strike out $25,89O
and ins~rt $4,000; strike out $3.50 and
insert $4,000.
Stike cut steam tug for quarantine,
SO 500; strike out $4,000 for fixtures.
Strike out $1,000 and insert $500 for
moving into new capitol.
Insert, as compensation to county clerk
for recording ltt of school lands, 50 500;
insert $500 to pay court officers in es-
cheated cases.
Insert for supreme court library S25.
To loan the University out of the in
demnity fund, to be repaid before Jan
nary, 1900, $4,000.
To pay expenses of state agent at Wash
ington in establishing the balance of the
state claim, $1,000.
Improvements ct general land Office,
$4,000.
House bill No. 81 was called up on final
passage and was postponed until Monday.
The house appropriation bill was taken |
up.
Senator Bell moved to amend by |
striking out $4,000 for the reformatory |
and insert $65,0O0. Adopted.
Committee amendment striking out
$500 for quarantine tug was adopted.
The amendment striking out $4,000 |
for pictures was lost-yeas 20, nays s.
The amendment striking out $1,000 and |
insert $500 for removing to the new CAPT |
toll was adopted.
The amendment to pay county clerk
$25 extra for recording lists of school
lands was adopted.
The amendment to pay officers in es-
cheat cases was adopted.
The amendment to purchase supreme
court library was adopted.
The amendment to loan the University
$4,000 was adopted unanimously.
The amendment to pay the state agent
at Washington $1,000 was adopted.
The amendment for Improvements at
the land Office was adopted.
The committee on asylums reported
favorably house bill providing for luna
tic asylum in southwest Texas, and the
rules were suspended and the bill placed
on its second reading.
Senator Douglass, of Jefferson, offered
an amendment striking out S2OO,OOO and
inserting 100000. Lost.
Senator Douglass, of Jefferson, offered
to amend by striking out "west of the
Colorado river" SO as to provide that the
institution may be located anywhere in
The state.
Lost, and the bill passed to third reading.
Adjourned until $3.50 Monday.