The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
From Fridays DAILY
Senate.

The senate met at $3.50; quorum present
Prayer by the chaplain, DR.. Smoot; PresI-
dent protein Woods in the chair.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Senator Bell-Favorable report on bill
barring all claims due public schoo
teachers not presented to commissioners
courts within six months after the passage
of this act.
| Senator Woodward-Favorable report
on bill to make an appropriation for the
support and maintenance of quarantine
department TO the LIST of March, 1889
The bill appropriates $4,000 for such
purpose.
Senator Jarvis, for finance committee
Favorable report on house bill No. 81,
providing for a sinking fund for the pay
ment of bonds due in 1890 and 1891, and
TO be used by school fund IN the mean.
time.
Senator Jarvis, for finance committee
Favorable report on house bill No. As,
providing for payment of outsta1 ding
school warrants.
s. natur Lane, for insurance and statis'
tics committee-Favorab. report on SEN
ate bill No. 49, providing for the erection
of statues to Generals Houston, Austin and
Rusk.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
BY Senator Houstor-Bill providing for
better rendition of property for taxation.
By Senator Claiborne-Bill providing
for the pro rata distribution of lands
found to exist in excess OF capitol lands
survey, among the survivors or widows of
survivors of those who participated in the
battle of San Jacinto&
BY Senator Observation-Disclosures that
senate hereafter have afternoon sessions.
beginning at 2:30 O'Clock 2. m. Laid over
for a day under the rules.
By Senator Burges-Resolution: THAT
it is the sense of this senate that there is
no law, human or divine, that requires
any senator to speak on every bill or
resolution pending in the senate; that, to
the contrary, senator may do his whole
duty ably, faithfully and well and omit
speaking sometimes Reed twice and
ruled out of order.
The regular order was then suspended,
ard bill providing for the incorpora-
tiOn of towns and villages of 400 inhabit-
ants for free school purposes only was
| lAhNh ul anu lulg ulSCISSeu' llt uHi
was then indefinitely postponed
Senate bill recomme NJ redi ion of
property was made special order for this
morning after a first special order.
Substitute senate bin No. p, making
an appropriation for improvements upon
the Agricultural and Mechanical college
OF $4,000, was passed to engrossment.
Bill regulating collection of taxes on
personal property was passed to epgross-
meut.
Senate bill No. 27-Exempting certain
counties from the district school system.
Bill was engrossed.
Senate bill No. 2S-Laid on table sub
! iect TO call.
Senate bill No. 29-Right of Injunction
! conferred upon the state against the
breach of revenue law. Bill engrossed.
Senate bill No. 3l-Regulatiug dein-
! quent tax SALES. After amendment, the
senate, by ayes and l6 noes, refused to
engross the bill.
Senate bill No. 34-For improving the
condition of the land Office building and
putting fence around the same. The
committee amendment was adopted, and
bill was ergrossed.
Senate bill No 35-Laid on the table
subject to call.
House bill No. IA levy and collection
Of I'D valurem tax. POSTPONED, and made
special order for Monday, and held SIS
special order until disposed of.
House bill No. S6-For repeal of bill
making residents of counties pay
taxes at the office of the comptroller. Ma,
jority snd minority report. The minority