The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
House..

House met with the speaker aud a
quorum present-Prayer by the chaplain.
The house geological bill came up es the
business pending from yesterday.
Mr.. Bell, of Cooke, moved to postpone
to take up another bill. Carried, but the
house refused to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Browning moved the previous ques-
ton on the geological bill, and Mr.. Bell
moved a call of the house.
Absent, Messrs. Battle Bell, of Denton,
Gresham, Latham. Kennedy and Wood.
Mr.. Latham returned.
Mr.. Ellison moved to excuse the alb
lsentses. Lost, ayes, So; noes, So.
This checked consideration of the geo.
logical bill.
House bill No. 81 came up in regular
order for final passage. 1t ameads the
law by adding article 4674a, relative to
listing for taxation property temporarily
removed from the state.
Call of the house was demanded. Alb
sent, five members.
Mr.. Page moved to adjourn. Ruled out
of order under the demand for the pre-
4ious question.
Mr.. Steele moved to suspend the rules
to take up another bill, which, he said,
would be acceptable to both sides as com
promise.
Mr.. Browning moved to excuse the alb
sentees under the call ON the geological
bill. Lost.
Mr.. johnson moved to excuse the alb
sentee under the second call. Ruled out.
The rules we're sns pended, and the house
took up house bill No. 65 INF. Groce's), to
provide for investment of county free
school bonds in mortgage notes to the
: extent of 40 per cent of the value of the
real estate.
Amendment was adopted, making the
rate of interest not less than nor over
~ per cent, and after adoption of some
miuOr anne ndments, the bill was ordered
epgrossed.
The house excused the absentees under
the call on the geological bill, which
brought the bill up for final passage with
the appropriation reduced to $4,000.
The bill passed; ayes, 10; noes, 81; and
goes to the senate with the above amend
ment of the house.
The vote on fiual passage was as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Baird, Of Brown; Biard, of
Lamar; Baylor, Blair, Browning, Bryan,
Camp, Chapman, Christenberry, Clark, of
Red River; Clark, of Uvalde; Clegg, Davis,
of Shelby; DOZEN, Ellison, Fuller, Garner,
GarWood Goeth, Graves, Groce, Heath,
HuGgins, Humphreys, Larkin, Latham,
Light, Kirlicks, Matjewosky, McGaughey,
McGehee, Mcclure, Moore, of Travis;
Moore, of Washington; Newton, Northing
top Richardson, Robinson, Sadler, Strong,
Tate, Utiger, Whatley, Williamson, Wool
sey-Total 40.
Nays-Messrs. Bassett, Bell, of Cooke;
Booth, of Gonzales; Bransford, Gone,
Curry, Gill, Gilleland, Hargis, Harrison,
Huling, Johnson, Jones, Hunt, Jackson,
McClanahan, Mckinney, Mills, Newton, of
Tarrant; Nicholson, Page, Patterson,
Payne, Prendergast, Rugel, Sharp, Shell
burne, Skinner, Smith, of Bosque; Smith,
of Travis; Steele, Tolbert, Tompkins,
Voorhees,, Waskom, Wilson, Wright
Total 81.
Paired-Messrs. Battle, Bell, of Denton;
Buchanan, Davis, of Falls; Nelson, Mil
ner-Total 6.
Excused-Messrs Booth, of Wise; Ores |
ham, Latimer, Kennedy, McCaleb, Parker, |
Pope, Shield Showalter, Staples, Stringer,
Truit Wood-Total Is.
Mr.. Camp, on question of privilege, |
called attention to local item in The
STATESMAN about violence in the treat |
ment of patients at the Austin Lunatic
asylum as confirming his own statements
in discussing the question of the manage
ment of that institution.
A message was received from the gov
ernor Enclosing resolutions of the repub-
lcan convention at Fort Worth and the
Grand Army post at Austin, recommend
, ing that the Legislature make an appro-
, priation in aid of the Confederate home
at Austin. The governor commended the
spirit which moved the appeal. Referred
TO committee on state affairs.
After some minor business the house ad
journed till 10 O'Clock Monday.