The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-05-10
THE EXTRA SESSION.
Full Proceedings of Both Houses
Yesterday.
Bills and Resolutions Introduced
and Passed Yesterday-Other
Matters of Importance.
Senate.
From Thursdays Daily.l


Senate met at $3.50, with Lieutenant
governor Wheeler in the chair and a
quorum present. Prayer by Doctor Smoot'
Senator Jarvis, for finance committee,
reported favorably a bill appropriating
$4,000 for quarantine, and $500 iOr
quarantine wharf at Brazos Santiago
The matter was recommitted to the finance
committee.
Senator Jarvis, for finance committee,
reported the bill taxing pedlers and
tramps, that it lie upon the table for
further action. go,
Senator Claiborne introduced bill
providing for the erection in the capitol
grounds three bronze statues of General
Sam Houston, General Stephen F.Austiu
and General Thomas j. Rusk, the first TO
be u equestrian statue, and to not cost
over $4,000, and the other two sta ues
not TO cost over $4,000 each.
The Frank bill appropriating 100000
TO the purchase of convict farms came up
for discussion. The point of order was
made ana fully argued that the subject
was not proper matter for consideration
by the legislature under the call of the
governor. The chair then held that the
point of order was well taken, and that
the matter could not properly be inc ,uded
within the governors call. Senator Frank
appealed from the ruling OF the chair.
The chair was sustained by a vote OF 10
ayes TO . noes.
Senate bill No. . was put on its third
reading, and passed by u ayes and noes.
The bill provides for construction OF
buildings and giving general aid to the
Orphan asylum.
Senate bill No. II, an act to pay the
University debt, was put on IFS third read
ing, and passed by a vote of l6 ayes TO :
noes.
Senate substitute bill No. | was put on
It's second read ng. The bill provides for
recovering into the state treasury any
school surplus in the county treas
uries. The substitute was adopted for
the original bill. The bill Yves postponed
until Friday morning, and made the
special order for that day and until dis
posed of.
A bill providing for payment Of school
teachers was laid on the table to await
consideration Of two house bills on the
same subject
Senate bill No. IL was taken up, and
committee amendment adopted. The bill
provides that mo money collected for the
state or for the public school fund, shall
be paid out in the counties by the tax col
lectors." 1t provides that all such funds
shall be paid over to the state treasurer,
and from there distributed. BY vote of
81 yeas to nays the bill passed TO en-
grossment
Two messages were read from the gov
ernor. The first calls attention to an ex-
cess of 25,37S acres of land in the survey
of 100000 acres Of land for the capitol
construction. This belongs to the public
domain, and the Legislature is asked to
dispose of it. The second message an.
nouncos the appointment of Gen. A. s.
Roberts as member of the board in
charge Of the Deaf and Dumb asylum in
place of Mr. Ed Christian, deceased.
Senate bill No. 10, further regulating
the handling of school money by county
trelsurers, passed to engrOssment
Senate Bill No (. to lease to Farmers
Alliance certain land in the city of Aus
tin. r committed to same committee.
Substitute senate bill No. 3. To con-
struct addition buildings at the State
Lunatic asylum at Austin. 1t appropri-
atss $4,000 for said buildings and i'm
provemen's, and, for special matters,
$500 more. The bill was ordered en-
crossed.
Adjourned till $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing.