The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-28

amendment. 1t was too narrow, Ior III
stance, as to the citizenship clause.
Mr.. Mills contended that the present
law worked well, and 1t was not the actual
settlers who were agitating this question.
As TO the two bills he favored the sub
sti'ute.
The question was further discussed by
Messrs. Mcclure, Connellee, Hays, VIII
hanson, Strong, Tolar, Erskine and Nc
Gaughey. -,
Mr.. Hays moved to postpone the oiii
indefinitely, but the house refused and
voted down the minority report.
The majority report favoring the COM
mittee bill was adopted.
Mr.. Weldon offered an amendment to
section 10, striking out the clause that no
lands classified as grazing lands shall be
subject to sale during their lease, so as to
open to sale all land which may be leased
The amendment was discussed by Messrs
Strong, Bryan, Mills, Tolar, Jones and
Hays, and defeated.
On motion of Mr.. Pope free confer
ence committee was ordered on house bill
574 with senate amendments. The bill
authorizes reorganization of the Central
Railway company. And, on motion of
Mr.. Tolar, a like committee was ordered
on house bill SO with senate amendments.
1t exempts certain counties from the stock
inspection law.
Pending consideration of amendment
by Mr.. McGaughey to the eleventh section
of land bill changing the rate of interest
on unpaid land notes from 25 to 10 per
cent and substitute therefor by Mr.. Kin
caid, the house adjourned till 8 O'Clock.
Afternoon SESSION.
After some discussion, substitute senate
bill 2l1 and house bill 627, the Clemons
cotton rates bill regulstingS railroads,
were made special order for next Tues
day.
The house considered the school text
book bill, Mr.. Hays opening the discus
sion in an elaborate argument, mainly in
reply to that of Mr.. Hathaway, when the
bill was under consideration last week.
He argued that there were millions in
the job and that the state superintendent
of education, if he pleased, could make a
million under the substitute proposed by
the gentleman from Lamar providing for
local option by counties or districts
instead of state publication or contract
by the state with publishers for uniform
system for all the schools as the COM
mittee bill proposes.
Mr.. Woodruff made an elaborate and
forcble argument against what he termed
the paternalism of the scheme proposed
by the bill.
Mr.. Jones agreed with Mr.. Woodruff
Mr.. White spoke earnestly in favor of
the bill and having the books published
by the state.
Pending discussion, the house ad-
journed till O'Clock at night
NIGHT SESSION.
Mr.. Welhausen called up and had passed
senate bill 255, to prevent opening of
public roads across the grounds of public
institutions.
Mr.. Moses offered the following resolu-
tion That the committee on contingent
expenses provide for and order paid the
actual ex penses of Messrs. Rentfro and
Rhodes, the Texas delegation on deep
water, under the resolution of the legis-
lative committee on the beef and pork
combine from st. Louis to Washing
ton and return, amounting to Sl68.
He also had read the telegram from the
Texas delegation stating that the presi
dent had received them pleasantly and in
answer to the address of Chairman Rent
fro said he unqualifedly favored deep
water and would recommend an appro-
priation amply sufficient.
The resolution was adopted, and the
telegram was ordered spread on the jour-
nal of the house.
The uniform text book bill was con-
sidered.
Mr.. Crayton, who is perhaps the young
est of the members of the house, made an
elaborate argument in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Parker, of Tarrant, opposed the
bill.
Mr.. Campbell, of Cook, favored the
substitute rather than the state publica-
ton system.
Mr.. Martin made beautiful and for
cible speech in favor of the bill and ad-
vocacy of state publication. 1t was the
most elegant, humorous and sarcastic
speech of the session, full of witty personal
illusions as we'll as telling facts and con-
illusions, which wrung frequent applause
and laughter from the house.
Mr.. Humphrey sent up petition of citi-
zens favoring the senate railroad bill, 211.
After some minor business just for fun
the house adjourned till to-day.
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