The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-21
The House..
From Tuesday's Daily.l

House met at $3.50 o'clock. Speaker Alex
ander and quorum present. Prayer by
the chaplain, Rev. 81. W. Dodge.
Mr.. Gresham had senate bill amending
the act of purchase of certain properly
by the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Rail
way company reconsidered, and an amend
ment inserted better defining its public
rights. The bill passed as amended.
House bill 28S, defining public mills and
regulating same, was called up by Mr..
Stephenson, of Parker.
Amendments we're adopted making the
tolls of water mills one-eighth and steam
mills one-sixth, and providing that the
bill shall not apply to persons who have
corn mill attached to cotton gins. The
bill, however, was defeated.
Mr.. Robinson presented petition from
citizens of San Antonio urging the pass
age of the bill amending the charter.
Messrs. Dunlap and Kincald presented
house bill 647, prepared jointly by them,
entitled an aot to regulate railroads dong
business in this state, to fix maximum
rate of freight charges, to establish CLASH
fication on all kinds of freight and to pro-
vide method for fixing maximum rate
for each classification and to prevent I'M
Just determinations.
The bill provides for a maximum not
exceeding 3315 cents per 100 pounds per
100 miles and not exceeding 1873 cents
per 100 pounds for distances of fifty miles
or less from point of shipment. The 3315
cents rate shall apply only to the first 100
miles. Each additional 100 miles may be
charged for as follows: Second 100
miles not over two-thirds as much
as the first 100 miles; and so on
graduated to one-half as much for
the third 100 miles; one-third for the
fourth 100, and one-fourth for the fifth and
each additional 100 miles; provided that
in no case shall the rate upon cotton in
bales exceed Is per cent per 100 miles OF
other freight for corresponding distances
Section provides that the classified
tions of freight in effect January l, 1889,
on the different railroads in this state for
business originating and terminating in
this state shall be the basis of classitica'
tions under this act, and the rate of freight
for each classification shall be in the same
proportion to the maximum rate herein
provided for at the rate the same class
bore January 1, 1889, to the maximum
rate in effect on said roads at said date
and shall decrease in distance in the same
ratio as the maximum rate established by
the first section of this act, provided thai
the rate charged on any article of freight
shall in no case exceed the maximum
fixed by this act.
Section provides against discrimina
tions in rates and section against com
binations and section provides penalty
of $1,000 forfeit for each offense, to bt
paid to person or corporation injured
Msndamus may issue to compel compli
ance with the law.
Mr.. Williamson introduced house bill
amending the law as to estates.
By Mr.. Experimenting article 106t
of the Code of Procedure.
Mr.. Murchison called up and had passed
house bill amending article 976 of thu
law as to county scrip.
Senate amendments to house bill regu
lating duties of public receivers were con
Cured in.
Also senate amendments to the hous
irrigation bill.
Mr. Gresham's railroad bill, house bill 2
was postponed as the special and continu
GUS order till tomorrow.
House bill 565, called by Mr.. Hays, reg
ulating the disbursement of appropria
tions and transfers of funds, was post
poned for the special order.
The general appropriation bill wa
taken up as the order and considered il
committee of tne whole, Mr.. Nelson il
the chair.
Amendment by Mr.. Hamblen, changing
the appropriation of $4,000 for the San
Houston Normal institute 80 it shall no
be taken out of the free school fund in
stead of general revenue, was discussed b,
Messrs. Hamblen, Stevenson, of Parker
Gresham, Jones, Bryan, Strong, Moses
Robinson, of Bexar; Parker, of Tarrant
The amendment was adopted.
The discussion of the amendment LEI
to expressions of some of the members o
disposition to abolish Normal school
and Office of state superintendent of edu
cation, and get back to the old system.
The appropriation of $4,000 for tn
Prairie View normal was subjected Il
some change, and made to come out o
the general fund. The item of $4,000 f.
the agricultural and mechanical depart
ment of the school was adopted.
Mr.. Breeding offered an amendment ia
creasing appropriation for new building
at the Sam Houston Normal institute.
Messrs. Campbell, of Grimes; Middle
brook and McGaughey spoke in favor o
a liberal appropriation.
The question was further discussed b,
Messrs. Woodruff, Dawson, Breeding ant
Swinford.
Pending other amendments proposed
the committee reported, and the house ad
journed till $3.50 to-day.
From Wednesdays Daily
The house met at $3.50 a. m. Speake
Alexander in the chair. Prayer by tn
chaplain, Rev. H. W. Dodge.
Mr.. Faubion called up house bill amend
iPg the act accepting the federal appro
priation of $4,000 for the establishment
of the agricultural experiment station a
Bryan. The bill passed.
House bill sos, requiring appropri
atoms to be strictly applied for the spec
ial purposes of the appropriations, ant
that unexpended balances revert to Thu
funds from which the appropriations ar
made instead of the general fund, wa
discussed by Messrs. HAYS, Dunlap. Frost
} Handy, Jones, MCGUIRE and Hamblep
J The bill passed.
House bill No. 40, the To!ar land bill
J and committee substitute were read with
out any immediate action being taken.
Mr.. Whatley had entered motion &c
reconsider the vote by which house bill