The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04
of the Twentieth legislature, fixed for that
NIGHT SESSION.

Wnlcn OpeDeu Will pIhyOA W NV 49, w.
Dodge, chaplain of the house.
After the reading of the resolutions,
Hon. w. P. McComb spoke in respect to
the Hon. Jesse McCaleb, deceased, of
Montgomery county, paying glowing
tribute to his worthy character.
Hon. j. L. Moody spoke in terms OF
high eulogy of the character of Dr.. A. u.
Camp, deceased, of Limestone county
Hon. j. NJ. Strong also paid warm trib-
ute to the deceased member of Limestone.
Hon. G. B. Pickett expressed high
eulogium upon the life and character OF
Hon. j. W. Booth, deceased member OF the
last legislature from Wise county, and
several sessions chief clerk of the house OF
! representatives.
Hon. W. R. Handy paid high tribute
to his worthy predecessor, Hon.! Emory
W. Smith, deceased member of Travis
county.
Hon. W. P. Hamblen, of Harris, and
Hon. W. L. McGaughey, of Hood, alluded,
in beautiful terms, to the memory OF the
several deceased.
Hon. A. G. Owsley spoke in terms of the
warmest eulogy of his friend Hon. j. W..
Booth.
Music appropriate to the occasion was
rendered on the organ by Mrs. ]. j. Lane,
assisted in sacred vocal sele ctions by Mrs.
Fanny Simpson Campbell, Mrs. E. b.
Chappell, Mrs. Ella Given, Miss Eugenle
Calett, Miss Madge Stacy, and Messrs'
W. Stacy, D. B. Bowman and Z. l..
Conditt.
The speakers stand and the galleries
were draped in mourning. The desks of
Hon. A. S. Bailey, of Red River county
whose death was announced in the house
in theE morning, had also been draped by
| Mrs. Geo. T. McGehee and Mrs. John II.
Tolbert.
The services concluded with the adop-
ton By a standing vote of the memorial
resolutions, when, on motion of Hon. Mr..
Pickett, the house adjourned till o'clock
this morning.
From Wednesdays Daily,l
The house met at a. M, Speaker Alex
ander in the chair. Prayer by the chap
lain, Rev. H. W. Dodge.
Senate bill 55, for the speedy enforce
ment of the mechanics lsborers' and ma
terial lien law, was considered.
Amendment was adopted that no owner
or proprietor shall be required to pay or
bis property be liable for any money paid
contractor before fixing of the lien or
notice of debt.
The bill passed to third reading.
House bill (the Lewis pharmacy billy
came up as special order on report of
committee advising certain amendments.
The amendments we're adopted and the
bill was ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Mills oelled up senate bill POI, re-
quiring foreign corporations doing bust
ness in Texas to file their charters with
the seOretaryof state. The bill was passed.
Mr.. Parker, of Tarrant, introduced q
bill amending the section of the charter of
Fort Worth for regulating charges for gas,
| tee.
Senate bill 1877, regulating the slaughte
ing business, was amended adding several
counties and exemptiDg others, and passed
to third reading.
Mr.. Miner called up house bill 605, re-
curing county officers to make reports to
the state superintendent of education,
and amending the law by fixing penalty.
The bill was engrossed.
Mr.. Gresham called up senate bill 256,
admitting to business companies from
other states operating under the assess
ment or natural premium system plan.
The bill passed.
House bill fixing tax in cities and
towns organized under the general moor
poration law, limiting the tax to IL per
cent, passed.
Mr.. Gresham introduced three bills, two
amending sections 116 and 121, of the
charter of Galveston, and the other amend
ing the law as to liability of cities and
towns for damages.
House bill $50, relative to taxes in cities
of over 10000 inhabitants, passed.
On motion of Mr.. Breeding, a motion
10 reconsider was tabled.
Adjourned till O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Clemens called Up house bill 675,
restoring jurisdiction in Comal county.
The bill passed.
Mr.. KincaId called up the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the house
passed senate bill 256, relative to foreign
insurance companies doing business in
Texas. The motion to reconsider was
tabled.
Mr.. Brown, of Navarro, called up senat 9
bill 58-ths Texas veteran bill. The house
refused TO take up the bill out of order.
Senate bill 1923, known as the Svisher
bill, providing for location of certain
veteran land certificates, led to some dis
custom.
Mr.. Handy said: The bill has been
drawn with great care and caution, SO as
to permit no one to derive any benefits
from 1t except tho original grantees or
their heirs only. 1t is intended to benefit
those alone who have never sold, alienated
transferred or otherwise disposed of their
certificates, and where they are still the
property of the original grantees or their
heirs exclusively, and if there is a defect
in the bill or any loophole into which q
Spectator can get in 1 will thank any
gentleman upon the floor of the house to
point it ont so it can be amended and
prevented.
After further discussion by Messrs.
Brown, Owsley Bryan, Hamblen and others
the bill passed.
Senate bill 20, regulating deposits of
available school funds, passed.
Senate bill, 374, amending article 1854
of the Code Of Procedure-a fee bill
passed.
Senate bill authorizing counties to
issue bonds to fund indebtedness passed.
House bill 442, abolishing county school
superintendents whore county commits
Sioners deem advisable, passed.
Mr.. Handy moved to table his own