The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
CONTINUED From Fourth Psge.l
The Senate.
[From Saturdays Daily.


The senate was called to order at 1
O'Clock by Acknowledgements Wheeler
Quorum present Prayer by the chaplain
Doctor Smoot.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator Stephens, from citizens o
wilbsrger county, praying for neV
judicial district.
Senator Sims-Memorial by Count!
Alliance of Brown county against railroad
exorbitsnt freight rates and asking fol
a commission.
Senator Stephens-Petition from citi
zens of Montague county requesting pay
for services rendered the state in defense
of the frontier.
President of the Senate Wheeler laid
before the senate a communication from
Colonel Swisher relating to his connection
with veterans and the locating Of their
certificates in Greer county.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Judiciary No. l, Senator Mcdonald
tations to remain against married women.
By Sens tor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS re-
port on bills making writs of error from
Tarrant county returnable to the Tyler
term of court.
BY Senator McDonald-Favorable re-
port on bill limiting landlords liens on
property Of tenants to one year.
BY Senator ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS re-
port on the bill to present statement Of
suits for damages because of death OF per-
son damaged.
BY Senator cDonald-Favorable re-
port on the bill regulating payment for
transcripts.
Finance committee, by Senator Jarvis
Favorable report to amend act for adop-
tion of Revised Civil Statutes.
Judiciary committee No. MINORITY
report on bill taking married women from
under the statute of limitations.
Internal ovements-Favorable re-
port on bill calling for separate railway
coaches for white and colored people.
Bills and resolu tions-Senator Field
For building bridges between counties
where there is any dispute between them.
Senator Allen-Creating board Of ar
bitration and award to settle claim to land
now ia dispute between Texas and the
United States.
Senator tephens-Reguating the
crime of theft and fixing places for the
trial thereof.
Senator Lane--To encourage the loca-
ton and building OF manufacturing es
tablishments, exempting investments OF
100000 of this kind from taxation for
twenty years.
By Senator Burgess 49, Regulating the
manner Of removing and locating county
seats.
By Senator Burgess (resolution THAT
the committee on education inquire into
the price of board charged the students of
the Agricultural and Mechanical college,
Carried.
By Senator Barney (bilD-Requiring
the directors in private corporations to
declare dividends of all net profits of the
business, except where such profits exceed
3 DER GENT per annum, in which case the
ex,,.e may be applied in such manner
as the Ockhoiders may vote.
Synate bill No 81, to establish Peabody
Normal college, was made special order
for Wednesday morning.
Senator Upshaw moved the vote post
poning executive session for week be re-
considered and the senate go into secret
session. Strong opposition to the motion
Gas developed and it was withdrawn.
Joint resolution No. /, regulating the
right to vote, was made the special order
for Monday morning.
Senate bill No. 2, providing for COM
missioner to revise aud digest tho laws
civil aud criminal and report to the
Twenty -second legislature was on it's sec-
ond reading put before the senate
Senator Lane offered an amendment
making it three com missioners in tsad
of ono commissioner. Senator Mcdonald
the amendment. Senator Olaf
borne moved au amendment making il
two commissioners, one to cDdify .he
Penal, the other the OWL Statutes. SEN
at 'r Field, on account of the cost of such
Qualifications, advocated the purchase of
the work of Sayles aud Sayles, and waived
a recommitment of the bill TO the commit
Zee to inquire into such expense.
Senator ClaibOrne's amendment was
lost, also Senator Lanes amendment, and
the bill was recommitted by ay es, 1G; nays,
II.
The senate substitute bill No. 6, allow
ing defendant may replevy goods in gar
nishment cases, with amendments passed |
to engrossment.
Senate bill No. Z, providing for validat-
ing title to land sold by land board, WINS |
made special order for Thursday morn
lug.
Senator Burney introduced bill GREAT.
ing another Judicial district for Bexar
county.
Senate bill No. ~, fixing punishment for
carrying deadly weapons into churches
and other public assemblies WAS
not taken up. Senator Lanes
amendment striking out the word
SALOONS" was lost. Senator Stephens
amendment putting "liquors and beer"
before saloons was lost. Senator Tyler's
making the punishment
sither fiue or imprisonment was lost by
Ii ayes; 16 nays. The bill passed by 10
ayes; s nays.
Senate adj 1urned to 10 o'clock to-day.
from Fridays Dailyl
The senate was called TO order at 10
O'Clock by Lieutenaut-governor Wheeler.
Quorum present. Prayer by the chaplain,
Doctor Smoot.
Senators Davis and Upshaw we're ex-
,used from attendance on the session.
Senators Tyler and Glasscock were excused
I'LL Monday morning.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Nv Senatnr Stanhana- Ero,, ,;.i.o.,. n |