The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-21

by Doctor Smoot, the chaplain.
Senator Armistead was excused for the
day.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
By Senator DECENTRALIZATION from citi-
zens of Hill county asking the passage of
law prohibiting the planting or handling
of Johnson grass.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Senator Glasscock filed minority re-
port protesting against diminishing the
civil jurisdiction of the county court of
Travis county, signed only by himself.
Senator Upshaw, for committee on asy-
lums-FavoTably bill establishing an asy-
lum in southwest Texas, and appropriat-
ing $150000 therefor.
Senator Field-Favorably bill to en-
courage irrigation, etc. A house bill.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Senator Frank-Bill regulating the
care of the capitol grounds and fixing the
penalties for trespassiDg on and injuring
them.
Senator Abercrombie 10y request) -B Bill
to compel corporations to pay the wages
of their employees promptly and fixing the
amount of liquidated damages for failure
to pay the same.
Senator Mcdonald called up two house
bills requiring real estate under deed of
trust to be sold in the county WI ere sit
uated. The bill was engrossed.
Senator Upshaw called up house con-
current resolution calling for joint
committee OF ten, to prepare bill on
needed road legislation. The resolution
was engrossed.
Senator Abercrombie called up senate
joint resolution No. 16, amending
the Constitution and declaring rail
roads public highways and com
mon carriers and giving the legis-
lature the right to regulate freight
charges and all railroad matters, or allow
ing them to delegate these powers to some
other authority created by the Legislature.
The resolution was engrossed, most of the
commission bill men asking the privilege
of spreading the reasons of their votes on
the Journal.
On motion of Senator Jarvis the general
appropriation bill was taken up and the
senate proceeded to adopt the committee
amendments. Senator Tyler made an
earnest appeal for the clerks and protested
against cutting down their salaries. There
were some SIX printed pages of committee
amendments, for the most part cutting
down the estimates OF the BILL and nearly
every one of them was adopted.
The senate then at 1910 adjourned to
2:30 pam.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate met at 2:30 p. m. and Sc
cured quorum in about ten minutes.
House bill defining trusts and regulating
their punishment was discussed on mo-
tion to reconsider, and was finally post
pontd until this MOI ming.
The special order, the appropriation
bill, was then taken up, and senators
offered amendments to the different de-
partments. The bill was discussed for an
hour and half and great number of
amendments proposed, many of them be-
ing adopted, but the majority were voted
down.
The senate at 6:lO adjourned to 10
O'Clock to-day.
ON Fridays Daily
The senate was called to order at 10
O'Clock, acknowledgement Wheeler in
the chair and quorum present. Prayer
by Doctor Smoot, the chaplain.
Senator Armistead excused for the day.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
By Senator Townsend, from Welder,
Gonzales county-Favoring state board
of health.
By Senator Kimbrough, from two citi-
zens, by Senatorsl Frank and Burney-
Petitions for regulation of freight charges.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
By Senator Burney, for education COM
Enthusiastically bill defining more
clearly the rights and duties of school
boards, in reference to school property,
giving them absolute control of such
property.
By Senator Crawford, for committee on
state Enthusiastically bill amending
charter of Dallas.
By Senator KimbrUugh, for committee
on claims and accounts-Favo-ably bill
giving relief TO John Ezelle.
By Senator Finley, for committee on
privileges and Extraordinarily bill
amending law for a more speedy count of
vote at special and general elections.
BY Senator Pope, for committee on
Internal enthusiastically bill
compelling ell railroads TO run certain
daily trains over their roads; also favor |
sbly bill requiring all railroad companies |
to keep and maintain permanently their |
general offices within the state at certain !
places; favorably bill ratifying the title
of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rail |
road TO the Central and Montgomery rail |
road, and to the Chicago, Texas and Mexi- |
can Central railroad; also favorably re-
quiriug railroads passing within eight |
miles of a county seat TO keep and main |
tain depot at a point on the line near
est said county seat.
Senator Mcdonald, for committee on |
judicial Enthusiastically bill fixing |
time of holding court in the Eleventh ju-
dicial district.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Senator Clalborne-Bill requiring
each county clerk to keep a record of the
deaths in his county and requiring ply.
sicians, justices Of the peace and corouers
to make a report of all deaths within their
knowledge to the county clerk and pro-
yiding fees for the same.
By Senator Jsrvis-Bill prohibiting the
consolidation of parallel or competing
lines of railroads within the state.
The senate passed the concurrent reso-
luton calling for the appointment of five
senators and Eve representatives TO draft
needed county road legislation, and Sens-
tors Jarvis, Glasscock, Kimbrough, Finley
and Allen were appointed as the senate
committee.
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