The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-04

would defeat the objects of the bill. Some
sharp sparring followed between him and
Mr.. Frost as to the action of the several
csucuses on railroad billie, Mr.. Frost con-
tending that legislation under a captain
and lieutenants was the legislation of a
tyraHt, and Mr.. Brown retorting
that no man was bound ty the
action of the caucus, that the
gentleman himself had gone with those
who went in caucus, and that in fact the
caucussiDg had not been on this bill, but
the commission bill.
Mr.. Frost reasserted that he had nothing
to do with the caucus.
All through the discussion Mr.. Cross
land called time-ten minutes-upon the
speakers.
Mr.. Blown offered an amendment which
was adopted, to the same section subject
ing all freights to the charges in use Jan
uary l, 1889.
Also adopted amendment putting grain,
flour and cornmeal in lower freight
class.
The Frost amendment was lost.
Further consideration of the bill was
checked by call of the house.
Senate bill fixing salary of the superin-
tendent of public grounds and buildings
at 81 500 passed.
Mr.. Brown introduced bill amendi1g
article 426, Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Miller asked to take, up house bill
446, compelling cities and towns to open
up roads to their corporate limits. House
refused.
The call of the house being suspended,
the railroad bill was resumed and defeated
ayes, 80; noes, 81.
The following is the vote of the house
on the passage of senate bill 211, known
as the Lane-Field railroad bill:
Yeas-Hon. F. P. Alexander, speaker;
Messr5. Allison, Brown, of Grayson; Chill
ders, Cobb, Cochran, Cook, CraytoD,
Grassland, billiard, Fielder, Hayes, Hood,
Humphrey, Jenkins, Jones, Kincaid, Lank-
ford, McGee, of Bowie; Mckinney, Mel
son, Moody, Murohison, Murrell, Newton,
Parker, of Tarrant; PEBBLES, Renick,
Rhodes, Robinson, of Bastrop; Rowland;
Thompson, Tolbert, Towles, Weldon,
White, Whitfield, Wilson, of Hill; Woodruff
Total, 80.
Nays-Messrs. Asberry, Breeding, Brown,
Of Johnson; Brown, of Navarro; Bryan,
Campbell, of Cooke; Campbell, of Grimes;
Clemens, Connelee, Dawson, Dunlap,
Ellison, Erskine, Fields, Frost, Gresham,
Hamblen, Handy, Hathaway, Hudson,
Jagoe, johnson, of Anderson; King, Lewis,
Martin, Mays, McComb, Mcdonald, Nc
Gaughey, MoGehee, of Hays; Mcclure,
Middebrook, Miller, Mills, Miner, Over
ton, Pickett, Pope, Ralph, Robinson, Roor,
Selman, Sorrel, Stevenson, of Ell Paso;
Stevenson, of Parker; Strong, Swihford,
Tolsr, Urbahn, Welhausen, Wood-TotaI,
81.
Paired-Messrs. Moses and Williamson.
Mr.. Whitfield introduced house bill 60,
controlling injurious monopolies.
The house adjourned till 8 O'Clock to-
day.
From Fridays DAILY
The house met at a. M, Speaker Alex
ander in the chair. Prayer by the chap
lain, Rev. II. W. Dodge.
Mr.. Humphrey entered motion to recon
slider the railroad resolution of Mr.. Bryan
which WAS defeated yesterday.
Mr. Ellison called up house bill requir-
ing railroads to promptly aud humanity
care for persons injured by railroad acci-
dents.
The bill was amended 80 as to have but
little force in it ard was engrossed.
A message from the governor was
transmitted concerning petition of Nine.
Andrea Candelaria, of San Antonio, asking
for pension or other relief from the state
in recognition of her services and expend.
itures in the cause of Texan independence.
Referred.
Mr.. Moses (by request) presented a
protest from Farmers Alliance of Bur-
net against any expenditure for new ex-
ecutive mansion.
Mr.. Fielder presented concurrent reso-
luton, which was adopted, requesting the
Texas delegation in congress to urge re-
lief by appropriation to citizens of Bren
eral troops in September, 1866. The
losses claimed aggregate $l31,260.
. By Mr.. Moses-Resolution declaring
that as the democratic party stand pledged
to keeping convicts in the penitentiary
walls, and the people expect and demand
legislation on this subject, house bill 566,
to build one or moro new penitentiaries
and use convict labor in building them,
be taken up so as to decide whether or not
this Legislature favors new peniten-
tiary. Lait over.
The substitute senate libel bill $50 came
up as special oresr.
Mr.. Brown, of Grsyson, offered the fol-
lowing substitute:
That, in actions to recover damages for
libel, the suit may be instituted in the
county in which either the plaintiff or
defendant resides, or in any county in
which the libelous article was printed by
a newspaper or published by the defend
ant; but only one action shall be had for
the publication of one article at the same
time. If any person seeks to hold the
publisher of any article or other thing
within the definition of libel responsible
for exemplary damages, he shall notify
such publisher that he will claim such
damages. II the publisher shall, within
ten days after receiving such notice, pub
ish retraction of such article in as public
r manner as the original article was pub
ished, then there shall be no presumption
Of malice against SUCH publisher.
Section 2-All matter shall be privi-
legged for publication if made
~ In any legislative, executive or ju
iiclal proceeding to which the public are
admitted.
(2) In the proper discharge of any Of
fcial duty.
Mr.. Frost offered amendment to which
Mr.. Brown accepted inserting after the
time" as follows: "In suits to recover
damages for the writing, uttersnce or pub
inatiOD contain cd in u NJ waDonar - -