The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-14
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Senate Not in Sesslon-House Pro-
ceedlngs.

Senate N OF in Sess1on-House Pro-
ceedlngs.
From Sundays Daily.l
House met at 10 o'clock. Speaker Alex
ander and a quorum present. Prayer by
the chaplain, Rev. II. W. Dodge.
House bill 243-Mr. Hamby's-Further
providing for and regulating the control
and management of the public free schools
in cities and towns in this state, where the
same may be vested in board of trustees,
and further defining the duties and powers
Of such trustees, passed to engrossment
with amendments which were accepted by
the author of the bill. It is the bill which
applies in a general way to the case of the
Arsenal lot in Austin.
Petitions for a railroad commission
we're presented by Messrs. Newton, Gray
ton and King for their respective counties
of Cherokee, Rockw IL and Hamilton.
| Messrs. Owsley, Hathaway, Handy and
Brown presented petition from the coun-
| ties of De atom, Lamar, Travis and John
son, praying for repeal of the occupation
tax.
By Mr.. Erskine-- from citizens
VI fiiO OOuhOy lOl d holo OLlOlonu oValP
law.
By Mr.. Hancock-From citizens of
Brown county against changing the time
of holding courts in Brown county.
| By Mr.. Frost-From citizens of Free.
stone and Navarro counties for legislation
better defining wire fencing.
Mr.. Pickett presented bill establish
ing and making appropriation for Far
mers institutes.
House bill 60 passed restoring certain
jurisdiction in the counties of Blanco,
Llano, Kimble, Gillespie and Menard.
Mr. Gresham, for committee, reported
favorably as to investigation of the clerks
offices of the supreme court, that they
found the same satisfactory, and the work
of the offices at Austin and Galveston
could not be better. The report was
adopted
Mr.. Pope, for committee, reported IA
vorably by substitute for sundry bills as
to trusts and asked that the report be
printed. Granted.
Mr.. Weldon called up senate bill 90 in
cooperating towns on county dividing
lines and the bill passed.
| House CONQUERED in senate amendments
to the Waco charter bill.
| The Houston city charter bill was Or
dered engro 'sed bat failed of the vote nec-
essary to suspend the rules for its passage.
A call of the house was demanded.
House CONQUERED in senate amendments
to bill amending the 39th section of the
| judicial act.
Senate bill 80, repeating law for cleo
tion of district attorney for the Eigh-
teenth district passed.
Also passed senate bill so fixing terms
of courts in the Eleventh district.
House bill establishing Coke county
passed.
Senate bill 6S making appeals from Tar
rant county returnable at Tyler, passed to
third reading.
Senate bill amending sections 32 and
80 of the judicial act creating the Forty
sixth and Forty-seventh districts in the
Panhandle was discussed. Pending con-
sideration, the house adjourned till p. m .
AFTERNOON SESSION,
The Houston charter bill was called up,
but there was not sufficient number of
members to suspend the rules for its
passage.
The house resumed consideration of
SENATE OIL llzi tne OBJECT OF WnlCn Is TO
make two new judicial districts in the
Panhandle section of the state, The bill
passed.
The Houston charter bill was again
voted upon, and passed.
House bill for relief of Chas. L. Bar
nard, appropriating $3,430 for supplies
furnished state troops in 1859, was, after
some discussion, postponed till next Sat
urday.
An invitation from the Hood Camp to
visit the Confederate home in the western
suburbs of the city was read.
Senate bill No. 74-Ahending the law
making city and town wards separate
election precincts was called up by Mr..
Crayton and passed.
Resolution offered by Mr.. Jsgoe, allow
ing the state republican executive COM
mittee to hold their session tonight in
the hall of representatives, and that the
public be invited to attend, was adopted.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
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