The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-21
AND MEMORIALS.

senate to order at 10 O'Clock. Roll cal
and quorum present. Prayer by Doctor
Smoot, the chaplain.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Senator lasscCck-Petition from citi,
zens of Burnet county asking repeal OF
the occupation tax. Also, petition by
Senator Tyler from Hamilton county on
same subject.
Memorial by Senator Stephens from
citizens of Haskell county protesting
against reducing the size OF school dis
tricts.
Senator ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from
citizens of Kaufman county asking that
February 22 be made Arbor day for the
state.
KEPoRTs OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Senator Woodward, for committee on
counties and county boundaries-Favor-
ably for the establishment of Coke county.
Senator Pope, for committee on inter
nal improvements Favorably the Lane
bill regulating freight tariffs.
Senator Tyler, for committee on educa-
tion-A minority report Offering both
original bill and committee substitute on
the propriety of teaohing in the public
schools the effect of narcotics and alco-
holic drinks on the human system
Signed, Tyler, Lane, Maetze and Field.
Senator Armistead, for committee on
ENTHUSIASTICALLY, bill equalizing the
pay of the trustees of the Blind and the
Deaf and Dumb Asylums with that of the
trustees OF the other asylums of the state.
Special order senate bill No. 8 was post
poned and made the special order for
Monday next.
Senate bill,No. 255 to prevent the open
ing up of public roads across lands owned
and used by state educational, eleemosy-
nary or other public institutions without
the consent of the state, and to close such
roads across such lands whenever the state
deems it necessary, was taken under con
sideratlon. Senator Stephens opposed
the BILL a. it would seriously retard the
settlement of all the counties of his dis
trict, where there we're vast bodies of
school lands located. Ii would be i'm
possible to give the citizens of those coun-
ties relief under such bill. The county
commissioners we're the proper authority
to decide this road question, and not the
legislature nor the heads of departments.
Senator Lane said Senator Stephens had
not touched the bill in his argument. The
bill referred only to lands surrounding
public institutions and not to public
school, asylum or University lands in the
west. For consent of the legislature was
substituted consent of trustees OF such in
stitutions and of the governor to locate
such new roads. The bill then passed to
engrosement.
Senators Upshaw, Jarvis, Allen and Atlee
were excused until Monday morning.
The vote to substitute senate bill No. 7
for house bill No. 21 was reconsidered and
withdrawn. All but the enacting clause
of house bill No. q was stricken out and
original senate bill No. unamended was
substituted therefor. The bill ia to vail
date the titles of the land board sales. An
amendment was adopted extending the
scope Of the bill to other purchasers in
good faith and their assigns. The bill
passed to engrossment by 10 ayes to
nays.
resolution was offered by Senator
Glasscock, that judiciary No. be requested
~ examine and report whether the state
can sell the state property known as the
temporary capitol building and grounds
belonging to the same, also the one-quar-
ter block lying south of the general land
Office.
President of senate announced he ap-
pointed Senators Armistead and Maetze
as the senate committee to visit the nor
NAL schools.
The senate agreed to house requirement
that penalty ordinances shall be published
for two weeks in the official newspaper.
House bill Nc. 33, as TO wifully injur-
ing wagons or other such agricultural
property, or throwing any stone or firing
any missiles into a railroad car, was
taken up and senate substitute therefor
was adopted, and then was passed to its
third reading.
Senate refused to recede from its
amendment to resolution extending the
time of the capitol furnishing board, and
Senators Field and Simkins we're ap-
pointed as conference committee.
Senator Field reported favorably
for committee on mining and
geology two bills for the encouragement
of irrigation and mining.
Senate at 1916 adjourned TO 10 O'Clock
to-day.
From Sundays Dailyl
Lieutenant governor Wheeler called the
senate to order at 10 O'Clock, quorum
being present. Prayer by Doctor Smoot,
the chaplain. Reading of the journal dis
pensed with.
Senator Mcdonald excused until Mon
cay.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Petition by Senator Tyler from citizens
of Rogers, in Bel county, against the oc-
cupation tax.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Senator Armistead, for judiciary No. --
Favorably,b bill providing for appeals from
commissioners courts III certain cases
sitting as board of equalization; IN
fsvorably house bill ~, and senate bill
1877 on the usury law; also, untavorably
bill forbidding the loan of less sum of
money than mentioned on the face of the
note; fayorably, with amendment, the bill
for the appointment OF receivers.
Senator Abercrombie, for Judiciary No.
2-Unfavorably, bill to perpetuate testi
mony in criminal prosecutions, the same
rs in civil cases; also fayorably, bill re-
curing the Judge to deliver his charge
before argument of counse'.
Senator Harrison, for committee on
agricultural affairs-Unfayurabl report
on bill for abolishment of bureau of agri-
culture, insurance and statistics.
Senator Seale-Favorably, bill authoriz-
ing commissioner of insurance to
license companies outside the state to do
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