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

! duplication of costs of process for wit
nesses in criminal cases.
The bill passed and the house refused
to reconsider.
Mr.. Dunlap called up house bill 466, the
object of which is to diminish the aggre,
gate of fees aud commissions OF county
officers in large counties. After some dis
cussion the bill was referred to a special
committee.
The school bill, the main object OF
which is to provide for uniform system
of text books, was discussed chiefly as t.
the question whether such system was best
even if practicable, and how far it should
| extend, whether established by local op-
I ton, by counties, by districts or the whole
state, and incidentally whether a system
of state publication of text books is desir-
able as a matter of economy.
Those who entered into the discussion
were Messrs. Whatley, Martin, Brown, OF
Grayson, and others.
Mr.. Brown argued that the state could
not afford to publish the books unless for
all the schools in the state.
The house, at p. m, adjourned until
$3.50 this morning.
From Fridays Daily
The house met at $3.50 q. m. Speaker
Alexander in the chair and a quorum
present. Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. H.
W. Dodge.
Mr.. Pope called up senate bill 148, rela-
tive to sales aud transfers of judgement,
and it was passed to third reading.
Mr.. Breeding asked to take up substi-
tute house bill amending the Code of Pro-
cedure by adding article l057a to the
fee bill, the bill which reduces the fees to
large extent. Passed, and on motion of
Mr.. Breeding the house refused to re
slider.
Motion to reconsider passage of senate
bin 1877 was tabled.
Committee reports were made.
Mr. Kincaid called up senate hill con-
tinu'ng the court of commissions of ap-
peals, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Robinson sent up ten petitions, all
numerously signed, from citizens of San
Antonio, urging the passage of the San
Antonio charter bill.
message from the senate asked for a
free conference committee on house bill
33, amending the law as to malicious mis-
chief.
On motion of Mr.. Jones subs titute
house bill 1863, to protect farm laborers,
was considered.
Mr.. Brown, of Grayson, opposed the bill
as likely to preclude farmers from Sc
curing advances which were necessary
very often to enable them to employ labor
and make crops.
Mr.. Jones, of Pamela, spoke in favor of
the bill, arguing that it did not conflict
with the farmers arrangements, and was
sim ply for protecting laborers.
Mr.. Hayes argued that it was but Just
that farm laborers should have a lien for
their wages as well as the landlord has for
his rents and the merchant for advances.
Mr.. Pope enlarged forcibly upon the
point made by Mr.. Hayes.
The bill was further discussed by Messrs.
Martin, Moody, Mckinney, Woodruff,
johnson, of Titus; Campbell, Cook, Ows-
ley, Kincaid and McGaughey.
The bill was amended with requirement
that laborers FORGETTING their contracts
by abandoning work shall not have benefit
of the lien, and was ordered engrossed.
The general appropriation bill was CON
sidered in committee of the whole, Mr..
Pope in the chair.
Mr.. Hamblen moved to strike out the
appropriation of $4,000 for frontier pro-
lection and argued that the frontier coun-
ties were able to protect themselves and
there was no necessity for maintaining
military force at such cost.
Mr.. Bryan opposed the amendment,
arguing that there was necessity for pro-
lection from raids by the Mexicans who
had all the instincts Of the Indian added
to the intelligence of the white man.
The amendment to strike out was de-
feated.
The items for the ad generals Of
fee were all adopted.
The items of the department of the
commissioner of insurance, etc., were
adopted with amendments increasing the
salary of chief clerk from $1,000 to
$1,000 and agricultural clerk from $1,000
to $1,000 and assistant clerk from 5000
to S1,R0 and allowing $1,000 for book
cases and shelving.
Motion of Mr. ones to strike out the ap-
preparations of $4,000 for continuing the
geological survey was defeated.
The committee reported progress and
asked to sit again tomorrow. Granted.
Mr.. Dunlap introduced a bill changing
time of holding court in the Twenty third
district.
BY Mr.. Parker, of Tarrant-Bill amend
ing the law so as to protect the capitol
grounds from stock. The object is to
avoid expense of fencing the grounds.
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding article
976 of the Civil Code relative to canceling
claims against counties.
House adjourned till 3 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION
House bill 166, repeating so much of
chapter 3 of the school law as refers to
public free schools, outside Of incor-
porated cities and towns which have
assumed or may assume control of their
public free schools and adding 20 the
law section Asa as to teachers, kertifcates
was considered and the house ref used to
epgross the bill.
Senate amendments to house bill pre-
scribing time for sales of real estate under
deeds of trust were concurred in. 80
Substitute house bill providing for
uniform system of free school text books
was considered. 1t proposes appropria-
ting $4,000 for expenses of the board
and procuring publications of books, aud
$4,000 for publishing outfit for printing
and binding the books by the state.
Mr.. Hathaway made an elaborate and
forcible argument against the bill, speak
ing about two hours.
Mr.. Parker, of Tarrant, spoke against
the bill, but Mr.. Hathaway, he said, had