The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-28

farms, was called up by Mr.. Mcclure, who
spoke in its favor. The house refused to
consider the bill.
Amendments to senate bill-same bill
as was introduced in the hense by Mr..
Thanksgiving school trustees of cities
and towns control OF school funds and
property decided for school purposes were
concurred in.
Mr.. Handy called up senate bill author
izing Jewish rabbis to perform the mar
rage ceremony. The bill passed to
third reading.
Senate bill 1862, for protection of me-
chanics and railroad laborers by liens in
their favor, was defeated.
Adjourned till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate resolution for special committee
to report necessary amendments to the
general incorporation law passed.
Also passed senate bill reorganizing the
Twenty eighth judicial district.
The school text book bill was again
considered.
The Hathaway amendment providing
for a uniform system Independently by
counties or districts, which Mr.. Hathaway
stated had been agreed on by number of
members on both sides as a compromise,
was adopted
The BILL however, failed of engrossment
by vote of "a to Sc.
House bill fixing lien on jacks or stall
lions for colts passed.
Also house bill providing for advertis-
ing Q trays.
House bill providing for record of
transcripts from justices courts in cases
of orders of sales in the county in which
the land is situated, same as deeds are re-
corded, was amended and engrossed.
Pending consideration of house bill 800
(Mr. Owsley's), the house took recess till
8 O'Clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
The house was in session last night for
the purpose only of hearing the address
of Hon. j. O. HutchesOn, of Houston,
orator for the occasion Of placing the
large and elegant portrait of General Sam
Houston, recently purchased by the state
in position by the side of the speakers
stand The immense hall and galleries
were crowded with large audience, en-
bracing considerable proportion of
ladies. Acknowledgements Wheeler was
present on the stand with Speaker Alex
ander, who introduced Captain HUTCHINSON
to the audiel ace. The address, which will
be found in full in another column, was
highly polished and rhetorical and was
rapturously applauded. number of
Texas veterans were present.
At the conclusion of the address the
house adjourned till O'Clock to-day.
from Sundays Daily1
House met at $3.50 o'clock. Speaker Alex
ander and quorum present Prayer by
the chaplain, Rev. II. w. Dodge.
House bill 800, amending articles 4742
and 4743 of the Code, relative to quarterly
returns and reports from tax collectors,
| passed with the committee amendments
and the emergency clause added.
House bill 573, amending article 1902 of
the law prescribing oath for rendition of
property for taxation, was defeated.
House bill 377, amending article 421 of
the Code, requiring the purposes of city
bonds to be clearly specified, passed.
Mr.. Jenkins called up substitute house
bill amending article 1888 of the law as to
depots at railroad crossings and intersec-
tions.
The house, however, concluded to take
up local bills.
| The Fort Bend district bill was set for
p. IN.
Bill for the relief of Isaac Stevens was
killed.
Senate bill defining jurisdiction Of city
court of Dallas passed.
House bill changing time of holding
court in Arkansas and Calhoun counties
was called up by Mr.. Dunlap and passed.
The speaker appointed Messrs. Gresham,
White and Hayes committee to consider
what amendments are necessary to the
general incorporation act.
House bill 379, exempting from pay
ment OF debts all moneys recovered or
liquiddted by agreement for settlement
on account of personal injuries, and to
prevent the same from being 80 applied
by Rarnishment or other process, passed
with amendments.
Amendment exempting claims of I'M
dertakers and physicians attending in
iured persons was defeated.
House bill amending articles 1884 and
1856 of the law as to vagrancy, and increas-
ing the scope of the law so as to include
as Migrants men who are prohigate and
refuse to support their families, was en-
crossed.
Messrs. Brown, Hamblen and Pope we're
appointed on committee of conference
on house bill 574; and Connellee on COM
mittee of free conference on house bill 36.
Adjourned till o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. johnson, of Anderson, introduced
house bill 664, amending article 975 of the
Revised Statutes as to county treasurers'
accounts.
By Mr.. Jagoe-Bill permitting joinder
of defendants in suits on sureties bonds.
By Mr.. Naturalization from North
west Texas Livestock association asking
for repeal of the hide and animal inspec-
ton law.
By Mr.. McGaughey that
tho grand and beautiful address of Capt.
j. c. Hutchinson on the occasion of placing
the portrait of General Houston in the
house be printed in the Journals of the
house. Ado yted.
MIR. Handy had substitute senate bill
1923. validating land certificates granted to
veterans under former acts of the legisla-
ture, fixed AS continuous order for Mex
Tuesday following the bill fixed for IL
o'cl lck that day.
The bill changing Fort Bend county
from the Tweuty-third to the Twenty
second judicial diitrict came up as special
order and gt once encountered opposition
by a call of the house made by Mr.. Parker,
of Fort Bend.