The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-24

the clerk without reading.
House adjourned till 10 O'Clock to-day.
From Fridays Daily ]
House met at 10 O'Clock, Speaker Alex
ander and quorum present Prayer by
the chaplain.
Mr.. Hamblen presented a memorial
from citizens of Harris county protesting
against any division of Harris county.
Mr.. Tolar presented petition of ]. w.
Carhart and others, praying for an amend
ment of the school law and reducing the
price of school lands to actual settlers to
$1.25 per acre.
Mr.. White presented a memorial from
the Farmers County Alliance of Freestone
county petitioning for certain legislation,
among others asking for a reduction of
the rate of interest.
Mr.. Faubion presented petition of G..
W. Logan and others, of Williamson
county, asking exemption of that county
from the hide and animal inspection law
Mr.. Tolsr presented petition from
citizens of Cottle county, asking that 1t
be attached to Childress county for
judicial and other purposes.
Bills and resolutions were introduced,
and, where not otherwise stated, were re-
ferred as follows:
By Mr.. Gresham-Rouse bill 1913,
amending section IL of act of March 30,
1881, establishing the University of Texas,
so as to provide for charging not exceed
ing $50 for tuition in the law and $3.50 in
the medical departments.
By Mr.. Gresham-Joint resolution
amending section IL, article of the Con-
stitution, so that grants and donations to
the University shall be invested in bonds
of Texas, or United States bonds, if they
can be obtained at reasonable rates, if
not then, in bonds of the counties of Texas,
or in such other securities as the legisla-
ture may designate.
By Mr.. Brown, of Grayson-Legalizing
the donation of property to establish or
assist in establishing professorships and
scholarships in the University of Texas,
or any of Its branches, and to provide for
accomplishing the objects of the donors.
1t provides that the donors may vest the
legal title of the property in any person
or persons body corporate of the state of
Texas to be held in trust for the purposes
and under such directions, limitations and
provisions as may be declared in writing
in the donation not inconsistent with the
| objects and proper management of the
| University and branches. The donations
are to be subject to such legislation as
may be necessary to prevent damage to
the property or abuse or neglect of the
trust.
By Mr.. misunderstanding apart and
appropriating certain portions of the
public domain for the further permanent
endowment of the University and its
branches, and also for the further endow-
ment of the public free schools. 1t con-
stitutes endowments of 100000 acres to
the University permanent fund and 1000,
900 acres to the permanent school fund
to be taken from the unappropriated
public domain.
By Mr.. Dawson-Amending the fee law.
By Mr.. Pope-Regulatiug practice of
dentistry.
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding the school
law.
By Mr.. misunderstanding the road
law.
By Mr.. Asbury-Regulating duties of
county commissioners.
By Mr.. Kincaid-Regulating fees of
, sherlffs for conveying attached witnesses
in felony cases.
By Mr.. Murrell-Resolution amending
section l8 article 5 of the Constitution.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding railway
commission and defining its duties and
powers. 1t provides for three members,
one of whom shall be an experienced civil
engineer, appointive by the governor for
two years, but subject to his removal any
time. Their salary is to be $4,000 each,
They are to have their office at Austin,
and competent draughtsman for secre-
tary at salary of $1,000. Their duties
are the same as those of state engineer
under act of April 10, 1883. They are
made court of record.
Section ct shall be the duty of the
state railway commission to properly
classify all classes and kinds of freight
and failure or refusal upon the part oil
any railroad company or transportation
line or the officers, agents or lessee:
thereof to properly observe and respect
such classification shall be prima facit
evidence of unjust discrimination upor
the part of such railroad company oil
transportation line.
Section THE state railroad com
mission shall be authorized to suggest
rates of freight to the railroads and
transportation lines doing business il
this state, and any failure or refusal OF
their part or by their officers, agents Of
lessees to respect and observe the same
shall be prima facie evidence of extortion
Mr.. Handy presented the following
communication, which was read:
Hon. L. P. Alexander, Speaker of the House o
| Representatives:
Sir--The undersigned,ne nephew and grand
nephew of Stephen f. Austin, beg leave t.
present to the state of Texas the full siz,
portrait of Austin as he appeared in 1924
to replace the one destroyed by the burn
ing of the old capitol.
We respectfully ask that it be accepted
by the house, and placed on the wall o
the house of representatives on the RICH
of the speakers stand, where the pas
generation, familiar with the characte
and services of General Austin, put tn
one destroyed by fire.
We further ask, if the portrait be &C
copied, that Hon. A. W. Terrell may rep
resent us on the floor of the house at sucI
time as may be designated for the pre-
sentation. Respectfully, etc,
w. JOEL BRYAN,
GUY NJ. BRYAN, JB.
In this connection Mr.. Handy presented
the following, which was unanimousi.
adopted:
Resolved, That the portrait of Stephei
f. Austin be accepted by the house witt
grateful acknowledgements to the donors