The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
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The Senate.
From Tuesdays Daily. !

o'clock by Lieutenant-governOr Wheeler
1t was developed on roll call that the sen
ate lacked six senators of quorum
After waiting forty minutes for quorum
the senate adjourned to 2:30 Pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate met at 2:3O O'Clock with only
fifteen members present, and adjourned
to 10 O'Clock to-day.
From Wednesdays Dailyl
The senate was called to order at Il
o'clock Acknowledgements Wheeler in
the chair, and quorum present. Prayer
by Doctor Smoot, the cha plain.
The short journal of the day before was
read through for the first time of the ses
sion.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
By Senator STANDARDIZATION from
Alliance of Pecan Grove asking for rail
road commission and designating one Of
the commissioners.
By Senator GENERALIZATION from
Gonzales, Lavaca and Colorado counties
against the commission bill.
Senator Morris was excused until Mon
day Senators Sims, Davis and Abercrombie
to Thursday, Senator Jarvis to Wednes
day.
By Senator NATURALIZATION OF
seventy-seven citizens of Calhoun county
against the creation of a state health
board.
Petitions by Senators Tyler and Lane
for regulation of freight charges.
By Senator Burges-Petition' from
Llano protesting against change in the
judicial system of the county.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMUTERS.
By Senator Pope, for committee on
internal improvements the
bill amending the law regulating incor-
poration of railroads; also favorably the
bill creating railway commissioner.
By Senator Mcdonald, for judiciary
No. 1-Favorably bill to diminish the
civil and criminal jurisdiction of the
county court of Travis county; unfavor-
ably bill for prosecution of officers for
official misconduct; unfavorably bill regu-
lating time and place of judicial sales; ia
vorably bill for issuance of warehouse re-
ceipts and bills of lading, and making
them negotiable; favorably bill requiring
all sales of real estate under deed of trust
or contract lien shall be made, after ad-
vertisement, in the county where situated;
favorably bill allowing O. court, when a
railroad is sued for property occupied by
it, to determine all questions includir g
condemnation of the property; favorably
bill allowing commissioners court to
lengthen roads, if necessary in their i'm
provement; fovorably bill allowing the
swearing of justices of the peace, re-
corders and judges; favorably bill dimin-
ishing the jurisdiction of Hale, Potter and
Oldham county courts; favorably bill re-
curing receivers to give bond payable to
the state for benefit of parties interested.
By Senator Woodward, for committee
on counties and county boundaries-Fa-
vorably bill to ascertain and establish the
boundary lines of unorganized counties of
the state.
Senators Kimbrough, Finley and Tyler
fled minority report favoring the EN-
ploymentof conYicts on county roads and
bridges.
Senator Lane, for committee on roads
and bridges-FaVorably bill to punish
persons who fail and refuse to work upon
the public roads after being summoned
for that purpose; unfavorably bill repeal
ing law giving commissioners of counties
supervision of public roads; favorably bill
requiring railroads to keep their roadbeds
over county roads in good condition; ia
vorably house joint resolution for a COM
mittee to draft bill on needed public
road legislation.
Senator Armistead for finance commit
tee-Favorably bill repeating the occupa-
ton tax on drummers.
By Senator Field, for judiciary com
mittee No. 2-Favorably bill restoring
jurisdiction to Greer, Henderson and Don
ley counties; unfavorably bill allowing de-
PENDANTS to testify in their own behalf in
criminal cases; favorably bill for the pro-
lection Of fish and game; favorably sub
stitute for bill fixing punishment of con
victs who escape from road working, lin
iting punishment to not more than six
months.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Three bills by Senator Johnson, one
creating the Forty-eighth Judicial district,
another defining the Fourth Judicial dis
triot and the last prescribing the time of
holding court in the Seventh Judicial
district.
Senator Crawford (by request ITO
grant pension to Mrs. Lavina King, of
county, the surviving WIDOW OF
John W. King, deceased Texas veteran.
Senator Finley-Bill amending law for
a more speedy count of votes in special
and general elections.
Senator Burgess (by request)-Bill for
sale of lands of schools, University and
asylums and the leasing of such lands.
BY Senator Burney-Regulating fees
and cost when sherlffs have parties in
strict custody.
Senator Woodward called up senate bill
POI. Bill provides for the payment of
Issued for services rendered
prior to January l, 1861. Bill was en-
crossed.
Senator Pope called up house bills del
timing trusts and prescribing penalties for
their punishment. Bills passed to third
reading.
The bill regulating the conduct of the
was passed-16 ayes TO 5
nays.
Senator Tyler called up the bill for the
of the Gainesville reformatory.
Bill was engrossed.
Raa0lntiOn asking 0ur delaOation in