The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-31
A Full Synopsis of the Proceed
ings OF Both Houses
Yesterday.
Chatty and Newsy Gossip Picked
Up In the Lobbles and
Committee Rooms.
The Senate.


senate to order at 10 o'clock. Roll cal
and quorum present. Prayer by the chap
lain, Doctor Smoot.
PETITIONS AND MEMORABLE.
Petition by Senator Tyler from citizen
of Temple, in Bell county, setting asid
the 22d day of February as arbor da!
every year.
REPORT OF STANDING CoMMITTEEs.
BY Senator Frank-Report that bill fol
support of reformatory at Gstesville bC
referred to committee on finance.
By Senator Frank, for committee or
niteptiaries-F avorably bill for pur
chase of 10000 acres of land as convict
farm, in one or more tracts. Appropriatet
100000.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Senator Morris-TO amend law and
allow cities and towns to have exclusive
control over streets, alleys and public
grounds and remove Obstructions thereon
and require citizens to work streets for
six days a year.
BY Senator Notwithstanding railroad
consolidation.
BY Senator Morris-Fixing penalty for
railroads, refusal to receive and transport
any passengers or property.
By Senator Stephens-To provide Tor
leasing unorgsnized county school lands.
BY Senator Burney-To prevent the im-
pairing of the efficiency or value of mort
gage and other contract liens by the death
of the makers thereof.
BY Senator Atlee-Amending law relat-
ing to offenses committed in another
county, state or territory.
BY Senator misunderstanding loss
and calling for the appointment of five
persons to constitute board to be known
as "Commissioners of Pilots"
BY Senator Claiborne--Joint resolution
TO amend the Constitution in the election
laws, providing for numbering of tickets,
registration of voters, etc., to be regulaed
by the Legislature.
BY Senator Claiborne-Joint resolution
proposing Constitutional amendment
providing for the assessment and c0lec-
ton of taxes, state and county, in the
unorganized counties, provided they shall
not be taxed to pay for improvements in
organized counties.
BY Senator Olaiborne-Joint resolution
to amend the Constitution on the judiciary
By Senator Townsend-To regulate the
sale and transfer of judgments of courts
OF record, or of cases of action or inter
est therein, where suit has been filed
thereon, and providing for recording such
transfer.
BY Senator Glasscock-To provide for
the building and completing of an addi-
tional state penitentiary in central or
western Texas, TO employ such convicts
located there in manufacture of cotton
and wooden goods, and leather and for
mining, smelling and casting of iron ores
and other ores.
By Senator Harrison-To amend law in
relation to ohattel mortgage and other in
Btruments intended to operate as mort
cages of or liens upon personal property
and the recording thereof.
By Senator Burney--To provide for the
exclusive management and control of the
University lands by the board of regents
Upon motion OF Senator Frank, the
senate went into executive session.
Senator Armistead moved the result of
the executive session be spread upon the
journal, and the governor be notified of
the combinations made by the senate
Carried.
The senate confirmed the following ap-
pointments: l.. l.. Foster, commissioner
of agriculture, insurance, statistics and
history; w. l.. Davidson, assistant attor-
ney general; Walter Acher, Edwin Hobby
and W. L. Collard, commissioners of ar
bitration and award; r. Rutherford, state
health officer; W. Tipps, G. Grow and
Frank Hamilton, commissioners of peni-
tentiaries; 4. j. Goree, superintendent of
penitentisries; James A. Smither, assist
ant superintendent of penItentiaries; W.
g. Parish, financial agent of peniten-
tiaries; w. w. Merritt and Il. M. Bowers,
inspectors of convict camps.
After executive session the special order,
senate bill No. ~, was taken up and was
fully discussed by its author, Senator
Tyler. The bill provides for the estab
lishment of the Peabody Normal college
OF Texas. Consideration of the bill at II
o'clock was postponed, that the senate
might repair TO the house TO help decide
the question of the election of United
States senator.
Upon return to it's chamber the senate
again went into executive session and CON
firmed the appointment of Senator L. &.
Douglas, of Grayson county, as assistant
superintendent of the penitentiary.
The governor had previously announced
to the senate that he had accepted the
resignation of Mr. Douglass as senator of
the Eighteenth senatorial district, and
the senate had adopted the following reso-
luton "That II is with sincere regret
that the senate has heard of the resigna-
tion of Hon. L. q. Douglass as senator OF
this body; that Senator Douglass, by his
ability, his close attention to business and
his uniform courtesy and kindness has
endeared himself TO every member OF the
senate, and we tender him our best wishes
for his future happiness and prosperity"
After executive session, bill No. ~ was
again taken under consideration. After
much discussion and the voting down of
many amendments the bill passed to en-
grossment.
The following telegram was read and
ordered spread upon the Journal:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS L. Il. Wheeler and others:
Your most gratifying dispatch received.
I return profound thanks to the people of
Texas and their honorsd representatives.
[Signed. RICHARD CoKE.
The senate refused to concur in house
amendment to senate bill No. 6.
Senator Pope reported favorably bill to
prevent the forfeiture of railroad charters
because their lines are not constructed
within the specifed time allowed them