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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14
The House.

The house met at $3.50 a. m. Speaker
Alexander and a quorum present. Prayer
by the chaplain, Rev. II. W. Dodge.
Mr.. McGee presented petition of citi-
zens of Bowie county favoring an amend
ment to the Constitution, 80 as to make
tax receipts requisite to voting.
BY Mr.. Felder-Petition from citizens
of Washington county asking for the Gre
alton of state board of health.
Mr.. Whitted-From citizens of Llano
county asking that the office of county
school superintendent be abolished.
Mr.. Resolution of inquiry as to
cause of errors in the House Journals.
Adopted.
Mr.. Mills asked to take up senate bill
No. 27-the normal school bill-locating
IL at Salado, in Bell county.
Mr.. Brown, of Grayson, offered an
amendment leaving the location subject
TO the selection of some site in middle or
north Texas.
Mr.. Owsley proposed substitute Fix
ing the site at Plano, in Collin county.
The bill was considered in committee OF
the whole. Mr.. Pickett in the chair.
Mr.. Owsley argued that the site should
be where the people would contribute
largely TO the endowment as those OF Plano
would.s After the free schools are pro
vided for, il we have any surplus let us
give it to the University.
Mr.. Mills favored the bill, no matter
where the school is located. The Peabody
fund would be all distributed in 1895, &C
oording to the Peabody and Normal
schools in each state, and Texas should
have the normal to get larger proportion
of the fund.
Mr.. Hays spoke against the bill.
Mr.. Mills moved that the committee
rise and report, and ask to sit again
Adopted.
The house took up the school bill.
Mr.. Brown moved to strike out section
II, bat Mr.. Miner offered a substitute TO
the section, which was adopted, providing
as follows:
Section l2-There shall be taught in al
the public schools in this state orthogra
ply, reading in English, English gram
mar, arithmetic, geography, history of tn
United States, English composition an
penmsnship.
Mr.. McComb spoke in favor of tn
bill, which, he argued, would save the pee
pie of the state at least 100000 an
nually.
Mr.. Hays offered en- elaborate amend
ment, substantially incorporating the Ca
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14
Ell PASO'S MAYOR.
Hon. Geo. B. Stevenson Nominated
hv Col. j. G. Carr.

Dy COl. u. ". CdrF'
We clip the following merited tribute
to an excellent representative and gentle
man, from the FL Paso Tribune:
AUSTIN, February 27.-I have been very
much engaged in the discharge Of my du-
ties as sergeant-at-arms of the house of
representatives, and have had very little
time to observe and write to you on gen.
eral legislation; but the Tribune has ad-
vantage of full reports of this body and
the senate.
However, I have watched closely all
measures affecting the interests of FL Paso
and that section of Texas.
There is one thing can congratulate
your legislative district upon, and that is
the excellent representative they have in
the house, Hon. George B. Stevenson.
I say it, without personal Partially, that
he is one of the most active and eff
ficient members of the legislature. The
irrigation bill, in which his district is par
ticularly interested, will become law that
will be of great benefit to Ell Paso. Yet,
Colonel Stevenson is not, however, con-
fined to local legislation in his efforts to
be OF benefit to the country. The fact is,
am so much impressed with the coloners
public spirit and enterprise that write
now particularly to nominate him for the
mayorelity of Ell Paso, and 1 hereby
authorize you to make that announcement
in your paper.
Colonel Stevenson has lived eight years
in Ell Paso, and understands fully all its
wants. He saw and aided in the early de-
velopment of California, and moved to
Ell Paso after comparing the two sections
of the union, and has permanently cast
his fortunes among the people of this sec
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
CONTINUED from Fifth Page.l
The Senate.
From Saturdays DAilY.l

The senate was called to order at IL
O'Clock by Lieutensnt-governor wheeler
quorum being present. Prayer by
Doctor Smoot, the chaplain.
Two petitions for reduction of freight
charges. Petition from citizens Of Paris
favoring the creation of state board OIL
health.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Bv Senator Frank for committe on
MISUNDERSTANDING bills both
aenate and house, to authorize the coun'
ties of the state to employ penitentlary
convicts upon the public roads and bridges
OF the state.
Senator Kimbrough gave notice he
would file minority report.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Senator johnson 10y request) "A bill to
prescribe the venue in actions brought by
the state against corporations.
Senator Scale (by request)-To reduce
the net value of insurance policies from
AZ per cent to 4 per cent.
By Senator Finley-Bill amending the
law regulating the appointment OF reoeiV'
ers and their duties.
By Senator Glassoock-Bill permitting
any person authorized to administer an
oath to swear justice OF the peace, re-
eorder Of city or any judge
BY Senator Lane-Bill allowing pur'
ohasers of roadbed, track franchise OF
chartered right of railway company to
incorporate and run the railroad, holding
them liable, however, for all claims against
the original corporation.
Senator Kimbrough called up senate
bill 300, allowing oonstables when they
perform a sheriff's duties his pay, and re
yersing the rule when sheriffs do constable
duty. Bill was engrossed.
Upon Senator Glasscock's motion the
bill for the improvement of the oaplto
grounds was made the special order fol
Tuesday, and from day to day until dis
posed OF.
Senator Frank called up senate bill PIT
The bill more clearly defines the duties oil
the financial agent and provides for Ger
tain combinations in case of long term
cenvicts. 1t is a lengthy and general re-
enactment of the laws regulating the man
agement of the penitentiaries. The salaries
of some of the officials were cut down ant
the time of hiring out the convicts was
limited 10 TWO years uPon oho ioooo'
discussion and amendment of the bill oo
cupied the entire morning session, result
ing at one time in a most interesting till
between Senator Burgess and Senator Fielc
on the point OF hiring out conviots tt
farmers, Senator Field having offered al
amendment forbidding this except as
last resort when they cannot be employed
in some other way as lucratively to thu
state. Upon Senator Davis motion i
was declared that no convicts shall b'
leased to individuals or corporations wher
they can be proftably employed by thu
state. The bill as amended passed to en-
grossment.
Senator Pope offered bill to provide
for railroad commissioner, and fix hi
duties.
Senator Burney-Bill providing for re
oording of tax receipts on real estate tn
same as deeds, thus chewing who is pay
ing the taxes.
The senate at LIS, by vote of IL to II
adjourned to 10 O'Clock Monday morning
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14
THE COURTS.
Items Picked Up Around the
Mills Of Justice Yesterday.
Assignment of the Court OF Ap-
peals Docket for the April
Term of Court.

The following is tho assignment of the
court of appeals docket for the April
farm.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14

The following is tho assignment of the
court of appeals docket for the April
term:
FIRST ASSIGNMENT.
Monday, April l, 1sS9.-Archer, Bay
lor, Carson, Childress, Crosby, Cooke,
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Donley, Fisher,
Grayson, Greer, Hale, Hansford, Harde-
man, Kent, Knox, Lamar, Lipscomb, Mar
tin, Montague, Oldham, Potter, Roberts,
Scurry, Stonewsll, Tarrsnt, Wichita, Will
barger, Wheeler.
SECOND ASSIGNMENT.
Monday, April %, 1SS9-Atascosa, Bas-
trop, BeIsr, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal,
Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Live Oak, Lee,
Travis, Williamson, Wilson.
THIRD ASSIGNMENT.
Monday, May 6, 1SS9-Bandera, Brew
ster, Brown, Burnett, Callahan, Clay, Cole
man, Comanohe, Coryell, Concho, Dimmitt,
Eastland, Erath, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie,
Haskell, Hamilton, Hood, Howard, Jack,
JEFF Davis, Jones, Kerr, Kendall, Kimble
Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, La Sale, Ma
SOD, Maverick, Medina, Midland, Mills,
Nc ullooh, McMullen, Menard, Mitchell,
Nolan, Palo Pinto, Parker, Pecos, Presl-
dio, Reeves, Runnels, San Saba, Shacke!-
ford, Stephens, Somervel, Taylor, Throck-
morton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde,
Wise, Young, Zavalla.
FOURTH ASSIGNMENT.
Monday, May 20, 1SS9-Bell, Bosque,
Falls, Fannin. Hill, johnson, Limestone,
Milan, McLennap, Robertson.
FIFTH ASSIGNMENT.
Monday, June 3, 1989-This assignment
embraces all cases from Ell Paso county
and all felony cases transferred from
other branches of the court, and those
sent direct to Austin, from other counties
not contained in the preceding assign
ments, will be taken up at any time during
the term, upon submission by either the
state or the appellant, and the authority
| by which such cases are returned to that
term shall appear in or accompany the
record.
Wednesdays and Saturdays of each
week will be set apart for delivering opln-
ions and hearing arguments. Arguments
will be heard on other days, and will be
regulated by rule 81, Rules for Supreme
Court, and rule 76, Rules for Court of APP
peals.
DISTRICT COURT.
In this court yesterday, Judge Key pre-
siding, the following proceedings were
had:
McGehee Mining company Us. W. I
Mccoy; judgment for plaintiff for amount
of note and foreclosure of lien.
| Zelia Bannerman vs. George Banner
man; divorce granted.
Priscilla Reeves vs.. David Reeves; dl
voroe granted.
Sarah Holiday We. John Holiday; di
vorce granted.
VIM. Brush VS.. John A. Webb 81 Bro.
Judgment for plaintiff for $500.
| The peremptory call of the non-jury
civil docket will be made tomorrow at II
O'Clock, when cases will be tried or set fol-
trial for day certain or disposed of fol
| the term.
JUsTIoE sTUART's COURT.
Justice Stuart yesterday set the case OF
George W. Duncan, charged with embez
element, for Tuesday morning.
RECORDERS COURT.
In this court, Recorder Hamilton pre-
siding, the following proceedings were
had yesterday:
City vs.. R. II. Miles, intoxioation; fineC
s. and costs.
City vs. R. H. Miles, disturbing thu
peace by assaulting, fighting and striking
one Struble; fined $40 and costs.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14
Consumption Surely Cured.

To the Editor-Please inform your read.
ers that have positive remedy for Con-
sumption. By its untimely use thousands
of hopeless cases have been permanently
cured. shall be glad to send two bottles
of my remedy FREE to any of your readers
who have consumption if they will send
me their express and postof1ice address.
Respectfully,
ia. SoLooUM, M. c.,
1S1 Pearl street, NY.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14

United States thieves in Canada are
lobbying against an extradition bill that
proposes to send every thief home. One
good turn deserves another in extradition
things.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14

The dude who went to the ball on Dor
rowed suit of clothes and another mans
ticket has no good standing in society;
but he gets there all the same.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she bad Children, she gave them Cassoris,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14

Caution. Buy only DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye Water. Carefully examine the
outside wrapper. None other genuine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14
A Million IN a Minute.

Instances are on record where toilers in
gold mines and diamond fields, who, by
one turn Of spade, single movement of
the hand, have been transformed from
penniless laborers to millionaires. But
they were not so lucky as is the consump-
tive who finds means of restoration to
health, who learns that the dread disease
from which he suffers is not incurable.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
will cure consumption (which is lung
scrofula), and nothing else will. For all
diseases of the blood, such as blotches,
pimples, eruptions, scrofulous sores and
swellings, it is unequaled. 1t is guaran-
teed to cure in all cases of diseases for
which 1t is recommended, or money paid
for it will be promptly refunded.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-14

Miss Amelie Rives Chsndler's next
novel is to be entitled "The Witness of
the Sun" She is just now finishing
it, and it is hoped the witness will not
purjure himself for the benefit of an
early spring or the signal service peach
crop.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-19

minutes. then returned a verdict of guilty,
and the judge said, ''three years." When
we arrived here at the prison Office, j. A.
Read, then warden. asked the young man
why he had not written to his wife. He re-
piled that he had written several times, but
received no reply. The warden then told
him that his wife had been here few days
before looking for him. He wrote to his
wife, and in short time she came to see
him, when he learned that she had not re-
ceved letter from him after his reply to
her first letter.
We have no evidence that the jailers
were in league with the detectives who re-
ceived the reward but it looked very much
like a case of ''railrOading."
Very few prisoners know that before
they have been convicted of crime, 10 Of
fetal has right to open or detain their
mail; but it is the usual custom to do So
Now, if 1t is unlawful to open prisoners
letters before he has been convicted, why
do officials. whose duty it is to see that
nothing unlawful is done. persist in break
ing the laws themselves?
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-19
THE MAIL OF PRISONERS.

Postmaster j. j. Ankeny this morning
received letter from prisoner in the
Hennepin county Jail. asking him if the
county officials have any authority to open
his mail. Mr.. Ankeny looked up the law
covering the subject and concluded that Of
ficials were like any other people and rem
dered themselves liable to the pains and
penalties laid down by the statute for tam
pering with Uncle Sans mail by so doing.
Minneapolis Tribune, Star.
We remember that when we were in the
Jail of another county. this same question
came up between the jailers and the pris-
oners. not so much on account of the open
and the officials claimed right to do as
they pleased with our mail. and they did it
too. We rarely received a letter on the
date of its delivery at the Jail. and some
times not for two weeks afterward. On
asking the cause of these long delays, the
invariable excuse was that the letters had
been mislaid. There was one man in the
Jail on whose conviction depended reward
of $3.50. He claimed to be innocent. He
was very poor young countryman, from
distant part of the state. He received one
letter from his wife after coming to the
Jail, which he answered Immediately. After
that he received no more letters from
home. although he wrote time and again.
He had no means wherewith to employ a
reputable attorney. but the turnkey kindly
introduced him to philanthrOpic lawyer.
This Ohlipinp lawyor told tho ynuncr ,no,,
to rest easy as the state had no case against
him. When he went to trial there was not
witness but himself on his side of the
case. The lawyer made brief. but touch
ing plea for the young man; the jury went
through the formalty of retiring for few
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-19
TO THE PUBLIC.

lished in the Minnesota state prison. All matter
published in its columns is contributed by the
inmates, except that properly credited. Its sup
port must come from the outside as every inmate
is given paper without cost. 1t is published in
the interest of the prison library and after paying
for the printing outfit, contributed $3.50 to the
library fund the first year. Its objects are to en-
courage individual intellectual effort, provide a
healthy journal for the inmates of this and other
prisons. and. above all, to acquaint the outside
world with the needs of the prison by rejecting
its inner life and thus aid the of moral ad-
vancement and prison reform.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-19

What relief it is to an editor to see his
paper launched on publication day. The
small cares necessary in the make up of
a paper. which eliminate towards the close
have ceased for day only to be renewed
with increased tension on the morrow
What has been written-would that it were
wOrthier-cannot be recalled. and if the
work passes muster, nothing more there
from will be heard; but unfortunately if it
contains phrase or sentence which can be
construed into an otfense; or if some error
has escaped the vision of the proof reader,
or if the type has been miscorrected. a
number OF good friends and host of Off
cious enemies will assuredly call the edi-
tors attention to his transgressons or
omissions. Republic
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-19

Monday morning, at the age of 20 years,
after an illness of three weeks. Mr.. Jack
man had been citizen of Saltwater since
1S49. He was Warden of this prison from
prison inspectors for 16 years. Speaking
of him. the Saltwater Gazette says: Mr..
Jackman was a man of broad views and
genial disposition. a man of large, general
information and of such characteristics as
go to make valuable citizen and steadfast
friend"
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-19
Major Gorree, warden of the Texas pen

Major Gorree. warden of the Texas pen-
Tertiary. claims to have not only made the
convicts under his care self-supporting. but
also to have turned into the state treasury
the sum of $4,000. after paying all the
cost of food. fuel. shelter and clothing.
This amounts to $500 profit for; each con
vict employed This result was achieved
without in the least competing with free
labor. the convicts being employed in rails
is an industry entirely neglected in Texas
-YaZOO Herald.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-19

II we have one exchange we appreciate
better than another, that one is the bright,
little PRISON MIRROR. published by the in
mates of the Saltwater prison. 1t is meet
ing with success. worthy of an ably ed
tied paper. Its editorials and contributions
are mainly gotten up by the inmates. and
they go to show that there are able and
talented writer's inside of prison as we'll as
New London Times.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-19
BOB YOUNGER.

Quiet. good natured Bob Younger has
gone down to his grave. He is gone to
meet the parents whom violence sent to an
untimely death. They left him, child; he
goes to them. a man. Let those who de-
manded his life be content-they have it.
For thirteen weary years he suffered and
hoped. hoped and suffered. but never COM
planned; and when there was no longer any
hope he made no complaint. but accepted
his fate without bitter word. He was
not like man who fears death. it had no
terrOrs for him, and only for the pain it
would bring to the hearts of the loving
ones left behind. he would have welcomed
it as friend. Let those sneer who will,
Bob Younger by his manly department and
many noble qualities of heart and mind,
had won the friendship of hundreds of
noble hearted people who sincerely mourn
his death. During the many long years
spent here his every act was watched by
searching eyes and his every word was
weighed by critical minds, but there is not,
nor never has been, a mark against him in
the records of the prison, nor has any one
ever heard him utter a falsehOod or say
dishonorable word of any man. He was
fearless in speech even to degree that was
often startling under the circumstances. No
one ever heard him say disrespectful
word of wOmankind or allow another to do
so in his presence without resentng it.
Until broken down in health, he was
diligent student and gathered store of
knowledge rarely acquired and retained by
one brain. Had his lot been otherwise, he
would in all probability have attained dis.
tinctiOn in the higher walks of life. But
circumstances over which he had no control
were the forces that warped him out of his
true course in boyhOod and his manhood
has all been hid within these prison walls:
so the world knows little of his true char
acter. He is now beyond caring for this
worlds verdict. and if those who have
judged him SO harshly here. are prepared
to face Gods judgment with as stout
heart and implicit faith as did he, they will
pass from this life without fear and without
trembling. He suffered with patience and
when the hour of going came he was the
first to recognize it, and when grim death
drew nigh, ne looked it full in the face;
and then, casting last loving look at his
faithful sister. Bob Younger died without
moan or Quaver. Let us hope that ere
the light of this world faded into darkness
his eyes were greeted by the dawn of eternal
day.
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A Reasonable Request.

Judge Ito prisoner): You are guilty of a
heinous Otfense. John Hummiside, and the
sentence of the court is that you shall be
confined in the state prison for period of
ninety nine years.
Prisoner: Your honor. I've finished
every job ever tackled so far. Now Pm
man IS years old. couldn't you cut my
sentence down to life. so that will have
some chance of living it out?