The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-21

0ral laws OF tue blAJe.
The Gresham railroad bill fixing maxi
mum and classified freight rates without
creating a commission was discussed by
Mr.. Gresham and went over for the pres
emit as pending business till the general
appropriation bill could be considered.
The general appropriation bill was con-
sidered in committee of the whole, Mr.
Nelson in the chair.
Amendment was adopted limiting the
pay for geological survey clerk to 500
per month.
The several items under the headings-
Printing board; supreme court; commits
sion of appeals, and court of appeals were
adopted.
Mr.. Breeding offered an amendment re-
ducing the item of $3.50, 600 IN the Judicial
department to $3.50, 900 for fees and costs
of sheriffs, clerks and attorneys in felony
cases.
By Mr.. Strong-Substitut making the
allowance 100000.
After discussion by Messrs. Gresham,
Mills, MoGsughey, Breeding, Dunlap,
Strong, Hamblen, Hays, Jones, Fielder and
Owsley, the substitute and amendment
were defeated.
The several items of the Judicial de-
partment we're adopted with amendments
allowing $4,000 for salary of the supreme
court reporter, and $4,000 for salary of
reporter of the court of appeals.
The committee reported and asked to
sit again. Granted.
Mr.. Breeding introduced house bill GAO,
me nding article 1885 of the Revised Stat
utes.
By.Mr. Dunlap-Reguating taking of
fish in bays, bsyous, etc.
Mr.. Greshsm-Msking appropriation
for deficiencies in the expenses of the
state government.
Mr. MISUNDERSTANDING article 2767
of the Revised Statutes.
Adjourned till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house in committee of the whole re-
sumed the general appropriation bill.
Among the items adopted are $4,000
for electric light plant and machinery and
wiring the capitol for electric lighting, to
be subject to contract with the lowest bid
der.
All the items under the headings public
buildings and grounds, pension depart
ment, quarantine department, State Lu-
natic asylum, North Texas Insane asylum,
Blind institute, Deaf and Dumb institute
and Orphan asylum, the last institution
getting only the available fund belonging
to it for its support.
Items in the department of education as
adopted allow 5 800 salary for chief clerk
$1,000 for blank clerk; statistical clerk,
$1,000; stenographio clerk, $1,000; and
$500 for travelling expenses of state su-
perintendent.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Jones
that none of the appropriation for the de-
partment of education shall be taken out
of the free school fund elected considera-
BILE discussion.
The Jones amendment was defeated.
The item of $4,000 for the Sam Hous-
ton Normal institute renewed the discus
sion on the question of taking it out of
the available free school fund as the bill
proposes.
The discussion of the question was par
In by Messrs. Gresham, Brown,
Mills, Parker, of Tarrant; Kincaid,
Jones, Hamblen and Handy.
Without definite action on the appro-
priation the committee reported and asked
Mr.. Sorrel introduced Joint resolution
to amend section |, article 6, of the Con
stitutlon, relative to suffrage.
Adjourned TIL 10 O'Clock to-day.
form Sundays Daily.l
The house met at $50 a. m. Speaker |
Alexander and a quorum present. |
Prayer by the chaplain, Rev. II. W.
Dodge.
Resolution to devote afternoon and |
evening sessions to bills on the speakers !
table in regular order, and that no bills |
be taken up at such sessions out of the |
regular order, except by unanimous con- |
sent, after some discussion was defeated. |
Mr.. Hamblen sent up petition and reso
lutions from the Houston Cotton ex-
change highly complimentary to State.
Health Officer Rutherford, and protesting
against creating state board of health
Referred.
House bill PES, requiring county officers
to furnish statistics to the commissioner
of agriculture was engrossed.
House bill 10 (Mr. Murchison's) amend
ing the district school law 80 as to include
Houston county in the exemptions, passed.
Senate bill confirming title of the Gulf,
Colorado and Santa Fe Railway company
to certain other railroad properties passed.
Senate bill defining boundaries of
Brewster and jeff Davis counties passed.
House bill diminishing civil jurisdiction
of Pamela county court passed with
amendments leaving out Pamela county
and inserting Mills and LaSalle counties.
Mr.. Erskine called up house bill COL,
granting Capt. W. A. A. Wallace, the Texas
Indian fighter, a certificate for 1920 acres
of land, and spoke in favor OF the bill, re-
citing Captain Wallace's services to the
state.
Mr.. Bryan hoped there would not be a
dissenting voice to this tribute to this
worthy hero.
Committee amendment making the GER
tificate for 1880 acres was adopted.
Mr.. Hayes opposed the bill because it
would open up other cases for the care of
the state.
Mr.. Grassland spoke in favor of the
bill.
Mr.. Jenkins offered amendment that in
event of any failure in locating the land it
shall not create any claim against the
state.
Mr.. Brown, of Grayson, offered an
amendment prohibiting location on the
states reservation. He was opposed to
opening the states land reservation to
exceptional cases, and argued that, if