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

casion will be grand. When he repre-
sented Harris county in the Seventeenth
legislature, in body composed of the
brightest intellects of the state, he Justly
ranked as star. He is versatile, accom-.
plished and eloquent. Being a patriot at
heart, he will be equal to the inspiration
of his theme. For the lovers of history
and art, the beautiful and the grand, the
distinguished gentleman's Grafton will fur
nish rare treat The beauty and best of
Austin's people should greet him with
their presence.
resolution will be introduced IN the
house to-day by Judge billiard, and will be
adopted, inviting the senate, the governor,
| the heads of departments and other state
officials, the relatives, friends and admir-
ers of General Houston to attend the ses-
sion Friday night and witness the presen-
tation of the life-size portrait of General
Houton by Captain Hutchinson to the
house of representatives.
member of the legislature who at
tended the theater night or two since,
and who had the misfortune to sit behind
lady wearing hat, two stories high,
with mansard on top, one who seemed to
know everybody in the house, and was
continually bowling and nodding to them,
was with difficulty dissuaded by his friends
from introducing bill in the house yes
terday, the first section of which reads as
follows:
Section 1T shall be unlawful for any
spectator in any public place of amuse-
ment to wear q covering for the head
which shall reach more than three inches
above the crown of the head or more than
three inches beyond the lateral circum-
ference of the head; and any person
wearing such covering for the head shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be
fined in "a sum of not less than So nor
more than $40; provided this act shall not
apply to females more than 35 years of
age.
The fact that women over 35 are ex-
empted from the provisions of the bill is
stroke of brilliant craftsmanship, for
who of the dear oharmers will ever admit
they are anywhere in the neighborhood
of that far away period when they shall be
described as "fair, fat and forty"
House committee on education last night
agreed to report favorably providing that
county judges in counties where the com,
munity system of public schools prevails
may consolidate two or more communi-
ties.
|. The house railroad committee held
long session last night, and received the
report of the committee and adopted
their amendments to the Lane-Field max
imUm rate bill. Amendments were
adopted to meet the objections of the
cotton compress men, and providing that
the roads shall classify freight not CLASH
fed in the bill and fix rates for the same
which prevailed for such freight on the
LIST of January last. Other amendments
were agreed to putting dressed lumber in
the tenth class with rough, and req uiring
roads to give through bills of lading over
connecting lines. An amendment by Mr..
Hamblen to permit narrow gauge roads
to charge 20 per cent higher rates than
those fixed in the bill was voted down.
It is understood that Mr.. Hamblen will
present a minority adverse report, signed
probably by Messrs. Gresham, Connellee,
Frost, Middlebrook and Miner.
1t was whispered last night that posi-
bly, an effort will be made in the house to
substitute Mr.. Kincsid's.b bill for the senate
bill. The amendments adopted by the
committee last night will hardly be adopted
by the senate.
House committee on Judicial districts
last night agreed to report back senate
bill changing Fort Bend county to an
other district, with four members of the
committee favoring and four adverse to
its passage.