The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-04-11

election.
Senate Joint resolution amending the
constitution so as to authorize the legis
lature to create a railway commission
passed to third reading,-ayes, 20; nays,
16.
Senate bill authorizing railroads char
tered by this state to extend their lines
into other states was considered.
Several amendments, in addition to
committee amendments, were adopted;
among them one controlling the condi-
tions of selling such roads, and another
providing that no railway in the state
shall sell or lease to or be connected or
operated by another railway or other COM
pany outside of this state, or chartered by
the laws of another state. The bill
passed.
Senate bill requiring butchers to give
bond, and exempting numerous counties
from the provisions, passed.
The senate road bill passed with amend
ments, requiring it to go back to the SEN
ate.
Adjourned till O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate bill regulating barbed wire
The house refused to consider the sub
stitute school bill.
Mr.. Breeding called up resolution rela
tive to final adjournment April 4, and
offered amendment fixing April 8.
Opposition was made on the ground
that such action should not be taken till
the appropriation bill was ready.
The resolution was laid on the table,
subject to call. This indicates that the
Legislature will not adjourn before Mon
day.
Senate bill requiring railroads to keep
proper crossings of their tracks over
county roads passed.
Senate bill amending the law fixing fees
in the general land office passed.
Senate amendments to the pharmacy
| bill were cOncurred in.
Also senate amendments to the bill re
curing separate railroad coaches for
white and oolored persons.
Recess till s O'Clock.
NIGHT SESSION.
The house met at o'clock for the pur
pose of memorial services to the late Hon.
A. S. Bailey, deceased representative of
Red River county.
After prayer by Reverend Mr.. Sims, of
Cleburne, the following resolutions of
coincidence and respect submitted by the
committee, were read:
Whereas, Since the commencement of
the present session of the Twenty first
| legislature the Hon. A. s. Bailey, of Red
River county, an able, earnest, honest and
conscientious representative of the peo-
pie, after a long, lingering illness, was
called to his final reward, and his labors
| in public service brought to a close.
Whereas, We desire in a public manner
to do honor to the memory of our deceas-
| ed brother, and leave npon the pages of
| the records of this body a testimonial of
our deep regret at this sad loss, our
heartfelt sorrow and sincere sympathy
with his bereaved friends and relatives,
and our exalted appreciation of his noble
services and manly department; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That in the death of tie dis
| tinguished gentleman, whose name ape
pears above, the people of Texas hav-
lost the services of one of her most patri-
otto citizens, and the Twenty first legisla-
ture a worthy and efficient member.
Resolved, further, That we hereby ten
der coincidence and sympathy to ths fam
| lily of the deceased, and in token thereof,
forward to them copy of these resolu-
tions, attested by the speaker and the
chief clerk of the house, and that page
of the House Journal be appropriately in
scribed to his memory; be it further
Resolved, That the house of representa-
tives convene at o'clock p. M, April 5,
1889, for the purpose of conducting the
appropriate memorial services in COM
memoration Of the same.
JOHNSON, of Titus
Brown, of Grayson.
HAYES, of Lamar.
BROWN, of Johnson.
RHODES, of LaSalle.
Touching and beautiful addresses tribu-
tary to the virtues of the deceased were
made by Hon. w. j. johnson, of Titus;
Hon. Thos. j. Brown, of Grayson; Hon. T..
H. Hayes, of Lamar, and Hon. w. 2.
Hamblen, of Harris.
On motion of Mr.. McGaughey, the reso-
lutions were adopted by rising vote, and
the house adjourned till 8 O'Clock to-day.
From sundays Daily.l
The house met at a. M, Speaker Alex
ander in the chair. Prayer by the chap
lain, Rev. H. W. Dodge.
A resolution was adopted allowing
several clerks additional time and pay to
finish their work. The chief clerk is al
lowed S. day for five days; the journal
and assistant journal clerks each So day
for thirty days; the sergeant-at-arms
eight days at So day, aud two porters
eight days at 81 day; the calender clerk
five days at S. day, and the postmaster
three days at So day.
The substitute school bill, with the text
book feature omitted, was considered with
amendment offered by Mr.. Stevenson, of
Parker. 1t fixes the scholastic age from
to Is years, requires the English Ian
guege to be the medium of instruction
and allows small school districts to tax
themselves to supplemen the school tax.
The bill does not exclude the use of other
languages.
The house refused to engross the bill
ayes, Al; nays, 43.
Senate bill for leasing the school lands
belonging to the unorganized counties at
not less than cents an acre, for not less
than one nor over Jour leagues in one
lease, and for not less than five nor over
seven years, was called up. The bill passed.
A message from the senate stated that
the senate had adopted a concurrent reso-
luton for final adjournment this evening,