The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
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the objection was not material, as grant
ing 'themithe right of way necessarily made
them public carriers. Mr.. Frost, to cover
the objection, proposed an amendment
that such tramways shall be public high
ways and public carriers for freights and
passengers. The amendment was with
drawn and the bill itself was tabled.
The special order, house bill 157, repeal
ing articles 439Oa and 1900 of the road
law, as to assessing damages for opening
neighborhood roads and pay of commits
sioners therefor, WIS engrosaed.
House bill substitute for No. 179,amend-
ing articles 4410 and 44l3 of the road law
and adding 4429a relative to powers of
road overseers and their pay, was en-
crossed.
The house refused to engross substitute
house bill All, authorizing counties to
issue bonds for bridges.
Mr. Clemens had spread on the journal
motion to reconsider the action OF the
house on the incorporation law.
House adjourned till $3.50 to-day.
From Saturdays Daily.l
Lieutenant governor Wheeler called the
senate to order at 10 o'clock. Roll call
and quorum present. Prayer by Doctor
Smoot, the chaplain.
The University faculty invited the senate
to be present at the exhibition of expert
ments and apparatus to be held under the
direction of the professors of science of
the University Friday afternoon from to
O'Clock. Invitation accepted.
Senator Mcdonald excused until Mon
day.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
d.,
Senator Crawford, from seventy-eight citi-
zens of Camp county; by Senator Upshaw,
from citizens of Ellis county; by Senator
Abercrombie, two petitions from citizens
of Harris county; by Senator Simkins,
from fifty two citizens of Nueces county.
Petitions favoring commission bill--By
Senator Sims from citizens of Shackelford
county; by Senator Sims, from Jones
county Farmers Alliance
Petitions for purchase and distribution
of Sayles' Civil and Wilson's Criminal
Statutes--By Senator Burgess, from county
and precinct officers of Harris county; by
Senator Frank, from county and precinct
officers of Palo Pinto county; by Senator
Claiborne, from county officers of Mata-
gorda county, by Senator Sims, from
county officers of Coleman, Shackelford
and Peoos counties.
Senator Sims-Petition from citizens of
Brown county protesting against being
exempted from the hide and animal in
spection law.
Petition by Senator Jarvis from citi-
zens of Fort Worth protesting against
giving the power to municipal corpora
tions to regulate charges of other corpo-
rations.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
By Senator Burney for joint confer
ence cOmmittee-A substitute for senate
and house bills for validating sales by the
land board.
Senator Tyler reported for the joint
committee on the memorial of Colonel
John M. Swisher. The report oommends
in the highest terms the able work in the
interest of Texas performed by Colonel
Swisher. The report is long and full,
covering all the ground and the commit
tee unanimously, with the exception of
Mr.. Owsley, of the house, report bill
giving Colonel Swisher and his fell
low veterans the relief asked.
The bill validates the patents to
the lands in Greer county; or, if they wish
to surrender such patents, allows them a
year longer to do so and get other lands
under the act of April l, 1887.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Senator Stephens-Bill to attach the
unorganized counties of Ector, Upton and
Crane to the organized county of Midland,
and to attach the unorganized counties of
Andrews and Giassoook to the organized
county of Martin, all for judicial, survey
ing and other purposes.
By Senator Cranford-Bill to require
railroads to place and keep their road
beds and right of way over which county
roads run in proper condition for the use
of the travelling public.
By Senator Harrison-Bill to amend
the law regulating the condemnation of
property in cities for opening and widen
ing streets, avenues, alleys, or for water
mains.
Senate bill No. 220 for punishment of
road conyicts who escape, was recon-
mitted to the committee.
The senate libel bill was taken up and
unanimously passed
Senate bill 1908, restoring civil and Grim
inal Jurisdiction to Wilson county, was
passed with an emergency clause.
The special order, the commission bill,
was taken up at 1850, and Senator Allen
began his speech favoring the bill He
dwelt for time upon what he termed the
funny things the opponents of the bill
had done and said. In this line he at. |
tackled Senators Lane, Mcdonald and Ste
phens. He had taught logic for sixteen
years-and applying that science to the |
opposition their argument amounted to |
nothing. He was against that political |
sentiment that would turn everything |
loose. He favored the government of the |
strong and the protection of the weak.
The action of the popular branch of the
legislature-the house-indicates the peo-
rle's will As to the Constitutional aspect |
of the question, he declared where there
was will there was always way. For
instance, the Legislature wanted to estab-
lish another district court in Dallas and
they did it squarely in the face of
the Constitution. The opposite of wish
seemed, however, to exist in this case.
He quoted the Constitution and commits
sion law of Georgia He came very mar