The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-17
IL front, on the right of the speaker

Pending the amendment the goNeIh0A
private secretary appeared in the OAR Vi
the house with the governors message
A committee from the senate announced
that that body was organized and re8dy
for business.
Returning to the page and porter reso-
luton, Mr.. McGaughey offered suoSVi-
tute changing the per diem to IS.
The substitute was lost, and Mr.. ropes
amendment was agreed to. The resolution
was then adopted.
Mr.. Erskine offered a resolution Guthor
izing the speaker to appoint sPeciai
committee on mining, geology and irriga-
CATION, to which all matters touching suou
subjects might be referred. Laid over one
day under the rules.
The governors message was then reso
by the clerk. Elsewhere it will BIZ FOUND
in.fuIl.
A resolution was adopted ordering
5000 copies of the governors message
including 1000 to be printed in the Ger
man language.
Mr.. Robinson, of Bexar, from the com
mittee on rules, made report, fixing the
number of members of each of the stand
ing committees. Adopted.
Mr.. johnson offered amendment to the
rules, making rule Sc to read as follows:
No member shall absent himself from the
sittings of the house without leave, unless
in cases of sickness, and every member
absenting himself without leave, or ao-
sent with leave attending to private busl-
ness, shall for each day of absence forfeit
the pay allowed him for that day. 1t shall
require two-thirds vote of the members
present to excuse absentees, and no mem
Der shall be excused on his own motion.
Referred to the committee on rules.
Adjourned to 10 o'clock to-day.
From Saturdays Daily.
The house met at 1920 O'Clock and was
opened with prayer by the chaplain.
The speaker announced as a special
committee to count the vote and arrange
for the inauguration of the governor
under resolution of yesterday, Hayes,
Handy and Wilson, of Harrison.
Petitions being delivered in order, Mr..
Martin sent up petition from the
Farmers Alliance, of Camp county, ask
ing the passage of bill creating rail
road commission. Mr.. Erskine intro
duoed one of the same tenor from the
Alliance of Frio county.
Bills and resolutions being declared IN
order, the following were introduced and
severaily referred to the proper COM
mittees:
By Mr.. Ellison-A bill requiring railway
cor poratIons to promptly and properly
care for persons injured by accidents, and
to i'm pose penalties to enforce its obedi'
ence.
By Mr.. Gresham-To amend articles
4257 and 1853 of the Revised Civil
Statutes, and to add new article to pre-
vent unjust Determinations by railroads
By Mr.. Milner-To amend article 1853
chapter 4, title 50, of the Revised Civil
Statutes of the State of Texas, by adding
thereto new article to perfect certain
land titles.
By Mr.. Wilson, of Harrison-To regu-
late civic prosecutions for libel and SANDER
By Mr.. Kincaid-To amend articles 1916,
2977 and 297S of title "a of the Revised
Civil Statutes, relating to interest.
By Mr.. Jenkins-To create railroad
commission for the purpose of regulating
freight and passenger rates, and to super
wise the operations of all railroads and
railroad cars in the transportation OF
freight or passengers in the state of Texas
to prescribe mode of procedure and rules
of evidence in relation thereto, and to pro
vide adequate penalties for the enforce
ment of the same.
By Mr.. Hamblen-To amend the charter
of the city of Houston.
By Mr.. Strong-To further regulate
attachments in county and justices
courts.
By Mr.. Stevenson, of Parker, to define
trusts and providing punishment therefor
By Mr.. McGuire-To provide for the
purchase of 10000 acres of land to be
used as state convict farm.
= By Mr.. Welhausen-To amend articles
1856 and 756 of the Penal Code in reference
to the punishment for theft.
By Mr.. Wilson-To regulate common
carriers, creating railroad commission
and defining the duties thereof.
By Mr.. Rowland-To amend the law il
relation 10 the collection of taxes.
By Mr.. Newton-To require public gin
ners and cotton buyers to keep a record OF
their transactions and prescribing pen.
atty for its violation.
By Mr.. Campbell, of Cooke-To amend
article 1856 of the Revised Civil Statutes.
By Mr.. Gresham-To create board OF
arbitration to settle and determine the
controversy between the United States
and the state of Texas relating, to certain
territory by them respectively claimed.
By Mr.. Faubion-To amend The Civil
Statutes in regard to estrays.
By Mr.. McGaughey-To amend the
law relating to the supplies furnished
county officers.
By Mr.. Murchison-To exempt certain
counties from the district system.
By Mr.. Klncaid-To amend articles 179
and 1S2 of chapter l, title 8, Revised Civil
Statutes, relating to attachments.
By Mr.. Tolar-To validate the titles to
lands sold by the state land board.
By Mr.Stevenson, of Parker-To amend
article 1919, chapter 8, title 81, Revised
Civil Statutes, relating to usurious rates of
interest.
By Mr.. johnson, of Tltus-To repeal
article 439Oa, chapter l, title 81 of the Re-
vised Civil Statutes.
BY Mr.. Welhausen-To repeal the law
providing for the levying and collection of
occupation taxes of merchants, commer-
cial travellers and solicitors of trade.
By Mr.. Clements-To regulate railway
freight and passenger tariffs, to prevent
unjust determinations and to create a
railway commission.
By Mr. Strong-To amend the law re-
garding the material furnished county
officers.
By Mr.. McGehee-To armand