The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-07
THE LEGISLATURE.
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The Senate.
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From SATURDAYS Daily.l
lieutenant Governor Wheeler called the
senate to order at 10 O'Clock. Roll call and
quorum present. Prayer by Doctor
Dodge, the chaplain of the house.
Senator Mcdonald indefinitely excused
Senator Field excused till Monday.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
By Senator Lane-Petition from citi-
zens of Egin, Bastrop county, that spe'
cial occu patton taxes be repealed.
BY Senator Jarvis-Petition from clti-
zens of Wise county for the abolition oil
the occupation tax.
REP oRr5 OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
By Senator Crawford, for committee on
state aft airs-Reported the bill defining
trusts as unlawful conspiracy be CON
sidered with senate bill 50, on the same
subject; also same report as to corpora
tions pooling iotereste.
By Senator Sims, for committee on
judicial Enthusiastically for changing
time of holding court in Palo Pinto and
Coryell counties.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Senator Glasscock-To put funds
from sale of estrays and from occupation
taxes in road and bridge fund these
now 90 to Jury fund and allowing county
commissioners to make up this deficiency
in Jury fund from the oounty's general
revenue.
Ex-senator Lane-To regulate railroads
fixing the classification of freight and
freight charges, etc.
BY Senator Stephens-To extend for
ten years the payment of the principal OF
the purchase money for certain school
lands sold under act of July 8, 1879.
BY Senator Burney-To do away with
the community system, and put the public
schools all under the district system.
BY Senator Burney-To define the
boundary line between Mason and Mo
Oullough counties.
BY Senator Armistead provide for
issuance OF bonds to supply deficiencies
in the revenue, and provide the manner OF
sale Of such bonds to the board OF educa-
tion for the permanent University fund.
By Senator Johnson-Minority report
on senate bill 100, which was reported ad-
versely by majority. The bill is to exempt
from mortgage or forced sale of the work
stock and corn for family use.
The president of the senate announced
he appointed as the committee to visit
the Normal schools, Senators Burney, Arm
istead and Maetze.
Senate bill No. so, preventing unlawful
combinations in restraint of commerce
and trade, passed to engrossment
Senate bill No. 149, to regulate the sale
and transfer of Judgments of courts of
record, passed TO engrossment.
Substitute house bill No. l5, requiring
as amended the publication one time of
ordinances in newspaper, passed to en-
grossment.
Substitute house bill, forbidding minors
TO gamble, passed to its third reading.
Substitute house bill, declaring what Is
usury and fixing as penalty therefor a
forfeiture of half the principal and all the
interest, was next considered Senator
Burgess opposed law that would give the
penalty to some one who may take ad-
vantage OF one who has loaned him money.
He wanted the forfeit to go to the state.
Senator Simkins favored usury law, and
advised the senate to 90 slow in
opposing this house bill. Senator
Stephens amendment, that the principal
forfeited shall go to the state, was dis
cussed long and ably by Senators Burgess,
Shhkins, Lane, Glasscock, Upshaw, Allen
and Armistead. The bill with amendment
was recommitted.
.I7oon motion of Senator Burney senate
mi 4. VI, fixing boundaries of Brewster and
Jeff IVA, is counties, was taken up out of
order and engrossed.
Upon mot, on of Senator Kimbrough
senate hill "a. prescribing penalty for
mutllation of p ub. 10 sign posts, was taken
mn ont of order AM, engrossed.
Senate bill 1853, allowing jewish
rabbis to perform the ma. rage rite' WAS
passed.
The senate at 1890 adjourn ed 10 ~
O'Clock Monday morning, because, irom
the number of senators absent inspect. ~
the penitentiaries, and Others who hao
beep excused, it was seen there would be
no quorum present for today's work.
From Sundays Daily
There was no session OF the senate
yesterday, that body having adjourned
Friday till Monday for want of quorum
to conduct business.