The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-03-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from Fourth Page. J
The Senate.
From Saturday. DaIIY.l

the chair, and quorum present. frayer
by Doctor Smoot, the chaplain.
PETITIONS AND MEMORABLE.
BY Senator Armistead-Petition from
citizens of Cass county asking for lower
maximum of freight rates.
By Senators Ingram, Frank, Scale and
Lane-Pettions for good maximum
freight rates.
Joint resolution amending Constitution
and allowing the legislature more absolute
control of railroads, and if deemed neces-
cary allowing it to appoint a commission
to control the railroads in place Of the
| legislature. The resolution was amended,
a nd laid over subject to call.
Senator Finley introduced resolution
allowing the commissioner Of the general
land office to move his office, books,
records, etc, into the new capital building.
The pill revising the pension laws was
passed.
House bill 342, restoring the county
court jurisdiction of Greer, Henderson
and Donley counties, was passed.
Senate bill 355, further AMENDING the
city charter of Dallas as to the judicial
power of its city court, was engrossed,
and, under suspension of the rules, finally
passed.
Senator Lane reported favorably, for
committee on public health, bill for the
collection of death statistics of the state.
Senator Johnson called up his three
bills for adjustment of the terms OF court
in the Fourth, Seventh and Forty-eighth
judicial districts. The bills were en-
crossed. $50,
Senator Armistead called up senate bill
2l4. The bill provides for the issuance
of manuscript bonds for the permanent
University fund when there is on hand
over $4,000 in cash. Bill was eDgrossed.
Senator Finley called up senate bill 1888,
declaring to whom a receivers bond shall
be made payable. The bill was engrossed,
and, under suspension of rules, was finally
passed.
Senator Woodward called up senate bill
300, giving superintendents of Lunatic,
Deaf and Dumb and Blind asylums q
salary of $4,000 each, and no more, and
they shall board themselves and keep their
own livery and servants. An amendment
was adopted furnishing quarters and
board, at tho states expense, to assistant
superintendents and physicians of Lunatic
asylums, and the bill was then engrossed.
Senator Field called up the substitute
house bill regulating irrigation in the
state. Committee and other amendments
we're adopted and the bill was passed to its
third reading.
By Senator Burney-Memoria from CIT
liens of Menard county against house bill
SO giving the district court of their county
jurisdiction over misdem elnor cases now
under jurisdiction of Justices Of the peace.
By Senator Abercrombie, for judiciary
No. q Unfavorably above mentioned
house bill 63 which makes the change in
Blanco, Gillespie, Kimble, Llano and Me-
nard counties; also favorable report on
bill providing for the separation of ad-
joining fences.
Senator Frank called up bill to pre-
vent the wanton destruction of deer, ante
lope and buffalo and it was engrossed.
Senator Simkins called up and had on
crossed bill fixing time Of holding court
in the Thirteenth judicial district.
Senator Tyler called up and had en-
crossed the bill providing for appeal
from commissioners courts sitting as a
board of equalization.
Senator Glasscook called up bill for re-
def of John Ezelle, who lost $500 in build
ing the engine house at the negro Deaf,
Dumb and Blind asylum without his fault
and because of defects in the spt cihoations
and excessive rains at the time. Upon
Senator Townsend's motion an amend
ment was adopted, giving the Hon. John
Claiborne 100000 for loss of his orange
grove in 1866. On Senator Johnson's
amendment 100000 was added to be
given the farmers whose crops in 1886
were destroyed by rain and drouth. Tho
bill as then handsomely amended, was laid
on the table.
Senator Ingram called up bill to pro.
vide for the payment of $780, 900 worth OF
bonds by issuance of manuscript bonds
TO that amount and sale of them at not
less than their face value. Bill was en-.
crossed. House receivers bill was passed
Senator Armistead called up house bill
3G4, giving courts Il o right to decide all
questions, even TO condemnation of prop.
erty in suits against railroads for
property; passed TO third reading.
Senator Tyler offered a resolution, which
was adopted, for the appointment of q
Joint committee Of three from both sen
ate and house to report bill upon the
general incorporation laws, suggesting
needed amendments thereto. The senate
at 1910 adjourned to 2:30 D. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate was called TO order at 2:3C
p. IN, quorum present.
Senator Mcdonald introduced bill fix
ing the venue of suits against foreign cor.
porstions and the method of serving no.
tice upon them.
rhe bill regulating the transmission of
school funds to the state treasury and ve-
toed by the governor was referred to Judi
ciary committee No. 1, together with the
veto, for It's action.
The general appropriation bill was al
once taken up.
Senator Crawford attempted to have
Mrs. Lavinia King put on the pension list
aud giving her $3.50 year for the three
years past,l but was voted down or
the principle that it was uu
just thus to put one or more such
cases on the appropriate bill, while
Others, and very many of hem Just as
meritorious, we're left off that bill. The
senate allowed Huling Robei tson his &C.
tual expenses in making his extra trip to
Washington with the electoral returns.
Upon Senator Jarvis motion the senate
struck from the bill the items Of $4,000