The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-02-12

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fore the committee were postponed unit
the ext meeting.
The committee on public heallh and vita
,tatisIi 8 met in call session yesterday after
noon ann oDk up the business. b fore it.
| rhe sub commute composed OF Messrs
Hood of FaGnin Mc(iregor and X tn re
porIed to the main committee untavorablI
on Mr. Pope's bill for college II ply 81
clans for the state and faVord0ly on Mr.
NCKinney's bill for state medical censor'
board to be composed of the pres,d 'nts anC
secretaries of each ,diCal ASSOCIATION il
the state.
The main committee rejected the report
and the bills WIRE referred 10 sub commit
ree compOs, Of Messrs. Oliver. Perry, Nc
Grcgor, Lloy d and XIII, with instructions tC
| report subs iIute.
| Mr.. Hamblen's bill in reference to com
| pulsory vaccination was referred to the
| Same sub committee.
{ Mr.. Wilson's bill (Of Hill county, amend
| ing the pharmacy law will be reported tC
the house unfavorably.
MIR. Swayn's bill i reference to narcotic
and aIcaholic effects being taught in the
| schools, was also referred 10 the sub COM
| mittee named above, and the committee
adjourned.
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mems met last night, but the sub com
mittee on the amendment of the jur!iciar ~
| not being ready to report ihev adjourned
| meet again Friday, AT which time it is
expected the sub committee will be pre-
pared 70 submit TO them Joint resolution
Tor all amendment curing all the defects i'll
| the article in question.
~
| The committee on treasurer's and comp
| troller office held a session yesterday, sit.
| ting n the charges preferred against Comp.
| uoller J. d Mccall by Mr.. J. ". Eoynton
Both Mr.. Mccall aud Mr.. Boynton were
| before them again yesterday, but the nature
Of their testimony could not be learned
from this very exclusive, this very "secre
| tive" CommiLee.
1t is known, however, that
Mr.. Mccall admits everything
charged against him up to certain point,
AID complacently propOunds the query
what ofil?' He draws the line, how
vver, AT the charge of havi used the
| states time and money and clerks to carry
on his person | political correspondence
| This he denies, and several of the wit
nesse. declare they did the work for him
voluntarily and cut of Office hours.
Two witnesses, however, said TO be "ra-
! ieved" clerks, testified that they were en-
| saged on the work all the time for several
weeks.
On this point The committee itself is di.
vided, some of them holding that the worn
was done to the detriment of the States in.
terests.
AT the meeting yesterday the commi tee
!reed 10 delegate one Of their number, Mr.
ROgan of Brown, to draw up report
in accordance with the facts, and ii IL un-
CerstJOd that Mr. ROgan il now at work
upon The repOrf, which will be submitted
to the committee today and by them in
PRODUCED into the hOu tomorrow.
No recommendation Will be made to the
house, the intention of the cCmmi tee being
simply to show the facts sci forth by the
evidence, leaving it 10 the house to decide
whether the conduct Of the comptroller was
deserving of Censure or not.
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1t Is under TODD that Mr. Brown and
Senator Johnson, chalrmen respectively oil
| the house and senate committees on inter
| nal improvements, met i'll consultation last
| night, comforting over The different features
| of the railroad commission bill on which
| The committees have been AT Variance. -.
If this meeting results as Is hoped
and expected by the friends Oi
the bill, the Two gentlemen will
come together in their views ana toGay
| call session of each committee Will be held
The perfected bill approved and the same
| will forthwith be presented TO each house.
This measure has been III the Committee
room some three weeks and both houses
are eagerly awaiting It's advent, all prllned
| for a big time, and when it does come 1t
| will surely meet with warm reception.
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In the senate quorum smiled innocent.
Iy into the face OF Secretary Kennedy as he
ratified down the names OF the roll call,
like the orchestra pianist trying his keys.
Efcourse the senate was all there aud
ready for business. You should have seen
the business roll up before them as they
showed the legi 'ialive bali along.
Nothing IF particular note occurred ul-
Ill Senator Clemens free pass bill was
brou hit ont for final inspection.
Near two hours they prod and con'd"
at that bill. And us bill well calculated
to elci: discussion of divers kinds.
The bill provides that corporations shall
be prohibited from issuing passes to any
legislative. executive and Judicial, county
aud municipal officer, uuder penalty OF
a fine not less than $iC0 nor more than
$l0L0; makes IL u misGemeanor Tor any OF
ticer or agent OF any corporation to send or
deliver such pass, under the same penalty
AS above, and j: makes it n.lsdemeanOr
for any of the officers named to use any
such pa ~, each Oflense being punishable bv
a
to exceed six months.
Rhetoric, ofaio'y and enthusiasm filed
the senatorial horizon and when ut last the
roll was called, and the bill passed by
good YOuud majority, the news flashed
through The corridors to the HoHse where 1t
aroused about as much excitement as its
advent had provoked in the Senate.
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The committee on srate affairs met In
regular session yesterday afternoon and
transacted cor siderable business.
Senate bill No. 23I, by Senator LlbboC L,
to authorize the assessment Of water craft
in the county in which the port is located,
will be reported favorably.
Senate bill No. pa, BY Senator Kim
broush, limiting the number Of apponteGs,
notaTies purlic in each county, was referred
Nv sub committee composed Of Senators
Kimbrough and Ksar5y, with instruction
TO report Substitute bull.
Senate bill No, Z4S, by Senator Tier, By
request, adding subdivision to attiC.e SIS.
chapter 3. title ~, Of the Revised CNtl
Statutes. allowing corporations 20 determine
the eligibility and quail tcation OF its
members, and fix the maximum num-
her or shares each may own,