The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-03-26
THE TEXAS LEGISLATOR
GOES IN OUT OF THE
RAIN.
A BRIEF SESSION OF THE STATE S0L0NS
YESTERDAY-SENAT AND HOUSE
BUSINESS.
An Adjournment In Respect to the
Memory of Gen. Joseph Il. Johnston
Committee Work-Reagan and
the Representatives.

The Texas Legislator awoke yesterday
morning to find a moody frown covering
the face of nature like sulky child. The
clouds wrinkled themselves above the
brows of the neighboring hills, and like
petulant tears few scattering ram drops
were squeezed from the skies.
Armed with overshoes and umbrella he
sailed forth. The green grass below and
the tender buds on the trees opened up
their lips and drank in the precious moist
ure. Little rivalets ran from the walks
and the highways, forming ripping rllls
which danced down the cutters as spark
ling and clear as mountain brooks, to
empty their boistrous, bubbling burden OF
waters into the streets leading to the river,
down which they poured i'll miniature tor
rents, tearing along at race horse speed,
suIging around the corners, rushing down
the sleeps, gurgling through the cutters
and under the crossings, tossing anC
tumbIing on their way until they reached
the rivers brink, and throwing their vapory
arms above their heads plunged into the
tide below.
The Texas Legislator walked slowly
along the street, and as the clouds opened
and filled the basin of the earth
with their refreshing floods, all
nature laved itself therein, and
smiling through the dashing drops, wiped
its dripping face on a breadth of golden
sunshine viii, Oh was hung like towel from
the edge of the clouds.
Shaking the rain-drops from his umbrel-
la, the Texas Legislator ran up the broad
stone steps and entering the state house
soon found himself in the halls of legisla-
ton.
The rain ratified loudly on the roof and a
hollow rumble answered the roar OF the
wind as the great turrets and sharp cor
ners of the state house breasted the storm.
The members stood about i'll disconsolate
groups like chickens under the lee of hay
stack, and when the rap of the gayel
sounded sharply through the noise of the
clements they scuttled away to their seats
and listened with hanging heads to the
words of cheer which fell from the lips OF
the chaplain.
1t would seem the reading clerk is utterly
impervious to surroundings or circum-
ST. noes for he made his regular matutinaI
onslaught on the journal and was headed
off with difficulty.
The pending business from the previous
dly was the land do alton bill with pend
ing amendment by Mr.. Browning OF
Donley.
By unanimous consent, Mr. Mckinney
called up the joint resolution creating ali
au lifting board on quarantine claims, which
was passed with the addition of an emer-
genCy clause.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Baker of De
Witt, called up the bill prohibiting the emf
ployment by railroads of telegraph opera
tors under eighteen years OF age.
Mr. Browning of Donley vigorously OPP,
posed the bill and Mr. Rogan of Caldwe
favored it, stating that it had been asked for
by the employees of Missouri.
Mr.. Jester reiterated the statements OF
Mr. Rogan'and added that this state asked
it also.
Mr.. 0Bren offered an amendment to
strike out the qualification as provided III
instead.
Mr.. Bats opposed the bill as initiating
against many worthy young men, who
didn't happen to be eighteen years Old and
Mr. Rogan of Brown opposed IL as tending
to overburden the statutes. He feared II
such policy of government were allowed
to progress the statutes would soon strive
to regulate the brand OF cigars be should
smoke, aud might in time undertake, III
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"chanks" man should make on mouth
full of beefSteak before he swallowed it.
The amendment was lost and shortly
after, the bill itself was buried in the same
grave. 49,,
been humping its head against the pro-
ceedings which had pushed 1t TO one slut
for the time being, crowded itself 10 the
top, and shaking its CORY locks at the
assembled solons, refused to b. relesated I,
the cellar any longer.
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| The regular business Of the morninl
opened ND with the university and fret
school endowment bill pending 18th al
amendment by Mr.. Browning OF Donley, I,
provide for the location of valid veteran
certificate upon the lands i'll question.
| When the question was announced MI
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popped series of objections at the amend
ment in veritable fusilade of CALCULATIONS
and enumerations emphaticall expressed
He wanted the lands saved from the lanC
sharks and retained by the state to b
homesteaded by her people He closed b.
moving that the enacting clause be stricken
from the bill.
Mr.. Browning considered the gentlema
preceding him had reflected on the peopl
he represe lted . ID on the authors OF til
bill Et,iHr discussion. He hurled baC
upon him the insinustions he had made
and vigorously and emphaticalIy defende
the bill and his amendment thereto.
Mr.. Baker of Tom Green also took
crack at Mr.. Owsley. He had no ide
where was the bug or the chip which tn
gentleman from Denton seemed to think h
had paraded.
Mr.. Adkins stated that the bill, allowin
as it did, the lands to be gUbbIed up i
large tracts, with no protection throw
about ii looking to Its being taken up b
actual settlers, he could not favor its pas
sage.
Mr. Mckinney was willing to risk l. gret
public measure like this upon its meri
rather than on vague insinuatiols whiC
might be thrown out. He favored the col
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