The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-03-05
without pa'ernity he had concluded W
think and examine for himself

without pa'erIitv he had concluded W
think and examine for himself
And he proceeded TO examine and COM
pare, and with sarcasm. and with The SHAFT
of ridcul-. tore The William up one side
,rd down the other, causing many smile
from the h"u.e before hr CLOSED.
In regard to the attitude of Mr.. Brown
fr M Grayson, he took the fist bill, so weak
as 10 be NJ good. and the last one So strong
that it STOOD the O. ance of being knucked
,ut by the court, auu lie W. en- the wo he
asked he house 10 mike up their n'iuds as
- now much the gentleman wanted COM
niS>i,n
In regard to The gentlemen If the caucus,
he said hey had M Votrs ihe' had r'ven
Inem away, and were not here representing
he peuulr bu to do the b ddlny Of masters.
Referring To the long AID slur, haul
quest on, lie said Mr. Gresham was for The
niea of givirg thu rOnmissioG power 10 set
,side the long eLd short haul prohibition
# the blll, knd that Wa> enough t. stamp
It all WRONG He w"uh flee from that g-n-
rl-inan and his lipuS as he would from tbs
e>tIlence, for was not lie the man who
prnposeL 10 TAXI the CT .drrh's money and
invest il in raili )ud 10 d.
Mr.. BauR, with the richest oil irony took
up the alIude OF the gent lrman from Gal
| weston a, il I've felt sEit i,lI whenever the
gentleman approached any proposition
| Sarcasm of tht blt,e'.sl kiud, irony Of the
|
character pervaded l. 5 remarks from first
| y last and marked ( is as one of The most
| noteworthy speeches of he sessi IN.
hen lie ceas'd IL WAS near 6 O'Clock,
and the house adjourned for tn: day.
-.
The sub committee Of tho committee on
tate Affairs, composed of Me'srs OBrien,
Wumack ToIbei, McCunningham and
Hood Of Fannin. appoinle by The parent
commute 10 -loUf into the merits of the
oyster bills, nj Yesterday evening and
took up he WI bills on that 81. nject, intro
duced by Mess. Gresham aud Duncan.
The cons der the matter carefully and
had several well inf rmei people tcfOre
them, gathered al the information pos ible,
examined a numbel Ofspe, incns and alter
due deliberations, concIuhed tnieturn to the
| main committee substitute bill.
The o> sier Industry is eStinvIed as worth
$4,000 IA year to The United states and
/; is lhout lit hat with proper care aud pro-
lection HE beds along The Texas coast can
ne brought up TIA point where they Will
yIeh all annual return "t 81, WM, 600.
The sub tiLue bill which will he reported
to h. COMMITTEE on state atfiirs looks to-
Ihi~ qupSliDu in ali its magnitude and seeks
t. protect the Interests OF the people in all
possible ways.
1t Will declare all natural beds 80 be pub
lc property and forbid the ca chlng or
taking of oysters from them between May
| | and September OF each year under pen--
atty Of fine of $40 ~ $50 for ach violation,
and II will ALSO forbid raking or dredging
| by team under prnalty OF fine of $5O0 to
| $40 o Tor each ViolaloD.
The muIe Iiurmaton the legislature
| gets on The oyster question the more The
| members are convinced at iis Importance,
aud III" course of this ill will be watched
with no small degree of Interest.
| ~.
The committee on labor met at O'Clock,
| and after due con alteration aud me dis.
| CusslUn aGIeed IL report fay rably on Mr.
| lIl>on'S bill TO give employees Il lien ON
| crops To secure their wages tor serv ces in
making the same There will be some
slight amendments recommended by the
| committee, but the bill in Tie main will. be
repor', d as II came from the committee
| from The house.
The joint visiting penitentary commit
| tee, composed vi Sena ors Wbatley and
| townsend Oh The part IF the senate and
Messrs. Dnggett, Llu,d aud Clegg ON the
part Of the house are back from their tour
ol INSPECTION Of the penitenliary property
| # the sIaIe.
Al Rusk they four $40 men employed
! CHIEFLY III the manu- nc ure ofiron CO unlns
| irunls etc sewer pipe and wagons.
Al Huntsville where 7UU men were en-
gagged Il The manufacture of buggtes and
III Tie operation of "a largo couon f.Gtor3
Wher1 he $ maze, and the clothing
for lh9 tonvic,s cut and manufactured
Az the arcoal camp sJme twenty-five
miles south VI Huntsville were 90 men.
VINO turned out Oh an average of 4, UU0 BUSH
els "f first-class charcoal every day
On Cunningh ms sugar farm thirty miles
west of Houston 2lD men were employed,
aud on he Leighboriug Ellis farm were lSI
moe.
Each Of these farms is of about 10000
acres extent.
The Harlem sugar farm, some thirty four
miles west of Houston, belongs TO the stale
and it comprises n 0 acres aud gives en-
pluymenL to l75 men.
Ably assisted by their clerk, Mr.. w. D,
Stone, the committee has made thorough
inspection and will prepare a long
AID exhaustive report going well into
details rs to treatment OF the men, hospital
features and manufacturing interest.
This report will be favorable to the
Management oil the Institution, and will
call attention to the needs of The various
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