The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-03-15
House.

House.
AUSTIN, March 15.-ln the house roll
call all were present except Browning of
Donley and Mckinney. Browning, on
motion of Crawford, was given leave of
absence till Friday. Wilson of Hill was
excused indefinitely. Mr.. Clegg was ex-
cused indefinitely.
Ike governors call was read
Messrs. Ragsdale of Bnrleson, Craw-
ford of Dallas and Beall of Ellis, newly
elected members, We're sworn in.
The designations of Messrs. Dixon,
chief clerk, and James, assistant reading
clerk, were read. Mr.. George w. Fin
ger, reading clerk, was elected chief
clerk. Messrs. Carey w. Styles, Chester
Halle and G. NJ Click were nominated
for reading clerk The vote was: Styles
o. Halle 63, Click 3; Halle was elected.
Messrs. James e. Roberts, S. Toledo
Sherry, Ben Hughes and Carey w.
Styles We're nominated for assistant
reading clerk. Styles was elected, the
vote being Roberts Z, Sherry ?, Hughes
2l, Styles g.
Committees We're appointed to notify
the senate and governor that the house
was ready to hear from the governor
and to transact business. The house
then took IL recess till 3 p. IN.
Afternoon Session.
Bills introduced:
Mr.. Nelson, to apportion the state init
congressional districts
MIR. Robinson, to provide cases in
WI - I, AL
damages on account ,of injury causing
death of any person.
Mr.. Doggett to establish uniform sys.
TEN of books for public schools, being in
substance the bill which passed last SEES
sion and died in court
Mr.. Wurzbach, to provide for the reg
istration of votes in cities of 10000 popu
letion 1t provides on application OF
100 citizens to the county court for reg.
istration the court shall appoint regis
trar, and define the duties of the regis
trar; registration before each election
shall be completed thirty days before
election day.
Mr.. Rogan of Caldwell, to conform
the statutes to the amendment to the
| constitution relating to interest.
MIR. Cough. to apportion the state into
senatorial and representative districts.
Mr.. Martin of Wise, joint resolution
to provide joint committee to invite
Senator Hill of New York to make
i speech to the Texas legislature.
Mr.. Rogan of Caldwell moved to in
definitely postpone the resolution
The house became Immediately inter
ested. No speeches were made, though
several were loaded. The motion to
| postpone, which would kill the resolu-
ton, was put, and on viva voce vote
| appeared to have failed. There was a
prompt call for the yeas and nays, and
this resulted in a vote of 50 to %, and
on motion of Mr.. Baker of Tom Green
the house laid a motion to reconsider on
the table, which kills the Hill boom this
session.
The governors message was received
and read. Quite number of members
listened with interest.
| More bills were introduced as follows.
| BY Mr.. Nelson, to apportion senatorial
and representative districts.
By Mr.. Gresham, making mileage and
per diem appropriations.
BY Mr.. Cochran, to apportion con.
gressional districts and to provide foi
registration of votes in cities of 10000
inhabitants.
BY Mr. Brown, to organize courts of
civil appeals, define their powers, locate
same, etc, and to amend statutes re.
lating to jurisdiction of the courts.
BY Mr.. Jester, to give effect to the
constitutional amendment providing for
the transfer of the permanent to the
available school fund
Mr.. Swan, to amend the stat ues re.
lating to me chanics, laborers and mate.
rial mems liens.
MIR. Robinson, to regulate the grant.
ing of teachers certificates.
Mr.. Perry, to give effect to the consti.
tutlonal amendment on local option.
Mr.. Swan, "a resolution requiring a
tabulation and publication of the census
OF the counties for the use of the house.
Adopted.
Mr.. Robinson, a resolution providing
that each member be allowed to take
twenty copies of the newspapers report
ing the proceedings, to be paid for out
of the contingent fund. BY amendment
twenty-five was substituted for twenty
copies.
Mr.. Brown spoke against the resolu
ton.
Mr.. Tolbert moved to indefinitely
postpone. The vote on this motion was
"A to A. The speakers was the deciding
vote against the resolution.