San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-13
AUSTIN LETTER
AUSTIN, Tex, April IL, 1892,

In the senate the conference report on
locating the civil court of appeals firm
came up. "a
Senator Pope move the adoption ofnthe
minority report giving the court to San
Antonio and his motion prevailed.
Senator Pope also offered a resolution
as follows:
Whereas, much important business is
still unfinished by the legislature, and
whereas, there is some doubt as to when
this special session will expire under the
Constitution, therefore,
Be it resolved by the senate of Texas,
the House concurring, that Joint
committee Of three members from each
Oody be appointed to consult with the
Attorney General and obtain his opinion
as to when this special session expires
under the Constitution.
This resolution was lost.
House bill No. 81 relative to the or
ganization of the judicial districts was
discussed and House amendments adopt
ed.
A message was received from the House
to the effect that that. body had located
the civil appeals court at Austin.
On motion of Senator Page the senate
concurred in designating Austin as the
seat of the court.
HOUSE.
The majority and minority reports of
bllt on the location
OF the courts OF appeal came up for dis
cussion, but the committee failed TO
agree.
The senators held to their original posi-
tiOn in favor of San Antonio. Mr.. Will
Hanson spoke in favor of San Antonio.
Mr.. Brown, of Grayson, spoke against
the location of the court at San Antonio.
He said 1.-The interests of Texas are superb
or TO those OF any particular locality. The
northern district is already overburdened
with business, and the selection of San
Antonio will add more territory to the
northern district. The senate has gal
loped this thing through this morning,
but for one J don't propose to be bull
dozed by any such proceedings"
said he feared the people of San Antonio,
and that section would resent this dis
elimination against them.
The CHAMBERS bill was passed.
A resolution was adopted commend ing
the people of Texas in their efforts toward
an exhibit at the Worlds fair.
An invitation was read inviting mem
bers of the house to banquet tonight,
given by Fort Worth, Austin and Calves
ton in honor Of these cities being chosen
as the locations of the courts.
The conference on the alien land law
reported that senate had receded from all
amendments except two and the report
was adopted. So the alien land bill is
now law.
Both houses adjourned this evening at
6 o'clock and the weary members may
now have rest
The legislators, some think, have done
little more than fool away time during
the whole of the extra session.. However
near the truth this may be, we are at
least assured that they have tried to do
what was right, and have held long and
tedious sessions through which the weary
members, patiently sat, listening to long
speeches and enduring yards and yards of
red tape. But last night they bad little
fun out of what they were used to in all
seriousness. There was no night session,
but many, in fact at least 2$ Of the
members of the house, were In thier
seats reading, smoking or talking:
the most Of them with their coats off and
hats on, and passing as best they could
the few hot hours OF the early evening.
Suddenly fun loving members seriously
and Sedately assembled the speakers
stand and pounding loudly with the
gavel, called the house to order, and di-
rected that the roll be called. Everybody
was in for the fun straightway and when
roll of ridiculous names was called and
answered to, among them Jim Hoeg and
George Clark, the various candidates for
lieutenant governor present were called
upon for speeches, and they all responded.
Mr.. Baker, of Tom Green county, was
called upon for a speech and recognized
by the chairman as Mr.. Tom Green, of
Baker. Railroad Commissioner Foster
was recognized in the far back ground
and solicited to speak, being addressed
as the gentleman from Limestone"
One little weak voiced man ad-
dressed the house, holding aloft what
what looked to be bit Of milestone,
causing the dignified speaker to ask if
he offered that as an amendment.
0, they had lots Of fun, and the older
the man the more he seemed to enter into
it all, and the sillier did he make himself.
And they kept it up till even the news
paper men got tired and left, and good
ness only knows how long the fund con-
tinued afterwards. Il. j.. c.