The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-31
TIE EXTRA SESSION.
THEY ARE BEGINNING TO SEE DAY.
LIGHT.
House and Senate Getting Down to Work
and the Committees Working Their
Way Out Of the Woods.

boys JOOk rOuHu WIFI Vho l0oOiUOioA
proposing to postpone the re-appor-
tionment OF the state in judicial dis
tricts.
Mr.. Wilson OF Harrison was the
author of the resolution, and fought
the battle valiently. A strong antag-
onism was raised against the. move
and it required all Mr.. Wilson'S elo-
quence to keep it from going down be-
fore the storm of opposition.
Mr.. Conpellee opposed the resolu
ton, holding that the work ought to
be done now.
Mr.. Mckinley advocated the adop-
ton of the resolution, and gave his
reasons with his usual logical force.
Mr.. Martin of Wise also favored the
adoption of the resolution, showing
that an uneasy, disquieting, disturb
ing, distressing and nurturing lobby
rendered it next to impossible to get
at the work right in the short time re-
naming for action.
The resolution was adopted by a
close vote.
By unanimous consent Mr.. Swan
called up his bill repeating section
II of the mechanics lien law, the
measure to which he devoted so much
of his time in the regular session, and
the bill was passed without opposi-
ton, Mr.. Rogan of Caldwell deliver.
ing q brief but forcible argument in
its behalf.
Mr.. Perry moved that the House go
into committee of the whole on the
text book bill.
Mr.. Brown, as substitute, moved
that the House suspend the regular
order and take up his bill, No. 10, to
squeeze the water out of railroad
stocks, which prevailed, and Mr..
Brown addressed the House at con-
siderable length in behalf of the meas
ure
Mr.. Gresham opposed the bill, adj
vancing an array of argument which
held the closest attention.
Shortly after noon the House adj
journed with the matter still pending
THE COMMITTEES.
An effort was made to get meet
ing of Judiciary committee No. l, but
without avail, the apportiolment
committee offering superior attrac-
tions. There are a number of bills
gasping for breath as they hang on
the hooks in their committee room,
and the kind-hearted clerk, j. z. Pool
is anxious to have them put out of
their MISERY.
The committee on Senatorial and
Representative districts, met and re.
rewed the report from the sub. COM
mittee, laying the State out into Sen
atorial and Representative districts,
and with one slight change which puts
Montague, Denton and Wise counties
into the same district, and puts the
counties west of Wise which were
with Denton and Wise, into the Pan
handle district, the bill as reported by
favorably.
Judiciary committee No. /, tried
again and made meeting. AS a re-
suit they will return to the House the
bills creating and defining the
powers of the courts of civil appeals,
requesting their reference to the
special committee recently created.
House bill Nos. 40, So and So, relative
to the location and Jurisdiction of the
civil courts of appeals were referred
to special sub committee composed
of Messrs. Bats, Rogan of Brown,
Gossett, Lewis and Swan.
Mr.. Terrell's bill relative to the sale
of real estate of estates in the hands
of guardians, was considered at
ength, and substitute prepared by
he committee.
THE SENATE.
The Senate INDUCED in protracted
debate on the Australian ballot bill
yesterday. When it came up as UNI
finished business Senator Stephens
moved to postpone it indefinitely. He
argued that there was not sufficient
amount of time left for the senate to
consider the bill properly, that the
apportionment and other matters
would consume the time of the Senate
for the next two weeks. Mr.. Gar
wood favored postponing the bill and
said that the enactment of such law
would make so radical q change in
the law that it ought to be left to the
people and made one of the issues in
the coming campaign. Mr.. Kim
brough agreed with the two speakers
favoring the postponement. Senator
Pope could not see the reason
for desiring postponement. He did
not think there was more important
measure before the present legislature
than the one under consideration. He
thought that the apportioning of the
state could be postponed with
much less detriment than the bill
providing for purer ballot.
The motion to postpone was lost.
Mr.. Garwood opposed those sections
of the bill providing that before per-
sons name shall be placed upon the
official ticket he must secure the NOM
ination or obtain petition of certain
number of names.
"Why" he said, 1.-THE bill provides
that man who has once become a
candidate can not withdraw unless he
makes affidavit of his intention and 7
don't know but what his wife's privy
acknowledgement is also required.n
He also opposed the bill because its
effect was to prescribe an educational
qualification when the founders of
this government have said that the
only qualification to vote shall be
manhood. During the discussion of
that mart of the bill relating to the