The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-14
THE EXTRA SESSION.
THE LAST DAY CAME AND THE
GAVEL FELL.
What was Done in the House and Senate
While it was Falling.

sion and the Texas Legislator sat il
his seat with tear in his eye and
big wad of'fine cut wedged into hi
cheek.
The business of the day opened Vi
by Gerald, who called up the minorit.
report of the international and Grea
Northern investigating committee
which he moved be taken up and dis
posed of.
Mr.. Robson moved to table TIA
motion, but objection being made, h
stated that he did not wish to proven
any man from speaking on the sub
ject though he thought that other anc
more important matters demanded
the attention of the House. He with
drew his motion.
On motion of Mr. Breitz the matter
was postponed until o'clock.
Mr.. Duncan called up the CHAMBERS
and farcy bill. and motion by Mr.
Jones to postpone until after the close
of the session was lost.
The bill was read the third time,
and pending action the report of the
conference committee on the location
of the courts Of civil appeal was taken
up, the majority recommending the
adoption of the House amendments,
thus locating one of the courts at
Austin, and minority recommend
ing that the House recede from all it's
amendments, thus leaving one of the
,rtc, of A Yofn
Mr.. Martin of Hood moved that the
majority report be adopted, giving
briefly and logically his reasons,
showing that the convenience of the
people demanded the location of a
court at Austin, and that twenty of
the thirty representatives in the dis
trict affected demanded that it be so
located.
Mr.. Williamson favored San Anto-
Mo as O question of fairness and JUS
tice to the people of the west, and
moved that the minority report be
adopted in lieu of the majority.
AT this point q message from the
Senate announced that the Senate
had adopted the minority report on
this bill.
Mr.. Brown opposed the minority re-
port and stated it would be better to
defeat the bill entirely than to adopt
it.
The Senate had jumped in and gal
loped through the minority report,
having to coerce the House, and he
was opposed to being bulldozed in
any such way.
Mr.. Fulton favored the minority re-
port as an act of justice to the people
of his section.
Mr.. Robson expressed himself
vigorously in favor of the minority
report.
Mr.. Connellee came out for the ma
jority report as demanded by the in
terests of the people.
Mr.. Bats, in an able and logical
review of the history of the bill
showed why every reason showed
that the court should be located at
Austin. He opposed tn mi norjty re-
port becauseit would make distorted
division, an unjust and unequal di-
vision, and one which could result in
nothing but disadvantage and dis
tress to large majority of the people
affected. He was up and objected
most emphatically to the bull
DOING tactics of the Senate,
and amidst prolonged applause
expressed q belief that the
House in its majesty would uphold its
independence and its dignity.
Mr.. Adkins thought that to adopt
the majority report would swindle the
people out of the courts altogether.
Mr.. Rogers moved the previous
question, which was sustained, and
the roll being called the House refused
to adopt the minority report, yeas 81,
nays 81, and the majority report was
adopted by viva voce vote.
Mr.. Rogan of Caldwell moved to re-
consider The vote and lay that motion
on the table. Carried.
The CHAMBERS and farcy bill was next
taken up and passed.
Then came the Australian ballot box
bill, to which several amendments
were adopted and the bill was read
the third time and passed.
A message from the Senate an
nounced that the Senate had receded
from its action on the civil courts of
appeals bill, and had adopted the ma
jority report, thus leaving one of the
courts located at Austin, and the
House appauded wildly
The House refused to suspend the
constitutional rule and read the Aus
tralian ballot box bill again.
Then storm of resolutions fell
upon the House. and the members
floundered about among them for an
hour.
Among others, Mr.. Riddle intro
duced resolution of thanks to the
press representatives, which was
adopted.
After half hour recess the alien
land law was taken up, with the re-
port of the committee, which recon-
mended that the Senate recede from
all its amendments, except the follow
ing. which it was recommended be
agreed to:
Amend the bill by striking out 1919
acresn where it occurs in the bill; also
the amendment to section 6, adding
proviso requiring notice before suit,
etc.; also amendment to section I,
adding proviso thereto, permitting
aliens before judgment entered to con-
form to the law.
Mr.. White moved to table the mo-
ton to adopt the report, which was
lost.
Mr.. Gossett hoped the report would