The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-07

mentS ana ask Tor Tree conferences
committee.
Mr.. Hamblen moved as substitute
that the House do concur.
Mr.. Browning of Donley stated that
the bill placed the western country in
such a condition that they would be
better served by being left as they
are.
Mr.. Hamblen withdrew his substi-
tute and the motion as made by Mr..
Swan prevailed.
The bill redistricting the state into
senatorial districts was taken up with
Senate amendments, and being read,
Mr.. Connellee moved that the House
refuse to concur and ask for confer
ence committee, which prevailed.
Recurring to the per cent bill, Mr..
Gresham favored its passage.
Mr.. Jones moved the previous ques-
ton on the amendment and the bill,
which was sustained.
The amendment was lost, the bill
was ordered engrossed, and motion
to suspend the rules and read the bill
the third time was lost.
The House then took recess until
3 clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Lewis called upa local measure,
but the House refused to advance it
on the calendar.
Mr.. TOlbert called up the bills put
ting into effect the constitutional
amendment on local control. Pend
ing amendments were adopted, and
the bills were ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Crawford called up the House
bill making receivers liable for dam
ages resulting in death of employees,
and the House concurred in the SEN
ate amendments.
Mr.. Cochran called up House bill
No. 10, pro liding for the registration
Of voters in all cities having a popu-
lation of 10, 600 or more. The bill was
read, and committee amendments
were adopted.
The House then adjourned for the
day.
THE SENATE.
Yesterday was a most uninteresting
day in the senate The local option
bill consumed the entire morning,
while the afternoon session was given
over to the consideration of the Aus
tralian ballot bill
At 8 O'Clock last night quite crowd
of ladies and gentlemen had assembled
to hear Senator Cranes speech in sup
port of the majority report
He said: "This question is in some
respects novel one. The committee
held its session, heard testimony and
reported. 1t would seem to begin
with, at the suggestion of H. M. Whit
aker who wrote letter to Judge Ger
aid in which he, in effect.
stated that the International re-
ownership had been dealt
with in such manner as to warrant
Legislature investigation. That ru-
mors were afloat of sufficient gravity
to authorize an address of the Judge
of the seventh district and upon this
letter the resolution was based. This
legislature has nothing to do in the
premises, their power is limit
ed to the addressing of the
Judge upon sufficient evidence.
The committee found that
the evidence was insufficient to just
fly any further Legislative action, and
the majority so reported. The senator
from Bastrop who signed the minority
report admitted this, and hence 1 was
surprised to see him file his report
He says in his report that there was q
conspiracy in Smith county by which
railroad was to be robbed and that
Judge McCord was party
to it, and that in regard to
the appointment of receiver that
the decision was made before the
matter was brought up in court. Now
l say he did not prove it.
am glad the senator from Bastrop
finds some one in Tyler of whom he
can say something nice. 1t goes to
show that not all in Tyler are bad. He
does not say that there is another
there who is good and unless
the Lord is more merciful
to Tyler than he was to
Sodom and Gomorrah Whitaker will
have to reinforce his little bond in Or
der to save it
Little did think that when we
relaxed the rules of evidence that
hearsay would be used on this floor to
convict Judge McCord OF wrong do
ing but this is the way it was you are
asked to convict McCord on what
Whitaker said Herndon had told him.