The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-03-24

proce eding. Two of the thirty days
had passed, and the senators realized
that they did not have ninety days in
which to do the business necessary tC
be done by them, so "peeiing thell
coatsn they began work in earnest on
the third day.
The chaplain had just concluded his
morning prayer when the clerk of the
house entered and gave notice of the
passage of the per diem and mileage
bill by that body. The messenger
was received with applause, and
roses strewn in his path. The bill
was looked upon as a God-send and
gi Yen most hearty greeting. 1t was
literally, as well as figurativeiy, the
silver lining to the clause which OPP
pressed many.
A memorial urging the Senate to
defeat the text book bill was sent up
from the Dallas school board.
Mr.. Garwood introduced resolu-
ton, which was carried, calling on
the several district courts OF
the state for data as to the
number of cases filed and the
number disposed of during the year
1891 and the number and the lengths
of the terms consumed by each.
Mr.. Townsend offered a resolution
adding the names of Senators Lub-
book and Weisiger to the committee
on reapportionment. This matter had
been discussed and favorably cOnsid-
cred in the committee room the day
before and no one seemed to imagine
that it would create any excitement
when preached in the Senate. But it
is the unexpected that happens, for
no sooner had the resolution Teen
read than Senator Kimbrough took
the floor and set the ball going. He
argued that the committees were Gre
ated to sid the Senate and House and
should not consist of so many men,
bers as to make them cumbersome,
and that il the majority of the Senate
was put upon the committee it would
virtually stifle the minority of the
Senate and prevent them from assert
ing their rights
Senator Lubbock did not hest
tate to lock horns with the gentle
man from Dallas, and spent few
moments urging the Senate to
adopt the resolution. He claimed that
the coast country was not represented
on the committee as it was now con-
stituted. 1t looked as If the Senate
would be treated TO lively war of
words for while, and it might have
been had not the far seeing and earn
est senator from johnson come for
ward with a compromise measure pro-
posing to make each senator a men,
Der of the committee. Some looked
upon this as joke, but Senator Crane
stated that he was in earnest about it,
and thought his substitute the best
solution of the problem. 1t
was soon evident that the rest OF the
Senate agreed with him, for Mr..
Glasscock's motion to table the sub
stitute was then adopted. The com.
mittee as now constituted is Dovel
feature of the extra session. 1t is ex-
ceedingly unique in conception and
Will probably be cumbersome in prac-
tice, The committee is not 1.-The
committee of the WHOLE" but
a committee of a the whole.
The fight had hardly warmed
on the committee change before it was
brought up by resolution OF Senator
Page calling on the governor for infor-
nation regarding the difference. be-
tween the weight of cotton as given
by interior merchants and by expor-
tiers. Senators Kimbrough and Lub.
book both approved the adoption OF
the resolution. Senator Page dis
claimed any intention of rejecting on
the governor and stated that the re-
solution was a plain and simple one
for the purpose of elicltlng de-
sired information. He said that
the complaints of merchants and
citizens recognizing these discrepan-
cies had been numerous and that the
public weighers desired it investi-
gated. He further said that the gov
ernOr had investigated the matter
and that it was nothing outright and
proper that the Senate should be
given the benefit of the information in
the possession of the executive office.
The senate agreed with him and the
resolution passed.
Senator Carter introduced al
bill dividing the state into
three supreme judicial districts and
creating a court of civil appeals in
each. 1t puts in the first district the
counties of Bowie, Cass, Marion, Har-
rison, Pamela, Shelby, Sabine, New
ton, Orange, Jasper, San Augustine,
Nacogdoches, Rusk, Gregg, Upshur,
Camp, Morris, Red River, Titus,
Wood, Smith, Angelina, Tyler, Har-
din, jefferson, Chambers, Liberty,
San Jacinto, Walker, Trinity, Polk,
Houston, Anderson, Henderson, Van
Zandt, Rains, Hopkins, Delta, Lamar,
Fannin, Hunt, Rockwell, Kaufman,
Navarro, Freestone, Leon. Madison,
Grimes, Montgomery and Harris.
The second district consists of the
counties of Grayson, Collin, Dallas,
Hill, Ellis, Bosque, johnson, Tarrant,
Denton, Cooke, Wise, Montague, Par
ker, Hood, Somervell, Erath, Hamil-
ton, Comanche, Eastland, Palo Pinto,
Jack, Clay, Wichita, Archer, Young,
stephens, Brown, Coleman, Callahan,
Shackelford, Throckmorton, Baylor,
Wilbarger, Greer, Hardeman, Foard,
Knox, Haskell, Jones, Taylor, Run
nels, Concho, Tom Green, Nolan,
Fisher, Stonewall, King, Cottle,
Childress, Collingsworth, Wheeler,
Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree,
Robert, Gray, Donley, Hall, Motley,
Dickens, Kent, Scurrey, Mitchell,
Upton, Midland, Martin, Dawson,
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