The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-04-07
THE EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE AND HOUSE IN THE rHRoEs
OF LEGISLATION.
How They Progressed Yesterday The
House Hammered at the Alien
Land Law-The senate's
Doings.


OF pickle the first thing in the morn
ing yesterday and the mem ers pro-
ceeded to sample.
Mr.. Hamblen made the fl st success
full grab, and bit piece out of the bill
as big as frog.
Mr.. Browning of Donley immedi.
ately appeared, and bit out another
chunk. He showed there was ten
dency in the bill looking to the him
drance of the development ard settle.
ment of the vast prairies of the west.
and he fell on it with healthy deter.
mination to eat it up.
Mr.. Gossett fastened to the defense
OF the bill, and threw the protecting
folds of his eloquence particularly
about that section which limits resi-
dent allen ownership of Texas lands
to $40 acres, the elimination of which
was the object of the pending amend
ment, offered by Mr.. Connellee.
Mr.. Jones offered q substitute to the
amendment, looking to the simplifica-
ton of that provision which limits the
ownership of the $40 acres to the pe-
Rod of the aliens residence in Texas.
Mr.. Brown favored the amendment
as originally offered by Mr.. Connellee.
MrsDavis wanted the bill to pass
without change.
Mr.. Curry opposed the amendment
with his accustome vigor.
Mr.. Jones' substitute was lost as
was also the amendment by Mr.. Con-
nellee.
Mr.. Dills offered an amendment
providing that the resident alien NAV
own six sections of land for grazing
purposes and advocated its adoption
with the whole.souled fervor peculiar
to him.
MIR. Riddle slugged the amendment,
with an opinion that 1.-THE classified.
tion of grazing land" would nulify the
restriction to GAO acres, and he advo-
Gated the slaughter of the amend.
ment.
Mr.. Moody opposed the amendment
vigorously.
Mr.. Baker, of Tom Green, offered
an amendment correcting typo
graphical transposition in the bill
which was adopted.
Mr.. Brown offered substitute pro-
viding that any alien who may benat-
uralized or who may declare his in
tention of becoming a citizen may
hold lands exactly as other citizens.
Mr.. Dills withdrew his amendment,
excepting that by Mr.. Brown in its
lieu.
Mr.. Browns amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. Derden offered an amendment
striking out That provision which says
the act shall not be construed to pre-.
vent any person not citizen of the
UnitedStates from acquiring and hold
ing lots and lands In cities, towns and
villages.
Mr.. Adkins hoped the amendment
would not be adopted and fit vigor-
orously against it.
Mr.. Gresham looked upon the pro.
posed amendment as a blow at manu-
featuring and commercial enterprises
and he fit it.
Mr.. Perry was friend to the bill
but he was against the amendment,
thought 1t would be q death blow "a
the life of the measure and he fit it.
The amendment was lost.
Then up came the balance of the
House and amendments and eloquence
and speeches and things were cast at
it from all sides, until noon, when
they laid off for recess and the Texas
Legislator took an hour off to refresh
the inner man.
AFTER THE RECESS.
At o'clock the House was called
together again. and the alien land law
was taken up again.
The bill was discussed and argued
fully and freely for two hours, adopt
ed section by section, and when the
last section came up for adoption, Mr..
White offered an amendment in the
form of substitute for the entire bill
in which he held the wishes of the
people would be faithfully carried out
in the enactment of a prohibitory
alien land law.
WOil DO5tOu uCCldI6 UudU
the substitute offered was q COPY
of the old law which has been in force
for years.
The substitute was lost.
After the adoption of several minor
amendments, the bill was ordered en-
crossed. On motion of Mr.. Gossett,
the rules were suspended and the bill
was read the third time and passed.
Mr.. Baker of Tom Green moved that
the vote be reconsidered and that mo-
ton laid on the table, which pre-
vailed, and the House adjourned for
the day.
THIS SENATE.
The mornings work was inaug-
ur ated by q resolution of Searcy.
citing the fact that the people Of
Texas are intelligent, and should be
allowed the right of electing the rail-
road commissioners and the commits.
sioner of insurance, statistics and his.
tory. Senator Crane opposed the res.
and thought it was not
we'll timed. He charged that
the senator from Washing
ton was opposed to the
commission in toto. The senator
from Washington admitted that If it
was a N original nrono iti0n ha xuonId