The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-19

of Dickens county asking for the re-
peal of the scalp law.
BY Mr.. Ragsdale- Bill providing
for selecting of q uniform syetem Of
text books.
BY Mr.. Ball-Requiripg railroad
companies to erect and maintain de-
pots at stations, towns and villages of
certain locations as to the lines of
such roads.
BY Mr. Bayne-Providing for county
teachers institutes.
BY Mr.. Martin-Joint resolution
amending the constitution as to pen
sions.
BY Mr.. Chambers-Bill amending
the fee law in certain cases.
BY Mr.. Turner of Rusk-Creating a
board of pardons.
BY Mr. notwithstanding more
efficient road system.
BY Mr.. Hood of Parker-Amending
the law as to seduction.
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding the
code as to reports of county finances.
BY Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the
k .epiDg of gaming establishments.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the
law as to teachers certificates.
BY Mr.. Dean-Authoyizing county
commissioners courts to condemn
certain lands, not public highways,
BY Mr.. Strange-Amepdipg the
penal code as to dead animals.
By Mr.. Brown-Joint resolution to
amend section sixteen of the first
article of the constitution as to at
tAinder and ex-post facto laws.
BY Mr.. Long-Amending the penal
code as to reports of county commits
sioners.
BY Mr.. Wilson-Resolutio for a
committee to prepare memorials of de-
ceased representatives of the last
legislature.
Adopted end Messrs. Wilson, Sci.
man, Wurzbach, Slayden, McLemore
and Onion were named as the COM
mittee.
BY Mr.. Pagan OF Polk-Providing
for eIvice by publication.
BY Mr.. Sebastian-Authorizing APP
peals in certain cases from decisions
of equalizing boards.
By Curry = Joint resolution
amending the constitution so as to au-
thorize the Legislature to charter state
banks, whose notes shall be redeem
ablt in specie at their face value-the
capital stock to consist of one-half of
the free schooi fund or state university
fund. The interest shall not exceed 5
per cent.
By Mills - Bill repeating the
provision of law allowing days ofgracs
on bills of exchanges; and bill amend
|, "a In axatI iui N N.
residents to be paid direct to the comp
troller.
By Understanding the law
increasing the scholastic age.
By Erskine Providing for the
establishment of state repositories.
By Newton-FixiDg salaries OF
sheriffs, etc.
BY Gough-Providing for uni.
form method of recording maps OF
towns, cities, ETC., and legalizing
them.
By McGehee = For establishing
two branch normal schools.
BY James-Providing for estab-
fishing another Agricultural and Me-
chanical college.
By Graves = Amending the law
as to butchers.
BY Faubion = Establishing state
normal school.
BY Wester-Amending the law az
to scholastic age.
By Resolution from com
mittee on printing, changing the form
of printed bills. Adopted.
BY McElwee-Bill authorizing GER
tain counties to work state convicts on
public roads.
BY Resolution for com
mittee to visit and report upon the
condition of the Confederate home
Adopted, and Messrs. Rogan, Weeks
and McGehee were appointed.
BY Brown, by request-Bill creating
Reagan county out of parts OF Cole
man and others.
BY Turney of Notwithstanding
the state land law.
By Wheless-Resolu for com
mittee of five to act with one OF the
senate to determine the best method
of pu blishiDg the proceedings of the
lTwepty-third legislature. Adopted,
and Messrs. Fields, Wheless, Wilson,
Erskine and McLemore were ap'
pointed.
By Rogers of Anderson-Bill to have
copyrighted the civil and criminal
laws.
BY Gough-Report OF committee OF
rules. Adopted and made the soecia
order for Wednesday,.
Speaker Cochran Rad read an invi
tation to the members and ofllcres o
the house to attend the inaugural bal
Wednesday night and to send invita-
tions to their friends. The invitation
is through Di. Swearengen, chairman
of committee.
BY Chambers-A the Law
as to witness fees.
| BY Phillips-Pr0viding for q ire
school tax Of 20 per cent.
The speaker signed the bills max
ing appropriations for mileage and Pc
diem and contingent expenses OF I'M
legislature.
A recess was taken till IL m. for tn
Inauguration OF Governor Hogg ant
Lieut. Governor Crane.
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES.
At IL O'Clock the senate was an
nounced and Governor Hogg ant
Lieutenant Governor Crane soon CAM
in. the former accompanied by Chic
Justice Stayton and the latter by OK
Chief Justice Roberts with ex-Gov'
IL.