The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-12
THURSDAY

| Adjourned I'LL OClOck.
THURSDAY
THE HOUSE.
The house met with Speaker Coch-
ran and q quorum present.
Prayer by Chaplain Pennington as
follows:
OGod be merciful to Us end forgive
our sins, whether it b ght,
word or deed, and may " by
Thy help to make every days IL an
improvement upon the past. Be
Thou wisdom to this body of law
makers, that their legislation may
tend to the culture and development
of our better nature, that the people
may be lifted up 10 higher plane of
life, and out of darkness and sorrow
into joy, peace and light, that we may
live true and pure lives, that when
Jesus calls, we may be ready to enter
into that grander, higherli life beyond,
where we shall join the angels and re-
deemed of all ages in praising God
forever. Amen.
House substitute for senate bill to
divide the state into four supreme ju-
dicial districts, instead of six districts,
as the senate bill proposes, came up
on third reading for final passage.
The bill creates only one additional
district with the court at Dallas.
Several amendments merely chang.
ing counties from one district tC
another were adopted and the bill
passed. Ayes "A, noes %; to take ef
feet in ninety days after adjournment
of the Legislature.
Gregg county was changed to the
Austin district.
Senate bill $50, to establish state
normal school at Denton and appro
priating $4,000 for the purpose wa;
considered.
Mr.. Cough offered amendment
changing the preamble so as to provide
for commission to select a site and
donation for the school, to be known
as the North Texas Normal Institute
the location to be made with due re-
gard to health and accessibiIities.
Various amendments were proposed
suggesting as names for the school,
"Throckmorton," "Fannin," "Rusk, ,
and one to change the location from
Denton to Seguin.
Mr.. Tankersly favored the bill.
Mr.. Pagan of Lamar proposed tt
strike out the enacting clause, which
motion he discussed and was followed
by Messrs. Graves, Turner and Rags
dale, which last speaker moved tt
table the motion to strike out the en-
ament clause.
The amendment was tabled. and
discussion of the bill continued.
Mr.. Moore wanted the school 10.
Gated at Rockdale.
Mr.. Ball opposed the bill; sodid
Sheriff..
Mr.. Peck wanted the school some
where in North Texas.
Mr.. Rogan in the chair.
The Rockdale proposition was voted
down. The Rusk amendment was de-
feated as we'll as the others, and the
bill failed to pass by vote of so to So.
House bill No. 227, known as the
Gossett bill, limiting and regulating
the issuance of bonds and stocks by
railroads, was called up, and the free
conference committees report was &C:
copied and the bill passed,
Adjourned till 3 O'Clock.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Rogan offered a resolution
which was adopted inviting Hon. r.
q. Mills to address the legislature at
his convenience.
Senate bill providing a manner by
which new counties snall pay pro-
rata share of the old county or count
les from which they are created was
created.
The object of the bill is to carry out a
constitutional provision as interpreted
by the supreme court in the case of
Brown county against Mills county.
Mr. Slayden in the chair.
Mr.. Breeding offered an amendment
changing the words 'any county
which has been created" to read ANY
county which may hereafter be Great.
ed without which he argued the bill
might be construed to reopen claims
of all counties
The bill was deliberately discussed
by Messrs. Rogan, Breeding, Brown,
Davis, Wynn, Henderson and Haw-
kins.
The Breeding amendment was lost.
Pending consideration OF the amend
mept by Mr.. Dills the report of the
Joint committee to investigate the
state land office presented its re Dort
A minority report was read and
signed by Represent ative Peck
Adjourned till 8 o'clock this morn
ing.
Committee Room, AUSTIN, Tex.
April 6, 1893.
To Hon. John H. Cochran Speaker of the House
of representatives:
SIR-Your special committee to
whom was referred the report of the
joint committee of the senate and
house, concerning certain charges
against w. l.. McGaughey the COM
missioner of the general land office,
with instructions to examine into the
matters therein mentioned, and to
make report to the house concerning
said charges, and to make recommen-
dations as to whether said w, l.. Nc
Gaughey should be impeached, etc +,
beg to submit the following report:
We have carefully examined into
said matters, and we find the charges
in said report to be fully sustained by