The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-23
Speaker Cochran and quorum pre-

Speaker Cochran and quorum pre-.
Sent. =, n
After prayer by Chaplain Pennig.
ton, the reading of the journal was
dispensed with, and the house pro-
coded with the business pending from
yesterday being the engr0ssment OF
house bill No. 205, taxing insurance
telephone and sleeping car com.
pan es.
Amendment was offered by Mr.
Loug liking q tax of $40 on each life
fire, marine, accident or other insur.
anoe company in each county in
which they do business in this state
Lost.
Amendments by Mr.. Mills were ad.
opted requiring direct payments OF
taxes to the state treasurer upon Ger.
tilicates from the comptroller of the
amounts due.
Mr.. Moore offered amendment pro-
viding that the Frovideut Insurance
agency for New York at Fort Worth
in this state shall he required to pay
only half tax imposed ON life Com
panies and To STRIFE out that limita-
tation as to other lie associations in
this state.
Mr.. Mills said that while the gen.
tleman from Milan was an acknow-
lodged administration leader in the
legislature he was not II great consti.
tutionai warrior.
Mr.. Moore contended that there was
no palt anship in his action, and lac
saw no reason for u Clark Democrat
any more than any other Democrat,
opposing the amendment.
The amendment Was lost.
Amendment by Mr.. Ballows was
adopted adding the words land that
other insurance companies" after the
words "li.e | surauce companies be
required to make sworn statements at
To proof of the companies' investments
real estate in Texas"
Mr. Curry called up u motion enter
ed yesterday, to reconsider the vote
by which the amendment OF Mr.
Moore striking out the provision re-
quiring such statements, was dc
ieated.
The house refused to reconsider anC
the bill was ordered to be engrossed
Mr.. Newton sent up a bill amending
the charter of the city OF Fort Worth
Other bills were submitted al
follows:
BY Mr.. Brown-Provding for Ii
censing the carrying OF arms for Ger
tain purp ees.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding TIT
law fixing tees of justices OF peace.
BY Mr.. Graves Amounting the law
relating to powers OF the commission
or of in surauce, stai istIcS and history
BY Mr.. Dills-Flxing the time 10
holding courts in the Eighth aud Fit
teentb districts.
of various counties asking for the es
adjustment of u colOred university.
The majority ana minority report
of the special committee. on the me
chanics lien bill were ordered to b,
printed.
On motion of Mr.. Fields house join
resUlul ion to amend the constitution
40 as to provide for verdicts by min,
Jurors in criminal as well as II
civil cases was made special order fol
II O'Clock Thursday.
Adjourned Till 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Ex Governor Roberts and COlOne
Prather one of the university regents
addressed the house committee on
lands last evening IN favor Of he pro
position before the legislature tC
divide the public domain between
free schools and the university. Tbt
arguments of both gentlemen were
very furcible and instructive. The
committee deferred action till a future
meeting.
The committee on revenue and tax
alton agreed to report fav0rLbly on
the Breeding bill requiring water
craft to DO taxed in the ports where
the property Is owned.
The McLemore bill for the protec
ton OF fish, will be favorably report.
ed.
Judiciary committee No. favoratly
reported, among others, house bills as
follows:
To authorize the rescue of girls un'
der IL years of age from custody o.
i'm proper persons.
Requiring married women to refund
money paid fOr their separate estate
before they can recover the same on
account of defective Acknowledge
ment.
And favorably on senate bills:
To regulate the practice In the civil
court of appeals In cases of reversals
when verdicts ard Judgments are ex
cessive.
Defining who are fellow servants
under the law and prohibiting con
tracts betw een an employer and EN-
plny es based on the contingency o
injury or death, and limiting the liza
bility for damages.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Amcng the principal changes pro
posed In the bill to amend the charte
of the city of Fort Worth are pro
visions for city Judge, for extension
of city limits and control of all stream
within three miles thereof, for contro
of laying out Of all railway tracks ant
regulation Of street railways, for regu