The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
I From Saturdays Daily.

To man up tree it would look as
though the legislature is doing a lot
of useless work, work that may all
have to be gone over and undone be-
fore the sessions adjourns. The
Twenty second Legislature passed a
mass of legislation on which the cod
ifiers have beer at work for the past
two years getting it in shape for the
publishers. Their report is now in
the hands of the printer and several
resolutions have already been intro
duced in both the house and the
senate calling on the governor
to explain the delay. With
ut inquiring what the cause OF
the delay has been and on whose
shoulders the blame should rest, the
fact remains that the statutes have
not yet been delivered.
Including yesterdays session there
have been introduced in the house 344
bills, and in the senate Ill. Fully
one.half of these bills, if not greater
proportion, are of an amendatory
nature, that is, are intended to make
certain changes in certain statutes
both civil and criminal. Is there a
single member in either. house who can
say just which of the Did statutes will
be found unchanged in the report of
the codifiers? How can the father of
any bill say for certain that the stat
ute or section of statute which his
bill seeks to amend has not been
changed by the codifiers to conform to
the new codification until that report
has been received and examined?
And yet every day the grinding pro-
cess goes on. Bills are introduced and
passed under suspension ofthe rules
changing a law that ut present may
not exist. Would it not be we'll to
make haste slowly, most grave and
reverend solons? Remember it is the
peoples money and the peoples time
you are now disposing of, not your
own.
The usual amount of routine work
was done yesterday by the legisla-
ture, a number of bills and esolutions
being introduced in both ends of the
capitol. On the announcement of the
death of Hon. James G. Blaine being
made resoluti )ns of respect, eulogiz.
ing him as friend to the south and
her interests were introduced and
adopted.
Following is the regular report of
yesterdays proceedings:
THE SENATE.
The senate met at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning, Lieutenant Governor
Crane IN the chair.
After roll call and prayer by Chap
lain Briggs, the senate proceeded to
business.
On motion, Senators Atlee, Dickson
and Hutchinson were excused from at
tendance until next week on account
of important business.
The joint committee on the part of
the senate to visit the educational in
situations and the penitentiaries were
also ON motion excused from attend
apce on the senate during the next
week.
Bills and resolutions were introduce
ed and referred as follows:
By Senator Bowser-Bill to increase
the duties of the railroad commission
ers and to establish grain warehouses.
By senator Yoakum-Bill to amend
election laws go as to require the
county judges to make triplicate re-
turns in state elections, one for the
secretary OF state, one for speaker of
the house, and one copy to be depos'
tied with the county clerk.
BY Senator Cranford-Bill for the
relief of Sheriff g. G. Dupree of Frank
lin county.
By Senator Goss--Bill to authorize
and require the land commissioner to
issue patents on school, university
and asylum lands in certain cases in
less than the amount originally pur.
chased or filed on.
By Sen tor Decentralization as.
signing Phil Brotherson general COM
mittee clerk to the engrossing depart
ment.
Adopted.
BY Senator Greer-Bill to provide
for the printing of the record In GER