The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-09

ton providing for adjournment at
1890 p IN. to meet again at 3 p N.
dupl ed.
The majority and minority reports
Of the Joint committees we're tabled.
On motion, senate substitute bill to
create three additional supreme lu-
dical districts was then taken up iof
consideration.
Senator Douglass moved that tAa
senate bill on the same subject intro
duced by himself be substituted for
the bill, but pending discussion the
senate adjourned until 8 p. ~,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate met yesterday afternoon
at O'Clock with Lieutenant-tiov-
ern0r Crane in the chair.
The consideration OF the substitute
senate blll creating three additional
supreme judicial districts was re.
sumed.
Senator Douglass renewed his
motion to substitute his bill for the
bill reported by the committee.
Senator Greer moved to lay the sub
stitute Oh the table, which prevailed
by vote OF 10 to IA.
Senator Yoakum amended the sub
stitute bill so as TO locate one OF the
courts at Dallas
Senator Buren offered q substitute
:ur the bill and amendment, "a bill
dividing the tate into four supreme
Judicial districts, leaving the old
courts where they are now located
and leaving blank the location Oi the
| iOurth and only new court,
Seua or Smith thought it was pro-
posed to create too many courts. 1t
bill now pending before the
leg slature became laws, there
would be no necessity fol additional
courts. One of these bills provides
that the supreme judges need not
hand down written opinions except
when questions of first impression or
nOveI questions OF law are presented.
lie thought five courts sufficient.
Senator Tips offered resolution
providing for the purchase of two
maps OF the state with the Judicial
districts marked as proposed in the
majority and minority reports.
Adopted.
The senate refused to adopt the mo.
ton 10 adjourn until Friday at 10 y.
M, and adjourned until today at 10
| a. m.
SENATE COMMITTEES
IRE senate committee on state af,
fairs met yesterday afternoon and de-
cided to report uniaVoraDly senate
bill to create state bill OF pharmacy
Senate finance committee heard DR.
Preston, uperintendent OF the North
Texas insane asylum, on the needs If
that institution. He made the follow
log recommendations:
The building and furnishing Of a
male intirmary at cost OF Sl5,U U;
completing and furnishing the female
iutirmaTy at a cost of $1,000; erecting
new recreation hall at $1,000 and
other imprOveme MIS-, such as Il II W
bOi 'er and engine house and engine,
the whole aggregating cost Of $500.
The committee adjourned without
taking action on the recommends
lions.
Senate committee on constitutional
amendments met tonight and decided
TO refer to su b. committee composed
Of Senator Swayne, Senator Greer'H
amendment reducing the mem hership
of the house of repl sentatives to G3
and the senate to q. The amenunenl
by Senator Greer to make the term OF
all state officers four years Will be re-
ported unfavorably.
THE HOUSE.
The house met at $50 O'Clock with
Speaker Cochran in the chair ana Il
quorum present. Pray er by the chap
lain, Rev D. Pennington, as follows:
Almighty Father Thou who art
from everlasting to everlasting, We
praise Thee tor the ineXhausiible
stream of mercies that flows to us
daily. May these public servants be
deeply impressed by the solemn obi
cations that rest upon them as senli.
neis upon the walls OF our political
Zion and may they be able to express
the will OF the people in laws That
will guarantee the protection OF lie,
liberty and property and promote the
material and spiritual prosperity OF
cur country, that we may feel secure
and happy under the benign III.
fluences OF just and righteous laws
Blot from the book of Thy remem.
branCe our every transgressiOn aud
help us to be good citizens and uue
christians, and finally may we cX-
change the christian armOr tor an un.
fading crown in Heaven, we ask in
the name OF the Lord, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
After the usual routine the house
resumed the business pending from
the previous day-the general school
till.
Amendments were adopted with
others OF minor Importance as follows:
Adding the elements of political
economy and of mental and moral
-cience to the subjects on which ap.
piicsnts for first grade teachers Ger.
liticates shall be examined.
Adding chemistry to the subjects
for examination of applicants for a
permanent certificate.
Section rs was amended so as to pro.
vide that university diplomas and GER
titicates given by the university of
Texas to the school of peda-
gogy shall have the force and
effect OF state certificates as follows:
(a) Diplomas conferred by the re-
gents of the University Of Texas on
students completing some degree
course, and also the degree course of