The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-23

THE SENATE.
The senate met yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock with Lieu enant Govern
or Crane in the chair.
Chaplain Briggs prayed as follows:
Father of mercies, we praise Thee
for all Thy gifts. Thank God for
A american orators, American soldiers,
mericaH statesmen, but above all
thank God Tor American mothers.
Not women of the period whose jew
eled hands reject the clasp OF baby
fingers, but honest, Did fashioned
| Christian mothers who by prayers
and tears train up their children for
God and their native land. Multiply
such mothers among us. And though
no organ makes the air to blossom
with melody at their coming,
though no curious robes proclaim
them the elect of Christ and the brides
of another lite, though the dust OF
prosaic care too often hides their
beauty from themselves; yet help US
to see that these are the true saints
and may their mute appeal be all
powerful in the senate chamber and
throughout the world. We ask tor
Jesus sake. Amen.
Bills and resolutions were intro
duced and referred as follows:
BY Senator Kearby-Blll to adopt
and establish the Penal Code aud
Code Of Criminal Procedure.
BY Senator LeWis-Blll to amend
the Revised Civil Statutes so az pro
vine the manner in which corpora.
tons may increase their capital stock.
BY Senator SampsOD-blll 10 pre-
vent the obstruction OF private road
eros sings over railroads by officers,
agents and employees OF railway com
pauies and TO provide a penalty there
tor.
BY Senator Woods-BiIl to amend
the judicial act so that the Fifteenth
district shall be composed of the
county of Grayson, and the Eighth
district so it shall be com posed OF tn
counties of Hunt, hopkins, Delta
.
of holding courts therein and TO define
the duties of the county attorney O
Collin county.
Senate bill to give pasture men q
lien on stock on their pastures cdmt
up, and IL was amended so that III
iisn shall not exist AFT or thirty day.
after removal, aud il The re
moval occurs with the pasture owners
consent, then the lien shall Not exist
The bill was eugrO5sed.
Senator Yoakum moved to sus penC
the business of the senate and take NJ
senate substitute bill providing 10
redistricting the state, 50 as to maxi
six supreme Judicial districts
Senator Browning moved rs sub
stitute that the bill be made tn,
special order for Monday week, aDC
this was adopted.
Senate bill to rexuire the filing o
profits of railroads now constructed
and hereafter to he construc ed, viii
he railroad commission was taken NJ
on motion of Senator Steele.
The DILL was ordered engrossed, GnC
under suspension OF the rules passed
Senator Dean asked unanimous co |
sent to take up his bill to promote tht
development OF the mineral resource
of the state, and the bill vas ordered
engrossed.
} On motion of Senator Swayne, sen
ate bill authorizing judges of thu
courts of civil appeals to get the OpiD
ion If the supreme court on any move
Questions of law in any Gaze befnr'
finally deciding it, was taken up AM
ordered eugrOf sed. and under suspen
sion of the rules, finally passed.
On motion OF Senator Pressler thu
senate took up the bill fixing the com
, pensation of district and county at
f torneys and attorneys adlitem in suit
ins tituted to recover interest due OF
school lands, or for forfeiture on &C
count Of nOn'payment Of pGrcha4
: money.
, Senator Tips asked to be excused
from voting on this bill, as he is
debtor to the state for school lands.
Senators Presler, Goss and Baldwin
dvocated the passage of the bill
hile Senators Kearby and Hutchi
, son opposed it.
Senator limb oden moved the pl g
vious question and the motion pre-
/ vailed.
The bill was ordered engrossed by
vote of l6 too.
Senator Dean offered c0ncurren
resolution recitrng that Texas is tn
t banner Democratic state of the Union
, aud providing that the Legislature
take recess Of ten days after Feb. 2
in order to enable such members a.
desire to attend the Inauguration o
3 Grover Cleveland az president of tn,
, United States; and providing further
that the per diem of members shall
cease during the recess, aud that 1
I committee of five, two from the senat,
! and three from the house, be appoint
D ed to make arrangements for the eX
cursiOn.
Senator Steele moved that it he re
!, ferred to the committee on sta e
D which prevailed by a ,ote of l6 to IL.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
THE HOUSE.
The house met at 10 o'clock will
t Speaker Cochran and s quorum pres
. ent.
t After prayer by Chaplain Penning
e ton, number of petitions were pre-
p scented, of the usual order, and refer