The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-21

Choti.
Petitions were presented fom Cit
zens If Ere ericksburg opposing an
option oil, and from citizens Of Cole
man. Coucho and McCuloch counties
asking Tor the creation of Reagan
county.
Chambers, of Montague, created
quite breeze by raising constitu-
tlonal aud other Objections to the
taking Of thirty copies OF news papers
for each member, and moving that
the papers be d scontlnued al the ex
piratlon of the present month
The speaker over-ruled point OF
order that the matter could not be
reopened, deciding that it was compe.
tenr for he house to rescind any Oh.
jectionable rule.
Chambers setale1 all the stale and
time honored arguments against what
be was pleased to term subsidies to
the press.
Mr.. James had voted against the
original motion, but did not think
the subj CT could be opened up again.
The speaker reminded him that he
had ruled that it could
Mr.. James urged that the resclud
ing OF the resolution would be n
breach of contract
Mr. Wilson understood that the
senate had refused to rescind a SINH
lar resolution.
Bel, Wilson, Curry, kirke, Onion
and DIS spoke against the Chambers
reSolu ion and In favor Of taking the
papers, while Messrs Sheriff., Rogan
Rowcll, Moody, Henderson and others
for the resolution.
Mills, of McLennan, moved the
previous question, and the house
adopted the resembling resolution by a
vote Of sc to so
Henderson, OF Milan, then pre-
sented resolution increasing the
number of journals to be printed, which
was referred to the committee on
printing.
Mr.. Fields introduced resolution
which was agreed to, calling for a
general repor. for the two years past,
from the printing board
Representative Calhoun int oduoed
concurrent resolution requesting the
Texas delegation in congress secure
the free coinage of silver on the
presen. basis; leferred.
Raglan introduced Joint resolution
amending the constitution so that the
legislature will consist of 81 senators
and 90 members of the house to be
paid 5000 per annum without mileage.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
BY Morrison: Amending the law as
TO teachers certificates
Rogers OF Titus: Providing for
holding county institutions.
Sheriff.: Amending the law relating
to the appointment Of special judges
Martin: Amending the law so as tc
require suitable lndex,ng of mechanics
liens.
Rogers Of McLennau: Amending the
law rs to reudltions Of judgements,
Lloyd: Setting apart three.iourths
Of the public domain for the perman-
ent fund Of the free schools and one
fourth for the university permanent
fund.
Calhoun: Provi ling mileage fee.
for sherffs and other peace officers.
Darow: Requiring annual tsbulateo
statements of county assets, expendit
ures and indebtedness.
Lloyd: liking annual state &c
valorem tax of twelve cents on the
hundred dollars.
Cough: Providing for independ
ont school districts and special dis
trlct school tax to maintain school
for nine months in the year.
Smith, Of Hill: Foy paying balance
of salaries duo judges Of the supreme
court.
Henderson, of Milan Amending
the law as to the jurisdiction Of may
ors and recorders courts.
Kirke: Authorizing the superin
tendents Of peni.entiaries to receive
from the United States treasury th'
bounty on sugar made on the STATE
convict farms
Henderson, of Lamar: Amending
the law as to jurisdiction Of justices
Of the peace.
Rowell: Regulating the coaduo