The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
47o7 of the law regulating fees Of tax

law as to examinations and teachers
certificates.
By Mr.. King of Rock wall-Provid-
ing for more efficient enforcement of
mechanics lieLs.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding certain
misdemeanors arising out of cruelty
to domestic animals and providing a
penalty therefor.
By Mr.. Feagan of Polk-Amending
the law so as TO prohibit the use Ut
any dumb animal without the owners
consent.
By Mr.. Young-Amendipg the law
so as to more etfectually prevent the
spread of infectious diseases among
horses and other livestock.
By Mr.. Cocke-Puuisbing persons
for gaming at cards with minors.
BY Mr.. Dodd-Amending the law as
to keeping accounts of county finances.
The house considered Representa-
tive Townsend's bill amending the
law as to theft of cattle, hogs, sheep
and goats, which after discussion by
Messrs. Townsend, Breeding, Dodd,
White, Rogan, Kirk and others, was
ordered engrossed.
Representative Rogan's bill passed
amending the law as 10 dispositions by
adding proviso that objections shall
be made and determined at the first
term of the court after the deposition
has been filed, and not thereafter.
MIR. Garrett presented bill pro
viding for the surviving husband or
surviving wife to make report to the
county court of community debts
paid by such survivor and to be al
lowed credit therefor.
Resolutions were introduced as fol-
lows:
BY Mr.. Cain - Amending section
20, article of the constitution so that
no national banker, member of rail-
way company, telegraph and tele-
phone companies. or other attorneys
who shall have held such position
within two years prior to an election
shall be eligible to hold any legis-
lative or judicial Office in the state.
By Mr.. Jackson of COlorado-Reso-
luton that the declaration of Ameri-
can independence be appended to the
rules of the house.
The speaker named the following
visiting committees:
To visit the University of Texas,
Agricultural and Mechanical college,
Prairie View Normal school and sam
Houston Normal observation-disclosures
Truitt, Moody aud Cough.
Tn visit the penitentiaries Onion
Pickett, McGehee.
To visit the Morrison,
Weeks, Bayne.
To visit the North Texas LunatiC
asylum-Kennedy of Starr, Kennedy
of Bee and McElwee.
House resolution instructing the
Texas delegation in congress to favor
the Hatch bill or some other anti
option bill come up as the special or
der with favorable committee re
port.
Feagin of Polk offered a substitute
expressing confidence in Senator Coke
and Mills and leaving the matter tt
: their consideration. 1t was tabled
however, by a vote of "a to so.
, Mr.. Breeding offered an amendment
providing that the bill be confined il
its operations to take efft ct after Sep
tenn Der first next.
King of Ellis demanded call of thu
! house.
A quorum being developed the Breed
ing amendment was tabled.
MIR. Slayden of Bexar spoke in OPP
position 10 the resolution reading a
, length from a brief of United State
Attorney Garland, as to the powers o
+ congress and doing in indirectly wha
cannot be done directly. AS to tn
r complaint of specializing in future
MIR. Slayden argued that all business
/ for profit more or less proceeded on {
) speculative line. Judge Cooley ha(
) decided that dealer has the right t.
sell to deliver at some future time
= The time had passed Mr.. SlaydeI
cOntened for force bills and central
f izing the great business interests O
the country in the general govern
ment.
Mr.. Morrison argued that the effec
of dealing in futures was to have tn,
cotton market controlled by the New
York Exchange.
, Mr.. Powell spoke in favor of tn,
resolution and the right to instruc
our representatives at Washington.
Mr.. Onion believed that our repre-
sentatives at Washington were wei
advised and needed no instructions
and would do what was best for tn
: interests of our people.
Mr.. Henderson of Lamar had tn,
clerk to read an article against OPP
lions which had been sent to him HI
said by senator from Washington
and which that senator regarded al
the ablest expose of the matter pre-
sented.
MIR. Smith of Hill preferred that thu
Texas delegation should have ren ain
ed without instructions, but since thu
resolution had been submitted he ar
gued that not to adopt it would
amount to quasi endorsement OF thu
measure.
MIR. Dills called the attention to thu
fact that the cotton interest was not
all that was conceived in the business
and that other great interests were
benefited by such transactions, en-
aiding men without means to plank
down the cash for everything to buy
and sell the products of the country
Corn and wheat dealers and cattle
men for instance should not be de
prived of the right to contract for fu
ture delivery.
Mr.. Kennedy of Harris spoke in op
position to the resolution.
Mr. Sip,poono of Muvariok anOka in