The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-09
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Legislature:
SENATE.
The senat" met yesterday morning
at 10 O'Clock with Lieutenant Gov.
eInor Crane in the chair.
Chaplain Briggs prayed as follows:
Almighty God, our lie is as flying
shadow. The world of today is built
upon the ruins of the world of ye-ter'
day, and the living find no pavement
for their fe 1t but the dust of the dead.
Forbid that as men, as citizens or as
servants of the state we should spend
our words or deeds on trihes, or waste
the brief day of life in the mad race
for prizes that perish at our touch.
Teach US to speak some word that
shall continue to bless mankind when
The dust of death lies thickly on our
lips; aud may we help to build some
monument that shall endure when
we are gone. We ask for jesus sake;
amen.
Petitions and memorials were read
anu referred as follows:
BY Senator Guss-Protest from citi
oil to di-organlZe counties having
less than l5O population.
BY Senator oheiOufne-Memor
from teachers OF Austin county, pro
testing against the passage vi uniform
| Textbook bill.
Billy and resolutions were introduc.
ed and referred as follows:
BY Senator HutchlsGn-Bill to de.
fine who are fellow servants and who
are not and to prUhio contracts be
ing entered luLo TO limit the liability
OF employer to employ @ for damages.
BY Senator Dickson, by request
! Bill Tor relief of a. l.. George.
BY Senator Imboden--Blllto amend
judicial acL 50 as To change the time vi
holding cOurr in the Second, Ninth
and Eleventh judicial districts and to
take Montgomery from the Eleventh
and attach ii to the Ninth, aud take
| Angelina from the Ninth and attach
IL 10 the Second judicial district, and
TO fix the time OF holding courts III
said dis rlcts.
A message from the governor was
this issue.
senator Atlee moved that the gov
oruor's message b, reterI ed TO judi
ciary committee No. 2, with the re-
quest that 1t lake precedence ever
uLuer business.
Senator Douglass amended it 80 al
to instruct the committee 10 report by
bill or otherwise.
The motion was adopted as
amended.
Seua or Iruboden moved that the
message also be- printed in the journal,
which prevailed.
JOINT resolution accepting the do
nation OF eleven acres OF land iron the
citlzeus of Austin known as Camp
Mabry for the purpose OF holding state
eucampments of the militia aud re-
turning thanks therefor came up as
special order and was ordered en-
crossed.
Senator GOss by consent introduced
d bill To authorize the lelenquishnenL
to the 81 ate of Texas by the owners oi
state school, univ ersity or asylum
owned by them i'll excess OF l6O acres.
Senate bill to prOvlue Tor the pay
ment by new counties Ut their proper
IIonal part Of the debt OF the old
counties OF which they were created
was, on motion of Senator Pressler,
recOusidered.
Senate bill for establishment of a
board OF pardons came up ON third
reading, aud was passed by vote Vi
ID to 8.
reuate bill to prevent the employ.
ment of PinkertOns in this state came
on third readiug, and was passed
by vote of 16 to T.
Senate bill to regulate the practice
IN the courts of civil appeals In ielatlon
to reversal of cases where verdicts and
Judgments are held OK ,essive, and To
require such curt to Indicate the
amount of such excess and 10 provide
for the filing remiliturs aud to define
the effect thereof came up on second
reading, and was ordered engrossed
by "a vote OF Is to 8.
Senator Kearby moved a su pension
of the rules and that the bill be put on
final passage.
SeDatOr hutCnleOH rdiu "hoh q
court was given the lower to say
what shall he the amount of d jury's
verdict tho senate ought to act very
cautiously He hoped the rules would
not be suspended.
Senate refused to suspend by vote OF
IL to IL.
Senate bill exempting ceria
counties in the west from the stock
inspection law was engrOssed, and
under suspension of the rules passed
5enai Q till for the establishment oil
la Dor bureau was on motion OF SEN
ator Crow ley, laid ON the table sub
iect to call
Senste bill to prevent sub letting OF
lands to tenants by lessees unless ny
permission of the lessor. was ordered
engTOssed.
senate bill to provide for the pay
ment of physicians in cases OF inquests
came up and was ordered engrossed.
Senate hill to amend the law TO
extend the time for one year Tor the
pay ment of interest due ON school
lands, was taken up aud ordered en-
crossed.
Senator Imboden moved that pend
ing business be suspended and that