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

Upon the transfer of any child its pro-
portion of the school fluid shall follow
and be paid over TO the district or in.
! dependent district to which such
child is transferred.
he amendment was amended by
striking out the words by Sept. and
Inserting the words at any time before
the apportiOnment OF the school fund
by the county perlnteudent or
county judge.
House adjourned till 8 p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION
In the afternoon session of the house
Mr.. Fields on question of privilege
called attention 10 the tact that his
resolution introduced Feb, Is, relative
to having the attorney general take
steps to prevent the control OF he San
Antonio and Arkansas Pass railroad 10y
the Southern Pacific system, had not
been acted upon and reported by the
committee
Mr. McGehee az a matter of priv.
ilege complained that his bill to estab-
lish all asylum for colOred lunatics had
not been reported, and charged that
chairman Moore of the committee had
| UC6u ucItliCu Ill uuly.
MemUers OF the committee explained
why the bill had not been reported,
and stated that Mr.. Moore was sick.
Consideration OF the general school
bill was resumed, and some minor
amendments were adopted, Including
one adding Tor the Tooth section the
emergency clause.
MIR. Hawkins offered amendment to
section Z, that the act shall not apply
to bonds i'll which school funds have
been or may be invested. Lost.
Amendment that in cases of dis.
missal teachers shall have the right
Ut appeal to the county and state SUI
perlntendent was lost, and the bill rs
amended was engrOssed.
Amendment was added to cancel
certificates on account of drunken
hess of teachers.
Amendment making it discretion
AIRY with the county uperintendent
or eX-utficiO county superintendent to
appoint negro teachers 20 examine
negro applicants for teachers certifi
cafes i'll counties where tWO-tiiths OF
the population are negl Oes, was ia
Died. SO no provision Is made for 3p-
pointing negro boards OF examiners.
The bill passed by a vote OF 60 TO 81,
to take effect ninety dave after All.
IJOurnment OF the legislature.
Mr.. Wheless presented bill pro.
Viding tor painting portrait OF Gov
ernor Hogg, to be- added to the state's
gallery OF he portraits of previous
executors of the state
Mr.. Moore, on question OF privi-
lege ana as ChairmaL OF the asS lum
committee, defended himself from the
charge OF Mr.. MCGehee, of direIiCtion
in duty, He thought the gentleman
from Hays had been malicious ana
exceeded the pale of deceL cy in tue
matter.
Mr.. McGehee replied that he in
tended 10 reflection upon the commit
tee and that his remarks were in
tended solely to apply to the chair.
man, who, he believed, had inten.
tjonaIly acted so as to try to kill the
bill in committee.
Mr.. MoOre-I have not voted in the
mater, and what was done was the
voluntary act of the committee in
waiting for the report of the special
committee appointed to visit the sew
eral state institutions. He cared
nothing for what the gentlemen from
Hays thinks as to any intention on
his part 10 kill the bill to establish the
c0iOrrd asylum
Resolution Aas read and refer
red providing fol the appointment of
two additional committee clerks on
the ground Il at the number OF clerks
had been reduced oDe.halt and was
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