The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-23

AN, THUhSUAI, MARCH 70, 1893
son and Townsend-Petition from cit
liens asking that chair of pharmacy
be established in the medical college
al Galveston.
House adjourned till 10 O'Clock this
morning.
HOUSE COMMITTEE WORK.
House Judiciary committee last
night agreed to make favorable re-
ports on the folio owing senate bills:
Validating sales of real estate in this
state made by foreign executors of
wills in other states.
Validating certain increase OF CAPT.
tai stock of private corporations.
Regulating publication OF the opin.
ions of the higher courts.
Representative Talbot's bill to pre-
vent all fictitious or watered consider
ations in bills of sale and deeds of con-
veyance and transfer.
The finance committee of the house
failed to make any recommendations
as to appropriations for the medical
college at Galveston, though major
ity of the committee favor allowing
$25, 900 as against $31, 700 asked. The
demands of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college were practically
agreed to amounting to $40, 900. The
Prairie View Normal school is favored
with a recommendation of $37 200 for
each year and the Sam Houston Nor
NAL SIS, 900 each year.
Eollou;on ara tho prooaadinos of
yesterdays session of the legislature:
THE SENATE.
The senate met at 10 O'Clock with
Senator Kearby, president pro tenn, in
the chair.
In the absence of Chaplain Briggs,
Rev. DR.. Wright, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, prayed.
On motion of Senator Douglass, SEN
ate bill to amend the Judiciary act so
as to change the time of holding court
in the Fortieth judicial district, was
taken up, the rules suspended and the
bill passed.
The chair announced Senators
Smith, Imboden and Crawford as men,
bers of the conference committee OF
the part of the senate on the bill to
amend the game and fish law.
On motion of Senator Baldwin the
chair appointed committee of five on
this matter, and Senators Douglass
and Steele were added to the commit
| tee.
Senator Crowley on the part of the
committee on town and corporations
reported favorably the bill to amend
the charter OF the city of Houston.
On motion of Senator Presler senate
bill to diminish the civil and criminal
jurisdiction Of the county court of Nc.
Culloch county was taken up and
under suspension of the rules passed
Senate bill for the relief OF f. H.
Schmid was then taken up ano
ordered engrossed, and under suspen'
sion of the rules passed.
On motion of Senator Baldwin house
bill to amend the law regulating the
occupation of butchers was engrosseC
and passed.
On motion of Senator Imboden house
bill to confer upon the county courts
of Angelina, Shelby and Coke coun
ties the civil and criminal jurisdiction
heretofore belonging to them wal
ordered engrosseG and passed.
On motion of Senator Sbelburn'
house bill to grant a new charter tt
the city of Houston was taken up, or
dered engrossed and under suspension
of the rules passed.
The chair announced as the confer
ence committee on the part OF the sen
ate on the general deficiency bill
Senators lester, Presler, Tips, YOa
kun and Hutchinson.
On motion of Senator Douglass tn
vote by which senate bill to amend
the road law was defeated was recon
sidered and the bill laid before tn
senate on third reading.
Senator Hutchinson moved call
the senate and it was ordered.
Senators Presler and Swayne Wer'
showed to be absent without excus
and the sergeant-at.afms went ate
them.
On motion of Senator Tips senat
bill for the relief of w. B. Brush o
Austin was taken up and ordered en-
crossed.
The chair Qmboden) announced
that the absentees were now III tn
senate chamber and that the pending
business was senate bill to amend
the road law.
Senator Agnew offered an amend
ment exemI ting members of fire com
panies in incorporated cities ant
towns of 1000 population, which wa
adopted. ~
Senator Shelburne amended furthe
so az to strike out the word "incorpo
rated" which was lost.
Senator Swayne amended 80 as t.
exempt members of military compa
MES in towns or cities of more thar
1000 population. Lost.
The bill was then passed by a vot
of Is to 8.
Senator Kearby called up senat
perpetuitles bill with house amend
: ments.
senator Swayne said the bill tina
: came back from the house had beef
80 amended in the house that nothin,
was left of the original bill except tn