The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-02
TWENTY-TH|RD LEGISLATURE,
SENATOR KEARBY's BILL TAKING LAND
SECURITIES KILLED BY THE SENATE.
The Manner Of So Doing Being the Striking
Out Of the Enacting Clause.-The School
Bill Discussed by the House at
Two Sessions.

Inc hoHdte uol yesterday hoInlhS
at 10 o'clock with Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Crane in the chair.
After prayer by Chaplain Briggs as
follows the senate proceeded to bust
ness:
OLord, our Father, be with us all
the day long. Be Thou the light Of
the morning, and in the eventide may
the stars glitter because of Thy near
ness. From the rising to the setting
of the sun may every moment have
its miracle of goodness. Open Thy
hand in bounteousness that there
may be bread upon the table; but
above all evermore give to US the
bread of life. Strengthen our minds
by daily communications of truth;
purify the heart by the indwelling of
that love which alone hath vision Of
God, and teach us how to build every
human experience, bright or dark,
into the chrystal stairway by which
we mount to the stars. And to Thy
name be power and glory. Amen.
Bills and resolutions were inuo-
duced and referred as follows:
BY Senator Goss-Bill validating
the records of deeds, judgments and
other muniments of titlein Archer and
Baylor counties between Jan. /, 1852,
and August |, 1866.
BY Senator Agnew-Bill to- provide
for the registration of brands, trade
marks of boxes, fountains, syphons
goods.
BY Senator Goss-Joint resolution
to amend the constitution so as to
make the office of railway commission
ers elective by the people.
Senator Kearby's bill to make notes,
bonds, contracts and other evidences
of debts secured by lien on land
within the state subject to taxation,
was laid before the senate as special
order.
Senator Smith moved to amend by
striking out the enc citing clause. He
argued that the passage of such law
would in future make the land owner
pay the taxes on his property, as the
money lenders would simply increase
the rate of interest so as to protect
themselves. He also cOntended that
an effort to enforce such law as this
among money lenders would result in
q large amount Of litigation in the
federal courts, where, in his judg-
ment, the law would be held invalid.
Senator Lewis also opposed the bill
and especially that section of the bill
which provides that if the land
against which tax lien may have
been fixed by reason of the owner of
the Indebtedness secured by lein
thereon having failed to render and
nav tax on such Indebtedness, should
it ever he sold, it shall always be I'M
derstoOd that the same is sold and
transferred subject to the tax lein so
created and existing against it, but
the vendor shall he responsible to the
vendee for the payment or repayment
of such taxes. He argued that this
was an unjust method of collecting
q tax to force the citizen to be respon
sible for the tax of annth r and that
moreover such legislation was impol-
polite as tending to frighten away
capital.
Senator Hutchinson argued that the
class of securities intended to be taxed
under this bill, could not be reach d
when held by nOn-residents and that
Their fore the law as it now stands
would not be materially changed by
the bill. This bill would also destroy
the negotiation of such securities and
make the note Of int arrest higher to
the farmer and workman than to 9TH
er laborers.
Senators Kearby and Jackson ad-
vocated the passage Of the bill while
Senators Greer and Jester opposed.
At IL O'Clock the senate went into
executive session and confirmed the
appointment of w. r. Camp of San
Antonio, as district attorney of the
Tbirty-seventh district.
When the d 1ors were re-opened, the
senate resumed consideration OF the
Kearby bill, taxing land securities.
Senator Smith moved the previous
question, which prevailed, and the
amendment to strike out the enacting
clause was adopted by vote OF IL to
7, which kills the bill.
Senator Douglass, by consent, in
troduced bill to amend the law reg
ulating the practice of pharmacy.
AuJ 'uIueu'
SENATE CoMMrTTisEs.
Senate judiciary committee NO. 2
met Yesterday afternoon and decided
to report favorably the following bills:
House bill to amend the act to re-
uuire butchers to give bond and pre-
scribe penalties for the violation OF the
same.
Bill to restore to the county court of
Jefferson county criminal and CIVIL
Jurisdiction.
Bill to amend the law in regard to
poisoning any food, drink or medi-
cine.
Bill to protect laborers employed in
manufacturing establishments and in
mines and to secure them in the pay
ment Of their wages.
Senate finance committee also met
and considered the appro nriatlons tor
the offices of secretary of state and for
the adjutant generals department.
The heads of both of these depart.
ments we're before the committee and
explained their wants. The secretary
of state wanted no increase over the
-. Gov tho Last two vaars