The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02

CIVIL appeals.
BY Senator Greer-Biil to restor,
J civil and criminal Jurisdiction to tn,
county court of Tyler county.
BY Senator BOwser, by request
Bill to appropriate $4,000 to erect
marble statue of Sam Houston in th,
national capitol at Washington.
, BY Senator McComb-Resolutio
providing for the printing of 200 cop
les OF the rules together with tn,
names of the senators and standing
committees.
Adopted.
BY Senator Jester-Bill to fix tn,
time of holding court in the Thir
teenth judicial district.
senate bill regulating the advertis
ing Tor asylum supplies came up OIL
third reading and it was passed.
Senate bill authorizing the peniten
tlary board to purchase agricultural
lands to utilize state cOnvicts came ur
on taird reading and was passed
Senate bill creating new judicial
district composed of the county of Nc.
Lehman was ordered engrossed and
under suspension of the rules was
passed.
Senate bill to amend the act to pro.
mote the mining resources of Texas
was postponed until next Monday af-
ter the morning call.
BY Senator Woods-Bill creating
the Fifty fifth judicial district, COM
posed of the counties of Grayson and
Collin, and the Fifteenth district, com
posed of the county of Grayson.
Senate bill providing that the fail
ure OF the record to show pleas of
guilty" or mot guilty" shall not be
cause for reversal in criminal case,
came up as special order on the third
reading aud was passed.
By Senator Goss-Bill to create the
Forty.seventh judicial district to be
composed of Dallam, Hartley, Old.
ham, Sherman, Wood, Potter, Arm
strong, Donley.
By Senator Crowley by request
Bill to provide for the or"anization Of
public warehouses and to regulate the
warehousing of cotton, grain and all
Other kind of goods and mercantile
commodities, and to define the owner
ship thereof.
By Senator Tips-Bill amending the
law regulating the landlords lien, so
that the lien shall be void as against
other creditors who have levied, or
purchasers, unless the landlord has
previously deposited with the county
clerk q copy of contract with the ten
ant.
BY Senator Goss-Bill to define the
territory and to provide for establish
ing the boundaries and towns, and to
validate the incorporation of any city
or town heretofore incorporated.
On motion of Senator Shelburne the
senate bill extending the time of char
tiers of unfinished railway lines was
recalled from the house.
Senator Browning called up senate
bill amending the law in regard to the
taking of dispositions, and 1t was ord
cred engrossed.
Senator Imboden called up the house
concurrent resolution instructing or
requiring Senators Mills and Coke to
vote for the Hatch bill, but was ruled
out of order.
Senate bill making the first Monday
in September legal holiday, to be
known as Labor Day." was ordered
engrossed.
Senate bills for the payment of the
salaries of judges of the supreme court,
courts of civil appeals and commission
of appeals were called up by Senator
Pressler and were finally passed.
Senate bill for the relief of j. w q.
Bachelor was taken up on third read
ing and finally passed.
Senator McComb of Montgomery
introduced resolution eulogizing the
memory of Hon. Jas G. Blaine, and
rendering expressions of sympathy to
the family in their distress.
Senator Imboden offered substi-
tute which was couched in similar
tones, but included the name of Hon.
l.. @. G. Lamar along with that of
Hon. James G.. Blaine.
Adjourned