The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-23
TWENTY-TH|RD LEGISLATURE,
WHAT WAS DONE AT THE STATE HOUSE
ON THE HILL.
The Full and Complete Proceedings Of Yes
terday's Session Of the Legislature.
Committee Work and Other Matters
of Interest.

following are the proceedings of
yesterdays session of the legislature.
SENATE.
The senate met yesterday morning
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.
Bills and resolutions were intro
and referred as follows:
BY Senator Boren-Bill to establish
two courts of commission of appeals I'M
til the dockets in the Second and Third
districts have been cleared of bust
ness.
BY Senator Yoakum-Resolution of
sympathy and coincidence with Lieu
tenant Governor Crane in his unex-
pected double trouble, and that out of
respect to the occasion the senate ad-
journ at l O'Clock.
Senator Smith moved to lay on the
table which prevailed.
By Senator NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
extending the double congratulations
of the senate to President Crane in his
good fortune at home and his fame
abroad. Adopted.
Senator Dean moved that the bill
known az the anti'mob bill be recon-
mitted to judiciary No. 2
The bill was recommitted by vote
of IA to IL.
Senator Boren's bill amending the
road law was laid before the senate on
third reading and after being amend
ed so as to exempt from road service
firemen in all incorporated cities and
towns of 1900 population and more,
the bill was defeated by vote of IA to
Is, the chair voting "no."
This amendment elected a very
general discussion, in which Senators
Yoakum and Steele opposed it and
Senators Smith, Tips, Imboden and
Crawford advocated it.
Senator Dean moved that the bill
for the relief of +. l.. Schmid, the ran
ger who was wounded in the Jay
Bird Woodpecker riot of few years
ago, be taken. Carried.
The bill proposes to appropriate 1854
expenses incurred by the wounded
man during his illness.
Senators Yoakum and Steele oppos-
ed the bill, but Senator Steele after
ward withdrew his objection.
Senator Lawhon said as chairman
of the committee on claims and ac'
counts he was familiar with the facts
as shown before the committee. The
wounded man had been told by his
physician that he must put himself
under the treatment of a specialist,
which he did and was cured. The ad-
iutant general had decided he had no
authority to pay for the treatment out
of the state funds.
Senator Shelburne also made the
same statement of facts and said the
claim was a just and meritorious one
and it was legal one. .
Senator Greer offered petition
from citizens of Liberty county asking
that the sale of school lands by the
commissioners to others than bona
fde settlers, be annulled
and declared void, which was referred
to the committee now investigating
the land office.
Senator Baldwin called up his con-
currenG resolution to adjourn on
March 25.
Senator Imboden offered an amend
ment to adjourn April l, and Senator
Agpew amended so as to insert
, July 4.
A motion by Senator Browning to
table was tabled.
Senator Yoakum offered resolu-
ton sympathy for Gladstone and
home rule in Ireland, and providing
for adjournment until tomorrow at 10
a. M, in honor of st. Patrick's Day.
The chair ruled that the resolution
to adjourn sine die had precedence
over the resolution to adjourn until
tomorrow.
Senator Imboden appealed from the
decision OF the chair, but Afterwards
withdrew the appeal.
The call for the resolution to adjourn
sine die was withdrawn and the SEN
ate then adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
The house met with Speaker Coch-
ran and quorum present. Prayer by
Chaplain Pennington:
; We praise Thy matchless name,
heavenly Father, for light and dark
ness, for labor and rest, for sunshine
and showers and a land of freedom
bequeathed to us by our fathers and
for constitution sealed by the blood
of a noble and patriotic ancestry,
guaranteeing the liberty of speech
and the right of every man to worship
God according to the dictates OF his
own conscience. o, may it be the
chief object of these proxies OF the
people and guardians of their Liberties
, to see that these, our chartered rights,
are not allowed to trail in the dust.
We praise Thee for evidences that
these inalienable rights will be pre-,
. served sacred to our posterity. Accept
our hearty thanks for all Thy good
ness. Forgive all our sins and help
us to place guard over our thoughts
and watch at our lips, and to post a
sentinel over all our actions, and
when we shall quit the walks OF lie
give us an inheritance incorruptible
and indebted and that fadeth not