The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-23

transfer OF cases when there are TWO
district courts il the same county, ana
one OF the judges Is disqualified from
ny Ing The cases.
By Mr.. Newton-Concurrent reso-
luton providing Tor more specify !
TRIALS OF criminal cases, by requiring
slX nUurs ual!y terms Vi district C"ults
Tor sucu tTIals when there are civil OF
crlulnui cases demanding attenllOn,
and limiting the time Of cnntInuauces
OF crlmi al cases.
BY MIR Fielus-ConCurrent resolution
requesting the attorney general 10 i'll
stiLu.e suit to eDjuin and prevent The
control OF the Arkansas Pass rallIoau
by the Southern Pacific system on The
ground that they are parallel ana COM
petiug lines which are prohibited py
law.
By Mr.. Nj Fall-Resolution amend
| ing the rules of the house
BY Mr.. Moore OF Mllam-hesOlutlon
reclUIng that as ON the 4th OF March
next Grover Cleveland Will be inaugu
rated president OF the United States:
and such an occasion Is traught with
great interest to ali patriotic devotees
10 a government "Ut the people, by
the people aud for the people," and
es pecially as such occasion will be one
of exceeding great rejoicing Tor the
Dem ICratiC party, and as III the elec-
Llun of Grover Cleveland Texas was
the proud Democratic banner state Oi
the union, the Legislature take re-
cess of ten days alter February TWEEN
ty-eig nth to enable member to attend
the Inauguration, and providing Tor
iuint committee OF the two houses To
arrange tor an excursion of the men,
beers aud officers and employees Of the
legislature TO Washington, for the
purpose indicated. The per diem pay
OF members, ETC., to cease during the
ten days.
The resolution was discussed but
little and was tabled by vote OF % to
40.
Mr.. Erskine presented petition OF
citizens of Uvalde county protesting
against part OF that county being
taken for a new county.
The house considered its bill amend
ing the fish and game law by adding
Il number of counties 10 those already
exempted from the operations of the
law aud striking out others from the
exemption.
Mr.. Breeding spoke in opposition to
the bill He argued that il was wrong
TO have general game law and theh
exempt threetOurthS Of the counties
of the state, even though it be game
law. The law should be made to APP
ply alike to all sections. He referred
10 some carefully prepared statistics to
show the eXtent OF the destruction OF
gam in the stale. Men were hired
from other states to furnish outside
. markets S, and it was not consumption
for home use, hut for foreign mar
keys shat was so destructive. From
1 Abilene alone there was shipped il
/ one season 1000 prairie chickens, 1000
b wild turkeys, 100 antelope, 800 deer
, and 43, 900 quail. He referred to the
. protection of game in other states
-, The game law in Illinois, he added,
= would make the average Texan quake
q ia his boots. Texas should havemore
+ stringent laws to prevent the destTuC
ton of game.
a The bill finally pr ssed.
+ House bill No. l75, creating lac
;. county of Barnard" out of paris Ct
: Uvalde, Bandera, Kerr and Edwards,
). was next considered and after some
6 GlSCuSSlOb passed.
+. My. Wilson moved to reconsider the
vote by which The resolution 10 ex
d curt to Washington to attend the
D CLEVELAND Inauguration was tabled.
# Mr.. Cough moved to tabie the
u motion to reconsider. Lost.
The motion to reconsider was
, adopted by u vote OF 81 to 80, and The
g motion to table the resolution Tecurr
d ing, the house refused to table; ayes
AZ, noes So, which brought back The
If question Of adoption or rejection OF the
II original proposition 10 eXcurt tt
h Washington.
% A motioI to adjourn failed, and thu
ma in question being ordered, filhbus
d tering WAS kept up by call of thu
!. house, and various dillating motions
!. A motion 10 excuse absentees Tinail,
q prevailed and the question again re
IS curing on the original resolution, ant
d the ayes and nays being demanded
the resolution was adopted, ayes 81
l. nays 43.
e A letter was read from Rev. r. {
J.. Burleson accepting the invitation c
j the house to make an address Marc
g 2, in the hall of Representatives on tn
d life and services of Gen. Sam Houston
Tie house adjourned until 10 o'cloc
tomorrow morning.