The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30
TWENTY-TH|RD LEGISLATURE,
THE SENATE FILIBUsrERs ON THE
GAME AND FISH BILL.
But Finally Passes-The House Orders En-
crossed the Bill Accepting the Sugar
Bounty, the Same to be Applied to
the Benefit Of the Conisd-
crate Home.
Following are the proceedings o.
yesterdays session of the legislature:

Following are the proceedings @
yesterdays session of the Legislature
THE SENATE.
The senate met yesterday mornin,
at 10 O'Clock with Lieutenant Gov
ernor Crane in the chair.
After prayer by Chaplain Brigg
the senate proceeded to business.
The following petition was pre-
sented and referred:
BY Senator um-Petition o
Joseph E johnson, camp of Confed
crate Veterans. asking for the sub
mission of a constitutional amend
mems authorizing the establishment
of home for aged and decripid ex
Confederates.
Bills and resolutions were intro
duced and referred as follows:
BY Senator Greer-Bill to regulate
and control the management of rail.
road properties in Texas.
By Senator Simpson Concurrent
resolution authorizing the superin.
tendent of public grounds to plant the
capito grounds in millet and oats, so
that the growth of noxious weeds
may be prevented.
The senate bill for the protection of
fish and game was laid before the SEN
ate on third reading.
Senator Douglass amended so that
the bill shall not apply to the trap
ping of quail by boys under IA years
Of age. Adopted.
The bill was defeated by vote OF
IL to Is as follows:
Yeas Senators Atlee, Bowser,
Crowley, Greer, Imboden, Jester,
Lewis, McComb, Shelburne, Simpson,
Smith, Tips. Total II.
Nays Senators Agnew, Boren,
Browning, Dickson, Douglass, Goss,
Hutchinson, Kearby, Lawnon, McKin.
ney, Presler, Steele, Woods.-TOtal
10.
Senator Douglass moved to recon-
slider the vote by which the bill was
defeated and to lay the motion on the
table.
Senator Imboden moved call Of
the senate, which was ordered, and
Senator Swayne was found to be alb
sent.
Senator Swayne's presence was an
nOunced and the motion to table the
motion to reconsider was then lost.
Senator Douglass withdrew his mo.
ton to reconsider and Senator Presler
renewed it.
The motion to reconsider was then
adopted by vote of IA to II, Senators
Swayne and Presler voting yeas.
The bill was then passed by vote
of Is to II, Senator Steele voting yea
in order to put himself in the proper
attitude to move to reconsider.
Senator Crowley, cut off future mo.
tions OF this character by moving to
reconsider the vote by which the bill
was passed and to lay the motion on
the table, which was adopted
Senate bill TO validate titles to lands
granted to railroads, but
now owned by private individuals,
came up as unfinished business and
was passed as amended in the senate
on Tuesday.
Senator Dickson called up substi-
tute house bill to define franchises, to
make pubic value of railroads, to
make eff ctive sections 6, article II, of
the constitution, to declare the effect
of judicial and other sales of railroads,
to limit the amount OF
stocks and bonds and other
Indebtedness of railroads, and to
prescribe penalties tor violating the
provisions of this act and the duties
of the railroad commission aud attor.
ney general in relation thereto.
On motion of Senator Lewis, the bill
was considered by sections. This bill
Is known as the railroad bond bill.
Senator Hutchinson offered an
amendment 80 as to allow the state of
Texas TO become a purchaser of rail-
roads.
Senator Lewis asked Senator Hutch
ison if there was any fund with which
q railroad could be purchased by the
state.
Senator Hutchison replied that there
was not, but that this was an opening
wedge that would put the state in all
attitude to become purchaser. 1t
would put an end to railroad wrecking
in the state. There were instances OF
where railroads had been purchased
for four million dollars and then capt.
tailed for forty million. If the state
were in an attitude to become pur
chaser capitalists would have to pay
something like the value of railroads
when put up for sale.
Senator Dean moved that the fur.
ther consideration of the bill be post
poned and that the bill he made
special order for Friday. Lost.
Senator Lewis made the point of
order that the amendment was not