The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11


ty, and that the festivities at Dallas
would be postponed.
The chair announced that the men,
bers OF the senate were requested 10
meet in the senate chamber at 3 p. m.
for the purpose or presenting a gold
headed cane to each ri The folio ing
meu: II II Childers of the
Waco Day-Globe, b. Nj Napderhurst
of the San Antonio Express, Gen. Nj.
Bailey of the GSlvestUn- Ealias News,
and n. w. Floyd of the huustuu Post
At1l:50 the sergeant-at. arms turned
the clock in the senate chamber back
20 minutes in order to allow time to
enroll the bills.
Senator Lewis offered resolution
reciting the fact that as the land com
missioner was about to discharge the
clerks in the land office on account of
their testimony IN the late impeach-
ment trial and investigation, the tes-
timony be published in pamphlet
form and one thousand copies be dis
tributed. He said if this kline of
thing was to be countenanced it
would be impossible hereafter to get
clerks in the departments to testify it
they were to be discharged. The res =
olution was tabled.
A message from the governor was
read vetoing various items in the gen.
eral appropriation bill, aggregating
$350,000.
A message from the governor giving
the number of measures that have be.
come laws and other kindred inform
alton was read. At II O'clock by the
senate clock President Crane declared
the senate adjourned sine die.
THE HOUSE.
The house met with Speaker Coch-
ran and a quorum present.
Prayer by Chaplain Pennington.
The speaker made sOmeexplauatlon
of remarks and rulings which he APP
pretended might oe construed as
harsh by some of the members.
Resolution allowing some Of the
clerks eXtera time and pay to close up
the clerical work OF the session being
the pending business, various amend.
ments were made aud the resolution
was adopted.
Mr.. Smith of Hill in the chair.
Resolution by Mr.. Mills OF McIen-
nan was unanimously adopted that
the thanks of the members of the
house be rendered to the speaker,
Hon. John H. Cochran, for the fair
and impartial manner in which he
has presided over its deliberations.
and further, we will bear his name in
remembrance, and hope That he may
read his title clear to mansions in the
skies.
''WheTe the anthems of bliss are to increasingly
role.
And the smil' of the Lord is the feast OF the
soul"
The speaker signed house bills 707
I'll, 6l2, ZIG, 295 and the general edu-
cation bill.
Bill 116 is the one fixing tax on in
surance, telephone and sleeping and
dining car companies; 1l6is the gen.
eral appropriation bill; 6i3 is the
stock pasture bill; 707 diminishes the
jurisdiction of Gregg county court and
I'll fixes the fees of the clerk of the
courts of civil appeals.
Resolution allowing Door Keeper
Dunlap for extra services as night
Waterman 500 was adopted.
A gold watch was presented Mr..
Frank Mullens, postmaster of the
house, through Mr. Dashiel as spokes
man for the house and was accepted
in a pretty speech by the beneficiary.
The speaker signed the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the sufferers by
the Cisco cyclone. Changing the
jurisdiction of the Atascosa county
court, and regulating the location Of
county seats.
Mr.. Chandler presented q resolution
calling for an item!zed statement OF
the expenses of the peacbmoDt trial
of the land commissioner
Mr.. Moody said, as the author of
the original resolution, he cared moth.
ing for the cost in matter of such
public Importance, and proposed to
defend the action Of every member of
the house who may be impugned.
Mr.. Henderson of Milan argued
that the publication was not neces.
sary, and would be in measure ex.
parte. The house could we'll stand
upon the public records already pre-.
sented in the course of the trial. The
people can well enough understand
why the proceedings were instituted.
1t Is true come matters were struck
out On the demurrers as to acts of the
commissioner prior to this term, but
the prosecution had proceed by proper
course according to the laws of the
state, and the hOus needs no further
justification beyond what the records
show, and can stand before the people
upon the records Of the trial, viii h
must meet their approval.
Mr.. Chandler ex planned thai he had
the resolution simply be-.
cause he thought the information
would be desirable and with no inten-
ton to reflect upon the management
of the trial, so he withdrew it.
A resolution by Mr. White was
adopted thanking the various com.
mittees for their efficient work.
A resolution was adopted providing
for publishing the address of Rev. r..
c. Burleson on the life of General