The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-17
AUSTIN, TEXAS, Feb. l6, 1898.
SENATE.
SENATE.

Roll called; quorum present.
B;ls were introduced as follows
Re Kearby To amend the corpor.
lion law so as to re quire a detailed
.nuual report Of receipts and dIsburse.
msn,, oiviuends. etc, to be swo rn to
,nd puulshed in some newspaper.
y, BALDWIN: TO prohibit the un-
lsvtul issuance OF occupation tax re.
eeips hy collectors.
By Browning: Fore let of Charles
+ Sission
Nv lawson: To amend the act to
incorporate the town OF Yorktown.
By d, MI: To extend the time
si.hip winch lands that have been
,old Tor taxes may be recalled.
Senator Smith offered concurrent
,esolut,o that the legislature &C jouln
dpe die on March 10Th.
Adopted,
Bill to create the 10Th judicial dis.
TIT passed.
Nil to establish home for fallen
Nnsn was taken up and after much
Abste it passed with but one dissent
ng vote.
1t appropriates $4,000 and pro.
rides that the home shall be located in
Fort Worth.
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Roll called; quorum present.
A communication was read from
Hon. A. w. Terrell, declining the in
vitaton to address the legislature on
the character OF Sam Houston, rs he
has accepted an invitation to address
the Texas veterans at their annual re.
union in April.
a petition was sent up from the
citizens protesting against the creation
Of the county OF Alamo.
A petition from Blanco was read,
asking that the public domain be
divided between the university
and public schools.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Dodd: To amend the law rela.
live 10 cutting mber; also to amend
\as law i'll relation to county attorneys
wearing in justices courts
y McGhee: To provide for the in
mo,on Of fertilizers and cotton seed
zeal sold in this state.
BY Turne, To create the 4lst
judicial district and to provide for
holding courts in the same.
By Hogan: 10 amend the law re-
htipg to the admission from other
states of companies or associations
carrying on the business of life or
casualty insurance.
Mr., Tankersley sent up resolu-
ton providing that the sergeant at
AIMS snail make out a statement o!
expenses, stamps, ETC., of each mem.
Der, the same to be printe d in the
journals every Saturday.
Resolution lost
By Rogers of McLennan. Provid-
Ing that county convicts who shall
escape from the county authorities OF
from persons to whom hired, shall be
punished by con6ne ment in the coun
" jail not exceeding two years.
By Cain: To amend the law rela.
tive to stock running at large, SO al
to better have it enforced.
House bill fixing one per cent. tai
on gross receipts of fire insurance
companies and providing for an occu
patton tax upon telephone companies
etc., was taken up.
Mr.. Taylor offered an amendm en-
'omake TIE tax apply to only net re-
ceips. Lost.
Pending debate a message was re
celyed from the governor vetoing thu
OIL giving Grayson county q separate
District court. His reasons for tn
veto are sound, and the bill will hard
y De passed over them.
Mr. Moore offered to amend the
Tile insurance company section by in
creasing the tax from two to ten pc
cent.
Mr.. Garrett offered substitut
making the tax five cents.
Considerable discussion followed, il
which Messrs. Garrett and Moore SAT-
.ae life insurance companies wer
ua@lng he life blood out of the stat
'na nat they were vampires.
ihe substitute was lost; yeas Is
BAY, 80.
lhe original amendment strikin
vu' two and inserting ten cents wa
'nen lost; yeas 8; nays no.