The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-23

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foreign corporations incorporated be.
fore this act takes effect.
Mr.. Breeding commended that this
would nullity his amendment and it
was lost.
The bill finally passed, ard on mo.
ton OF Mr.. Cough the house refused
to reconsider its action.
| Mr.. Sebastian gained consideration
of his bill for the protection of pecan
| and walnut trees, and had the emer-
gency clause added.
! BY Mr.. McFall-Amendmen limit.
ing the penalty to enclosed lands.
Mr.. Sebastian argued that it was
Enclosed lands, and that the amend.
ment would defeat the main object of
the bill, as the trees on enclosed lands
were generally protected.
BY Mr.. Faubion-Proviso that this
shall not prohibit gathering pecans OH
public lands of the state not leased or
Enclosed. Withdrawn.
The McFall amendment was tabled
and the bill which fixes fine of from
$25 to $50 was engrossed, but the house
refused to suspend the rules for its
passage.
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bill 227 regulating issuance of stocks
and bonds to prevent watering by
railroads and other corporations.
The house refused to suspend the
rules to take up the bill for final pass
age. Ayes ga, noes So.
House bill to appropriate $4,000 to
of land condemned for the site of the
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The house had previously refused
to adopt the minority report, which
was adverse to the bill, go that the
bill came up under the majority re-
port for engrossment.
The bill was discussed by Mr.. Beall
in it's favor and Mr.. Feagau of Polk
against it.
Mr.. Henderson of Lamar said there
was nothing in the evidence to assure
him that the land embraced the site
of Austin.
The majority report was adopted.
The next question being the en-
grossment OF the bill of the house re-
fused to engross it by vote of AZ to
81.
Mr. Henderson of Lamar had enter
ed on the journal motion to table a
motion to consider but Withdrew it,.
Mr.. Slayden presented bill amend
ing the law as to fraudulent removal
of mortgaged property and fixing the
penalty at imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary from two to five years.
By Mr.. White-EXempting daguer-
rons photographers and other like
businesses from payment of occupa-
ton taxes.
The house adjourned till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. File DIS presented resolution
for final adjournment of the legislature
April 10. Laid over under the rules.
Senate bill amending the local OPP
ton law for prohibiting the sale of in
toXicants passed.
The house refused to pass senate bill
to appropriate $4,000 for an indus.
trial home at Fort Worth for fallen
women, by avote of 36 to GO.
Senate bill to validate confederate
land donations certificates and pat
ents passed-ayes 70, nays %.
House bill No. 227, regulating is-
sues of stocks and bonds 30 as to pre-
vent watering by excessive issues
thereof by railroads and other corpora
tions. The bill having been previous
ly engrossed came up in regular
order.
Amendment was offered by Mr..
Gossett that construction bonds may
be issued not to exceed 80 per cent OF
the value of the property. Adopted.
Mr.. Moore offered an amendmet
that bonds may be issued to the
amount of the cost of the property in
stead of reasonable value, and that
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real and not their face value.
Mr.. Gossett made an elaborate
speech in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Moore vigorously advocated the
amendment which he proposed.
Mr.. Onion thought there was deal
of dynamite i'm the amendment, and
that it would defeat the main object
of the bill.
Pending further consideration the
house adjourned till 8 O'Clock this
morning.
THE SCALPERS BILL.
The house committee on internal
improvements heard several parties
last night On Senator Steele's anti
scalpers bill.
Mr.. George Hines, a railroad ticket
broker of San Antonio, argued that
the bill was in the interest of railroads
and that the railroad authorities had
introduced such measures in other
states in which the business had been
held to be lawful. The matter had
been twice before congress. He Elk.
planned the methods of the business in
detail, and in ans wer to the chairman
of the committee said that the railroad
agents stand in with the ticket bro
kers and divide commissions with
them. The brokers make their money
mainly by retailing fractions of the
tickets which they obtain in numbers
and profit by selling-on the principle
of wholesale and retail dealing.
Mr.. Robins, general passenger
agent of the Houston and Texas
Central railroad, exhibited satchel
full of scalped tickets, showing how
sklllfully and variedly such things
were manipulated by punching and
plugging, erasures, redating and
other fraudulent practices.
Mr.. Faulk, attorney for the scalpers
or brokers asked how long he had