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

| lhSj VI ohtolu, SlOWloyi lean, DOug
las, Hutchinson, Jester, Kearby, Law
hon, Lewis, Shelburne, Simpson
Smith, Swayne, Whitaker, Woods
Yoakum-19.
Absent-Goss, Greer, Presler-9.
Excused-Agnew, Atlee, Bowse1
Dickson, Imboden, McComb, McKin
ney, Steele, Tips-9.
Necessary for quorum, 81.
At 10. 80 Senator Crawford said tina
Sergeant, alarms Allen had investi
gated and found that there were no
enough senators in the city to Obtain
a quorum, and he therefore moved tt
adjourn until tomorrow morning al
10 O'Clock, which was carried.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Six senate committees were an.
nounced for meetings yesterday after.
noon, but only the committee on pub
lie lands could muster quorum. This
committee considered the senate bill
to validate patents issued and located
by virtue of Confederate certificates
and decided to report the bill favor
ably with some amendments.
THE HOUSE.
House met at 10 o'clock.
A number of petitions as usual were
sent up and referred, asking for revi-
sion of the school laws, and amend.
ment of the law Incorporating towns
and villages. Also petitions asking
for establishment of state normal at
Liberty Hill; for amendments to the
game law and the law aga inst selling
liquor to minors.
Also petition of citizens of Dewitt
county asking for pension for Mrs.
Annie r. Thomas.
Bills and resolutions were intro
duced and where not otherwise stated
were referred as follows:
BY Mr.. Flack-House bill $50, vail
dating interpretations of towns and
villages Incorporated with an area OF
more than two miles square from the
center of the town.
BY Mr.. Pagan of Lamar-Authorlz-
ing the acceptance of the sugar boun'
ty money from Washington, and APP
propriating the same for making the
reXas exhibit at the Columbian Expo
sition in Chicago,
Organizing the fourth court Of civil
az peas, establishing the court anC
providing for q chief and two associate
Justices therefor, to be elected by thu
voters OF he district. The judges
must not 10 less than 30 years of ag'
aud are to have a salary OF $35OO each
Establishing the Fourth supreme ju
dicial district court, to sit at Paris, thu
district to be composed of the countie
Of Lamar, Fannin, Grayson, Denton
Dallas, Ellis, Kaufman, Van Zandt
Rockwell, Collin, Hunt, Rains, Wood
Camp, Marion, Hopkins, Franklin
Titus, Cass, Bowie, Red River, Delft
and Morris,
Amending the penal code making i
penal otfense to rob person on
car or wreck OF attempt to wreck
railway train in this state, and hxln!
death or life imprisonment as the pen
atty.
By Mr.. Mills Dividing the state in
to SUI reme judicial districts and es
taolishing courts of civil appeals there
for to sit at Galveston, Fort Worth
Austin, Waco, Tyler and San An
tonic.
BY Mr.. Mills-Amending the Law
as to dormant judgments, 80 tina
when execution has issued Wltnll
twelve months after Judgment OF
court of record, execution may issu
any time within ten years after the is
suance of the next proceeding execu
ton and after ten years from lssuanc
no further execution shall ever be is
sued and the judgment shall never b
revised by scire facias or other action
By Mr.. Dills-Requiring commits
sioner's courts, upon petition OF TWEEN
ty-fiye freeholders of each precinct O
a majority of the precincts of count.
to order elections to determine by tint
freeholders' vote whether or not cat
tie. horses, mules and asses shall b.
permitted to run at large.
By Mr.. Lindsey-Amending the Law
so as to make using the word
"damn lie, or damn liar" al
offensive epithet in the terms
of The law as to assault ant
battery, provided, the epithet is tol
lowed by blow or attempt to strlk'
the offender.
By Mr.. Davis-Providing a pension
for Jemima Poal,
| BY MI. MUOlo-JoihV
amending sec. Is, art. IL OF the con
stitution, so as to authorize the es
Establishment of state banks of deposit
discount, exchange and issue OF notes
By Mr.. Cain, by request-Repealln!
article 255 of the penal code pertain
ing to the approval of bonds OF count.
officers, when security is nonresident
By MIR. Graves-Prohibiting minor
from entering saloons and bllllar'
halls, under penalty Of fine from j
to $25.
BY Mr.. McFall-Making an appro
priation of $4,000 to improve tn
Ca pitol grounds. 1t makes the gov
ernor, attorney general and superln
tendent of public grounds board
supervision to advertise for bids &C
cording to plans and specification
prepared, to select the lowest and bes
bid, appoint superintendent OF tn
work when under to contract, to re
ceive 81 day while the work is il
progress. Do
By MIR. McFall, by request--Regu
lating recording of any map Tor lay
inc out town and village subdivision
without first being recorded In tn
office of the county clerk.