The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-19

By Senetor Steele-A bill to amend
the law in regard to advertising for
bids for supplies for the state asy-
lums.
BY Senator "A tlee-A bill to dimin-
ish the jurisdiction of the county court
of Webb county and to conform the
jurisdiction OF the district court to
such change.
On motion of Senator Hutchinson
Senator Tips of Travis was added to
the committee on public buildings
and grounds.
BY Senator Bowser-A bill to create
three additional supreme judicial
districts in the state.
By Senator Dean-A concurrent res
olution memorializing the president
and congress to call a pan-American
monetary conference. Laid on table
subject to call.
BY Senator Kearby-A bill for the
relief of j. w. Bachelor.
BY Senator Crowley-A resolution
providing that ten copies OF the Senate
Journal be laid on the desk of each
senator and that one copy be given
each member of the house, and also
one copy of the House Journal be
given each senator. Adopted.
By Senator Bowser-A bill creating
three additional supreme judicial dis
tricts to be known as the Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth, the court of the
Fourth to be at Dallas, Fifth at Tyler
and the Sixth at San Antonio.
By Senator Kearby-A bill to regu-
In 70 of;aa ~, friol aYd annall OF a
courts in relation to new trials and re-
versals of cases where the verdict and
judgement is held excessive and to
require said courts to indicate the ex-
cess and provide for filing remitters
and effect thereof
By Senator Agnew-A bill amending
the act governing trial by justices of
fore BILE entry and detainer.
By Senator Atlee-A bill to better
provide for the taking of deposition in
civil cases.
At 1890 the senate adjourned until
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
THE HOUSE.
The house met at 10 a. NJ, Speaker
Cochran and q quorum present.
Prayer by Chaplain Pennington,
after which the reading Of the minutes
was dispensed with.
Mr.. Wilson moved TO reconsider the
resolution for the speaker to assign
one of the committee clerks to assist
the sergeant-at-arms. The house re-
fused to reconsider.
Mr.. Long moved to reconsider the
resolution granting the use of the hall
for the inaugural ball and the house
refused to do so.
The'speaker announced additional
standing committees, as elsewhere
given.
Mr.. Hawkins presented petition
from the stock raisers of Howard and
Glasscock counties asking protective
legislation.
BY Wilson-House bill No. BE-, reg
ulating the appointment of special
deputies by sheriffs and other officers
BY Fields Concurrent resolution
providing for copyrighting the laws
of Texas.
BY Ragsdale (six bills)-Empower.
ing the state treasurer to transfer GER
tain funds; amending the law as to
the payment of claims of teachers
amending the law as to witnesses in
divorce proceedings; amending the
law as to payment of witnesses, and
providing penalty for non-payment
of taxes in certain cases.
By Weinert - A resolution on
amending the law as to election and
terms of office of county commission
ers.
BY Bayne-A bill to audit and dis
burse the direct tax money.
BY Greer-Requiring railroads to
provide separate rooms for whites and
negroes in passenger depots.
BY James-Regulating fees paid by
university students and fixing terms
for graduation.
BY Misunderstanding jurisdiction
in Blanco county.
BY notwithstanding the law
as to clerks Of The court of appeals.
BY Breeding = Preventing the
bringing into The state ali armed Of
unarmed force or body of men, or dc
tective agency, and to regulate the
appointment of detectives, deputy
sheriffs, etc.
BY Long-Amending the law a. tt
moving rails from railroad tracks.
BY Newton-Fixing salaries of tai
collectors.
BY smith of Smith county-Amend
ing the law 30 as to exempt students
in school attendance from working OF
public roads.
BY Hood of Parker = Regulating
railroad appliances.
BY notwithstanding railroad
and providing for q railroad commits
sion.
BY Dodd-Validating certain notar
ial acts.
BY Chamb DEMONSTRATING crimina
district court for Dallas.
BY Reall-Repealing the act trans
ferring per cent annually of the per
manent to the available school fund
By Fagan-Amending the law as tt
destroying telegraph wires.
BY Notwithstanding issue
of bonds for court houses, jails ans
bridges.
BY Dean-Amending the law as t.
selling school and university lands.
By Brown of San Saba-Preventint
commissioners courts from authoriz
ing over $4,000 of bonds without
vote of the people.
By Rudd-Amending by adding t,
article 2733, as to appointments o
clerks by the secretary of state.
by Smith of Hill-Regulating as
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