The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-23


yesterdays session of the legislature
SENATE.
The senate met yesterday at II
O'Clock with Lieutenant Governor
Crane in the chair.
Chaplain Briggs prayed as follows
o Lord, our Father: Grant us to-
day Thy holy spirit, that we may be
led into all tasks clothed with all
needed wisdom, and supplied with
comfort and strength. Destroy in us,
We pray, all prejudice, all misconcep.
ton, every false idea and partisan
notion. Enancipate the soul. Lead
1t forth into all the width and glory
OF the Kingdom of truth. And while
we labor together, may we be pa
llent, diligent, conscientious, noble
minded and charitable, we ask for
Jesus sake. Amen.
Petitions anu memorials were pre-
sented and referred as follows:
BY Senator Dean-Protest frc m cit
izens OF Uvalde county against the
creation OF u new county.
Bills and resolutions were intro
ouced and referred as follows:
BY Senator Greer-Bill to authorize
corporations to act as administrator,
executor, guardian, testamentory
guardian and administrator with the
will annexed.
On motion of Senator Mckinney
house bill creating the Fifty fourth
judicial district, composed OF McLen.
nan ana Falls counties, was taken up,
ehgrossed and finally passed.
senator Lewis, by consent, intro.
duced bill to amend the criminal
code so as To punish anyone who puts
poison in food, drink or medicine or in
any spring, well, cistern OF reserve If
with intent 10 kill or injure.
On motion of Senator Shelborne,
senate bill for the relieto OF w. b. Brush
was recommiIted to the committee on
claims.
Senate bill to amend the Criminal
Code OF Procedure, 80 that the failure
OF the record in criminal case on APP.
peal, to show the venue of the case,
shall not be the cause for reversal,
unless there was a contest in the trial
court az to venue, was laid before the
senate with All adverse majority com
mittee report
Senator Imboden moved that the
minority favorable report be subst
tuIed Tor the majority report, which
was lost.
Senator Baldwin moved to recon-
slider the vote, and to lay the motion
III the table
Senator Imboden moved call of the
senate, which was ordered. The Cal.
showed Senators BoWser and Hutch
isOn absent without excuse.
Senator Smith moved to excuse the
aDsenlees, which was lost by 16 to IL,
II taking two-thirds to excuse.
Senate bill To provide for fire in-
quests was on motion of Senator
>wayne made the special order for
next tuesday.
House bill to provide for adj
vertising in newspapers of sales
ct real estate under execution, order
of sale or vendiIioni expouas was laid
before the senate on third reading
The bill as amended leaving it op.
tIOnal with he defendant in execution
whether or not the vertsement be
~ newspaper or by posting notices,
was finally passed.
Senator BUren moved that Senator
Dickson be excused until next Tues
day, he having heen called away on
business Adopted.
Senate bill to amend the Civil Stat
utes 30 as to allow infants, mar.
ried women and persons of UNI
sound mind two years after their
disabilities within which to sue out
writs of error, was taken up.
The motion OF Senator K-arby that
The favorable minority be substituted
tor the adverse majority report was
lost.
Senate bill to amend the Revised
Statutes providing for the holding of
elections and the manner giving no
tice thereof was laid before the senate
and on motion of Senator Swayne
Drowning in the chair) it was laid Oh
the table subject to call.
Senate bill to provide preference
liens in favor of LAHORE rs was laid he
lore the senate, and on motion OF Sem
atOr Crawford laid on the table subject
TO call.
Senator Dean moved to adjourn I'M
I'll today at 10 a. m. Lost by II to ID
Senate bill giving owners OF pas
lures a lien on the stock erased was
taken up on motion of Senator Law
hon
Senator Simpson amended go that
the lien shall be LOOT when the stock
pass out OF the possession o
tho proprietors of the livery of
pasture, hut the amendment was lost.
Senator Kearby amended 80 as to
exempt from the lien animals exempt
from forced sale. Lost by vote of ID
TO IL.
Senators Smith and GUss opposed
the bill as calculated to create litiga.
ton
Senator Crawford amended 80 that
he lein shall exist in favor of pasture
owners 30 long as the stock remains
On he pasture ana Tor thirty days
after removal.
senator Douglass moved to recon-
NIT the bill. Lost
Senator TIPS offered q substitute
that II the owners Of pastures allow
he stock to be removed the lien shall
cease to exist. Adopted.
The amendment as substituted was
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