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

the bill amended. The bill was then
ordered engrossed, and under suspen-
sion of the rules was passed.
Senator Dean by consent introduced
a bill amending the act creating the
Thirty-fourth judicial district.
Senator Presler by consent intro
duced bill to fix the fees of district
and county attorneys in suits, and to
recover interest due the school fund
or for forfeiture of school lands on ac-
count of non-payment of purchase
money.
Senate bill to prevent hunting and
fishing on the enclosed lands of an
other came up as special order at IL
o'clock.
Senator Kearby amended so that
scaips taken within such enclosures
shall not be sold to the state, which
was adopted
Senator Browning amended SO as
not to apply to travellers who shall
kill game as they pass through,
which was adopted.
The bill was amended so as not to
apply to enclosed lands of greater area
than 5000 acres, and prohibiting only
those from hunting who HINT for mar
ket.
Senator Atlee offered an amend.
ment making it q misdemeanor ioI
any person to carelessly kill or ipjure
any livestock in the enclosed lands of
another while hunting for game.
Adopted.
The bill was then ordered en-
crossed.
Senator Boren, by consent, intro
duced bill amending the road law.
Senator Crowley, by consent, pre-
sented resolution of the Galveston
book binders protesting against the
letting of contracts for binding the
court reports to parties outside of the
state.
Adjourned.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
The senate committee ON contingent
expenses met yesterday afternoon ano
allowed bills amounting to severa
hundred dollars.
: The senate committee on state az
fairs resumed consideration of Senator
; Swayne's bill to establish an indus
: trial home for fallen women, and re-
terred it to a sub. committee con poset
3 of Senators Bowser, Simpson, Doug
! lass, Boren and Swayne. Mrs. Col
U Inns of Fort Worth appeared botor
Q the committee and told what tn
n ladies of the leading cities of the stat
Q were doing for this cause. So elo
:, quent and pathetic was the lady Il
q the advocacy of their cause that sew
o eral members of the committee wer
moved to tears. Every member
the committee is for the bill, whic
d provides for appropriating $50, 600
II build the home.
o so enthusiastic are the members &c
d the bill that they will not only sc
q that it passes the senate but they wi
q look after it in the house. 1t will pas
both houses like flash.
Senator Bowser's bill appropriatin
v $4,000 for the erection of u marble statt
q OF Sam Houston of that heroes size
10 the national Capitol at Washington
n will be reported favorably by tt
r committee.
e The senate judiciary committee N
3. / held lengthy meeting this ate
l. noon and considered big batch
% bills, final consideration OF most
ID which was postponed. 1t was decide
10 to report unfavorably senate bi
" changing the time of abandonmel
10 for divorce from three to two years.
% Senate bill allowing abstract con
& panies to incorporate was favorabl
v reported.
g Consideration of the senate assigl
ment bill was postponed until me-
Tuesday to allow delegations of me
chants to appear before the commtte
y 1t is understood that delegation
D. Galveston merchants, and probabl
~ some from other cities, will appear b
fore the committee. The delegat on
1t is said, are divided as to the wi
dom of the measure.
r. Senate committee on county bount
aries tonight considered the senal
g bill to create the county of Reagan OF
of the counties of Concho, MCCulloc
J. and Coleman. Ex-senator Sims an
Representative Mcfarland of Coll
It man, Newman of Brady and Repr
b. sentative j. f. Brown of ConchO al
peared before the committee an
D. opposed the new county, while o.
o Representative Shield of Colema
IS favored it. The committee unan
,. mously decided to report the bill az
versely, and, as member of the con
it mittee remarked, it was cold da
% for new counties.
n THE HOUSE.
r The house resumed consideration
senate bill No. 8, amending artic
% 1872 of the law of venue, the pendin
l. question from yesterday being nj
Ii ton to table motion to reconsider.
The house refused to reconsider II
10 action ofyesterday by which the bi
u failed to pass.
% A numb of petitions and memor
l. ais were sent up by various mem bel
and referred.
l. Bills were presented and referred
= follows:
s. BY Mr.. Rogan-House bill 1888 d.
10 fining and rendering more certain til
l. rights of children attending the frt
schools.
70 BY Mr.. Kirk-Provi1ing that pc
r sons convicted of felony shall be pal
g the proceeds of their labor, after til
costs for their support during confin
n ment are deducted.
IS BY Mr.. Graves-Setting apart TT
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