The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-30

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for considering an executive session
the appointments of notary public;
sent in by the governor today,
Adopted.
Senator Lawhou, by consent Intro
duced bill to prohibit the consolida
ton of railroad or other corporations
aud to prohibit the purchase or lease OF
parallel or competing lines by other
railroads.
Adjourned till 3p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate met at p. IN.
On motion of Senator Simpson house
joint resolution to amend the cOnsti-
tuition 80 as to authorize the establish.
ment and maintenance of home for
INDECENT and disabled Confederate
veterans was taken up and ordered
engrossed
The consideration of the generslap.
preparation bill was then resumed.
Senator Steele offered to amend the
appropriation OF $4,000 to erect monu-
ment over General Sam Houston, 80
that his remains and those of his wife
shall be removed from Huntsville and
buried in the state cemetery at Aus
tin.
Senator Simpson offered as substi.
tute that $1,000 be appropriated to
mark the grave of General
Houston at Huntsville, and $4,000
to erect monument on the capitol
grounds.
Senator McComb eloquently APP
pealed for the erection of monument
over the grave at Huntsville, the
place that had been selected by the pa
triot himself.
The substitute was lost-yeas II,
nays Is.
Senator Steele's amendment was
also lost.
Senator Simpson offered to amend
the appropriation so as to appropriate
$25, 900 to erect a monument on the
capitol grounds. Adopted.
Senator Lewis offered an amend.
ment to appropriate $4,000 for the re-
pair of the Alamo building. He
thought the wooden roof sught to be
taken off the building and a stone
root like the original one that was
blown off at the siege of the building
so memorable in Texas history. The
amendment was adopted.
Senator Kearby offered an amend
ment to appropriate $4,000 to erect a
monument over the grave OF General
Il. }. Rusk and in the event that his
relatives shall remove his remains to
the stale cemetery, then to erect the
monument there. Adopted.
Senator Jester amended the bill 30
as to appropriate $500 for publishing
for proposals for supplies tor the asy-
Iums, Confederate home and state re-
formatory, and 1914 for book paper to
be furnished by M. A. Kopperl, for
the reports of the civil courts of APP
peals Adopted.
Senator Hutchinson offered an
to the appropriation for
the support of the public free schools
so as to strike out the words "less the
appropriated from said pub
lie schools fund by this act for other
purposes.n Lost by vote of IA to 8.
Senator Steele amended the ap-
so as to cut the salary of
the chief clerk in the agricultural de-
partment from $500 to $1,000 per H.
mum, and also the salaries OF the agrl-
cultural and historical clerks from
$500 to $1,000. Adopted.
Senator Yoakum offered an amend
ment so as to make the salary or the
filing clerk ia the general land office
$l400 per annum, and that OF an as
sistant $780, Adopted.
Senator Steele amended 80 as to
make the salary Of the clerk in the
geological dep Artment SIS per month
instead of 500.
Senator LawhOrn offered a memorial
from the New York, Texas and Next
can railway, asking permission to sue
the state to establish its claim to land
Gel tificates, claimed under act OF Aug.
16, 1876. Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
The house met with Speaker Coch.
ran and quorum present.
Prayer by Chaplain Pennington as
follows:
Our Father who art in heaven, we
praise and adore The for Thy tender
and loving kindness. Guide
US in the way OF peace, justice, mercy
and Righteousness to Thy glory and
the good Of our county. Forgive our
sins and save us we ask in the name
Of Christ. Amen.
The pending business was postpon'
ed to consider Representative kicks
bill to receive the sugar bounty from
the federal government and appro-
pirate it to the Confederate home, as
favorably reported from the commit
Tee.
Mr.. Ball moved to amend 90 as to
apply the money 10 the school
fluid, arguing that the home
was fairly and precautionary well
enough provided for at present.
Mr.. Kirk spoke IN favor of the Dill.
Mr.. Moody opposed the bill, but II
It passed wanted the money tor the
home,
By Mr.. Mills-Amendment apply
ing the money to the general revenue.
Mr., Pagan of Lamar argued that
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