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

second at Fort Worth, third at Aus
anu sixth at san Antonio, was re-
sumed.
Mr.. RUgan moved that the commit.
tee substitute be- adopIed as basis
for action. Carried.
The question then being on the en-
grossment OF the bill, Mr.. Sheriff.
offered substitute for the committee
bill providing that one OF the courts
shall be located in Galveston, one in
Fort Worth, another in (place not
named), onother in Austin, another in
(place not pamed), and another in
(place not named.)
Mr.. Sherr IL spoke in support of the
bill, arguing thst it proposed tairer
DISTRIBUTE of the work of the courts
than the committee bill.
Mr.. Wester offered substitute, pro-
viding for but five districts, with the
courts located at Galveston, Fort
Worth and Austin, as three OF them
are now located, and adding only two
districts, leaving the locations of the
two courts to be added.
Mr.. Wester argued in favor of his
bill on the score OF economy in having
five instead of six cOnrts, aud propos
ing fairer distribution of the work
than any OF the other bills. 1t would
relieve Fort Worth from the great ex-
cess of cases in that district.
Mr.. Onion spoke in opposition to
the Wester bill ,arguing that economy
existed in having sufficient courts to
dispatch business promptly. Teas is
agTowiDg stale, and what was ade-
quate years ago is lar from being ade-
quate now, and will be very far from
sutficIng ten years hence. He read a
letter from the judges of the supreme
court in answer to one soliciting their
opinion, giving the facts as to the
cases pending, aud leaving the legs.
lature, to draw it's own conclusions as
to the necessity for additional courts.
He would have preferred the old sys-
tenn with an Increase to make the
the bench comprise twelve or fifteen
judges, but having a new system, it
should be extended to afford needed
relief
Mr.. Finlay presented resolution
providing for committee of five men,
bers of each house to prepare proper
bill.
The following substitutes were pro-
posed:
BY Mr. Fields-ResolutiO that all
the proposed bills be recommitted to
the committee on judicial district,
with instructions to the committee to
prepare bill creating but one add.
tiOna supreme court.
BY Mr.. Feagan of Polk-Resolution
that all the bills be referred to a
special committee of seven to prepare
a bill to redistrict the state for a.
many supreme district courts as may
be necessary. Lost.
The substitutes were defeated and
the Finlay resolution was adopted
with amendments making the com.
mittee consist OF five of the sell ate and
ten OF the house, with request to re.
port next Thursday.
House bill Mol, the Dill's bill repeal
ing the scalp Jaw and re-enacting it
as local option seal p law was taken
up a. regular order.
Mr.. Cunningham offered an amend
ment providing that each county
shall pay six cents for each jack rab-
bit killed where tho scalp is produced
and that the commissioners court OF
each county to employ one or more
good persons to kill prairie dogs at 81
expense of not less than $500 nor more
than $1,000 Il year.
MIR. Diils proposed as a substitute
amending the bill by adding SO cents
a dozen for jack rabbits and such sum
as the court may determine for the
destruction of prairie dogs. Adopted.
Adjourned sill 3'o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon ses ion of the house