The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-12
FRIDAY

ernor Crane in the chair.
Roll call showed no quorum present
A call of the senate was moved anC
ordered, but in the meantime Sena
tors Swayne and Lawhon having
come into the chamber, the chair an
nounced quorum.
Senator Bowser introduced bill t.
provide more efficient laws relating tt
the incorporation of life insurance
companies in this state.
The consideration of house bill t.
regulate the execution of county anC
municipal bonds was resumed, tn,
question recurring upon the amend
ment to provide that forgery ant
fraud shall operate as defense to thu
attorney generals certifica Q of valid
ity and motion to reconsider pend
ing.
A motion to table was lost and OF
the pending motion, senator Dear
moved call of the senate.
A motion to excuse the absentee!
was lost.
Pending the call, the bill anc
amendments went to the table.
On motion of Senator Jester, house
bill requiring monthly reports of the
collectors of taxes to the comptroller
was taken up, but Senators Crawford
and Crowley were announced, max
ing the senate full.
The motion to reconsider the vote
by which the amendment making
forgery and fraud defense to the at
torney generals certificate of validity
of municipal and county bonds was
lost, prevailed.
The amendment was adopted by the
following vote:
Yeas-Agnew, Baldwin, Boren
Crawford, Dickson, Douglas, Imboden
Jester, Kearby, Mckinney, Presler
Steele, Swayne, Woods, Yoakum-15
Nays Atlee, Bowser, Brown
ing, Crowley, Dean, Goss
Greer, Hutchinson. LawhOn, Lewis
McComb, Shelburne, Simpson, Smith
Tips-15. A tie, the speaker voted
'yea."
Senator Imboden offered substitute
for section of the bill, the effect Of
which is to make the attorney gen
erals certificate conclusive, except ir
cases of fraud or where bonds are is
sued without warrant or authority o.
law. Lost.
The bill was then passed to third
reading. Yeas 10, nays 10 (Senators
Atlee, Crowley, Dean, Greer, Hutchi
son, Lewis, McComb, Shelburne, Simp
son, Smith voting "no."O
The consideration of house bill
amending the law requiring tax col
lectors to make monthly reports to the
state comptroller was resumed.
Senator Simpson offered an amend
ment to strike out the provision re.
curing collectors to remit to the
treasurer by express or postoffice
money order. Adopted.
Senator Baldwin offered an amend
ment making it misdemeanor fol
collectors to give occupation tax re-
ceipts upon paper other than the
blanks furnished by the comptroller
for this purpose. Adopted.
The bill was then passed to third
reading and under suspension of the
rules, passed.
Senator Smith called up house edu'
cation bill.
Senator A new introduced con.
current resolution providing for ad.
journment on April IL to May TO- Lost
Adjourned till 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate met at 8 p. M.
The house educational bill was laid
before the senate on second reading.
A message was received from the
governor vetoieg senate bill to vail.
date patents heretofore and hereafter
to be issued and locations heretofore
made by virtue of Confederate veteran
declared unjust if not unconstitu-
tional and detrimental to public in.
tterests. The message is lengthy, EN-.
bracing more than 1000 words. The
message was ordered printed in the
Journal.
Senator Tips introduced a resolu.
ton to hold night sessions beginning
at 8 o'clock on Monday until the edu.
cational bill has heen disposed of.
On motion of Senator Douglass, con.
sideration of the resolution was post.
poned until Monday.
The afternoon session was spent in
discussion of the committee amend.
ments to the educational bill.
ms bill is comprehensive one
embracing every subject of school leg.
slatlon and covers forty-four pages Of
printed matter. The bill and amend
mIents were laid on the table subject
to call,
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
Inc house met with Speaker Coch'
ran and quorum present.
rrayer by the chaplain Rev. D
remington as follows:
orlghteous Father: We thank Thee
tnat we are permitted to call Thee
f nus rather, and togapproach Thee az
:; tue little child does its father on whom
~ oo Us dependent, and impIore the for a
OOOUnas.inuation of Thy benefefentcare
Eyer US, for we feel that if Thou
bnuuid'st withdraw Thy protecting
n nanu that we would perish. Pardon
in ur iinlractions of Thy divine law, and
Inspire us with an earnest desire to