The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-14
Legislative Proceedings.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, Jan Ii, '93
HOUSE.

were provided for by the house this
morning, all of which we're promised
by the speaker before the introduce
ton Of the resolution.
BY Wilson OF Hsrrison-A resolu-
ton providing for each member Of the
house 10 take thirty copies of daily
newspapers containing procee dings.
Sixteen thousand copies of the
governors message were ordered
printed, ten thousand in English and
two thousand each in Spanish, Ger.
man and Bohemian language.
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock was
settled on as the time to begin the
counting of votes for governor and
licu.enant governor, and naming
Tuesday at noon az the hour for the
Inauguration.
In the senate the following bills and
resolutions were sent up:
BY Saskatchewan rent resolution
requesting Senators Mills and Coke to
aid in the passage of the Hatch bill.
Read for the first time,
BY Jester-Joint resolution amend.
ing constitution providing for state
banks.
BY Bowser-To establish an agri.
cultural and mechanical college in
North Texas.
BY Agnew-To regulate the sale
of spurious, vinous and malt liquors
BY Kearby-A bill giving effect to
the constitutional amendment author.
izing any subdivision of a county to
hold local option elections.
Representative Wheeless of Travis,
has carefully prepared bill making
train robbing a capital offense, pun
ished by death. He has also prepared
a bill making the payment of poll tax
a prerequisite for voting, and another
to prevent divorced persons from mar.
ryng within twelve months from the
time the divorce is granted,
So
The Kennedy's seem to be strictly
in the swim this session. There are
three members of the name in the
house, as follows: A. G. Kennedy, Of
Bee, John Kennedy, Of Harris and
T. w. Kennedy of Starr. In addition
to this Mr.. A. M. Kennedy of Lime
stone county, formerly Of the Waco
Da,) is secretary of the senate, and
his brother, j. w. Kennedy of Falls
county, is one of the general clerks for
the same dignifed body.
Hon. w. 2. McComb, of Montgom
cry, easily takes first rank in the
senate. His digni6eG and courteous
bearing, and his logical and foroeful
delivery will give him weight enjoyed
by few members.
Lieutenant Governor. elect Grain has
gone home. He will be beck in ample
time for the swearing in ceremony
Tuesday.
The joint committee of the house
and senate on the canvassing of re-
turns Of governor and lieutenant
governor reported in favor Of joint
session tomorrow Saturday morning
for counting the vote, and Tuesday
next the oath Of Office to Governors
Hogg and Grain. The same com
mittee reported favorably the propo-
sition to invite Senator Roger Q.
Mills to address the legislature in
joint session prior to the election of
senator.
Representative A. s. Hawkins, Of
Midland county, will introduce q bill
in which the stock raisers of west
Texas are vitality interested. 1t will
provide for the appointment Of live
stock sanitary commissioner whose
special duty it shall be to protect
domestic animals from contagious
diseases, and with this end in view, to
cooperate with kindred officials in
other states and of the general govern
ment in the establishment of an inter.
state quarantine line,