The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-23
TWENTY-THIRD LEG STATURE
WHAT WAS nome BY THE REVEREND
sOLONs YESTERDAY.
Governor Hogg Sends in His First Vet
Message vetOing the Bill Creating
New Judicial District Out Of Gray.
son and Collin Counties.
Following are the proceedings OF
Yesterdays session Of the Iegisla ture:

The senate met yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock with Lieu enant Govern
or Crane in the chair.
Chaplain Briggs prayed as follows:
O Lord, our Father Thou hast prom
sed to hear US il we come to Thee
with the right prayer and in the right
way. We come by the only way we
knOw-the way of the cross; we come
with the universal litany, the prayer
that fits every human lip-GOd be
merciful to me SINNER. Be Thou to-
day the source OF all we need, knowl-
edge Tor the mind, wise and kindly
speech for the lips, and may our feet
take hold upon paths that lead true
and straight to freedom, truth and
God. We ask for Jesus sake. q men.
Petitions and memorials were pre-.
scented and referred as follows:
BY Senator Dean - Petition from
the citizens of Lano county asking
hat the unapprOpriated pubic lands
be divided bet Weeu the public schools
of he state and the university.
Bills and resolutions were intro.
dured and referred rs follows:
BY Senator Baldwin, by request
Bill to prevent the unlawful issuance
OF occupation receipts by tax collec-
tors.
BY Senator BroWning--Bill for the
ralIef at Charles II Sissnn
BY Senator Smith-Concurren res.
ouliOn providing for the adjournment
of the Legislature. on riday, March
10, at 3 p. NJ. Adopted unanimously.
BY Senator Lawbon-Blll 10 inCUr-
porate the town of Yorktown.
BY Senator Deau-Biil to extend
the time within which lands sold Tor
axes and bought in by the state or
any city or town may be redeemed.
by senator Baldwin, by request
| Bill to regulate the issuance ANA use
OF county tax receipts.
Senator Kearby-Bll to amend The
civil statutes 81 as to require the
secretary aud treasurer Of private cor
| porations TO make annual statements
OF the financial condition of the cUrpO.
ration, and have the statement pub
| lished.
Senator TmbOden asked unanimous
consent to take up senate bill attach
| ing Angelina county to the Second
judicial district and MOntgOmeI y
county to the Ninth district, aud 1t
-, laid before the senate.
Senator mbOden-AmeEd -
| that the time at holding court in the
a a iatr inf ht.f y A a
senator ShelbuIn SAID before the
hilI was introduced he had received
numerous petitions from Harris count y
asking that Harris be madea stparat e
district on ac1OunS of The crowded con-
ditinn of the docket, Since the hIIl
has been introduced he had received
petitions from both Harris aud NJ NJ
g0mery counties protesting against
the change and he would therefor
OPP ose the bill.
Senator McC0mb said MOnt2 Omel y
county wanted the change and that !!
WAS business proposition.
The bill was ordered eugrossed and
under suspension OF the rules passed
toy vote OF 26 to (Shelburne)
Senate bill to create the Forty mint h
| ind cial district composed OF Duval
Encinal, Webb and Iapata was takel
up, on motion of Senator Atlee, order,
ed engrossed and finally passed.
Senator kearby's oil to make notes
h"nds, contracts and other evidence u
debt held by persons without the
state, secured by lien on lard in the
state, subject to taxation, was laid be'
fore the senate as special order ana
was considered by sections.
The committee amendments were
adopted striking out the words, che d
by persons without the state" and on
motion of Senator Greer the bill wa
postponed until next Tuesday.
House bill providing Tor adverti-
ing in newspapers sales of real estate
under executor, order OF sale or veudi
Joni expo Jas, came up az uGtinls heL
business.
Senator Smith amended so "a tC
strike out the words 'order of saIe.h
TN motion Of Senator Browning tn
vote was recOnsidered and the amend
nIent was lost.
The bill was then ordered Ell
crossed,
Senator Hutchin's fellow servants
dill then came up and was finally
passed.
Senate bill to regulate assignments
was laid on the table subject to call.
Senator Swayne's bill to e-ta blish {
home TOR fallen women was taken III
and the committee amendment,
adopted.
Senator Yoakum amended so as t.
locate the home at Greenvlle insteaC
of at Fort Worth. He advocated The
bill saying the STATE had aSylums iol
the insane and it was only step tr0u
the loss of virtue to the loss of the
reason.
Senator Greer offered substitute
so as to locate the home in some
county not less than three miles o,
some city OF not less than 1900 iuhab.
itauts.
Senator McComb opposed the
amendment and substitute and ia.
vored Fort Worth as he location
Senator Swayue said he had intro.
duced the bill Gy request. 1t was
gotten up by the best ladies OF the
state. He then detailed the work of
the ladies OF Fort Worth in which
seventy.five women had been rescued
during the past year. Continuing he
said: xii this bill ii you want to
and you stab to the heart the wishes
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