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

Ky Senator Jester-Bill TO provide
for the pay ment OF 5 $4,000 matured
and per cent. bonds, and the lssu.
ance OF per cent. 40-year bonds in
lieu thereof.
BY Senator Steele-Concurrent res
oldtiOu providing tor the burial of the
remains of General Granbury in the
state cemetery, as soon as they have
oeen brought from Columbia, Tenn,
where they Nv repose.
BY Senator Suelburne-Bill to
am-n nd the civil statutes so that eta.
tionJ by publication, where there il
not sufficient time 10 give notice be-
tOre the first day of the next term,
may be made returnable on the first
day of the next succeeding term
thereafter.
By Senator Lewis-Bills to amend
the statutes so as to allow Sn appeal
by giving notice in open court within
two days after final judgment or TWO
days after overrulIng motion for a
new trial and filing bond within
twenty days.
BY Senator Dean-Rill to amend
Judicial act so that the Thirty eighth
district shall be- composed of Uvalde,
Comal, Kendall, Kerr, Bandera and
Medina, and to fix the time OF holding
court therein.
BY Senator Yoakum-Bill to amend
the penal code SD as to prohibit
betting at any game with cards ex-
cept at d private residence aud to de-
fine what il q private residence.
senator Kirby's bill to define per.
petuitiee came up Oh its third reading
as the special order.
senator Hutchison amended the
bill SO as not to prohibit social benev-
OIent or religious associations from
owning the building which they oc-
cupy so long as they use them f''r the
purposes for which they were organ
led. Adopted.
Senator Hutchinson amended so that
corporations which expire within
twenty years from the passage of this
act shall have twenty years after the
passage of this act within which to
dispose of their real estate.
Senator Kearby said there seemed
to he coalition between the Third
party people and the Clark people to
protect the corporations and to ruin
he bill with amendments, and he
down on these amendments.
Senator Lewis responded in spirit
ed speech saying that he did not
know what the PopuIists and the
Clark people had to do with the work
of THE senate. AS for himself, he had
taken an oath to do his duty and he
proposed to do it.
Senator Presler moved the previous
question as to the bill and amendment,
but it was lost.
senator Swayne opposed the amend
ment as in conflict with the carstable
platform.
Senator Browning said he was
elected on the carstable platform, but
he favored he amendment and he
cared not that the Populiss and the
Clark people favored it. When they
were right he would always be with
therl.
Senator Nearby said he cared not
whether or not every senator on the
floor allied himself Attn the Poprlists,
but he wanted them to come out in
their proper clothing. He wanted to
know where they stood. Continuing,
he said the Galveston Dallas News
and the san Antonio Express had
laid that this bill was an admitistra.
ton measure, but he declared that he
had never shown the bill to Governor
Hogg He had introduced it because
1t was in conformity with the Demo-
cratic platform.
Senator Hutchinson's amendment
was adopted by vote of q TOD,
Senator Dean moved to adjourn, but
it was lost.
The bill was then passed.
S~nate bill to regulate the practice
in the court of civil appeals in relation
to reversals of cases where verdicts
and Judgments are held excessive and
to require said court to indicate the
amount of such excess and
t., provide for filing remititurs, was
laid before the senate on third read
ing and passed,
Senate hill amending the penal code
81 as not to require railway trains to
come to q full stop at crossings of
other railways where there are inter-
locking witnes and tlagman en-
played was laid before the senate on
tl,ird reading and WAS passed.
House bill to require sales
of real estate under execution,
order of sale or venditionl eX.
ponas to be advertised in some
newspaper in the county for thee
weeks was, on motion of Senator
Dean, taken up, and pending discus
ton the senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
The house was called to order by
Speaker Cochran
After prayer by Rev. DR.. Clott read
ing of The journal was dispensed
with, and the motion of Mr.. Wilson
pending from yesterday to table mo.
ton to reconsider the vote by which
the Dills scalp bill was engrossed was
adopted.
Bills, petitions, memorials and resO-
lutions were presented and where not
stated were referred az fol-
lows:
BY. Mr.. MilIs-Petion from citizens
of Waco praying for the enactment of
house bill No. s., prohibiting naming
preferred creditors in business assign
mtnts.
BY Messrs. Hawkins and Weeks-
Petition of citizens praying for changes
in the school law as proposed by the
State Teachers association.