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

Of n. H.. o. Palley to reimburse him
Tor Inuian depredatiOns in the years
1855 $500 aud APP ropriate 81, 400
| therefor.
By Senator Yoakum-Bill to amend
Criminal Code so that all assault to
rape shall be- punished by cOhtine-
melt in the peniIenIia1y for term OF
nom two to twenty-five years.
By Senator Y0akum-B Bill TO re-
organize the Eighth judicial district
ana to fix the time OF holding court
herein.
By Senator Jpster-Bill TO ascertain
whether r. }. Eaker, p. w. Walker,
w. w. A uney, J. b. Il. Walker, j. q.
D0dsOn aud Steve MintOp or either
of them have a lien on certain
tract u land owned 10y the STATE IL
! Navarro county
Senator Yoakum offered Ii resolution
instruc,ing the journal clerk hereafter
10 Incorporate the chaplain's FiaHer III
The Journal, which was adopted.
On motion of senator Mckinney, he
vote by which senate concurrent resO-
lutlun TO aCjou Ii Oh Feb. % tor ten
DAYS to attend the Inauguration OF
Grover Cleveland, which has been re-
fcrIed 10 he Committee on safe al"
tairs, Was iecOmsidered and The reso-
luton taken up.
Senator hguew moved that house
+, solution Oh the same suhjecG be
taken up in lieu Of the senate resc!u~
ton.
euator Sheiburne moved 30 II sub.
sill ute that both resolutions lay on the
tai le sub, ect to call
Senator ImbOden moved TO amend
so that the whole matter be referred
to a committee of five.
Senator Smith said he hoped the
amendment would not be adopted as
it would place the Legislature in the
attitude of asking the railroads tor re-
duced rates.
Senator ImbOden's anne 1dment and
: Senator Shelburne's substitute were
lost.
Senator Hutchinson amended so as to
require the postmaster OF the senate to,
remain and take care of the mail for
tie members, which was adopted.
l Senator Simpson amended 80 that
the per diem OF members and en-
, ployes shall continue during the re-
cess.
. Senator Shelburne said that if the
i resolution as il passed the house,
D passed the senate, the session of sixty
= days would expire on the 10th of
/. March, and the members would lose
< he per diem for ten days aud begin
To work at 81 per day upon returning.
Senator smith moved that the fur
# ther consideration of the resolution be
). postponed until nexI Monday.
(Iraar offA1 ad q on 10 N to
;. that the resolution be postponed until
next Wednesday, and that it have
precedence over other business.
. Senator Imboden made tho point OF
order that next Wednesday is legal
D holiday.
The chair held that the senate can
: sit on that day if it sees proper.
Senator Browning mo,ed the pre-
!, vi0us question on the resolution and
\ amend meht, and it was ordered.
n The motion to postpone was lost by
+ q vote OF II t,6.
Il Senator simpsons amendment was
4 lost, and the resolution was lost by a
e vote of IL to Is.
/. On motion of Senator Lawhon house
t bill to diminish the civil and criminal
b jurisdiction of the county court of
, Dimmitt county and to CONFORM the
b jurisdiction OF the district court, was
n taken up and ordered engrOssed, and
j under spensiOn OF the rules passed.
Senator TESTERS bill for the retire
T.. ment OF S4S4, 1000 of state bonds and
the issuance OF per cent forty year
! bonds therefor, was taken up on mo-
ton of Senator Jester
= Senator Crawford made the point
, that the bill had not be IN properly re-
7 ported and therefore il WAS not prop
erly before the senate, and the chair
5 20 ruled.
Adj urned.
THE HOUSE.
The house h ct at 10 O'Clock with
Speaker Cochran and quorum pres
emit
; Prayer by the Chaplain Rev. D.
Pennington.
House bill ia was announced as the
; pending business, hut was pos poned
for the present to allow the Kirk sugar
bounty bill to be fixed as a special
order for next MonGay, and house bill
2l2, to establish stock sanitary
board, to be the order for Tuesday
week
House bill ia, being a substitute bill
to divide the state into six judicial
districts, with courts to sit in the six
respective districts, fret at Galveston,