The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-02
TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
The HON ROGER O. MILLS FORMALLY
ELECTED UNITED STATES SENATOR
Bv the Two Branches Of the Legislature IL
Joint session-Numerous Bills and
Resolutions Introduced and Action
Taken on Others.
from Thursdays Daily.l

in legislative circles, the only thing
done out of the usual run being the
ioint session of the two houses
held at noon to formally elect q
United States senator. At that hour
the dignifed senator's graVely
marched into the hall Of the house OF
representatives and took seats along
the middle aisle. The journals OF Doth
the senate and house of the proceed
ings OF the previous day were then
read and it being officially ascertained
that Roger Q Mills had received a
majority of the votes he was declared
constitutionally elected senator by
Speaker Cochrane. Following is the
detailed report of yesterdays work:
THE SENATE.
The senate met at 10 o'clock yester
day morning with Lieutenant Gov
ernor Crane in the chair.
After prayer by Chaplain Briggs
the morning call was begun.
The secretary read q telegram &c
Lieutenant Governor Crane from
United States Senator Mills express
inc qualification at his reelection.
Bills and resolutions were intro
duced as follows:
By Senator Steele-Concurrent res
olution authorizing the committee ap-
pointed to visit the university, also to
visit the medical college at Galveston,
and the committee to visit the North
Texas lunatic asylum, also to visit the
orphan asylum at COrsicana. Adopted.
BY Senator DOuglass-Joint resol"-
ton amending constitution reducing
the number of square miles in counties
hereafter to be credited.
By Senator Swayne-Bill to estab'
| lish q WOman's industrial home TOR
allen women.
By Senator McKinney-Bill to pro.
vide for the taxing of dispositions dur
ing progress of the trial in criminal
cases when the witnesses reside in
another county.
On motion of Senator Dickson Sena.
tor Boren was excused on account OF
sickness.
By Senator Swayne-Bill to amend
civil statute so as to authorize grain
elevators to buy and sell grain and
lend money thereon.
Senate bill amending civil statute
authorizing a justice of the peace to
try forrible entry and determine cases
if neither person demands a jury was
ordered engrOssed, and under suspen-
sion of the rules the bill was passed.
Senate bill to establish board of
pardons in felony cases was made the
special order for next Wednesday at
ter the morning call.
Senate bill for the relief of j. W..
Bachelor, being grant of a private
land claim with committee amend
ment recommending that an annual
pension $500 be also paid said Bach
elOr. Ordered engrOssed.
Senate bill amending the criminal
statute so that the failure of a clerk to
enter upon the records the plea of
guilty" or mot guilty" shall not
operate as the cause for reversal in
any case. judiciary committee No. 2
reported it unfavorable and minority
report was also submitted.
Senators Smith, Keal by, McCOmb
and others advocated the adoption of
the majority report and Senator Yoa-
KUN the minority report.
House committee composed of Rep
resentatives Cough, Wilson and Nor
rison appeared in the senate cham.
Der and invited the senate to meet
with the house at II o'clock and as
certain the result OF the vote for United
States senator.
The majority report was adopted,
which kills the bill.
At 1880 O'clock senate bill extending
the time of charters of uncompleted
railroad lines came up as the special
order and was ordered engrOssed
The rules were suspended and the bill
finally passed.
Senate bills providing for the pay
ment of salaries OF judges of suprem-
court, of courts of civil appeals and
commission of appeals were ordered
engrossed.
Senate bill to AIMED civil statute so
as to prevent fishing and hunting iii
the inclosed lands of another was
taken up and made special order
for next Tuesday at II a. M.
Senator Crawford offered a resolu-
ton instructing the secretary of the
state to inform the house that the SEN
ate would meet with that body at u
O'Clock for the purpose of canvassing
the vote for United States senator.
The resolution was adopted and at u
o'clock the senate proceeded to the
house.
At 1920 o'clock, the senate return
turned to its chamber and adjourned
until this morning at 10 O'Clock.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
The senate committee on education
had meeting yesterday afternoon
and considered the bill amending the
school law so as to provide for put.
ting the entire control of the public
schools in cities and towns of 1000
population and over, in the hands of
board of trustees. The bill was re-
terred to a subcommittee with in
structions to have 200 copies of the
DILL printed and copies ssnt to the
board of trustees of the various cities
in tbs state, with requst for opinions
on the bill.
The committee on internal improve-
ments had before it the senate bill re-.
curing railroad companies to furnish
as many cars as are required for ship
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