The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-09


ed and referred as follows:
BY Mr.. Guss-Bill for the benefit OF
persons who have purchased state
school, university or asylum lands
and resided thereon Tor three years
and whose files have been cancelled
anG purchases annulled by the COM
| missioner OF the land office on account
of conflict with other surveys.
BY Mr.. Lewis-Bill to amend the
Revised Statutes so as to provide for
I the appointment OF an auditor 10 hear
evidence and state accounts i'll pend
ing suits.
Senator YOakun offered a re. olution
for the purchase OF map showing the
different counties in the six supreme
judicial districts according to senate
substitute bill. Adopted.
Senate Substitute bill to divide the
state into six supreme judicial dis
trcts was laid before the senate as un-
finished business, the pending ques-
ton being the bill proposed by Senat-
or Boren as substitute for the first
bill.
Senator Swayne opposed the pass.
age of the bill. He said the addition
al courts we've unnecessary and were
demanded only by cities that want
the new courts located therein and
men who aspire to the new judgships
Senator Boren said he would tor the
present withdraw his substitute DILL.
Senator ID uglass called up the
motion to reconsider the vote by
which the minority report of the joint
committee was lost.
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additional courts as demanded by the
people and as necessary.
Senator Douglass motion to recon-
slider the vote by which his substitute
bill redistricting the state was tabled
was lost by vote OF IL to II.
Senator Kearby offered o bill as a
substitute for the pending bill, redis.
trictibg the state into six supreme jul
dicial districts, leaving the old courts
where they are now located and leav
ing the new courts INDICATED.
Senator Jester moved to postpone
the pending bill uatil o'clock and
that the sergeant-at-arms procure a
map showing the districts in Senator
Kearby's bill, which was lost.
Senator Smith offered a resolution
providing that it is he sense of the
senate that not more than two add.
tional supreme judicial districts
shall be created at the present session
Pending business was suspended on
motion OF Senator Smith and the reso.
luton was discussed.
Senator Atlee amended so as to pro
vide for not more than three add
tional courts.
Senator Crawford offered a substi-
tute for the resolution and amend
ment that it is the sense of this sen ate
that three additional courts be estab.
Ished.
Pending discussion of the resolution
the senate adjourned until 3 p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The senate met again yesterday az
ternoon at o'clock with Lieutenant
Gov ernor Crane in the chair.
The substitute offered by Senator
Crawford providing for three addi-
tional supreme judicial districts was
adopted by vote of II to IL.
Senator Imboden moved reconsid-
Grafton of the vote and q call of the
senate, which WIS ordet cd. The call
showed that Senators Boren and Nc
Comb were abs MT.
Senator Bald win moved that the
absentees be excused, which pre-
vailed, Senator Boren having entered
the chamber after the call of the house
was begun.
Senator Imboden moved to recon.
slider the vote by which the substi-
tute for the resolution was adopted,
which prevailed by vote of 10 To IL.
The amendment as substituted was
then adopted and Senator Kearby's
bill offered as substitute was laid
before the senate and defeated by a
vote of Is to II.
Senator Presler amended so as to
change San Saba county from the
Sixth to the Third district. Adopted
Senator Steele amended so as to
put Freestone county into the Fifth
district, which was adopted.
Johnson county was transferred to
the Fifth district.
Various other amendments were of
tered aud adopted, changing the coua.
ties from one district to another.
Senator YOakuu amended so as tC
locate the court for such district in
Dallas.
Senator Kearby offered a substitute
that the court be located at Tyler.
Senator Hutchinson moved that the
amendment and substitute lay on the
table subject to call. Carried.
Senator Baldwin amended so as to
locate the court for the SIKH district
at A bilene and Senator Presler offer
ed as substitute that the count DO 10.
Gated at Brentwood. The amend
ment and substitute were laid on the
table subject to call.
Senator Imboden amended go as to
locate the court tor the Fourth dis
trict at San Antonio. Carried.
Senator Baldwin called up his
amendment to locate the court for the
sixth district at A bilene ard Senator
Presler's substitute to fix the court at
Brentwood.
The substitute was lost and the
amendment adopted locating the
court at A bilene.
Senator YoaBum called up his
amendment to 10 ate the court for the
Fifth district at Dallas and Senator
Kearby's substitute to locate the court
at Tyler.
Senator Imboden make a strong
talk against the location of the con ri