The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-04-12
TUESDAY,.
Following are the proceedings of
yesterdays session of the legislature:

yesterday 3 eesSlou Vi inc Legislature:
THE HOUSE.
The house met with Speaker Coch-
ran and a quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain Rev. d.
Pennington as follows:
Mr.. Wester offered a resolution to
discharge all but one of the commit
tee clerks and one for the sergeant at
arms.
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures that
all the porters and half the pages be
discharged, provided that all the
pages be retained one week longer
and those most efficient be retained
for the remainder of the session.
By Mr.. Jackson of Burleson-That
discharged pages and clerks be dis
charged for the balance of the regular
session only, and be entitled to their
present positions in case of called
session.
The resolution and amendments
were lost.
Representative Dodd's bill, requir-
ing county finance ledgers to be kept
and quarterly reports made of the
condition of the finances of the county
was engrossed, but the house refused
to suspend the rules to pass the bill.
Mr.. Pickett in the chair.
The general appropriation bill was
considered in committee of the whole.
The item of $4,000 each year for
payment of militia, expenses of state
encampment and other military ex.
penses was amended to $4,000 and
adopted, after some discussion by
Messrs. Lloyd, Simmons of Maverick
and Henderson of Milan.
Mr.. Bayne offered all amendment
reducing the item of $4,000 each year
for frontier protection and suppress
sion of crime to 500, 900 each year, and
spoke to the amendment, arguing
that the amount was ample.
The amendment was discussed by
Messrs. Turney, Dean, Ragsdale,
Slayden, Brown. White, Simmons of
Maverick, Fields and Dills, all of
whom favored liberal appropria-
ton. Mr.. Fields read a communica.
ton from the immigration agent of
the Fort Worth and Denver, in favor
of the appropriation.
The committee reported and asked
to sit again in the afternoon.
The request was granted and the
house adjourned till p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon session the house
resumed the appropriation bill in
committee of the whole and the pend
ing item, 1000 each year for the
payment of the militia and encamp-
ment expenses, etc., was adopted,
together with the other items for the
office of the adjutant general.
In the department of agriculture,
issuance statistics and history, Mr..
White proposed to strike out all the
items except the salary of the COM
missioner, and appropriation for con-
tinuing geological survey and Ignite
investigation. Lost.
The item of$1200 for printing blanks
and for other printing was stricken
out.
Mr.. Fields proposed to strike out
the item Of S35, 900 for geological sur
vey, etc.
Mr.. Slayden spoke against the
proposition, citing the facts of appro-
priation for such purposes by other
states and by the federal government.
The matter was left over without
action.
The item of $4,000 for publishing
back volumes of supreme court re-
ports not in stock, $4,000 for the two
years was amended by adding, "pub.
fishing general laws and DEGREES of
Coahuila and Texas, and ordinances
and DEGREES of the council of Texas
and general and special laws of the
Republic of Texas and special laws of
the several legislatures of the State OF
Texas.
The other items for public printing
were adopted.
The salary of chief clerk for the in
surance commissioner was reduced
from $500 to $1,000.
Under the head of public grounds |
and buildings $4,000 were allowed
for water, fuel and lights for each
year; $3.50 for horse and buggy to visit
public buildings was struck out, and
the.capitol elevator mans salary was
raised to S720.
Mr.. Breeding i'm the chair