The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-09
SENATE.
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb. s, l

AUSTIN, Ten, Feb. s, 1898.
Att O'Clock all the senators we're
in their seats.
" The reading of the journal was dis
pensed with and the morning cal
commenced.
Mr.. Crowley presented a petition
from citizens of Brazoria for a new
oountv TO be formed from the territory
Of Brazoria county.
Several committee reports we're
submitted. The following bills and
resolutions we're introduced:
Mr.. Browning: Fixing the time for
the meeting of presidential electors so
a. to conform to the United States
statutes.
Mr.. CcComb: To appropriate aud set
apart to the permanent free school and
university funds, the inappropriate d
wbic domain, and to provide the
MINER of disposipg Of the same.
Mr.. Steele: Requiring the fling of
uu6ts OF all railroads that have not
been filed and for the enforcement Of
he provisions Of the bill.
Mr. McKinney,bv request: TO regu.
late the practice Of medicine, and to
create board of medical examiners.
Mr. Imboden: Amending the law SO
as to limit the power of testators in
disposing Of their property by will.
Mr. Imboden: Prohibiting the leav-
Ing open of gates in railway fences
and to punish the violation thereof.
Mr.. Hutchinson: To authorize the
teachers in the public free schools who
hold certificates Of examination and
have taught five years in the free
schools, to he employed to teach in
free schools without further examina-
ton.
MIR. Swane: Amending section 80,
chapter Is, of the general laws passed
by thu twenty second legislature
Tho special order Of the day Senator
McComb's bill authorizing the COM
missioner of agriculture, insurance
or statistics and history to make an
Exhibit at the worlds fair of the col
xtion of agricultural, mineral and
car products Of Texas and appro-
eating 100000 to defray the ex-
Ense thereof, was taken up.
Mr.. Whitaker requested that the
mtbor Of the bill state the necessity
for the appropriation.
Mr.. McComb spoke at length, show.
iug the benefits of such an exhibit
and arguing that the constitution
threw no obstacle in the way Of the
state making such an appropriation.
Mr.. Yoakum offered an amendment
to strike out the enacting clause of
the bill.
Speaking to the amendment, Mr.
Yoakum opposed the bill, taking the
ground that it was unconstitutional
and having no other object in view
than the inducing of immigration to
Texas.
Mr.. McComb replied, answering Mr..
Yoakums constitutional objection at
length.
Mr.. Yoakum rejoined, still clinging
to the assertion that the measure was
designed to induce immigration and
against the spirit of the constitution.
MIR Alice thought the bill ought to
become a law. The constitutional
provision did not contemplate the
prevention of immigration. 1t was
to prevent the establishment Of bu.
reau # immigration, to prevent the
state from inducing immigration by
paying the way of immigrants to the
state by giving them homes or other
wise. There WAS nothing to
prohibit the state from max
ing a display OF her magni6-
cent resources to let the world know
OF l's matchless possibilities, and it
was to DC hoped that the result OF
such an exhibit would be to induce
mmigra,ll Of desirable kind and to
snow to capital the inviting fields
awaiting 1t.
Pending discussion, the senate ad.
J,ufned until tomorrow morning at 10
O'clock.
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. s, 1893.
me house met this morning at 10
o'clock with Speaker Cochran IN the
Henderson, of Lamar, took the floor
va question of personal privilege,
1Iv'enoing the action of the people OF
Lid