The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-20
SENATE.
AUSTIN, TEX, Feb

administrator, executor, etc, may
lawfully &C, rs such under power
limitations and restrictions.
by Lewis: To amend the penal code
relating to putting poison into drink,
food etc.
House bill relating to posting and
advertising execution sales passed.
Substitute for house bill No. 81, re.
lating to the MoLennan county court,
passed.
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Roll called quorum present.
Consider lou of the occupation tax
bill WAS resumed, the question being
engrossment of the bill.
Mr. Long moved to amend to re-
quire all insurance companies to gay a
county tax OF $40.
Lost Yeas l3, nays ~.
MIR. Mills offered to amend, requir-
ing all taxes to be paid direct to the
state treasury instead of to the comp
troller.
Adopted
Mr.. Balew offered to amend so as
to give fire insurance companies the
privilege of reduction in tax the same
as life insurance companies where
they have erected their own buildings
in the state.
Mr.. Moore offered substitute,
naming the Pro vdent Life Assurance
Company, of New York, with head
quarters at Waco, as the only bene.
fciary to enjoy the reduction OF tax
named in the bill.
Some discussion followed pending
which the previous question was
moved and seconded.
Mr. McFal moved call of the
house. Henderson of Lamar absent.
A motion was made TO excuse alb.
sentees, and motion to table was
lost.
Mr.. Henderson was then excused
The previous question was then
ordered on the amendment and en-
grossment of the bill.
Mr. Moore's substitute was lost.
MIR. Curry's motion, to reconsider
the vote OF yesterday adopting the
reduction clause, then came up and it
carried.
The amendment, striking out the
reduction clause, was then adopted and
bill was ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Newton introduced a bill to
amend the charter oil Fort Worth.
By Brown: To provide for the
licensing of the bearing of arms
BY Maddox: To amend the law
relating 10 the fees of justice of the
peace.
BY Graves: To amend the law
relative to the insurance commission.
Mr.. Dills To amend the judicial
district law and to define the duties of
county attorney Of Collin county.
Several petitions were sent up on
various subjeo
House adjourned.
GOSSIP AND POINTERS.
The committee on public buildings
and grounds reported fAvorably on
the bill to appropriate $500 to provide
bath rooms in the state house; also in
favor OF the bill appropriating $4,000
to equip the quarantine officers
residence on Galveston Island for a
marine biological station under con-
tract.
Senate finance committee met yes
terday afternoon, and resumed consid.
Grafton of the appropriation bill. The
university regents appeared before the
committee and protested against the
bill for the retirement Of $4,000 six
per cent bonds and $l38,0O0 seven
per cent bonds owned by the univer
sity, and issuance therefor of four per
cent forty year bonds. The committee
declined to ask that the bill be recon-
mited, it having already been reporte
favorably,
SENATE.
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. Is.
Roll called; quorum present
Bills were introduced as follows.
By kearby: To adopt and estab-
lish penal code for Texas.
BY Lewis: To amend article SIG
of the revised statutes.
BY Simpson: To punish the OBJ
struotion of private roads at railroad
crossings.
BY Woods: To amend the judicial