The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-02

the same before motion to table shall
prevail. Referred to committee on
rules.
House adjourned till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SEES ION.
In the afternoon session oi the house
thu general school bill was resumed
and q number of minor amendments
to various sections of the bill perfect
ing the phraseology and intents OF the
bill were adopted.
Section 81, which fixes the maxi
mum pay of teachers, caused consider.
able discussion, but was adopted aud
provides as follows:
10 teachers holding a first class GER
titicate not more than $3.50, second
class 81 and third class II SO per
month per capita Tor pupils within
the scholastic age The payment OF
extra tuition tor pupils of scholastic
age is prohibited, ana in no event
shall teachers holding permanent
certificate receive from the public free
school fund more than S 5, those hold
ing first grade certificates more than
$75, those holding second grade CT
tiiicates more than $50, and th0se
holding third grade certificates more
than $40 per month.
Amendment was adopted striking
out all of Section SO, except as follows:
Trustees may employ one or more
assistant trustees when the average
daily attendance exceeds thirty-tive
pupils"
An amendment to Section 81 was
offered by Mr.. Smith OF smith provid-
ing for negro boards to examine ex-
clusively negro applicants fort acher-
ships in counties where two.thirds or
more of the population are negroes,
tho boards to be appointed or not, at
the discretion of the county superin
tendent or county judge as ex.otficio
superintendent. Adopted.
Mr.. Rowell offered ali amendment
striking out the word white" in Sec
ton 81, making county boards of ex-
aminers to consent of three resident
white teachers, leaving the matter
to the discretion of the county super.
intendent, or county judge acting as
such.
MI. James opposed and Mr.. Rowell
spoke in favor OF the amendment.
The amendment was defeated and
the bill went over as pending bust
ness.
Adjourned till $50 o'clock THE
morning.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Judiciary committee No. agreed
last night to report the following bills
iavOrably:
House bill SIS, being bill for the
relief OF Mrs. Geo ?. Finlay, being
fTt a nj In nd
willed TO Mrs. Finlay.
House hill AIS, amending article
285l, title so, chapter 3, OF the Revised
Civil Statutes.
House bill 420, being an act 10 val
idate certain titles to lands located
and patented by virtue of certain cer-
titicates issued to railroad companies
and now owned by private persons.
House bill 55i, being an acj to
amend Article 1899, title chapter
Of the Revised Civil Statutes in rela-
ton to fees of justices OF the peace.
House bill 575, being an act to fix
the time of holding the terms OF he
district court in the Eleventh judicial
district.
House bill $50, being an act to pro.
vide for the election of q criminal dis
trict attorney for the criminal district
of Galveston and Harris counties and
prescribing his duties.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The joint resolution introduced yes
terday by Senator Goss proposes to
amend the constitution SO that the
term of office of the railroad commits.
sion shall be- Six years, except the
commissioners fils st elected. 1t pro.
vides that three raillOad commission
ers shall be elected at the first general
election after this amendment goes
into effect, one of whom shall serve
two years and one four years and one
six years-their terms to be decided
by lot imme lately after they shall
have qualified and one railroad com
shall be elected every Two
years thereafter. In case of vacancy,
the governor shall fill said vacancy
by appointment until the next general
election,
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The following IL the vote by which
Senator Smiths amendment to strike
out the enacting clause of Kearby's
bill to tax land securities was
adopted
Yeas-Atlee, Bower, Browning,
Crowley, Dean, Douglas, Goss, Greer,
HUI crimson, Imboden, LawhOn,
Lewis, Simpson, Smith, swayne,
Tips-l7.
Nays-Agnew, Baldwin, Boren,
Presler, Steele, Yoakum-7
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-Four members of the present house
were born IN Granger county, east
the gentlemen referred to
being the following: Regain of Cald-
well, Cooke of Gonzales, Wester of
Jack, Wohlford of Hood.
Nv
About forty members of the house
met in caucus last night with Repre-
Sheriff. in the chair aud
Fields as secretary to
what measures shall be
pressed in Legislation. The mere
business nature of ruch a proposition
did not prevent the meeting taking
political turn, in which the Clark and
Populist members were scored for in
resolutions merely tor the
sake of putting members on record.
Several resolutions and substitutes
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