The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-11
assistant clerks, and the calendar clerk

assistant clerks, and the calendar cleIf
was adopted.
Also resolution thanking Misses
Justine Maupin ard Made Roberts f"l
their official work in assisting the Ell
rolling committee.
Tnsnks to the sergeant alarms and
assistants, ami to the page boys, was
adopted.
MIR. White called up his resolution
urging congress to provide for bouh'
~ on cotton, wheat aud corn, but the
house refused to consider It,.
Mr.. Moody presented the following;
Whereas IL has come to the knowl'
edge of the house that Land Commits
sinner McGaughey has discharged q
number Of the employees OF the ofhce
90 account of the te5tifying against
him ia the Impeachment trial; there
fore
Resolved, That We deprecate the
course of the commissioner in dis
cf arging employees OF the Office Tor
such reason, because it tends TO sub
vert and abrogate the rights Of the
legislature to investigate the conduct
OF state officers; and we express our
appreciation OF the courage OF such
employees for their manly and cour-
ageOus course in testifying in the case
in the face of official opposition.
Mr.. White moved to table the reso-
luton. LOst-ayes, 80; noes, 81.
Motion being made to adopt the
resolution, Mr.. McFall demanded q
call of the house. and noticing that
the hands Of the clock had been turned
back protested against 1t.
Mr.. Wheless challenged the time as
not that established by Almighty
God, and cOntended that it was the
hour fixed for adjournment and moved
that the house stand adjourned sine
die.
Further cOmmotiOn was checked by
the presentation OF The governors
message, which was read.
4 second message was read from The
governor, stating his action as to va
rious bills.
A soDg, like dOXology, was sung
in good time by large number OF the
members joining in with Messrs.
Moody and Aston leading ana pray
or by the chaplain, Rev. David Pen
nington, Speaker Cochran announced
the Twenty-third Legislature adjourn
ed sine die.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The following were sent to the leg
islature:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
AUSTIN, Tex, May O. J
Gentlemen of the senate and House of Repre-
sentativcs:
Notice has just reached me that
your honorable body will adjourn at
noon tOdcy. Herewith / beg to hand
you statement of the bills and resO.
lutiOns that have been received and |
by me during this session |
from your hands. You will find that |
you have passed $50 laws and resOlu-
lions; that SS of these have received
my approval; 10 have become laws
without my signature; six have been
vetoed without further action by the
and one, after receiving
my dlaapprOval, was passed over the
veto by the constitutional vote; and Sc
remain yet undisposed of.
Within the 20 days allowed me I'M
der the constitution | shall carefully
examine the bills so remaining with
me, and endeavor to dispose of them
as the best interests ofthe public may
demand.
Meny of the laws passed by this
session are of great merit and public
None OF them are vicious
)r i'll advised. At this time | desire
TO mention only three of them, to.
wit; First, the act regulating the ex-
ecution of stocks and bonds by rail.
way corporations; second, lhs one
that restricts the issuance Of munich
pal bon ia; aud third, defining perpe.
tuities winding up land corporations.
No state in the Union has better laws
thar these, and the people of Texas
will In due time appreciate them, and
hold IL, r reprt 5entatiVes ard sena-
.Ors in a a,eIui remem brunUe Tor their
passage. We may hope for honesty
IN al 81 'aes OF public securities, ana
to ses r,norste land monopoly pass
IroLi 'Iu dohiuions of our state.
Tjct GUS issues of railroad sacuri-
ti"a "Nl o-lr.vGp3Hce ii mTnicDpal
.Hcor d. ess WI e'"2. irl1y are
m4 l. II. cCiC4l!y mIcssiG.e " these
laws. Iua few years litiC alton over
such se"u.lles VII. Virtual
~ CedSe, uuu W. ' VIII
be eagerly sought everywh here ~
inveslOr as the best class Of property.
Cheap money will work its way into
railroad construction aud into neces-
sary public improvements tor it will
feel safe and secure from the hand of
fraud The public will find relief
in tne Consciousness that such oOliga-
lions hereafter will bear the stamp of
and be limited to public
necessities Posterity will escape con-
iscatiou, and in seeking homes will
not find corporations monopolizing the
soil.
AS Texan | am proud Of these
laws, and beg now, while holding the
last official position to which my pride
or desire can lead me, to sin.
cerely thank you for them. Very re-
specially thank you for them. Very
respectfully, }. s. HoGG,
Governor Of Texas.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE |
AUSTIN, May o. |
Gentemc of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiycG
The appropriations for the support
of the state government for the next
two years, ending February 2S, 1895,
made by your honorable bodies in
house bill No. ll6, just re.
Ceived in the executive office, exceed
ba as tin,atad r.vapuas f,r = ut nari,J