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

ed out and for the expenses OF
state encampments. No increase fol
frontier protection was asked, and the
same amount as formerly, SAC, 900, was
allowed.
There is little commotion tonight
over the appearance of the new senate
rules, the contract tor printing which
was awarded the Hutchings P1inting
company of Austin. The resolution
providing for the prip ting of the books
calls for copy of the Democratic
platform, but the books contain both
the Hogg and Clark platforms
Whether or not the printing commit.
tee will accept the books remains tC
be seen, but the opinion is that they
will not. The committee clerks and
officers of the senate, with the excep.
ton of the secretary, also have kick
on the new rules in that it does not
give their nativity, ages, occupation
and place of residence, and to empha
size their protest they held meeting
last night.
Tho committee on internal improve.
ments held lengthy meeting last
night. The committee had previously
agreed to report the bill to fix and de-
fine the liability or palace or sleeping
car companies, but last night con-
sented to hear r. j. Hill, attorney for
the Pullman company, in opposition
to the bill. John Maddox OF Austin
appeared before the committee in IA
vor OF the bill, and after hearing both
arguments the committee decided not
TO reconsider their action, and the bill
will be reported favorably. The COM
mittee also decided toreport favorably
the following bills: Bill to amend the
law ia regard to giving notice for
meetings of stockholders of corpora.
tons; bill to authorize railway COM
panies to purchase or construct and
operate short branch lines without
amending their charters.
r.. G.. Foster of Denis N, attorney for
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
way, appeared before the committee
in advocacy of these bills.
THE HOUSE.
House met at 10 O'clock with Speak
er Cochran and quorum present.
Chaplain d. Pennington offered the
following prayer:
Our gracious heavenly Father we
consecrated as day of physical rest
and sacred and holy devOtions, and
tor the renewed energies with which
to begin the labors and responsible
tiles of another week. Direct cur
work to Thy honor and the good o.
our country. Forgive our sins and
keep our hearts pure. Guide us into
wisdom's paths by Thy counsels, com
fort us by Thy holy spirit, and final
ly give us y home in Heaven, we ask
in the name of Christ. Amen.
Mr.. Finlay presented resolution t1
abolish the fixing of special orders,
already named.
Messrs Gossett, Kirk and Breeding
approved the resolution urging that it
would protect the session by acting
upon minor measures when the more
important bills should be considered.
The re- olutiOn was, however, adopt.
cd by vote of So to 81.
A motion to suspend the pending
business, the general school bill,
failed and the bill was further consid-
cred by sections and several minor
amendments guarding the already
proposed features of the bill were
adopted.
Amendment by Mr.. Breeding limit
ing the number of subdivided school
districts into hioh county may be
divided by the commissioners court
to sixteen was defeated. so was an
amendment by Mr.. Dood to exempt
certain counties.
A message from the governor was
read vetoing the bill to make McLen-
nan county separatejudlcial district.
The governor says: Had the. bill
made that county separate district
by detaching Falls county and add
ing it to one f the adjoining districts,
there could be no objection urged to it
on tbegrOund of extravaganza or pub
lie policy" He further argues that
the state is burdened with too
many judicial districts and that less
number would suffice if the work of
the judges cou'd be fairly distributed5
He adds: MANY of the judges can
easily do the work of from one to three
more counties in addition to those now
their districts. Many of them
finish their work and have three or
four months vacation, while some have
hard work for eleven months OF the
year, and then are behind with their
dockets. This unjust inequality is
patent and needs correction, but the
creation Of new districts is certainly
not the remedy.
"'Che state needs redistricting and
until this is done it is candidly cub
mitted that it will be the best for pub
lie interests to detach counties from
the Overburdened districts and add
hem to those more favorably situa-
ted. BY adding Falls county to
oue of the adjoining districts, several
If which can easily accept it, McLen'
nan county can remain an indepenent
district and thus the creation of more
offices and a new district be avoided.
without public detriment."
The message and bill were referred
te the committee on judicial districts.
The school bill was resumed and
further sections adopted, down to the
section, with but slight
and the bill went over
IS the pending business.
Bills we're introduced and referred
as follows:
By Mr.. Fesgan Of Mountaineering
he law as to the practice of pharmacy.
BY Mr.. James-Transferring Hop
!, ;ps oountv to tho diatrjct school syS.