The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-14
OUR AUSTIN LETTER.


special Correspoule.ce OF The New-.
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. - 1895. The
senate had up for consideration this
morning Swayne's bill to amend the
law authorizing corporations so as to
extend same to cover the buying and
selling of goods, wares and merchan.
disc of any description, aud also to
allow the Incorporation OF elevators
exempt from the requirement that
$500 worth of stock be Kept, and
authorizing grain elevators and ware
house corporations to advance money
on products and to buy and sell same,
also authorizing the interpretations OF
abstract companies and companies
wishing to grow, sell and purchase
seeds plants, trees etc, with the
power to buy or lease lands necessary
to the prosecution of such enterprise.
The bill was passed with emergency,
clause attached.
Representative Rogers Of AcLen.
nan today Introduced the following
resolution:
PREAMBLE.
Among all the sons Of fame who have
illumined Texas History, who "have
been endowed above the ordinary lot
of man, have dazzied BY their gifts
and left proud memories behind" the
name of the great Sam Houston Is ems
titled to the highest rank.
And inasmuch as the End day Of
March 1893 will be the Tooth atni.
versary OF General Houston's birth, as
we'll as the 5'th anniversary of the in
dependence of Texas, it will well
become all Texans to pause upon
said day and contemplate the glorious
past OF their great state, and to do
honor to the mem DRY of her greatest
son. With desire to fttingly
observe the day, and bid all people of
the Lone Star state to once again
record on memorys page the wondrous
history of her past, it is.
Resolved, by the house OF repre-
sents'ives OF the state of Texas, that
we assemble on that day at , O'Clock
p. m to listen 10 memorial address
on the life of General Houston, and
that the senate be invited to Join Us
in the exercises Of the hour.
Resolved, further, that the Rev DR..
r G. Burleson,a compeer of Houston,
and his intimate personal friend, be
invited to deliver said address.
Mr.. Gaugh moved TO amend by
adding tine name OF Hon a. w.
Teri el, which amendment was &C
cepted, and the resolution as amended
was adopted.
Up to Saturday the governor has
signed the following bills
Senate bill amending article 1879,
revised statutes, relative to change of
venue.
Senate bill amending article l43,
revised statutes, as to advertising for
bids for asylum supplies In one paper
at city near which asylum is located,
to be selected if for same price as
other papers.
Senate bill authorizing minors to
bring suit by next friend.
Senate bill making the first Monday
in September legal holiday, to be
known as Lobor Day.
House bill amending article 2235,
relative to dispositions.
Senate bill diminishing jurisdiction
of the county court Of Webb county.
The following bill will be introduced
tomorrow by Representative Cunning.
ham, of Jones county;
A bill to be entitled IAN Act to
amend article GAR of the Penal Code
of the State of Texas so as to permi,
parties charged with the offense oil
libel to plead the truth Of the alleged
libelous matter as defense"
Section l. Be it enacted by the leg
islature Of the state Of Texas:
That article GAP of the penal code Of
the state Of Texas be so amended sc
as to hereafter read as follows, to-wi,
Article CAB. 10 all trials had where
in the parties are charged with the
offence OF libel, the truth OF the
alleged libelous matter may be plead
ed BY the defendant in justification OF
the offence charged. Provided tina,
this article shall not apply to offences
whe rein the alleged libelous matte,