The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-04

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SENATE.
AUSTIN, Feb. 3, 1898.
Roll call; quorum present
petition from Brazoria county was
,,,sented asking that pew county
he created out OF the eastern portion
Of the county.
peti,ion of ono hundred and thirty
names ,skeo for an appropriation 20
Nave Texas represented at the Worlds
Fair.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
By Swayne: TO amend chapter 10
.,ticle 1882 Of the revised statutes.
By Douglass: To regulate the prac
.ice Of medicine, and to prescribe the
notifications Of physicians; also to
nuush unlawful practice of medicine.
Also 10 authorize the penitentiary
hoard to purchase additional agricul-
kural lands.
Senate bill, fixing the time Of hold
;uq court in the Bath Judicial district,
passed.
Senate bill, to reorganize the 47th
nd 50ih judicial districts and to
create the 52d judicial district, WIS
ordered epgrossed.
The bill to prevent the employment
cf P.nkertou or other armed forces ia
Texas was ordered eugrossei.
Sci a,or Kearby's corporation bill
D ndrng yesterday was takeo up and
bending discussion senate adjourned
until Monday at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE.
Roll called; quorum present.
Joint resolution amending the CON-
ktI,uticn, increasing the school tax,
was taken up and motion made to re.
Fonsidei the vote refusing to adopt the
favorable minority report.
The motion was tabled.
MIR. Pick ett offered resolution that
! committee Of tire be appointed TO
Investigate and locate the MANY err
Tors occurring in the house journals.
Ii was referred to the committee on
printing.
Mr.. Brown. Petition from McCul.
hch county asking that the civil and
kyminal Jurisdiction of the county
cont be restored.
several petitions were presented
skiing change in the school laws.
BILLS AND REsoLUr oNs.
By Faubian: To amend article SOB
OF the criminal code.
By Powell: To require railroads
to keep a record of all stock killed.
By Rogan: To provide for the
publication and circulation Of the
house journals.
By Flo, d: To provide for payment
Of property by the state injured by
convlcts.
9v Vino: To provide that new
counties shall pay their proportion OF
the debts OF old counties from which
they are created.
ABy DashielI: To incorporate the
Texas School of Scienoe and to locate
the same At Austin.
By Nolan To protect oyster beds
on the coast, etc.
BY Gosset,: Resolution protesting
against The repeal Of The silver law by
congress.
Mr.. McLemore then sent up biz
resolution commencing aud thanking
Senator's Mills and Coke for the stano
they took on The anti option bul.
1t created q sens alton, but was
finally referred to the committee on
Fed raj relations.
MIR. Cam, the recently seated Popu
list, then offered a resolution dtc.ar
ING that the house deprecates anc
condemns the action of Senator Mill!
In Young against the anti-option bll
after being instructed and requested
TO vote for 1t by the house by q vote
OF SO to Is.
The resolution caused members Il
pop up all over the house, and there
was considerable excitement and
desire shown to table the resolution
Mr. Wilson offered a substitute
commanding Mr.. Mills moral courag
IN the stand he took on the floor o
Inc senate, and expressing confidence
il his ab'nty and craftsmanship.
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