The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-26
uced and referred as follows:

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large of stock, defining su
mean any commission us5ics.
school or election precinct.
By Senator Wood-BilI TO re. org An
ize the Fifteenth and Fortieth judicial
districts, the first being composed of
Grayson county and the latter of Col.
lin, Ellis, kaufman and Rockwell
counties.
By Senator Browning-Bin to
amend civil statutes 30 as to reouir,
corporations to file receipts of their
condition with the county clerk,
By Senator GrOss-Bill TO create
three additional supreme judicial dis
tricts, to be known as the Fourth.
Fifth and Sixth districts, and to pro,
vide for the establishment of civil
courts of appeals therein.
BY Senator Kearby-Bill to amend
act regulating the practice in the
county and district courts.
On motion Of Senator BOwser, Sem
ator Boren was excused from attend.
ance on the senate on account of sick
ness.
Senate bill making it felony to
discharge firearms or deadly missiles
into any house the property of another,
came up as unfinished business.
Senator Shelburne offered amend
ment providing that firearms shall
be discharged into any house with
"intent to kill or do serious bodily
HARM" which was adopted and the
| bill was ordered eugrossed.
Senate bill providing for the APP
pointment OF special judges in the
county court where the county Judge
is disqualified. The bill was amend
ed and passed to engrossment and un.
der suspension of the rules, the bill
was finally passed.
Senate bill amending the act regu.
lating citati ms in civil cases was
passed under suspension of the rules.
Senate bill to purchase and equip
agricultural lands upon which to work
state convicts and authorizing the
borrowing from the permanent
school fund Of 100000 to pay therefor
came up on its second reading.
Senator 1ios spoke in advocacy of
the bill, presenting strong array OF
facts and figures showing the profits
to the state on the state farms worked
by convicts.
Senator Yoakum offered an amend
ment to cut the appropriation down to
100000.
Senator Pressler favored the amend
merit because he thought the state
ought not to encourage the greater
production of cotton. He thought the
state ought to engage in the produce
ton of sugar.
Senator Tips said that the amount
was only sufficient for the working of
500 cOnvicts, whereas there were sou
convicts now available.
The amendment was lost.
Senator Kearby amended SO that
the title to the properly shall be sub
mitted to the attorney general before
the purchase money is paid. Adopted
Senator Att o amended so that the
land shall be held in trust for the per-
manent school fund until the purchase
money is paid back, The bill was or
~, dered engr0ssed.
Senate bill authorizing the comp
troller to advertise for supplies for thu
! state asylums in some three daily
|. newspapers of the state.
Senator Hutchinson amended it so al
to require one of the daily newspaper
selected TO be published at the city
nearest the asylum. Adopted. TIL,
. bill was ordered engrossed.
Senate bill to reduce Jurisdiction q
the county court of Webb and to con
form the jurisdiction of the distric
court thereto was taken up on il
! second reading, ordered engrosse'
and on suspension of the rules, final.
passed.
At 1850 the senate took recess
until IL o'clock, when under the reso
luton already adopted the eenat
would go into election of United
. States senator.
When the senate reassembled tn
chamber was we'll filed with specta
tors, ladies and gentlemen, with |
:, sprinkling in the gallery.
When the appointed hour OF higt
. noon was reached, the PRESIDENT
gavel fell on the desk end silence
, reigned in the chamber. The chat
announced that nominations for ,
. United States senator for the term o
. six years were now in order.
Senator Crawford of Hopkins IL
the following eloquent speech nomin
ated Hon. Roger Q. Mills:
! Br President
esteem 1t great honor to have
been selected in caucus by brother
> senators to formally present to this
honorable body the name of our most
, distinguished citizens as the Demo
cratic candidate for the exalted posi-
, ton Of United States senator. In re-
publican governments it Is especially
important that we should select fol
positions of this magnitude our most
experienced and able statesmen and
, pure and sagacious patriots. Called
upon as we are as the representatives
of free and enlightened people, to re-
fleet their wishes in the selection of &c
! important funct onary in the legis.
lative department of the federal gov.
eminent, we are to be congratulated
that the indices of public sentiment
point to one and only one Of our many
, worthy and distinguished sons as the
, unanimous choice VI the people Of this
great state for this high and import.
ant position. From Arkansas on the
east to the Rio Grande on the west
from the gulf to the northern limits o.
this commonwealth the people as
sembled in sovereign capacity through
primaries and conventions have In