The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-05-02
ROTH HOUSES OF THE TWENTY
FOURTH LEGISLATURE AID
JoURN WITHOUT DAY.
THE CLOSING SCENES ONE OF
LOVE MAKING AS USUAL.
The 16 to 1 Silverites Have a Last Say
by Issuing Their Proclamation Call
ing on all Texas to Heed Their
Way-Other Interesting Notes.

Yesterday at high noon according to
the clock in either house, but really at
| o'clock by the city clock, the Twenty
fourth legislature adjourned sine die, ana
with the fall of the gavel in either house
the deeds of the Twenty-fOurth was a
thing of the past. The usual closing
scenes of a legislature were attendant
upon the closing hours of yesterday
Resolutions were introduced in Doth
houses expressing the highest admiration
for everybody. The members praised the
officers and the officers praised the mem
hers. Some of the members OF the house
tried to praise the press gang, but the
house refused to have it, and 50 in all the
love-making at the close of the session
the press gang were the only ones VINO
were ignored. But inasmuch as the press
gang were laboring for the public and not
for the able solons it is presumable that
they will survive the slight of yesterday.
Several times the bands on the clock APP
preached dangerously near the noon day
hour, but each tine by careful manage
mant they were set back awaiting. an
IA
OF legislation and getting them careluily
fled together. When the final moment
arrived and the legislature Adjourned the
members realized that out OF sOlneIhllg
over 1000 BILLS that have been introduced
Mt the present session only sOihGlninS
over $50 BILLS have been enacted lhU}
laws. Some of these bills, were GOOD anu
others were very bad, put that Is hn I ,,.,
10 he exDected While some bad laws
have been enacted, there are hosts Oh
others equally as bad that are now lylhS
In nipeon holes awaiting the advent OIL
time or the merciless hand OF the clealiGr
m IN wine them off the face OF earGh.
Hmone these worthless bills that VIII be
carried to the common dumping Srouh9
are the redstricting bill, the anti-railrQ Iii
consolidation bill, the Zee Dhl anu vlle pi III
levyng tax on insurance G9illpani,ss' ' "%
of which are Governor CuLblersoh pet
measures. A.. ,oo,islo+urn
Ia now n thing of the past all the nara
feelings of the past four months VIII DC
set aside. the various members VIII pc
wished God speed on their homewaru
tourney and the curtain VIII De ruuS
down on the scenes of the lwenty-LoutCh
legislature. Yesterday during the CLOSING
h6nrs If the house Representative Ken
nedy succeeded in getting UP ms DIN pr
venting establishments" from being used
on legislators or other citizens, ana WIN
this farewell shot at 1.-THE young man
down stairs the legislature threw up the
snonee and quit. All the bills that have
passed were enrolled and signed yester-
day with the single exception OF the gen,
eral game and fish law bill when was
hung up in the enrolling room ana was vas
only about half completed. When w no, t9e
two houses adjourned a delay OIL mtHliS
an hour was attendant upon the WaltlnS
for this bill, but as it was so lengthy and
the clerks 50 weary from long continue? n N SI
labor the senate concluded to let 1t 90, by
default and accordinly adjourned while
the enrolment of the bill was still incom-
plete With this single exception, now
ever, ali the bills that have passed both
houses were enrolled and made ready
for the hand of the governor,
The house yesterday morning, very
wisely agreed with the senate ana tne
governor and made the ad valorem tax
IS and 20 cents for the next t tT;n years t%%
and this Is about the wisest thing that
branch of the legislature has done since
ii met.