The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-10

Mr.. Davis of Falls, who, after announc-
ing that he had been sent to the legisla-
ture because he was reported as being
possessed of common bay horse sense
and not because he was great consti-
tutional lawyer, like the gentleman from.
Hunt, proceeded to have some fun with
the latter to the great amusement of the,
members and visitors in the lobby.
a message was received from the SEN
ate informing the house of the passage
by that body of the bill validating sales
of school lands under the detached sec
ton act.
The speaker signed in the presence of
the house the bill preventing delinquent
tax payers from pleading the statute of
limitations.
The previous question having been or
dered, the minority report was substi-
tuted for the majority report by vote
of Ga to A, and was adopted
The house then adjourned until 3
O'Clock last afternoon, after the speaker
had announced that he had received
official notice from the secretary of state.
of Mr.. Morrison's resignation.
As soon as the house had convened last
afternoon, Mr.. Martin of Coryel at
tempted to have the vote reconsidered by
which the minority committee report on
officers, clerks, etc, salaries had been
adopted, but having voted in the mega
tive was laid out on point of order;
whereupon Mr. Spivey moved 70 recon
slider and table and won by vote of
40 to Al
The rule requiring the house to go into
committee of the whole to consider ap-
preparation bills was suspended and SEN
ate bill providing for correcting the ap-
preparation for public printing, and max
ing an appropriation for the salary of
the expert binder and teacher at the deaf
and dumb asylum, and transferring from
the appropriation for the year 1897 the
sum of 500 to the appropriation for the
year 1896 to pay expenses of building
booths and guard rails to carry out the
Australian ballot system was laid before
the house
Martin of Coryell wished to strike
out the appropriation for the expert
book-binder, but his motion to that effect
was defeated by vote of 90 to SO, which
left them latter just where 1t was in the
first place, ms was discovered when it
was attempted to amend the bill by
adding thereto specific appropriation for
said bookbinder segregated from the APP
preparation for the shoemaker of the in
stitution with which it had been CONSOLE
dated at the regular session, the point
of order having been made and sustained
that the same rules applied as to amend
ments as If the house had been in COM
mittee of the whole. The bill finally
passed, after the emergency clause had
been perfected by amendment by Mr.
Ward
Mr.. Peck sent up resolution congrnt--
ulating the republic of Mexico upon the
assured success Of the great International
exposition of industries and fine arts
to be held in the City of Mexico. in
April, and asked OF have 1t spread upon
the journal with notice that he would
call it up tomorrow.
The house refused to suspend the rule
requiring bills to be printed in so tar
as senate bill validating purchases OF
school lands under the detached sec1or
act was concerned. 49,
Mr.. O'Neal called up his motion spread
upon the journal yesterday to reconsider
the vote by which certain members had
been excused and the excusing OF Messrs-
Seabury and Monroe was reconsidered.
Senate bill amending the law providing
for the Investment of the permanent
school fund was laid before the house,
but considerable confusion having. arisen
over it on account of many glaring er-
rors made in the printing thereof, c0nsid-
Grafton was postponed and the house ad
iourned until 10 o'clock this morning