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


| IN the general appropriation bill passed
at the regular session had been correctly
engrossed.
The senate then adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning.
THE HOUSE.
The chaplain's prayer at the opening
OF the house yesterday morning was a
return of thanks because the dignity of
the State had been maintained.
Mr.. Wurzbach sent up and had read
q letter from Reagan Houston of San
Antonio, urging the legislature to pass
resolutions of sympathy for the Cuban
reyolutionists.
A report from the finance committee
providing for the discharging of all
clerks who had not reported for duty
and for dispensing with the services of
the two committee clerks living i'll Aus
tin, was tabled.
Senate bill No. 1 making an appropria-
ton per diem, etc, was laid before the
house, and the rule requiring the house
to go into committee of the whole in
considering appropriation bills, was sus-
pended.
Mr.. Stubs, arising to a question of
personal privilege, stated that he was
surprised to see that he was reported
in some of the papers this morning as
having absented himself from his seat
before the final vote on the prize fight
bill was taken yesterday to avoid voting.
He explained that he had been called out
by friend and that he had gone out
after the vote on the passage to a third
reading was taken, thinking that the bill
had finally passed. He considered that
he had been libeled when his motives
were interpreted in such manner, and
denounced the report.
Captain Tarver, who was also put
down the same way, likewise denied the
allegation. The Journal shows both gem
tlemen were absent just at the same time
when the final vote was taken without
being excused.
After the above gentlemen had gotten
through explaining their votes, Mr.. Drew
moved to amend the appropriation bill by
striking out the words ''and for mileage"
on the ground that the members had
already drawn mileage at the regular
session, and that they all, or q majority
of them, at least, had passes.
A substitute for the amendment was
offered that the enacting clause be sus-
pended so far as Mr.. Drew was con-
cerned. The substitute was declared out
of order and the amendment was de-
feated, and the bill passed Under sus-
pension of rules.
Mr.. Smith of Brazos introduced a con-
current resolution providing for sine
die adjournment next Monday, which
was laid on the table subject to call.
Ragsdale of Denton created laugh
by introducing a fee bill, which was de-
clared out of order by the speaker.
Mr.. Dashiell introduced a bill to
amend the act providing for the invest
mo of hn
cording to the governors recommended
ton.
Mr.. Mills introduced bill to make $40
appropriation for public printing accord
ing to the governors suggestion, and the
house adjourned until 3 p. IN.
At the afternoon session of the house
Mr.. Owsley introduced bill to validate
certain illegal sales of public school lands
sold under section %, chapter so of the
laws of 1887, and the amendments there
to, sold as isolated and detached lands,
which were not, in fact, isolated and de-
tached, which was referred to the COM
mittee on lands and land Office, and the
house took a recess of 30 minutes to
give the committee time to consider it.
When the house reconvened Mr.. Peck's
resolution extending sympathy to the Gu
ban revolutionists and declaring that it
was the sense of the house that the
United States extend them belligerent
rights, upon which a favorable report
was received from the committee on
Federal relations, was laid before the
house.
A message was received from the gov
ernor recommending that the omission in
the Revised Statutes of the provision
barring delinquent taxpayers from plead
ing the statute of limitations he rene
died. and Mr.. Allen of Dallas introduced
a bill covering the recommendation.
Mr.. Peck spoke in support of his Gu
ban resolution.
Mr.. Jennings, while in full sympathy
with the Cuban patriots, doubted the adj
visibility of the legislature recommend
ing that belligerent rights be extended
them, as that was purely Federal ques-
ton, and the adoption of the resolution
might lead to unpleasant complications.
Mr.. Graham opposed the resolution on
the same ground that Col. Jennings had
taken, and because the National secre-
tary had already taken cognizance of the
matter.
Notice was received from the senate
of the passage with house amendments
of the anti-prize fight measure; also of
a concurrent resolution providing for a
sine die adjournment at IL o'clock next
Monday morning; also of concurrent
resolution extending sympathy to the
Cuban revolutiorists.
Mr. Peck withf""w his Cuban resolu-
ton, and the n"urtc resolution on the
same subject was substituted therefor
and adopted by vote of so to 81.
The speaker in the presence of the
house signed the anti-prize fight law and
the per diem, etc, appropriation bill.
The committee on lands and land of
fee brought in favorable report on the
Owsley bill to validate sales of school
lands made under the detached section
act.
Judiciary committee No. reported fav-
orally Mr. Aliens bill to prevent delin-
uucnt tax payers from pleading the stat
ute of limitation, and senate concurrent
resolution providing for sine die adj
journment next Monday was called up
and adopted.
Mr.. Mills called up the bill amending
the law providing for the investment of
the permanent school fund and moved
that the rule requiring bills to be print
ed be suspended. IL
Messrs. Jennings, Martin of Coryell
and Patterson opposed the motion, and |
a desultory debate ensued, which finally
resulted in withdrawal of Mr.. Mills |
motion.
A motion by Mr.. Cough to correct the |
journals so as to prevent showing that