The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-10-10
(From Sundays Daily.)
A RESOLUTION


A RESOLUTION.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Senator Whitaker:
Whereas, According to the prOcla-
nation of the governor, the Twenty
fourth legislature met in special session
on the instant and in obedience to
| the well known and well expressed will
| of the people have enacted very strin-
gent anti-prize fight law, therefore, be it
Resolved, first, That it is the sense
of this legislature that from and after
this date no member of this legislature
or of any succeeding legislature should
kiss his wife more than twice on Sun
day, except on the fifth Sunday of each
month.
Resolved, That every member of this
legislature or any, succeeding legislature
complying with this resolution be enti-
tied to belt ON which shall be engraved
the word duty said belt to be paid for
out of the contingency fund"
President Jester said that whereas the
resolution was out of order, he would
refer the matter to a special committee
consisting Of Senator Lawhon.
Senator COlquitt reported that the COM
mittee on enrolled bills had delivered to
the governor at 10 o'clock the bill making
corrections in the general appropriation
bill.
On motion, the senate took recess
until p. m.
The senate met again at o'clock and
President Jester called the attention of
the members to the fact that it was
absolutely necessary that all the sena-
tors should remain over until Monday
morning, owing to the fact that there
was little probability of their getting
their bills back from the house before
Monday, and it would be necessary to
have quorum to transact business.
The senate refused to excuse Senators
Greer and Presler from further atten-
dance upon the session, owing to the fact
that their absence is liable to break a
quorum There being nothing before the
senate recess was taken until
o'clock, while the senators repaired in
body to the hall of representatives and
tried to lobby the members over there
into getting q hustle on themselves in
the way of passing bills.
After waiting some time for the house
to communicate with them the senate
finally, at 4:45 o'clock, adjourned until
$50 Il. III. Monday.
THE HOUSE.
Representatives Monroe and Seabury
showed up at roll call in the house yes
terday morning and were excused for
time it takes them to reach Austin from
where they live and owing to the short
ness of the notice they had received of
the extra session.
On motion of Mr.. Beard, a commit
tee composed of Bramlette, Roy, Cooke
McWillams and Beard was appointed
to investigate the disappearance at the
regular session of Representative Wat
kins of Navarro and report by Monday.
Senate bill providing for amendments
in the law governing the investment of
fore the house, but failed to obtain the
necessary vote to put it on its third read
ing.
The Watkins investigation committee
was empowered to summon witnesses,
etc.
Senate bill to validate purchases of
school and under the detached section
act was laid before the house and Burns
of Brown moved to strike out the en-
acting clause and backed up his motion
with a 4th of July speech, similar to
those with which he paralyzed the house
during the regular session while the gem
eral land bill was under discussion.
The speaker signed in the presence of
the house the bill correcting certain
errors made in the general appropria-
ton bill passed at the regular session,
notably in the appropriation for public
printing.
Mr.. Owsley spoke in support of the
validating act.
Mr.. Bailey of Dewitt also spoke in ia
vor of the bill and made by far the best
speech of the session.
Mr.; Beard supported the bill; also Mr..
Ward.
The previous question having been
moved and ordered, Mr.. Burns spoke
few moments to his motion to strike out
the enacting clause and yielded his time
to Mr.. Henderson of Lamar, the farmer
statesman, who is violently opposed to
the bill. He prefaced his remarks by
the press of the State and its
who have had the te-
merity to lay bare the motives of the
opponents of the validating act in ques-
ton and closed by informing the house
that he was no lawyer, which state
mcnt might be considered "surplusage"
without straining a point.
The motion to strike out the enacting
clause was defeated by vote of 63 to 80. /
The main question was ordered on the
bill and an amendment was offered by
MIR. Burmeister providing that it shall
not apply to purchasers in arrears in
interest payments, unless such purchasers
shall file with the land commissioner an
agreement to stand by their contracts
md providing for a method of notifying
delinquent purchasers of the fact that
they have forfeited their claims. The
gentleman from McAIullen made one of
his characteristic speeches in support of
his proposition, which seemed to strike
The opponents of the bill favorably, as
hey saw or pretended to see in it death
10 the bill.
The amendment was tabled and the bill
passed to third reading and motion
o reconsider the vote by which it passed |
md to table said motion, prevailed.
Resolutions of sorrow because of the |
leath of Hon. Y. w. Templeton of |
county were adopted and the |
iouse adjourned until 3 p. III.
When the house met last afternoon it |
vas discovered by calling the roll that |
here was no quorum present and va |
'ious attempts to adjourn having proved |
iusUcccss iul, q call Of the house was or |