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

| Huoi UNI was oH Manu- yesterday
morning in the house when the house
got together, Notwithstanding the unu.
sual hour of meeting, half past eight
O'Clock, and the atmosphere was full of
condensed electricity. Farmer Hender-
son and cronies moved restlessly about
| as if unable to contain the deyilment
with which they were loaded. Brother
Bumpass "subbed" for Chaplain Jack
son and thanked the Lord for the many
blessings he had bestowed upon Texas
and indirectly urged the Creator to look
after the president of the United States,
who, in the gentleman from Kaufman's
opinion is a very wicked gold bug.
Messrs. O'Neal, Bounds and Burney
were appointed committee to notify
the governor that the house was about
to adjourn sine die and that it was ready
to receive any further communication he
might have to make.
Mr.. Townsend of Angelina was excused
for past absence, but when it was I'M
dertaken to excuse a number of men,
bers who were absent this morning. the
hight which the opponents of the yalida-
ting bill had been promising for two
days opened up at once and objections
were heard from several districts at the
same time, followed by duly seconded
motion by Mr.. Henderson for a call of
there were Is absentees and Mr.. Spreck-
els moved that they be excused, which
started a chorus of yells for the ayes
and noes from Henderson, Bumpass, ct
al. The motion to excuse the absen-
tees was lost by a vote of 60 to SO.
A message having been received from
the, senate to the effect that that body
mad refused to concur in house amend
ments to the bill amending the law pro-
vlding for the Investment of the perma-
school fund, coupled with request for
free conference committee. The re-
quest was granted.
Resolutions of respect to the memory
of Hon. Geo. Fulton of San Patricio
county, deceased, eX-member of the
Twenty-second legislature, were adopt
ed. ...
The committee to notify the governor
that the house was ready to adjourn
sine die reported that it had performed
its duty and that his excellency had
nothing further to communicate.
A second motion to excuse the absen-
tees was defeated by vote of 50 to SO.
Whereupon Mr.. Ward moved to SUSPEND
pending business and take up senate bill
No. Z, which motion was immediately
coppered by Mr.. Blair with motion
for call of the house.
~ resolution was adopted instructing
the clerk of the house not to issue war
rants for per diem, etc, to Represen-
tatives Martin of Kinney, Watkins or
Spillane, the two first named having
moved out of their districts and the lat
ter accepted a city Office in Galveston.
Various and sundry frivolous resolu-
tons of different characters were intro
duced and voted upon amidst the
greatest confusion.
In the melee Evans of Hunt arose TO n
point of order because a Populist mem
Der had taken his seat, whereupon Mr.
Simmons of Grayson remarked. eyes.
and there'll be one in it next year, too,
which provoked a considerable amount
of loud laughter.
Resolutions offered by Mr.. WavIand
commencing and thanking Sneaker
Smith for the able and impartial manner
in which he had presided over the de-
hberations of the house were adopted Inv
a rising vote. y
The Watkins disappearance investigo-
ton committee reported that for reo sons
which they did not deem prudent 10
spread upon the journal they had come
to the conclusion that he had left the
State voluntarily. 'N'
by this time the hour of II o'clocl,
had rolled around and after n nravor
by the chaplain, Speaker smith declared
the extra session adjourned sine die