The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-10
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
A Busy Day In the House
and Senate.
BUSINESS Is BEING PUSHED ALONG

vital statistics Reports FavorabIy the
nm 20 RsEuiats the sale Of Cocaine.
A nni Befsrs the senate Prohibiting
Foot and Baseball on sunday.
AUSTIN. Feb 9,-The senate com.
miitse ON health aud vital statistics re-
ported favorably yesterday the bill Gre
aiinE = state board Of plumbers. a state
board Of embAlmers and regulating the
sale Of cocaine
Mr.. Turney introduced a joint resolu.
tion 10 amend the constitution 20 that
landowners In certain sections eau or.
ganize for the purpose Of levying a tax
for irrigation purposes.
Mr.. Oolquiit's bill, granting 10 the
state orphans home At Corsicana 0.OOo
acreas Of land out Of the unappropriat.
I'd pablo domain. passed the senate
Mr.. Stafiord's bill. amending the pe.
nal code relative 10 forgery. was read
the third time and passed This bill
provides that one conviction for forgery
In any Of its phases, or the uttering Of
forged instruments. bars further prose.
cution In that particular case.
Mr. Oolquitt's bin 10 further define
the duties Of the railroad commission,
and empowering II 10 make and enforce
cotton compress rates. was engrossed.
The substitute senate committee bill,
prohibiting the playing Of football and
baseball on Sunday. and defining the
Punishment therefore. was laid before
the senate on lie second reading. but
further action was postponed until next
Monday.
Mr. Turner'S bill TO validate all law.
fnl forfeitures Of sales Of land made By
the general land Office. was read the
third time with the committee amend.
ment and passed
Mr.. Colquitt's bill Cby request; 70.
lating 20 the admission OF epileptios into
the insane asylum. was passed 10 en-.
Rrossment
Mr.. Woods bill, changing minimum
Tor theft from person Of $50 and loss
from Eve 10 two years IN the penitenti.
aFy and Of more than $50 from II 20
years. was passed 20 eagrvssment.
Mr. Lewis bil permitting persons "a
hle the paaper's oath In the court Of
evil appeals and obtain a mandate wa
passed.
Mr.. Tcrrell's bill. relating to subordi,
nation Of perjury. was passed 10 en-
grossment.
While debating AFR Bowser's bill ~
laiing 10 the fees to Be charged By th'
secretary Of state the senate adjourned
AUSTIN. Feb e.-The special ordei
In the house was the bill TO validate th,
titles Of certain lands sold enormously
a. detached and isolated.
Many members joined In the debate
some for the bill and some against it
and some for postpoasment A mo-
ton to table postponement was lost. ant
the motion 20 postpone was defeated. a,
was also several amendments.
An amendment Of Mr.. Henderson
that only the titles Of actual settlers b,
validated was Lost. and then the vote
On the enFroasment Of the bill was taken
resulting 81 yeas. IS nays. 20 the bill
wAa engrossed.
House ball 10 provide for the issuAncs
Of permanent teachers oertifcaies. wa,
the next special order, and was taker
mp on engrusament.
An amendment exempting third
grade certificates from the provisions Of
the hili was adopted.
Mr.. Wood offered an amendment re
Quiring that i've yoArs' teaching In
county, or three years in = neighbor
hood. Be prerequisite Tor a permanent
certificate Il was adopted and the bil
was enRrossed.
Senate bill 10 validate the inoorpora
ton Of towns made defective By reason
Of their failure 70 restrict their terrific
rial limits In the manner prescribed b.
law, was taken up and passed hnall,
under a suspension Of the rules
The speaker announced that he de
elined 70 acCep, ME DFew's resignation
a. chairman Of the committee on oontin
gent expenses. The speaker added tha
he hoped the gentleman would reconsid
sr his action, and In the interest o
economy would continue % serve
Replying, Mr. Drew said that he hal
felt wounded By some things that haI
bern sAid and that for that reason h
had resigned. Bat II Il was the viii Q
the house thas he serve be would do %
The house then took up and passsI
finally Mr., Turner'S bill. making Oh
theft Of horses punishable BY a 10 year.
term In the penitentihry.
Then came the introduction Of bin
and resolutions