The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14
NEV ASSIGNMENT Bill
Representative Wolters Places
1t Before the House.
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE EVANS BILL

Motion 20 Defer Consideration Untn
Tuesday Carried by a Vote Of NJ to
2i-ssverAi nils GO Through 10th
the Upper and Lower House with
but little Opposltion.
AUSTIN, March i3.-The senate pass.
ed the bill under suspension OF the rules
yesterday giving the superintendent Of
public buildings and grounds full con.
troll Of the capitol building during the
time the Legislature was not In session.
The bill prohibiting minors m court.
rooms during certain sensational crimi.
nal trials was passed by a vote Of 10 90 !
Senate bill repeating certain sections
Of the penal code relating TO otfenses
pertaining TO public roads and irriga.
ton, was laid before the senate and
passed.
Bill mending the penal code by In.
oluding criminal assault In the law re.
lating 10 conspiracy 70 commit muir.
der" was passed
The bill allowing b. 7. Gholson OF
Lampasas county certain money due
him Tor services rendered the state as q
ranger bill was passed.
senate bill relating 10 the tins OF al.
ing statements Of facts in certain cases
on appeals was passed.
Senate bill relating TO business signs
and making man doing business under
firm name individually responsible. II
the firm Ia not bona iide. for the debts
made by such alleged firm. was ordered
engrossed.
Senate bill amending the law relating
20 the public school fund. and prohibit.
ing its use except for certain purposes.
was passed.
Senate bill relating 10 the disposition
Of human bodies for the purpose Of dis
section. was laid before the senate. and
the ball was passed under a suspension
OF the rules
Senate bill validating the inoorpora'
ton Of towns and cities Of 1000 inhabi.
tants or more was passed finally
Soon after the house met most Of the
members were surprised by the Offering
> Of substitute for the general assign
A ment bill. over which the house hal
been locked for three weeks Tho sur,
prise was heightened by reason Of th'
fact that Il was sent mp 10 the clerk
desk by Mr.. wolters. who had beer
= leading the fight for the general assign
ment bill
j Before the reading Of the bill ha,
10 been finished a motion was made 10 de
fer consideration until next Tuesday.
n The motion 20 defer consideration al
/, next Tuesday AZ p. M. was carried By
n vote Of 81 yeas, y nays
The house then resumed consideration
Of the pending business. which was Mr.
Welch's bill 20 prevent the blaoklistins
Of employees and prescribing a penalt!
e Of a tine Of not less than 500 nor NOR
f. than $1,000 and of confinement m tn
county Jail for not less than 90 days no
= more than i2 months.
n Mr. Shropshire offered substitute
which was adopted adding now sec
g ton 10 provide that the provisions 81
n the act shall not apply 70 any individ
n nal or any officer or agent OF a corpora
q ton who may give truthful information
A concerning any employo
al The house finally refused to engros
the bill and amotion 20 reconsider tn
vote was laid on the table
q Mr. Pcrry's bill giving two years IL
: which TO redeem real estate sold 10
g debt was next laid before the house
Y The bill was reported unfavorably b.
l. the majority Of the committee aud "a
'e vorably by the minority.
"a The favorable minority report wa
y adopted by vote Of n II.
Z Mr. McKamy offered an anendmeu
&. which was adopted, providing that IN
p. interest during the time for redemption
I'd shall be the same As IN the original IN
I" strament, instead Of @ per cent, as pr,
vided In the bin.
The bill was ordered engrosscd by