The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-13
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF the Senate
and the House.
BUSY DAY IN BOTH BRANCHES.

me House Passes 10 Engrossmsnt tho
Johnson Grass Blii-Ths Legislature
WIN Go 90 Galveston 10 See the hat
tieship Texas Aad Attend tks silver
norvloe Presentation.
AUSTIN. Feb. i2 The first business
'efore the senate yesterday was the
adoption Of a resolution making Wed.
iesdAy aud Thursday Of each week days
IN which house bills are TO be consid.
red.
Mr.. Lewis fellow servents bill was
AIKEN mp Mr. Bell spoke against the
bill and Mr.. T,lle,t for the bill. Al the
md Of Mr.. Tiileit's remarks further die.
Sussion was cut OF by 4 postponement
n she bill until next Monday.
The senate adopted the house resolu.
lion that when the Legislature Adjourns
IN Feb u 20 20 10 Galveston TO attend
he presentation Of the silver service 10
he battleship Texas that it stand Ad.
lourned until Feb ~.
Mr.. stones bill, fixing the amount
sounty oonvicts are allowed when work
ing out fines. was laid before the sen.
Ate on iss second reading and passed TO
lngrossment The rules were then sus-
pended and the bin laid before the sen.
ate on he third reading Il passed BY q
goie q 2sto 1.
Mr.. Yeti called mp the house bill
amending the Austin city charter, and
after a suspension Of the rules requiring
sills 10 b read on three several days.
he bin was read the third time and
,assed.
Mr. Ailee's bill. relating 10 the assess.
nont and collection Of taxes In unorgan.
Hsd counties. was passed 10 eugross-
ment
The hrt business before the house
Eas the concurrent resolution 20 adjourn
IN Feb. u and stand adjourned until
Feb - and so 20 Galveston 20 attend
he silver service presentation 70 the
sattloship Texas Il was adopted
The house then took up the unfinished
business, which was the johnson grass
bill. the pendiug amendment being that
u Mr.. Henderson, na f0llowas
Provided. that this ac, shall BE- left "a
he voters Of each county In the state "a
decide whether they shall accept OF re-
ieoS its provisions. and the commission.
srs' courts Of the several counties Of the
tate shall order on OF before Aug I,
aoEt. an election to BE- held In the sew
irAl Of the state 10 decide this measure
and provided further. that there shall
Be no compensation Taid 10 the man
lger Of such election. and that ths
ackeis used Al such elections shall read
For johnson grass. and Against John
Ion grass and that returns shall b
made - In other county elections i"
Mr.. Bailey offered an amendment d
insert the words knowingly and viii
.ngly." which was adopted
Mr. Bailey also offered an amendment
extending the limit for its extermina'
lion from one TO three years
The amendment was adopted.
Several other amendments 60 the bill
were lost. a motion % reconsider, wa
tabled and the bill passed 10 engross
ment.
The senate bill. making an appropria
hon Of 5000 for the printing Of oonsti
lutionAl amendments proposed BY thI
rwensy.ioarth Legislature, aud Of th'
publication Of the governors message
wAa passed finally under a suspension
Df the rules.
The ball 10 repeal the law requiring
Assessors 10 collect agricultural statistic
was taken mp BY unanimous consent AM
passed b sngrOssment Tho vote oi
The final passage Of the bill was 65 yea
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