The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-28
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings OF the House and
Senate.
SUMEROUs BILLS ARE PASSED.

The senate Disposss of = Number Of
Measures. hat the House spends the
FsFsnooa on the osasrai AppTopFia-
tioa Biii, Mailing bat Little Head.
way On That Measure.
AUSTIN. March 27.-The frat business
before the senate yesterday was the bill
amending the liquor law In relation 10
local option precinota Il was taken up
out Of the regular order. and then &C.
tion postponed until Tuesday.
The bill apprOpriAting t9b. 900 for the
purchase Of the battlefield Of San ia.
cinto and making public park thereof.
was called mp and finally raised with.
out discussion. Yeas, IS; days. :.
The bill relating TO venue Of suits In
cases Of personal injury AgAins, . rail.
road corporation or against any As.
signeo, trustee or receiver operating said
railway. was engrossed and finally
passed.
House bill amending the city charter
bill was engrossed and passed under sus.
pension Of the rules.
Bill creating . more efiicisn, road sys.
TEN for Ellis county was engrosssd and
finally passed
Bill authorizing the governor 10 use
the Texas state exhibit a. the Tennessee
centennial and appropriAting 1880 20
prepare the exhibit came next The
appropriation was cut 10 1850 and
finally passed.
Bill relating 10 thu payment Of costs
and returning Of mandates Of the su.
prems court wAa ordered ongrossed and
hnally passed under Suspension Of the
rules.
Bill regulating the payment of county
warrants and jury scrip upon taIes,
prohibiting such payments eKcspt In or.
der OF registration. was engrossed.
The bill providing for the abolish.
ment Of the Incorporation Of small
towns was ordered sngrossed and finally
passed under suspension Of the rules.
The bali requiring public schools to
be taught Ave days In the week. seven
hour per day. twenty days TO constitute
\ school month aud requiring al legal
holidays 70 be observed with Appropri.
ate eHerosos, was ordered sngrosssd.
IL vas amended BY leaving the OBJ.
servanos Of legal holidays 10 the school
trustees and hnally passed under . sus.
pension ot the rules.
House bill providing for the drainage
Of public roads By canals. bitches. etc
into natural water coursos was ordered
sngrossed and finally passed under q
suspension Of the rules.
The senate Adjourned 10 Monday.
The forenoon uassion Of the house was
devoted 70 the general appropriation
bill, and much discussion was had BE-.
tween Mr.. Curry and Mr. Garrison. In
charge Of the bill. on the governors
communication TO Mr.. Garrison about
the bill.
The Communication was net read be-
fore the house. but Mr. Curry stated
that the governor intimAted that the
deficiency would reach S5OO.OO0 Mr..
Garrison denied any such deficiency.
but the house was not enlightened
much on the sabieci.
A motion TO postpone was defeated
and the bill taken mp
Several amendments were proposed,
but no change in any item touched upou
was made.
VArioua billa were taken up In the a.,
ternoon. The most important that passed
wero;
Bin making abandonment and drunk
snnsss for one year ground for di,
vorce
Bill requiring owners % lessees oI
Of oOAlminss 20 provide feS the safety
and health Of employees.
Several bills were engroased.