The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-06
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
One Contested Election Case
Settled In the House.
BRIaASoE WINS OVER BENNETT

The seaais Dlsposss Of = Number oi
bills and Postpoass Aetlea on sew.
sral-Ths Governor sends 10 The sen.
ate For Confirmation Some Addliloaal
Appointments
Austin, Feb. b--Mr Lewis fellow
servants bill was the hrss 10 come be.
fore the senate yesterday. but further
action was postponed until next Thurs.
day.
Mr.. Rogers bill 10 validate certain
illegal sales Of public lands. university
and asylum lands sold under acts Of
1887 a. isolated and detached lands, and
which were not In fact isolated and de.
taohed. was laid before the senate for
its second reading Senator Cough
moved 10 indefinitely postpone consider.
alton Of the bill The motion brought
on quite q heated discussion between
Messrs. LAWS and Cough. the former
Ad,osating the bill and the latter op-
posing H.
Finally the bill was made q special
order for next Wednesday.
NJ. Colquitt's bill TO punish certain
municipal officers for failure to do their
duty was read the third time and
passed.
Mr.. Colquitt's bill authorizing the
railroad commission 70 make emergency
freight rates 10 meet interstate demands
was put on its third reading aud passed.
Mr.. stAiord's bill relating TO the
theft Of horses. mules. etc, was read
the third time and passed.
Mr. Woods bill relating 10 receiving
stolen property was put on ia third
reading and passed.
Senate ball No CO. validating loca.
tiona made under Confederate certih.
Gates. was laid before the senate ON iis
second reading. but action on Il was
postponed until next Wednesday.
House bill No %. amending the crimi.
nal code. was taken up on Ice second
reading and passed 10 engrossment
Senate bill No 90. relating TO the In.
stitution Of suits on Sundays and holi.
days. was laid before the senate on IL
second reading and passed to enposs'
ment
Senate bill No "a. relating 20 the un'
lawful sale Of Intoxicating liquors. and
prohibiting their sale for any purpos'
whatever. was laid before the senate On
its second reading. but further actor
on the bin was suspended until mex
Thursday.
Senate bin No 90. providing Tor one
election poll In villages. towns, etc, o.
only 800 inhabitants. was laid befor'
che senate on its second reading ant
passed % ongroasment.
The rules were suspended and th'
bin passed.
Senate bill No 81. amending IN
criminal code relative TO peFsmpsor,
challenges, was laid before the senatl
On its second reading. but action wa
postponed
The senate closed with executive ses
sion.
The pending business when the hous
met Wa the second amendment 10 th
bill 10 regulate the practice Of dentistry
This and ali the other amendment
recommended BY the committee wer
adopted and there the bill was left.
Mr.. Moore Of Lamar then called a
the special order for the day. which wa
the report Of the committee on the con
tested election case Of BrigAnce Va Ben
nett
The majority report then recommend
Cd the seating Of Mr.. Brgancc.
The minority report recommsndin
ths seating Of Mr.. Bennett. the POpnlii
nomines. declared that Mr. Bennett he
received s9a6 votes and Mr.. Briganc'
the Democrat. alts The majority n
| port made the returus Rnganoe. aaN
/ Bonneti. s2o5.
After lengthy debate the motion
pospOne and the motion 20 adopt q
minority report were defeated. the ma
GRITTY report adopted and Mr.. Brigan'
was sworn In.