The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-21
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
An Assignment Bill Passed
to Engrossment.
NOT WHAT Mr.. EVANS DESIRED.

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! NOT WHAT Mr.. EVANS DESIRED.
The General Appropriation nm Cams
Up, but Was sideiracked In Favor II
the Assignment Measure nennett Al.
I lowed His Claim For Expenses In.
cured In BrIFanoe- bennett Case.
AUSTIN, March 20.-In the senate
bills were presented and referred as fol.
lows:
Mr. Terrell-Bill amending the mill.
tary law and increasing the volunteer
guard.
Mr. Gough-Bill to prevent the sale.
etc. Of school examination questions.
Mr. Bowser-Bill to require all corpo.
rations to keep deposits with the state
Of certain funds aud securities
Senate bill amending the judiciary
act as TO Monard and Atasoosa counties.
passed.
Also senate bill providing penalty Tor
incorporation Of county funds by
commissioners.
Also senate bill amending the iudici.
airy act as to Orange and Jefferson coun.
ties.
Senate bill 70 regulate the practice Of
medicine and surgery. caused sons op.
position.
After much discussion the bill went
over.
The Martin bill 20 discharge over half
the committee clerks came up IN the
house.
Mr.. Field Of Grayson moved to recon
slider the vote by which tho measure
was adopted and spread It on the jour.
raj.
Mr.. Murtin moved 20 call up llr.
Fields motion and table
The yeas and nays were demanded
and the motion to table was lost BY q
vote Of 30 10 80. Tho Field motion waf
ordered spread on the journal
Mt Savage offered a. a substitute Tor
the Martin resolution. q resolution ~.
tanning all Of the COMMITTEES clerks. bat
reducing their salaries 20 g. pr day
from now until thu end Il the session.
This resolution caused quite large
amount Of discussion and cost the state
enough 10 have paid. Mr.. Wolter. said.
for all the committee clerks needed IN
two or three sessions OF the Legislature.
Finally Mr. Savage stopped the dis.
oussion by Withdrawing ms resolution
and thon the question REQUIRED on "a,
Martin resolution
Mr.. Wolters moved 20 table H. Tn,
yeas and nays resulted In the resolution
being tabled by vote OF Gtto3a
The tabling Of the Martin resolution
carried much Joy TO the clerks, mono Of
whom knew who would b. DISCHARGED
In its provisions. had the resolution r..
manned In force.
Mr.. Burney called up a resolution &c
allow l. NJ Bennett s2oAS5 out Of the
contingent fund, the snme being the
amount expended by Bennett a. c1n
tosioo IN the late case OF Briyance v.
Bennett Il was ordered paid after
much discussion.
Representative Vaughn and bride
were then rendered reception and pro.
scented with a handsome silver service.
Mr.. Childs making the presentation
speech
House passed the bin 20 quio, titles 10
lands located and surveyed by virtue Of
land certificates granted under an act In
1881, giving 10 disabled soldiers who
served the state or the Confederate
states 1880 acres Of land.
House bill to provide for'the payment
Of the county assessors for taking agri.
cultural statistics In 1895 under ins,ruc.
tion Of the commissioner Of agriculture.
statistics, etc. was passed finally,
House bill amending the law by ~.
quiring commissioner courts % observe
the political boundaries Of precincts In
ordering local option elections, passed
finally under a suspension Of the rules.
Tho appropriation bin was called az
but before an action was taken the sew.
eral assignment balls woro laid before
the house with the Tracy amendment
and Wolters substitute
There was considerable discussion
and then the amendment Of Beaird
took tho place Of che Tracy amcndmcui
and the wolters substitute
This opened tho debate whioh,wa,
procipitated In by al leaders. Mr. Evan,
fighting the amendment from his side
Several northumberland voted down
and then the Beard amendment wa,
adopted by vote Of 5B 20 80
The bin then passed 90 ongrossmoui
By a vote Of % 20 81.
Mr. Blair moved 20 lrcconsider The
vote by which the bill was cngrossed
and lay the motion on tho table
The yeas and nays were demanded.
but no quorum being present the house
adjourned.
no'slksepsFs wlid sheotlng.