The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Disposes of a
Number Of Bills.
A RESOLUTION ON TEXT BOOKS.

u Provides For = cemmlttss 10 Dram
MN 70 Lessen the coat Of school
Books and WA Adoptsd-Ths Election
Bni OF Ward blocks Proceeding. Of
the House.
AUSTIN, Feb IA concurrent reso.
luton providing for a Joint committee
OF i've from each house TO inquire into
tho prac,icability Of adopting some
method Of lessoning the cost Of text.
books for use in the public free schools,
and 10 draft and report TO both houses
such bill as win in their judgment re.
move the evil Of expensive schoolbooks,
was placed before the senate by Mr.
Co.'S.
Mr.. BsAll moved 10 refer the resolu.
ton TO the committee on education, and
after quite a spirited discussion the mo.
ton was Lost.
The question then required on the
adoption Of the resolution. and IL was
adopted BY = vote Of 20 toA Messrs.
Co.'S, Ross. Kerr. Presler and Woods
were appointed on the committee.
Mr.. Stones bill fixing the minimum
price Of county convict labor. passed
Thursday, was recondderod and the
amount changed from IS cents 10 80
cents per day.
On motion Of Mr.. Bowser the rules
were Suspended and house bill No 90
was called mp and passed. This bill is
for the relief Of railway corporations
and belt and suburban railway com.
paniea having charters granted or
amended since Jan. 1. 1887. and which
have failed or are about TO fail 10 con.
ntruct their roads and branches or any
part thereof within the time required
BY law.
Mr.. Rogers bill. amending the law
defining the purposes for which corpo-
rations may BE- created. was laid before
the senate on lie second reading and
passed TO engrossment with one or two
slight amendments.
Mr.. Aliens bin relating TO the as.
sessment and collection Of taxes Of non.
residents In unorganized counties, was
laid before the senate on IL third read.
ing and passed.
Mr.. Oolquitt called mp his concurrent
resolution to adjourn sine die on March
20. and It was adopted by a vote Of IS
tos.
Mr.. Turney called up ms bill 10 for.
felt certain lands for failure TO pay pur.
chase price, interest or 70 reside there.
on. and IL was laid before the senate on
its second reading A few amendments
that In no wise affected the force Of the
ball were adopted. after which Il was
passed 20 engrossment. Tho rules were
then Suspended aud the bill was passed.
House bill No. 10 was called up on its
second reading aud passed to sngross.
ment The rules were suspended and
the bill passed. This bill provides Tor
the election Of special county judges In
the same manner that special district
judges are elected.
Mr.. Bowser moved 10 reconsider the
vote BY which house bill No. % was
passed and spread the motion on the
journal.
Mr.. Bailsy's bill. 10 authorize owners
Of land plated into town lots 10 vAoAte
said plAta and parts thereof. was laid
before the senate on he second reading.
Il passed to sBErOssmsnt. and on . aus.
pension Of the rules Il was read the
third time aud passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Colquits the house
amendments 10 senate bill No 81. 70
lAting 10 the appropriation Of 5000 10
pay for the publication OF the conssitu.
tional amendments. voted on At the last
election. were ooncurred In.
The house adopted the senate concur.
rent resolution setting apart wednes-
day and Thursday Of each week for the
consideration BY each house Of bills
coming from the other.
The house bill 10 punish persons for
willfully turning out or permitting 10
run Al large within . county or sub
division Of county In which the stock
law has been adopted any stock pro.
hihited By law from running AZ large.
was taken up on is hnh passage. The
bin makes the violation q misdemeanor,
Punishable BY q ane Of no, less than slO
nor more than $500.
After the adoption Of a slight amend.
ment the bin was passed.
The house then took up the special
order, which was Mr.. Wards election
bill, a document mlsie up Of 80 printed
pages. The reading Of the bill took NJ
Just 30 minutes.
The majority report recommended
the adoption Of the bill. and the minor.
ity report was against H.
Mr. Ward moved the adoption Of the
majority report. aud Mr.. Walters Of
Faystse moved the substitution Of the
minority.
Discussion on the adoption Of the re.
ports was lengthy and unfinished when
the house adjourned.