The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-12
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Both Houses Make Headway
on Various Bills.
SEVERAL FINALLY DISPOSED OF.

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The senate Worked with nils Of the
House and the House with senate
Biils-frivats Corporations Measures
Take Wide Range In House Proosediagi
and FinAi Action Postponed.
AUSTIN. March II. Tho session Of
the senate yesterday was devoted main.
ly 20 house bills Several succeeded iB
getting through and others advanced
House bill amending the law relating
20 corporations for the construction Of
union depots was laid before the senate
on its second reading and engrossed.
The rules were suspended and the bill
finally posed.
House bill creating a new civil dis.
trict court for Harris county was or.
dered engrossed, and on motion Of Mr..
Burns the rules were suspended and the
bill passed finally.
House bill diminishing the civil and
criminal Jurisdiction q Marion county
was passed under q suspension Of the
rules.
The president laid before the senate,
house concurrent resolution. empower.
ing the governor 10 call a cotton grow.
ers' convention to be held At Galveston.
Mr.. Cough moved 10 strike out "Gal.
weston" and insert Dallas The
amendment was Lost. The senate then
ooncurrod IN the resolution.
House ball 10 pay Greer county school
teachers for service up 70 a certain time
or before the county was restored 10
Oklahoma Territory. was passed finally
under a suspension o. the rules
House bill amending the law relating
TO the sale o. liquors 70 minors and
which makes the law more stringent
passed finally.
The bin making Il a misdemeanor 10
gather pecan nuts or cut pecan trees on
the lands Of another. etc. was passed
finally
Senate bin authorizing the board Of
pardons to work 800 days each year At a
salary Of q per day. was called up and
passed
Senate ball amending and making
more efficient the livestock sanitary Law
was ordered ongfossed.
The senate bill granting authority 20
NJ. 7. and NJ. O. Chapman TO bring suit
in the district court Of Kaufman county
against the statefor money they claim
Is due them FOR boring al artesian well
for the insane asylum At Terrell, was
ordered engrossed.
Il was senate bill day In the house
and number were passed. aud then
legislation was blocked on the bill
amending the civil statutes relating %
private corporations
The FIRST bill taken mp was senate ball
amending the law relating 20 the issu-
anoe Of licenses 10 practice law. Il was
passed finally.
The ball amending the law as to the
assessment and collection Of taxesin I'M
organized counties on property owned
by nonrosidonts was passed TO third
reading.
The ball authorizing county judges to
accept guarantee companies a. sureities
on bonds Of guardians was passed I'm.
ally.
The bill permitting guaranty CON-
panies 10 become suroires on the bonds
Of executors or adElizistrAtou va,
passed 10 a third rcadinE
The bill giving the railroad commits.
sion authority % make emergency
freight rates was passed TO a third read.
ing.
The bill amending the penal code and
defining the crime of'burglary was nexi
taken up The bin was laid over. the
house having passed a,bill in the sAms
language.
The bill AuthOriEingiclerks 10 issue At
tAohments for material witnesses, who
there Is reason to belicve are about q
remove from the county Nin which th'
case Is pending. was taken up ans
passed 10 a thirdFeading.
| The ball amending the civil statue
relating TO private corporations wa
next taken iup. The ball changes en-
law relating 10 resident guaranty an,
surety companies 30 as 90 require tina
they shall deposit only $4,000 to d
business IN the state, or prove owner
ship TO $4,000 wOrth'ot property in th
state.
Thisibin caused wide discussion. Va
rious amendments were proposed Som
wcreadop;ed, but none imaterially ei
fected the extent Of the bill The bi
was left unfinished business.
Mr. Garrison, chairman OF tho dnanc
committee. moved tha, tho appropris
tion bill be made q special order for Oh
morning session, lsaginnng March u
and continuing unnl the bill should I
disposed Of. Tho motion prevailed.
FOUR IVES LOST
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