The Eddy current., 1899-04-08

In the senate Thursday house bin
BY Cross, permitting companies 70 do
business In Texas IN insuring against
losc by burglary and robbery, passed
finally.
House bin by Hamilton. diminish
Ing the civil and criminal jurisdiction
OF tho county court OF Shelby county
passed, finally.
House bill by Bailey 20 require rail-
way companies 10 receive and trans
port all freights coming 10 them from
stoamshipss, steamboats, and other
wator craft and vessels, without dis.
cfimlnati0h for or against any other
steamship liho, steamboat line. or own.
or or owners OF any other watorcraft
or vessel, was next considered and fur
thor consideration deferred.
The next business was potter's bill,
relating 10 cXtortion and dlscrlmina-
tion by railways and IN addition TO
tho present penalties providing for for
feituro OF charter.
Burns offered an amendment 20
strike out the enactlng clause ana IN
speaking ~ his amendment he declared
tho bill monstrosity and said that
II u should pass Il would destroy the
securities ~ the Texas railroads.
Miller advocated the passage Of the
bill
Greer thought the bill injurious and
declared II the biggest monstroslty
presented az this session OF the legis-
laturc.
Potter defended his bill and spoke In
favor OF ita passage.
Patterson attacked the bill vlclously.
Atloo spoke az length In opposition
10 tho bill.
Grlnnan moved to postpone until
Monday. Lost.
The bin was killed by having its
enactlng clause stricken out by a vote
OF ~ TO ..
Yantls secured consideration OF his
bill "a define and punish unjust dis.
elimination by officers agents. SER
wants agents and employees OF railroad
companies In this state. The bill was
ordered engrossed by n vote OF 20 10 O,
ard the bill passed, finally, under o
suspension Of the rules.
Dibrell's bill establishing state
normal school at San Marcos. was
/ passed, finally. by vote OF 10 20 II.
Hangers pill. 10 regulate the pur-
chase, sale and transfer OF stocks OF
goods. wares and merchandise IN bulk,
and providing for the making OF n
written I.atement under oath OF the
vendor of any stock OF goods. wares or
merchandise IN bulk, said statement
under oath to contain the name and
address OF all the creditors OF said ven
dor, together with tho amount OF such
/ indebtedness, was ordered engrOsseg
by vote OF i3 TO II.
Cough called up the privileged mo-
tiOn OF considering the governors veto
OF HIS bill authorizing the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas Railway company
/ 60 purchase and operate the Shermea
Shreveport and Southern railway.
MCGEE opposed passing the bill over
the veto on the ground that the bill
Is unconstitutional. Bill passed.
Tho committee recently appointed
10 prepare n reply 10 the communica-
tion received from the senate OF Indi.
ana In response 10 the invitation 10 the
legislature OF that state and its ON
cials 20 participate In the ceremonies
attendant upon the return OF the bat.
tie flag 10 Terry's rangers, submitted
ils report 70 tho house Thursday
Adopted
Ano VIII 10 ItNulNtf hNt MIC OF CO
csine, opium and other polsons was
laid before the house as pending bust
ness. with amendment by Mr.. Shrop,
shire 10 strike out the provisions a.
TO opium and morphine was pendinl
business.
Mr.. Poole offered as n substitute M
amendment 10 apply the penalty FOL
sales other than on the prescriptions o
a praetloing physician. dnd also 10 IN
olude patent medicines that contalf
cocaine. Adopted.
Messra Poole and Klttreii support
ed the bill and II was opposed By
Messra Shropshire, Dorden. oliyeI
aud Beatty.
II was passed 70 third reading
yeas e. nays AZ.
The senate bill 10 authorize thl
Houston East and West Texas Rail
road company 10 lease and operate thl
Houston and Shreveport railroad, ex
tending from the state boundary lint
at I.ognnsport, La, TO the city o.
Shreveport, was passed.