The Eddy current., 1899-03-11
r.., nsst mn.

Austin, Tex, March Tin the senate
yesterday many bills were introduced.
Blli providing Tor a normal school at
Denton was dismissed, but no motion
taken
On motion Of Atlee the senate con-
Cured In the resolution relative 10 re-
turn by the legislature OF Indiana the
flag captured from Terry's rangers 10
the survivors Of the said regiment
Tho house took up consideration Of
house bsl No. 23s. extending the scope
Of the text book law. wooten moved
10 adopt the unfavorable minority re-
post. while Shelburne moved as n sub
stitute 20 adopt tho majority report.
wooten then offered n privileged reso-
luton requesting the governor 10
transmit 10 the house any documents
and communication IN his possession
relative to the uniform text book law
and lts extension TO cities OF over 10.
900 lnhabitants' Wooten agucd for the
adoption Of hls resolution and gener-
ally for keeping the toxt book law as II
Ia until the experimental stage Is past.
and then the larger self governing
cities could try A. The pending bill
he regarded as maniiestly unconstltu-
tional, rs Il forhids local soif-govern-
mont and Is surely undemocratlc. fIo
declared the governor had a stack ot
protests two feet high against the blll
and the house was entitled to see those
protests. he warmly defended the
school teachers and superlntendents
who opposed this propogsd law. lie
charged that the law az now existing.
passed by the last legislature, was
passed only after n solemn agreement
with the representatives OF the larger
cities that II should not be applied to
those cities and this present cifort 10
include those cities was acting not IN
good faith with past promises.
Tho chair held that Wooten's rcso-
luton was not privileged and was not
IN order until the committee reports
were acted upon.
Evans and Grayson answered Woot-
en- at length. strongly defending the
bill shelburne followed In advocacy
Of the bill. In the twenty-nfth legls-
lature he had offered the amendment
e1emptlng cities Of over 10000 inhabi-
tants. but he did II solely 10 get a two
thirds vote for the hill. But now he
wanted those cities included He de-
nounced book trusts and read news
paper clippings denounclng them. lie
was followed by Lloyd In favor OF the
bill
Cross opposed tho bill earnestly and
polntedly. lie pleaded for local self
government and declared Waco was
inequivoonliy opposed TO the bill
Smith OF Grayson and Staples favored
tho hill.
Evans Of Fnnnn sald he did not
blame the larger cities ,or not wanting
tho state books used IN those cities
Chllds favored the bill, Stuart urged
that the present law bo left as II is
tic did not want the cities interforod
With, aa they had the best possible
under the law now Connolly favored
the bill. ns did Beatty. Pending further
discussion Of the measure the house
adopted resolution by Kittrell pa
trlotlcally referring TO the Alamo.
Mr. Wooten introduced n resolution
for himself aud Messrs Henderson OF
Lamar. Smith of Grayson. Evans OF
Gr1yson. Kennedy. shclburne. Stewart,
Masterson. Wright schluter Prince.
Powell, Garner. Bailey n Dewitt. Me-
Kellar and Vaughan, indorslng tha
course OF Congressman Bailey with ref
eronce to excluding from seats In con.
gress persons holding commissions as
army officers and ronouncing his lead
ershlp Of the minority on that qucs-
tion. Adopted