Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-08-29
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Little Hope of Finishing Bills in
Thirty Days.
SEEMS In NO HURRY.
There Il Much Work Yet 90 he Done
and Only a Few Days Remain.
ing In Which TO Accomplish
This Great Task.

Austin, Aug. Mt now looks inn
probable that tho legislature will finish
the redistrioting ain appropriation bills
during the present session. The appro'
priation bill has not oven been called
mp in the house. while Measures in the
passing Of which only a limited number
of people arc interested. are receiving
attention. IL is said that the governor
remarked 10 somebody that If the legis'
laturo did not pass the appropriation
bill during this session, the department
would have to run on script for two
years and that the legislature could take
the responsibility for it.
The Legislature cannot be- counted ON
for session next Saturday. The mem
beers will probably answer rollcall and
then pull ont for home as they did last
Saturday. They have accepted an in
vitation TO attend Labor Day picnic ON
Monday This leaves four and half
20 five days Of the session in which 60
accomplish the remaining work
Up 60 date IS bills have been intro.
duoed in the house and about the same
number in the senate Only two Of
those bills have been completed One
is the mileage and per diem bill, the
other, the contingent expense bill The
congressional redistricting bill lacks az
least day Of getting 10 conference A
good many matters have beon intro.
duced other than than rodistricting and
appropriation bills. which Will consume
time.
The house finally passed the resolu.
tion providing for board TO settle with
the FIRST National bank Of Austin. after
voting down an amendment offered by
Mr.. Beatty 10 leave the matter to the
treasurer.
Most of the session was devoted 20
the Spanish grant bill, which is being
vigorously opposed by Mr.. Henderson Of
Lamar
The house passed 20 third reading the
senate bill looking TO the funding Of the
debt Of Galveston city and county.
The house finally passed It's congress.
sional redistricting bill and sent 1t to
the senate.
The house also passed 10 third read.
ing the sherif's fee bill
In the senate the chief attraction Of
the day was the consideration Of the
amendments to the railroad commission /
section Of the Appropriation bill The |
appropriation was not disturbed, but an /
amendment was inserted requiring the /
commission 70 certify on the matter Of /
nepoti.m.
Austin. Aug. 2s.-The house passed .
the Nowlin-C allan resol. .on relating |
TO Indian depreciation claims which pro.
tects those who were citizens Of Texas
when "A republic and who failed 10 take
out naturalization papers in the prose.
cution Of claims before the federal
courts.
An effort was made 20 take up tho
general appropriation bill but failed
and the bill was recommitted. This
means IL cannot pass at this session.
The Spanish land grant bill was or
dered engrossed.
The bill authorizing counties, cities
or towns who suffer loss from food or
storm TO DO allowed b refund their In.
debtedness, passed.
The sheriffs fee bill was also passed.
Under suspension Of the rules the
senate bill validating the charters Of
towns that had prior 10 1865 incorpor.
ated more territory than the law per.
mits on basis Of population was passed
unanimously.
The bill redistricting the state into
senatorial districts was taken up and
Hill offered subtitute for the entire
bill. Motions 10 postpons and table the
substitute was voted down.
The senate considered the general ap.
preparation bill. The salaries Of the
various state departments were in.
creased.