Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-01-23
THE LEGISLATURE.
PROCEEDINGS OF BOTH HOUSES
YESTERDAY.
Senate Passed the Bills Comforting Au-
thority on Interurban Railways TO Con-
denim Pfoperty--House Adopts Resolu-
lions of Respect.

Austin, Texas, January 19.--Presi-
dent Pro Tenn Miller called the SEN
ate to order yesterday morning.
The senate was officially advised of
the death of Representative Web Rid
ling of Fannin county and the house
concurrent resolution was adopted.
Senators Wheeler, MCGEE and Harris
of Hunt were appointed in accordance
with the house resolution to accompany
the remains home.
The senate reconstructed and killed
by tabling a resolution adopted on a
former day allowing senate employees
postage during this session.
The special order for today was
Hangers bill with Potter's amendment
pending. The bill governs the organ
ization of interurban railways and con-
fers upon them the power to condemn
property as railroads do.
Senator Turner secured adoption OF
an amendment to the Potter amend
ment, changing "25 per cent" to 80
per cent The amendment as amend
ed was adopted, bill ordered engrossed
and passed finally under a suspension
of the rules.
Bill by Hanger, Wayland and Swami
authorizing the International and
Great Northern railway company, to
absorb the Calvert, Waco and Brazos
Valley railway company, pending ON
third reading was passed finally.
Potter's bill extending two years the
time within which railroad, belt and
suburban companies, chartered since
January i. 1887, may construct their
lines was passed finally.
Next on the calendar was the bill
by Miller authorizing the summoning
of jurors by postal cards in special
venire cases, which was passed to en-
grossment.
Bill by Davidson of Galveston pro-
viding for the appointment of special
county judges in condemnation pro
ceedings, where the county judge is
disqualified was ordered engrossed
and passed finally under suspension
Of Z issp,e rules, n
The senate then went into executive
session and in ten minutes confirmed
every nomination sent in yesterday by
the governor.
Upon the opening of the doors the
senate received and concurred in the
house resolution providing for the
election of a United States senator.
Potter, Hanger and Odell were ap-
pointed on the part of the senate in
accordance with the esolutlon.
Davidson of Galveston, authorizing
railroad corporations to acquire right
of way for the purpose of shortening
the line or reducing the grades, and
to acquire land for reservoirs for wa
ter supply, was ordered engrossed.
Next was McGee's bill regulating the
granting of injunctions to settle title
to real estate when same has been
levied upon by writ of execution. 1t
was ordered engrossed.
Several bills came up in regular or
der, but on account of the absence of
their authors consideration of same
was deferred until future day.
The senate passed to engrossment
Hangers bill requiring charges, when
requested, in criminal misdemeanor
cases.
Wheelers bill permitting prisoners
to give appearance bond on appeals
from inferior courts to county courts
was ordered engrossed.
Bill by Davidson of De Witt enlarg
ing the powers of the railroad com
mission to enforce penalties was or
dered engrossed.
Lloyd secured engrossment of his
bill fixing standard weight of bushe
of peaches at fifty pounds, tomatoes
fifty-five and apples forty-ive pounds.
| Adjourned until Tuesday.