Mr. Ward moved to postpone further consideration of the bill until next Wednesday at 3 o'clock p. m., and the motion was lost. Mr. Ward then offered the following amendment: Amend lines 19 and 20, on page 1, by Amend page 8, line 21, by striking out "$2250" and insert in lieu thereof Striking out "two thousand dollars" and By Mr. Graham: inserting "twenty-five hundred dollars" in lieu thereof. On motion of Mr. Williams the amendment was tabled. The bill was ordered engrossed. On motion of Mr. Cameron, the regular order was suspended to take up, on its second reading, Senate bill No. 197, a bill to be entitled House bill No. 704, a bill to be entitled "An act to sanction, ratify and con"An act authorizing the board of man agers of the State Lunatic Asylum at firm the title of the Texas and New OrAustin, Texas, to sell, lease or dispose of leans Railroad Company, and to all the the water flowing from artesian wells Corporate rights, franchises and privon the grounds belonging to said asylum."ileges of the Sabine and East Texas (Has the emergency clause.) Railroad Company, and to authorize the Read first time and referred to Com- Texas and New Orleans Railroad Committee on State Asylums. By Mr. McKinney: House bill No. 705, a bill to be entitled "An act to adopt and establish the vised Civil Statutes of the State Texas." pany to purchase, own, posses and operate the railroad, and to purchase, own and exercise all the corporate rights, franRe-chises and privileges of the Louisiana of Western Extension Railroad Company, and to authorize said Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company to own and operate said Sabine and East Texas Railway and said Louisiana Western Extesion Railroad as parts of its lines." The bill was laid before the House and read second time. (Has the emergency clause.) Read first time and referred to the joint committee of the House and Senate on the Civil Code. By Mr. Blair: to House joint resolution No. 31, amend section 49, article 3 of the Constitution of the State of Texas. (Amends so that the State may create a debt to supply deficiencies in the revenue not to exceed in the aggregate at any one time one million dollars.) Read first time and referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments. On motion of Mr. Dashiell, the House, at 12:45 p. m., took a o'clock p. m. today. recess until 3 AFTERNOON SESSION. Allen of Dallas. Bass. The House was called to order by the Speaker at 3 o'clock p. m. The Speaker laid before the House, on its second reading, as special order for this hour, House bill No. 354, a bill to be entitled "An act to define and fix the salaries of the clerks of the Supreme Court and of the Court of Criminal Appeals and of the Courts of Civil Appeals, and to provide for the manner of collecting Cameron. same, and to make it the duty of such clerks to pay to the State Comptroller Carson. the excess of fees collected by them Chambers. over and above their salaries.' Mr. Cameron moved to postpone the special order to take up on its second reading, Senate bill No. 197, and the motion to suspend was lost. House bill No. 354 was read second time. Blair. Carpenter. Cureton. Evans of Grayson. Love. Falke. Martin of Kinney. Giddings. Morrison. Rhodes of Van Zandt Brigance. Dashiell. Giddings. Roy. Sowell. Roy. Huddleston. Spillane. Sowell. Mills. Spillane. Wayland. Huddleston. Mr. Ward moved to reconsider the vote by which Senate bill No. 197 was passed Read third time, and passed by the and to table the motion to reconsider. following vote: Allen of Dallas. Yeas-82. Floyd. Foster. Haller. Andrews. Armistead. Avery. Bailey. Good. Bass. Gough. Graham. Beall. Beaird. Greer. Bertram. Blair. Bounds. Brown. Burns. Cameron. Carpenter. Carson. Chambers. Cureton. Darroch. Davis. Evans of Hunt. The motion to table prevailed. SENATE MESSAGE. Senate Chamber, Austin, Texas, March 29, 1895. Hon. T. S. Smith, Speaker of the House: I am directed by the Senate to inform the House of the passage by the Senate of the following bills, towit: House bill No. 311, "An act to transfer Morris and other counties from the district school system, and to authorize and empower said counties to organize and conduct all of their public free schools under the community system as provided by the laws now in force," With Senate amendments. Passed by two-thirds vote-Ayes 25, nays 1. House bill No. 545, "An act to diminish the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the county court of Angelina county, and to repeal all laws in conflict therewith." Passed by two-thirds vote-Ayes 22, ration of cities or towns of one thousand order was suspended to take up on its inhabitants or over, which have hereto- second reading, fore attempted to be made under certain conditions," with Senate amendments. Passed by two-thirds vote-Ayes 25, Substitute House bill No. 594, a bill to be entitled "An act for the regulation of recovery of damages in suits for compensation for mental pain or suffering against telegraph companies, and to repeal all laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith." The bill was laid before the House, and was read second time. On the substitute reported by the committee, yeas and nays were demanded by Mr. Bailey, Mr. Lillard and Mr. King. The House refused to adopt the com Yeas-38. Also, that the Senate has refused to mittee report by the following vote: concur in House amendments to Senate bill No. 149, and asks that the House appoint a free conference committee to Allen of Dallas. confer with a like committee of the Sen- Armistead. ate; and that the Senate appoints on this Avery. committee Senator Colquitt and others. four Respectfully, Bass. Chambers. Cureton. W. T. SPROWLS, Carson. Assistant and Acting Secretary. SENATE BILL ON FIRST READING. Gilliland. Graham. Senate bill No. 130, reported above, was Henderson. read first time and referred to the Com- Kennedy. mittee on Public Lands and Land Office. Long. Mr. Gough called up House bill No. Martindale. 594, with Senate amendments, reported McBride. above, and moved that the House concur in the amendments. The motion prevailed. Mr. Bass called up House bill No. 311, with Senate amendments, reported above, and moved that the House concur in the amendments. Morrison. Orr. McLemore. Ward. Moroney. Bailey. The motion prevailed. Mr. McKinney called up the request Beaird. of the Senate for a free conference com- Bertram. mittee on Senate bill No. 149, reported Blair. above, and moved that the request of the Bounds. Senate be granted. Bumpass. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker Burney. announced the following committee in Burns. accordance therewith: Messrs. Bram- Carpenter. lette, McKinney, Morrison, McBride and Darroch. Townsen of Lampasas. SPECIAL ORDER FIXED. Senate bill No. 211, authorizing and empowering the Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company to acquire certain other railroad properties, etc., For next Monday at 3 o'clock p. m., on motion of Mr. Burns. Davis. Lindsey. Absent, excused. Edwards. Monroe. Moore of Morris. McKinney. On motion of Mr. Robbins, the regular order was suspended to take up, on its second reading, Senate bill No. 171, a bill to be entitled, “An act to amend articles 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, and 429, of the Penal Code of the State of Texas, and the several acts of the Legislature amendatory thereof, and adding articles 425a, 425b, 425c, 426a, 428a, 429a, 429b, 429c, 429d, 429e, 429f, 429g, 429h. 429i, 429j, and to repeal all laws and parts of laws in conflict therewith." (Mr. Ragsdale in the chair.) The bill was laid before the House, and was read second time. Mr. Spivey offered the following amend ment: Add at the end of article 148a: "Provided, that the counties of Shelby and Sabine snall be exempt from the provisions of articles 423, 424, 426, 426a, 428 and 428a of this bill." Mr. Henderson moved to postpone further consideration of the bill until 3 p. m. next Tuesday, and the motion was lost. Mr. Plemmons offered the following amendment: Amend by adding to subdivision 4: "Nor shall the employer discharge the employe without giving 30 days written notice." The amendment was adopted. Mr. Gough offered the following amend ment: Amend by striking out the enacting clause. The amendment was lost. Mr. Evans of Hunt offered the following amendment: ter the word "arbitration," in line 20, Mr. Foster, at 5:55 p. m., moved to adjourn until tomorrow at 9 o'clock a. m., and the motion was lost. Mr. Sebastian moved the previous question, which was duly seconded, and the main question was ordered. Question first recurred on the amendment by Mr. Evans of Hunt, and it was lost. The bill was passed to a third read ing. Mr. Murchison moved to suspend the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days in each house, and that the bill be put on its third readand final passage. On motion of Mr. Henderson the motioning to postpone was reconsidered. Question again recurring on the motion to postpone, and it prevailed. The bill was made a special order for that hour. (Speaker Smith in the chair.) On motion of Mr. Murchison, the reg. ular order was suspended to take up, on its second reading, Senate bill No. 142, a bill to be entitled "An act to provide for the amicable adjustment of grievances and disputes that may arise between employers or receivers and employes, and to authorize the creation of a board of arbitration, and to provide for the compensation of said board, and to provide penalties for the violation hereof.' The bill was laid before the House and was read second time. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Allen of Dallas. Yeas-88. Avery. Kennedy. King. Mr. McKinney offered the following Davis. amendment: Add a new section: Drew. Evans of Hunt. "Sec. 12. The near approach of the end | Falke. of the session and the great number of Feagin. bills requiring the attention of the Leg- Fletcher. islature creates an imperative public Floyd. necessity, and an emergency that the con- Foster. stitutional rule requiring bills to be read Freeman. in each house on three several days be Giddings. suspended, and it is so suspended." The amendment was adopted. Gilliland. Lindsey. |