It is

well

now, in view wisdom, good temper, fidelity and of the existing healthful con-patriotism of the people's repredition of finances, to change that law sentatives here assembled, the hope by making an appropriation out of is hereby confidently expressed the general revenue to pay off that that, the deliberation of your labors great good may result to all the people of our state. Very respectfully, J. S. HOGG, Governor of Texas.

debt.

SALE OF ESTATES.

Under existing law real property under administrator or guardianship cannot be sold on longer time than 12 months, under such conditions as to very much embarrass such estates. It would be well to permit real estate to be sold on a longer time, with good security, under suitable restrictions, so that the vast estates now or that may hereafter be controlled by administrators and guardians will not be sacrificed.

UNITED STATES SENATOR.

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PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS,

By Senator Harrison:

Petition of Waco bar, asking the creation of a separate judicial district, to be created of McLennan county alone. Read first time and referred to com. mittee on Judicial Districts.

By Senator Page:

Read first time and referred to com. mittee on Education.

By Senator Glasscock:

Joint resolution as follows:

A bill entitled "An act to empower the State Board of Education to procure for use in the public free schools In the organization of the commis- of the state of Texas a series of text sion it became the duty of the gover-books, defining the duties of certain nor to appoint its members. Know- officers therein named, with reference ing the pure character, the broad thereto, making appropriations therestatesmanship, the unselfish patriot-for, defining certain misdemeanors, ism and the peculiar qualifications of providing penalties for the violation the Hon. John H. Reagan for the of- of the provisions of this act, and defice, he was called upon to resign his claring an emergency. position in the United States senate to accept the humbler one of railroad commissioner. For the good of the public alone, at а sacrifice unprecedented in the history of this government, Senator Reagan yielded. The sublime grandeur of exalted patriotism cannot be more vividly or delicately exemplified than by surrendering a high place of honor to accept an humbler one for the people's good. The character of Texas has been placed high in the estimation of people everywhere for the heroism and prowess of her soldiers in war, but nothing in civil life has shed greater lustre on her name than Gen. Reagan's act.

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Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Texas, that the State of Texas accepts the amount of money appropriated by the act of Congress March 2, 1891, for approved money that may be due the State and and its citizens, the same being an act to credit and pay to the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia all money collected under the direct tax levied by the act of Congress, approved August 5, 1861, and the Governor of the State is hereby authorized to receive and receipt for all money due the State and the Exercising the constitutional pre- citizens of Texas, collected under said rogative vested in the governor act of Congress of August 5, 1891. I appointed Senator Reagan's suc- The same to be in full satisfaction of cessor until the next session of the all claims against the United States legislature thereafter. It now be-on account of the levy and collection comes the duty of your honorable bodies to make a selection of one.

In conclusion, one and all of you are tendered the freedom of the executive department and the governor's cordial services in any and all respects that may tend to lighten your labors or to share your responsibilities.

Having an abiding faith in the

of said tax. Read first time and referred to committee on finance.

By Senator Potter: A joint resolution, authorizing the governor of Texas to collect the money due the State of Texas from United States government by reason of the direct tax of 1861.

Read first time and referred to committee on Finance.

By Senator Harrison:

An act to define the Nineteenth Ju dicial district of the State of Texas, and to fix and define the times of holding courts therein.

tions on the death of the late President Pro Tem E. G. Maetze.

Senator Glasscock offered the followin amendment:

That the name of the late Senator
L. A. Abercrombie be included in the
resolution, which was accepted by
Senator Clemens.

Resolution, as amended, was adopted.
By Senater Garwood:

Read first time and referred to com-vised Civil Statutes of the State of mittee on Judicial districts.

Senator Burney introduced the following resolution:

A bill to be entitled "An act to amend Section 1 of an act entitled 'An act to amend Article 2899 of the ReTexas in relation to the recovery of damages for injuries resulting death. Approved March 25, 1887." Read first time and referred judiciary committee No. 1. By Senator Pope:

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Resolved, That the following Committees on Apportionment be and they are hereby created in lieu of the general Committee on Apportionment created at the last session of the Leg-tablish congressional districts within islature, to wit:

First. A Committee on Congressional Apportionment.

Second. A Committee on Senato rial Apportionments.

Third. A Committee on Representative Apportionment.

And that each of said committees consist of ten members, each to be appointed by the President of the Senate.

Senator Johnson made the point of order that the resolution sought to amend the rules, and under the rules should lay over for one day, which was sustained by the Chair.

Read first time and so ordered.
By Senator Carter:
Joint Resolution.

A bill to be entitled, "An act to es

the State of Texas.

Read first time and referred to committe on apportionments.

By Senator Tyler:

A bill to be entitled, "An act to amend 2 (a) of chapter 116, acts of the 22d legislature, entitled, an act to provide for the issuance of certificates to teachers in the public schools of Texas and prescribe their duties as such."

Read first time and referred to committee on education.

The following resolution was offered by Senator Finch:

Resolved, that the Secretary of the Senate be ordered to have printed 5000 copies of the governor's message in English, 2,000 in German, 1,000 in Spanish and 1,000 in the Bohemian language.

Amended by Senator Clemens as follows:

"That the expenses for translating same shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate," which was accepted by Senator Finch.

Resolved by the Senate of the State of Texas, the House concurring, That the special session of the Twenty-second Legislature will not consider any bills until the bills to. reapportion the State into Congressional, Legislative and Judicial districts, and the bills to put in operation the amendments to the Constitution adopted at the August elections, and the bill to re-enact the text book bill, and the mileage and per diem bill, shall have been acted upon, passed or Senator Kimbrough offered followdefeated, no other bill or bills shall being substitute to amendment offered considered by either House. by Senator Page: "Strike out 5,000 and insert 10,000."

Second reading was called for by Senator Potter.

After debate the resolution was ordered to lie over one day under the rules.

Senator Clemens offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That a committee of three Senators be appointed to draft resolu

Senator Page offered the following amendment: Amend by striking out 5,000 and inserting 3,000.

Lost by the following vote:

The resolution was then adopted.
By Senator Lubbock:

A bill to be entitled "An act to apportion the state of Texas into congressional districts, under the census of 1890."

Read first time and referred to committee on Apportionment.

By Senator Cranford:

By Senator Clemens:

A bill to be entitled "An act making an appropriation to pay the bonded debt of the state of Texas now held by

A bill to be entitled "An act to re-individuals, and falling due March 1 apportion the state of Texas into congressional districts."

Read first time and referred to committee on apportionment.

By Senator Cranford:

1892."

Read first time and referred to committee on finance.

Chair announced that he would

A bill to be entitled "An act to amend place the senator from Washington, articles 13 and 14 of title 4 of the Re-Senator W. W. Searcy, on the followvised Civil Statutes of the state of ing committees: Judiciary Nos. 1 and Texas as amended by an act passed 2: Judicial districts, apportionment by the special session of the Seven- and representation, and education. teenth Legislature, approved May 3, 1882, and to reapportion the state into representative districts."

Sen tor Pope introduced the following concurrent resolution.

The people of Texas having heard Read first time and referred to com- with profound sorrow of the death of mittee on apportionment. General Walter P. Lane, which ocSenator Johnson offered the follow-curred at his home in Marshall, Texas, ing resolution: on the nineteenth day of January, Resolved, That the committee on 1892, and believing that we, as the apportionment be allowed a clerk to Representatives of the people, should be appointed by the chairman who give some expression in respect to the shall receive the same pay as other memory of this illustrious hero, therefore; be it

committee clerks.

Resolved, By the Senate and the House of Representatives of the state

Atlee, of Texas, that by the death of General Carter,

Lane the state has lost a citizen whose
whole life was devoted to her welfare.
In war he was the incomparable
soldier, and in peace the modest and
dutiful citizen.
Resolved, That the services he ren-
dered Texas will be ever cherished by
patriotic people, and his glorious char-
acter will always be a splendid exem-
plar for the coming generations of our
state.

Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the Journals of the two Houses and that an engrossed copy of same be furnished to the family of the deceased.

Adopted.

On motion of Senator Clark, Senator McKinney was excused indefinitely on account of sickness.

On motion of Senator Glascock, Senator Ingram was also excused indefinitely for the same cause.

On motion of Senator Carter, Senator Mott was excused until Thursday on account of important business.

On motion of Senator Seale, Senator Simkins was excused indefinitely on account of important business.

Cranford,
Clemens,
Frank,
Finch,
Glasscock,
Harrison,
Ingrain,
Kearby,
Kimbrough,

Prayer by the Chaplain, Dr. Smoot. Pending the reading of the Journal on motion of Senator Kimbrough the further reading of the same was dispensed with.

On motion of Senator Glasscock, the show that he voted for instead of Journal of yesterday was corrected to against Senator Page's amendment to Senator Finch's motion relating to printing the Governor's message.

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Senator Glasscock offered the following report:

COMMITTEE ROOM,

Austin, March 14, 1992.}

On motion of Senator Harrison, Sen- Hon. Geo. C. Pendleton, President of ator Stephens was excused indefinitely on account of sickness.

On motion of Senator Clemens, Senator Townsend was excused indefinitely on account of important business.

On motion of Senator Sims, Senator Crane was excused indefinitely on ac

count of sickness.

Austin, Tuesday, March 15, 1892.

the Senate:

Sir-Your committee on Education to whom was referred Senate bill No. 1, being a bill to be entitled an act to empower the State Board of Education to procure for use in the public

free schools of the state of Texas a series of text books, defining the duties of certain officers therein named with reference thereto, making appropriations therefor, defining certain misdemeanors, providing penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act and declaring an emergency, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do pass.

Glasscock, Chairman.

BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.

By Senator Cranford:

A bill to be entitled an act to amend articles 11 and 12 of title 4 of the reSenate met pursuant to adjourn-vised civil statutes of the state, as ment, President pro tem Frank in the chair.

amended by an act passed at the special session of the Seventeeth Legislature, approved May 3, 1882, and to reapportion the state in senatorial dis

Roll called.
Quorum present.

The following Senators answering tricts. to their names: