The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-28
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

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Austin. Texas. January 27-The house
convened at 10 o'clock. the speaker In
the chair
The pending business house bill that the
/ proceeds of the voluntary sale of the home
stead Of family shall not be subject Ia
earnIshment within six months after such
sale TO which had been offered an amend
ment by Good, to amend by inserting. in
line "a. after the word "sarnishment p"
the words ''or forced sale"
| This amendment was carried
Hin of Gonzales moved to amend so as
to exempt any part of the homestead.
Mr. Ward asked to suspend pending
business so he could offer resolution. The
resolutions follows:
Whereas. the Hon. w. j Bryan is now
in the city of Austin, therefore be it
Resolved. That as an evidence of the
high esteem in which the distinguished
gentleman is Reid by the house of repre-
sentatives and as a manifestation of our
sympathy with the cause which he so uobly
champloncd that the speaker appoint a
committee of ten to wait upon him md TO
extend to him an invitation to visit the
house and 10 escort him to this chamber.
Adopted.
The speaker appointed Messrs Ward.
Pounds Holland Of Harris, Vaughn Of
Collin. Martin. Williams Evans of Hunt.
Rogers. Burney and Edwards
At 1920 o'clock the special committee
aneared at the bar of the house with Mr..
BRYAN. AS they proceeded down the aisle,
the body rose to its feet and applaudcd
MIR. Bryan was shown to a seat beside
Speaker Dashiell.
Beard was speaking to the pending
amendment whom Mr.. Bryan entered lie
closed his remarks by saying "Mr Speak
err | yield to the gentleman from Ne
braska,'
Wilcox moved to table the amendment
Lost The amendment was then adopted
Mr.. Bryan vas then introduced by
Speaker Dashiell. He made short ad-
dress. During the address Private Score
tarv Mclean of the executive office, Lieu
tenant Governor Jester. Adjutaut General
Mahry, Comptroller Finley. members and
officers of the senate and employees of varl-
GUS Departments came into the house to
listen to his talk.
Rogers moved. at the conclusion OF the
address. that the house take a recess for
fifteen minutes. so that all could extend
personal greeting to the distinguished
visitor Carried. ard at i0:i5 the house
rose and moved in body to the speakers
stand. where fer fifteen minutes Mr. Bryan
stood and shook hands. one of the first to
approach him being Mrs. s. Merriwether
Franklin. postmaster of the house, the only
lady ever elected TO an office by the Texas
legislature When members had greeted
him. the visitors in the lobby followed
The house reconvcned at II o'clock
Evans Of GraYson offered an amendment 10
Insert the proyiso that the proceeds Of
homestead sale shallfnot be subject to
un to the amount of $4,000
He explained that a homestead might be
sold for $50 600 A recent case In mind
was when a homestead residence was
burned and the higher courts held that the
insurance money was not subject to sar-
because 1t was the proc eeds of
the burning Of homestead, and the
amount was In excess of the amount he
Dc sired to fix In the bill as the maximum
to be exempted.
Robbins moved the previous question,
Beard spoke against the amendment. He
snid the homestead is the sacred heritage
If the women and children Of Texas and
It mattered not II 1t is worth thousands
II dollars. he is opposed to taking cent
from them.
Tracy said the amendment is only nm
'ntering wedge, which would hnally de-
stroy the homestead laws.
Maxwell Of Eastland favored the amend
ment because some Of the most dnmnable
-ascality of the country has been com
mitted under the homestead exemption.
Bird of McLennan spoke la the same
line as MI. MAXWELL. tie sdlu Huiit vi tic
worst rascalitv known had been perpe-
trated in his county.
McGaughey said he hoped the amend
ment would be buried.
Shropshire opposed the amendment
Randolph thought some action should be
aiken limiting the amount OF the OK
emption The homestead law was never
to build mp princes In this coun-
try He favored the amendment.
Patterson said the house Is ''monkey'ng'
with something they could do nothing
with: the constitution Axes the homestead
question
Wilcox favored tho bill but opposed the
amendment. He moved to table the Evans
Carried.
The previous question on the bill was
ordered and on vote was carried The
bill passed to engrossment.
nils Introduced.
By Wood Granting To the state Orphan
Home situated at Corsicana 10000 acres Of
and.
BY Welch-To prevent the blackbiting of
railroad and other employees.
BY Welch--To prevent the blacslis.ing OF