The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-01

lands ~ the plains may be sold while under
seasc was on motion Of MIR, Smyth placed
on It's second reading
An amendment Nv Smy,h was adopted
creating new section supulaung that
agricultural lands belonging 10 the public
free school and several asylum funds shall
he sold for not less than $3.50 per acre;
sia2ins land 81 per aero and timber land
- pcr acre. II provided further that no
person who has bousht under former laws
ana whose accounts arc IN sood standing
When the law gocs into effect shall have
the right to perfect his holdiug for the pur-
rose q ropurehasing Uudcr this act.
AN amendment by Rurnoy. including
( Kerr and Bandera counties In the section
prNvidins for the protection OF lease hold
ers. was adopted,
NJ amendment by Smyth providing that
! lands for which there is immediate demand
! Tor settlement may be withheld from lease
and tina; all sections in counties organized
/ pr!or to January |, 1875. except Preside
} III Paso and Pecos counties detached and
ISOLATED from other public lands may he
! sold 10 any purchaser except 10 a corpora
I toAs without actual settlement q; 81 per
acre upon the same terms as other public
lands was adopted
/ An amendment adding certain counties
! 20 the territory affected by the act offered
I by Crowley was adopted
; The bill passed finally by vote Of l0i
to l.
Consideration of the San Jacinto park
| biz having been resumed Brigances pend
Ing substitute for the Blair amendment
was withdrawn and Ayers offered sub
stitufe for the Dlsir amendment nroyidinr
that the commissioners shall give joint
bond e $40 900
Holland OF Harris thought ii an insult
20 requirc bond OF the commissioners.
carpenter called attention to the fact
the handling Of the fund and saw no reces-
sty for recurring then, 10 give a bond
blair argued tho necessity Of recurring
the commissioners IN givo bond
The previous question having beon or
dsred on ;hn snsnd,n.,-.s a,1 Tho htn 10
ayers substitute. was adorrad
Mr. Burnsv ouo,ad b,,,s. mia 90 ,,ro
hibitine mo consi,,o-..{o, -, ht,i -
rinr ~ ,bo zo,,,a s,,,I'I. - -, -,
defeated a,,i ,,ain,ats r., 'g" ~
amoun, arr-o,,-ta."s a. 90, t Us ~
suhier, u'' "'' '"'"s- 'ne
nm. III,
So 40. "t.e"aIu" 10 fu''ns vi
iat,,r1 Va ~ me Weu'y lour'h lesls-
Xii U.t't IN .eaeI sD, 70 an insurance tax
49, IN was ueciarea IN order the
~, W YAK pelne nlHerent from That
l" DIN aiming At the same purpose which
"Al previously been defeated.
h'atr Faiseu the point oil order that an
amendment changing the amount sought
10 re appropriated in the first san lacinto
mn from Szo'VoO 70 $4,000 had been de-
iealed and that consequently the present
NH was out Of order, as the proposition
contained therein had previously been re-
iected
he chair ruled all the points OF order
out OF order and the bill passed to a third
reading by vote OF e. 10 "A
All pending amendments to the bill
Noghbors substitute fellow servant bill.
h LA, a
ihird reading by vote Of so to 81
Wilcox called un motion introduced
yesterday relative to the suspension of
Blackburn, the absentee and Boyd moved
that the house stand at ease until 3,30
T. m
The motion was rejected and the chair
stated that as the contest seemed 10 have
developed into one Of physical endurance
he would refuse from n1w on to parole any
member for any reason whatsoever AM
member having a reason for absentiug him.
self from the hail might Law snid reason
before the house and the house might act
ON it as It saw fit.
Blair moved that all excuses for absencn
be revoked and that the sergeant nj arms
be instructed to communicate with all ox-
cused members and request their presence
forthwith.
N,oora ~ lamar ,,oyo, g.. ,,h,, ,, nit
motion and il was tabled nv a vote Of
SIS TO 30
The resolution relating to Rlackburp
charging him with wilfully absenting him.
self from the house and providing for his
suspension was laid before tho housa
Blair moved thar further consideration
thereof be postponcd until next Monday
Replying TO Fisher the chair said tbo,
no notice of the resolution had henn sorvSi
on Blackburn
Blair said the resolution was unyorrant-
ed bv precedent. unconstitutional and m
authorized by the rules, II had hoen of.
fered simply TO attain an end nv a ma
ioritv. which end should he rnocbnd no.
two-thirds vote ncrordine 10 tho ruloS !, |
was an undertaking to Jenrive tho ,,tn
GRITTY of the last yesfige of tho rIrht n hod
The resolution caIia1 a., on 'e La,t, u. nun
consideration and bn Ala not thi,1 ~ |
house was in tbc nrora, ,,,n,e a, Mn, ~ ~
treat II ms II sboulJ he lie tbernforo
thought IL ought a. GO oy,r mil 80,
Monday. s' "'''' "'N'
Mr. Wilson said ho uos M, r,vo, w..
passion I'm calling IN ,hn rnso,n,tor , uy
there was no DOM, I'm, Mn ,ha r'o,,, has
to which IT related had w,Ifni,v and n,aiIcI
nu.I,, Ma ,i,i m'n Wllluly an" mhi,cl,
been given An onnnr,i m Nv, ~, anr iu nav
har of tho ho.,so az, -, " -. NV