The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-20
be AGAIN TAKES THE OATH,
Hos. Charles A. CuIberson Inauqu-
rated Cover nor.
ADDRESS WAS BRIEF But POINTED,
sAftention Called to the vituperatfon
Of The Last Campaign. With All
It's False Allegations.


jackson delivered the usual invocation.
Mr. ward suggested that the ladies q
Austin de sired to decorate the hall for ;h'
inaugural ceremonies. and he moved tha
the house take recess until 1880 o'clock
Carried.
During the internissiou the speaker
stand was beautifully decorated.
The house recorveled at 1855 o'clock.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
BY Logan Of smith-A resolution that
whereas there is difference of opinion
between the serg sant at arms and the su
perintendent OF public buildings and
grounds regarding control Of the rooms OF
the house, that the sergeant a. arms be
given control OF the roo.ls, and allowed
with his assistant, to occdpy the rooms as
signed them for sleeping apartments. De-
clared out of order. as the statute provides
that the speaker has oo1uol vi the house
committee rooms
BY Loito--A bill to provide for the err
alton o. a board OF examiners for railroad
teiegrsphers.
BY Bella bill 10 provide for the survey
Of lands to b. set apart IS a permanent
endowment fund for the branch university
for colored people OF this State.
BY strother--A blli 10 prevent renters
from selling. disposing or fr4uduien,ly con
yertlng farm products 10 the deiriAeEi OF
the land owner.
Dy Woliers-A bill 10 amend article 1898
OF the Revised stailtcs proy1d!ps tiat be
officer publishing notice Of forced sale
shall be reSui-d 10 publish each IA soipe
newspaper. At present the newspaper pAr-
i1caiion is optional.
BY SiudnT-A 50iut resolution creating
cou1rnjssioz q tairty-onc members 10 form
.,r.fe asfyrazr amendments to the con-
stitutlon or by proposing amendments TO
certain pcrcienE thereof, the lieutenant
sp~eruo, 10 - pTi sideat Of said commls-
sion. the commission 20 subnut report to
the Twe.lty-sixt,l legislature
Hy schNck--A b.il amending the stock
law 80 as 10 iue'nts cattle 1al horses 10
abe provision bon affecting goats. sheep
and hogs.
Ey Flsser-A BILL rrovialns that parties
&c ei-a Saits may E-ea2 iAa.r pla4t.uss
during vsra1iru-
BY Kiulncli--A a.i 20 riEe eroployes O,
railroad u1-pa-z1so-.z 1he same riEhts and
remedies ter iutul SEES sustained hy thon
srsra he aeEllgeuca - ssia corporation or
t.s eunTlryes as are Allowed ~ Law to per-
suus not employees wnptncr TIC inturr 80
sui.s from the nsclii-eare q failoW-srr-
want engages z tiss sa-ae or another de-
;saTinasui q LABOR from The iaJar a an
pluse
~ Iagnn-A bl3 20 raQuirs exrrcss COM
yllliics 20 have general onices = Texas.
Pr arawro--h l4li - regllste The work.
ing 81 ceuyirr 10 prevent competition with
free labor
By Mor7an-A h,ll 70 FIX deasl,e time
for coulfv ana pre-i1et officers % enter
rpon he duties q S1icl.
by SErsEe-A BIN regulating the quail
fcat.onf and salaries O, county superin-
tsnGents O; puhllc instrur'ioa and thc bold
f1p cf .aagf.a-rf fnsflffffae ard Tho ntfa1f-
fiestlons o; county boards Of examiners.
BY Eving-A bill 20 prevent unfair pro-
feronces by debtors Sc making conyeyancts
and assignment L provides that all cred
itors shall share alike.
BY Fisler-A bill to repeal article 1850.
CHAPTER :, title e. OF the Revised sntut,s
OF Texas.
ny Logan-A bill 20 further define the
duties Of the railroad commission
BY Melton Of Concho-Bli % declare the
dammiug Of ally stream SO that riparian
proprietors below such dam will not have
sufficient water FOR domestic purposes. &
miHdemeanor
b. Williams-Bill amending the hcrit,d
Statutes making it 1lsaen'lnor ft~ any
railroad company to make greater or less
charge than the rate nXel by the railroad
commission for any service performed
by IL.
BY Fisher Amending tho Revised |
a
party to a divorce or any other 500, shall |
not be incompetent to testify therein ex-
cept as 10 confidential communications be- |
tween husband and wife. aud allowing The 1
court TO compel either husband or wife TO /
testify in order to ascertain the truth Of
the facts In Issue.
BY Bell-Bill to provide for the survey
OF lands TO be set aside as a permanent
endowment fund for the branch OF the
university for c0lOrcd youths
by Misunderstanding that part OF the I
renal Code fixing punishment for failure 10 \
work on public roads.
nv Crawford--ro amend the Revised !
Statutes relating to liens on the progeny |
OF live stock
BY shelburne-Horse joint resolution 70
amend the constitution. article 6, section .
relating To qualification Of voters
by vaughan of Gu; dalupe-Ameniinp
horse theft.
At Il o'clock the honorable senate was
announced at the bar of the house. and the
body. headed by Sergeant at Arms Allen /
ana his assistant was admitted and given
seats in the aisle. When roll was cn,,ei
tho legislature was declared in ioint Sos
sion, and Chaplain Jackson OF the sonate
offered prayer. Speaker Dashien nrosi,ei
on the part Of the house and Senator Dlb-
reil. president pro tenn of tho senate on
the part OF tho senate
Al 1913 o'clock the doorkceper az tho
house announced the governor Of the state
the lieutenant governor Justice Brown 81
the supreme court and Justices Deaman
and Gaines and other gentlemen Thee
were admitted and proceeded down the cen.
ter aisle TO the speakers stand, where they
were seated. In the party were Hon. Cnas
a. culberson. governor; Hon. George r.
Jester, lieutenant governor; Chief Justice
Gaines. Justices Brown and Donman Rail
road Commissioners Reagan. storey and
Mayheld; Attorney General Crane. Land
Commissioner Baker. Comptroller r.. W
Finley and Ex-Governor Hogg. The Nom
bers OF the joint session arose as tho party
entered and were seated as the new arrivals
took their seats
The speaker announced: ''rhe Hon. JUS
tice 7. j. Brown Of the supreme court az
Texas VIII administer the oath Of Office TO
the Hon. Charles A. Cnlberson, elected gov |
ernor of Texas"
* In the presence of the large gathering, n
complete silence prevailing In the hall. The
reelected governor took the oath and |
signed It.