The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-04
AFrERNOoN Session.

At the afternoon session the chair an
nouuced the appointment of Henderson,
Evans of Grayson and Henslcy as COM
rittee to ascertain how the amounts APP
propriated by the Twenty fourth lesisla-
tura for departmental contingent expenses
wero expended and Of Srothcr BrlgAnce
/ Dean. Pleufler and Mckamy as a commit
tee 20 attend the closing exercises of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college.
Ayrcs introduced Il bAl TO compel the
attoudance without attachment of Wit
nesscs upon the courts OF other counties
than those OF their residence,
The deficiency appropriation bill as pass
cd by the senate was laid before the house
with committee report recommending that
the amounts appropriated for back sJlnry
OF struogrdphcrs OF court Of civil appeals
and 90 refund certain liquor taxes collected
In local option districts prior 10 lSa5, etc,
I be stricken cut Of the report was adept
ed.
VOTERS moved that the senate fee bill
he reiorrcd to the house committee Oh
state Affairs and charged that an effort
was being made TO railroad It through
the finance committee by getting a floor
renort thereon.
Drew opposed the VOTERS motion and
said that II the bin was sent to the state
Affairs committee 1t would never see day
! light again.
carponter favored the VOTERS motion
aud Martin opposed IT, while Love said
II was practically impossible 10 get the
state affairs committee to report upon a
, bill containing tho salary limit feature.
Shropshire haid that Drew went into Ats
| every time any one proposed to refer
lee bhl to the state affairs CoInmittee. al
though II WAS his own fault II he had
fHilcd 70 secure representation before IT,
D ENFlE lp ,., l.,
| placed IN subcommittee to which the
| task OF constructing substitute fee bill
( had been entrusted, but because he had
! not been able 10 have hia way entirely in
the matter he had taken the sulks and de-
! serted the committee and had been CON
! spiouous by his absnce from its meetings
eyer since. He belonged TO "A faction which
/ stood ready to see fec legislation ever and
| etornaily damned unless his ideas thereof.
| which were OF the maximum salary breed,
| We're adopted without question
| Evans Of Grayson wanted the hill re-
/ fcrred to the finance committee not he
| cause h. wanted to filibuster, hut because
! the senate finance committee had reported
/ the bill IN question and II was customary
! IN either house TO refer bills to the samo
committee that had considered them In
l the ether house He had heard that I'm
MRio afairs COMMITTEES proposed to souelch
Niv hiii II II got its hands on It.
I hTlkanc" favored the VOTERS motion.
and II carried by vote OF % to II.
me question recurring upon tho ccnereS
! ceho'oncy bill, II passed ia third rsadinr
az amended by the house finance commit,
..e with the exception that the amount Of
Gun TO refund taxes paid the state by or
ror by j II, Nunnatly. stricken out by
said committee. WAS put back in the bin.
Meade moved TO suspend the rules and
pass the bill finally. whereupon Ward
moved call Of the house which was or.
u'red iSeahury in the chair tompornrilyl
a motion to excuse the absen,ees wns
ae,eatod at which point Dashill resumed
we RaNei and inquired OF the reading clcr,s
/ IT the roll call disclosed the nresence -
quorum. Upon receiving an affirmative
answer, he declared the house fnll FOR thc
Transaction of business. from which Wal
tiers appealed. but afterwards withdrew hI.
aplodi ana the house adjourned until .
O'Clock tomorrow morning. -