The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-20
AFTERNOON SESSION.

A, the afternoon session pending bust
ness In the shape OF the general assign
ment bill was laid before the house with
/ the pending amendment by Mr.. Tracy and
pending substitute By Mr. VOTERS and the
amendment and substitute were both
withdrawn vhereupon Mr. Beaird offered
the bill approved by the Tracy-Turner bill
caucus night before last as an amendment
to hill No ..
The gentleman from Hunt moved to post
pone further consideration of both the hill
and the amendment until next Monday
afternoon.
Mossrs. Holland. Ewing and Ward or
posed pustponemont on the ground that
too much time had already been wasted
a bill that could not possibly pass and
explained that they thought 1t best to
pass an acceptable compromise which
would render fraudulent preferences prac-
{ tlcaily impossible
some Of the friends of bill No, q objected
to certain language used by opponents OF
uostpunemont to the effect that they had
/ INDUCED in a supcrabundance of wind
jamm.ng. and MIR. Fields OF ilill asserted
that the proposition to postpone had come
/ originally from friend OF the Beard
amendment.
The house refused to POSTPONE by vote
of - to 30 and the Beard amendment was
read. and MIR. Childs offered substitute
therefor ana for bill No - which substi-
tuto is a copy OF a substitute assignment
bill reported fayorably in the senate, an
plying the present assignment law to deeds
OF trust aud chattcl mortgages given on
stock and merchandise with provision
against collusiye attachments added
Mr. Chlds explained that his substitute
ought 10 meet the approval Of the house.
as majority thereof had shown that II
was against preferences which the sub
sttuic absolutely prevented in brief terms.
lie also appealed 10 tho original No.
Miners to stick together and not allow
thcms elves 10 be stampedod and spoke at
length in favor Of a measure abolishing
preferences.
Mr. Crowley explained that he had
added his name TO the list of those who
were supposed TO have agreed TO support
the Childs substitute simply to get II be
fore the house In lieu of the other cum
bersome amendments offered and not be
cause he favored IT, and asked that his
name be stricken from the list since It had
been advanced that its being there placed
him among those who wers counted to
vote for the substitute. He was opposed
to fraudulent preferences, hut not in favor
OF aboishing preferences altogether.
Mr. VOTERS explained that while not
yielding single inch OF the ground On
favored the Beard amendment because he
had become convinced that no measure
absolutely prohibiting preferences could
pass either house or senate He would
therefore take the best legislation he could
get on the subject, which was afforded by
the Braird amendment. as II would prevent
fraudulent preferences.
Mr. bealrd moved to table Childs' sub
stitute and his motion prevailed by a vote
of 90 TO II.
The question recurring on the adoption
OF tho Beatrd amendment the gentleman
from HUNT was recognized and talked
siNty-thrce minutes in opposition thereto.
Mr. Childs stated that he knew when
he was whipped and that as II was evident
now that the friends Of hill No . were I'm
The minority, he was in favor of taking the
beaird amendment, as it could work no
harm anyway II II became law
Mr. Beard moved the previous question.
which was ordered and his amendment
was adopted by vote OF SO to "a As
amended the hill passed 10 engrossment by
a vote OF % to 81. and the house adjourned
until O'Clock tomorrow morning.