The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-27
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Austin. Texas. February 26-M s o'clock
this morning the house presented the Gp-
pearance Of "A two-bt boarding house sad
" in need of the services Of a chamber
maid and the members locked as II they
had been locking at an eclipse through
smoked glass for week. Six hours Of fit
full slumber on the soft side Of a marble
hearted floor had not refreshed them to any
alarming extent, and there was no elias
ticlty in their step as they moved about
and wended their way toward different
committee rooms at the call Of their lead
ors to deliberate over the prevailing CON
dtion of affairs.
At 10 O'Clock the speaker raped the
house to order and Mr.. Blair made a mo-
tlon to adjourn until 10 O'Clock next Mon
day morning. Quoting from the journal he
maintained that n motion to reconsider the
vote by which the main question had been
ordered had carried day before yesterday.
hence that u motion to adjourn was IN
order.
The chair retorted that the motion TO
reconsider having carried the question
next REQUIRED upon the putting of the nam
question, upon which a call of the house
was ordered. and that therefore Mi Blalr's
motion to adjourn was out Of order, as the
| absenteos had not been excused on that
proposition
About twenty minutes was taken up m
discussing a resolution providing that the
portcrs he allowed extra pay for working
overtime under the prevailing call, which
was. on motion of Mr.. Wolters, emphatical-
! ~ tabled
| MIR. Henderson Of Red River introduced
a resolution providing for the appointment
of a committee to investigate the State SUI
. u tgt Of ,I fn,, ftn
to said resolution stood charged with us
ing his office for his own personal az
| grandiZement and for his own pecunjary
benefit, and explained that the purpose OF
said resolution was to clear the superin-
tendeut of said mputations II there was
no foundation for them.
The speaker. Mr.. Dashiell. left the chair
and took the floor. In firm, resonant
voice said that It was not the houses luty
to pay attention to every SANDER launched
against State officials by enemies OF the
democracy or TO entertain charges made by
the personal enemies OF heads of depart.
ments The resolution. prepared as he de-
clarcd, by n gentleman who had boosted
upon his arrival In Austin that he had
como TO the legislature to pull few Of
| Mr.. Carlislc's tail feathers, was unworthy
Of the houses notice and he would there
fore move to table II and the motion pro-
| vailed by n rising vote of 81 to >, ltcnder-
son aud Lillard voting In the negative.
Mr.. Turner introduced resolution pro-
viding that the house proceed to the con-
sideraton of senate bills and resolutions
on tho speakers desk to the exclusion OF
other business until tho calender Is
cleared of said senate bills and resolutions
pending discussion of which Mr.. Biaii
moved to excuse the absentees for the par
pose of disposing of the motion putting Tire
main question. and the absentees were oN-
oused on this proposition by vote OF IS
tn H. The house then refused to put Tho
main question by an overwhelming votl
and on motion OF Mr.. Fisher further con.
sderation OF the Evans bill was postponed
until March ?, and the speaker announce,
; TO the doorkeeper that he could open tn,
doors and the deadlock was at an end.
On motion OF Mr.. Blair the house ad
, tourned until 10 O'Clock Monday morning