The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-22
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

! Austin. Texas. January 20--The senate
did very graceful act yesterday when 1t
adjourned as mark Of respect to the
| a0th birthday of the Souths loved and
| heroic leader General Robert Edmund Lee.
The resolution to adjourn was introduced
| by Senator Woods of sherman himself a
gallant Confederate veteran. having served
during the war with honor and distinction
in Walkers division of Texas infantry.
The resolution was adopted BY a rising
vote
The work OF counting the vote in joint
session was accomplished in less time than
II has been done in the past ten sessions.
vet the number OF counties voting was
greater than heretofore. President Pro
Ten. Dibrell presided. on the part Of the
senate during the greater part OF the joint
session, and gave ample evidence of the
wisdom OF the senate in selecting him as
temporary pre- ident Of the house Of lords.
me count revealed the fact that the vote
OF the Following counties were manifested
| by the couny seals Bandera Camp Dick
ems, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hardin. Hopkins.
Lamar, Lee. This is inexcusable careless
ness
The senate concurrent resolution wei =.
coming William Jennings Bryan TO Texas.
and inviting him to visit the capital of the
state. was introduced by Senator Ben +.
Rogers of Palestine, one OF the staunchest
Tree silver democrats in the legislature. and
Is nigh testimonial to the able senator
from Anderson. The graceful seconding
speech by the only republican in the iipper
house. Senator Waller T. Burns of Hous-
Ton IN the name Of all the people of Aus
I'm, Fort Bend. Harris and Waller conn
les, won for him many additional friends
outside the senate-inside his friends in
ciude the whole body, members and officers.
Senators Z. D. Linn of Victoria and
George c. Greer OF Beaumont are still nh.
sent, being kept at home by sickness The
many friends OF these gentlemen. scat
tered throughout the several counties com
posing their respective senatorial dls.rjcts
VIII rejoice to learn that the latest news
from their sick rooms promise speedy re-
coVery OF each one, and that they Will soon
be In their seats. Meanwhile their con-
stituents need not fear that their interests
are suffering by the enforced absence of
'hese Two senators, as thus far in the ses-
SION only matters Of general and State
VIDE interest have found their way to the
senate calendar and committee roorns
Local questions will como up later.
The first official signatures to a Twenty
fifth legislature bill were affixed when
President Of the Senate Jester and Sscre-
tary Lambert signed In omen senate tho
bryan resolutions A similar fcr,naIitv
was observed in the house of ranresruta
yves by Speaker Dashiell and Chief Cierk
houhtree' IN" bill was then conveyed To
Governor Culberson by Senator Rogers. its
author, chairman of the senate committee
en- enrolled bills The next bill signed was
NE .n, mileage and per diem appropriation
blll emanating in the senate. Sfatn
Treasurer Workman has been kent hnsv
cashing tho warrants OF tho members and
Officers and employees, The secretary NJ
the senate and cinet clerk OF the house
pay off, each body
When Lieutenant Governor Jester r. |
turned 10 the senate chamber from his
Inauguration tho second time. he found on
his desk beautiful display of ferns md
flowers, most artistically arranged nlacsd
there by Mrs. Norval Wilson OF this citv
representing the Woman's Christian Tom
perance union. a card ACCOMPANIED the
sht' bearing these inscriptions: "A mes
sage Tor you. FOR He shall give His an
gels charge over thee. tn keep thee in al
my ways. palms, OF. ., The flowers
ETC. were spread upon massive silver
tray from the arch OF which hury
pnnch OF white ribbon. symbolic of The
purity OF the noble cause espoused bv ,ba
w oihah Christian Temperance union
! ms testimonial of the Austin ladies wos
keenly appreciated by the popular pr,si1-
ing officer Of the senate. '''''N'