The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-03
THE HOUSE.

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Austin, Texas, April 2.-1n the house this
morning Dies called UP house Joint resolu-
ton Ne. "a, authorizing aid to Confederate
soldiers and sailors not inmates Of the Con.
federa,e home and it was passed TO en-
erossnent
Lotto called NJ senate bill No. 1874. max
ing IL = penal ofeuse for school superin-
;eadants aad teachers to act as agents for
schools books. etc. and moved to postpone
Indefinitely.
Shropshire spoke for the bill. but as It
was % O'Clock the speaker ruled that the
bill would be pending business. but the
special order was the general deficiency
bill. which he laid before the house.
Ward offered az amendment, adding to
the bill a claim Q. $40 due John Smith as
salary as guard at Camp MabTy for six
months at ss5 per month, which was adopt
Cd.
Fields offered an amendment to add
an item rrfunding liquor TAX enormously
collected from 7. b bond from December
Is. 1925, to December i, 1895. amounting
% 500. Adopted.
Fields offered amendment TO refund to
J J. Hooper i like amour, for liquor tax
collocted from August 70, 1894. to August
q. 1895.
= messenger from the senate announced
that the senate refused to concur 10 house
amendments 70 the Colquitt back tax bill
and asked ior 4 free conference committee.
20 which the house agreed.
Tracy moved 20 reconsider the vote ap-
proving the %reiuuding Of the claim OF 5000
- T. Is. Bgnt.
Fields moved to table Tracy's motion.
Lost
The amendment on the Bond claim was
reconsiderel and TRACY spoke against al
lowing the claim.
kiuheIl moved to amend by making the
amOult $50. being the amount Of license
less the commission paid the collector.
After a long discussion Fields moved the
previous question. which was ordered and
the amendment was rejected by a vote Of
10 ayes to On noes.
Fields withdrew the amendment on the
Hooper claim.
Shropshire offered an amendment to re-
fund $500 liquor tax enormously collected
from + r.. Wood Of Parker county.
Tracy opposed tle claim and moved 10
table the amendment and the melton pre-
vailed.
Feiil moved to cut out three items OF
contingent eNp@-7saS- included in the bill
amounting To si74s.
AT94- MIAA'ffs HAF a+i'h'lAIF III dNl
hoped 20 see the bill pass as 1t came from
tho committee.
Evans of Hunt wanted to know what
stems were covered by the vague term OF
contingent expenses" lie wanted TO know
what the items were.
The amendment was rejected by a vote
Of az ayes to 5s noes.
Evans Of Hunt moved TO strike out the
Item OF ss43.l5 to refund to purchasers OF
public domain In lS9G-97 for which no
patents were issued.
Dean moved to table the amendment.
and his motion prevailed.
Fellt moved 10 amend by striking ont
the two Items OF $50 and $40 respectively
for clerks fees in criminal cases FOR years
ending February IS. 1886, and February Is,
1887, respectively.
Turner opposed the amendment and It
was withdrawn.
Logan offered an amendment striking out
the appropriations for salaries of steno-
graphors OF the courts OF civil appeals for
the Second. TAird and Filth districts, be-
ing S2uO0f 5000 and $500 respectively.
Williams favored the amendment,
Fisher thought the appropriation should
be made.
Blair said the law was simply directory
and he favored the amendment. II this
thing went on the State would he called on
to keep paying such claims. This looked
something like favorliism. The court al
san Antonio and the court at Galveston had
stenographers. but they did not come here
and ask the State to pay their stenograph-
ers The amount asked here was preposter-
Gus. Notice had been served two years ago
when stenographers were paid up to date
that no further appropriations would be
made for this purpose. II this Fleeing OF
the treasury was to bo allowed he would
put IN claims for the courts at San Antonio
and Galveston. These courts had paid their
stenographers and had not had the check
TO como here and ask the State TO pay.
Recess to 3 p. m.