The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-28

service over 10 tho Federal government
Mr. ollVer could not Imagine MOT,
INDUSTRIOUS proposition than the ono :,
surrender the health of tho people tn tn,
cnrc NJ the dudes Of the United state,
Mhilnr hospital service, which was con
tfoUcd by the appointccs OF cheap SCREW
washington politicians. Tho idea Of run.
ming mo FISK OF opening up the State to
| the fhNaHtS OF conthgiun TO save a few
paltry dollars expended upon tho state
un'HNhtlno service was revolving TO HIM
ana no felt sorry for those who were VIII
ins to take the responsibility OF placing tho
care OF The health of their fellow men IN
tho hnudB of uniformed Theorists who
stood on ten feet and used pair OF longs
to feel tho pulse OF tho afflicted In times
OF epidemic.
The hertram substitute was defeated by
vote OF 81 to II. and the Garrison amend
incut was adopted
An amendment was offered by MIR Tur-
ner approprating 5000 annually for tho pay
OF quarantine guard ut tho north end Of
fndro Island and urged the necessity OF
STRENGTHENING the quarantine service.
Mr.. Freeman supported the amendments
nhu said the house could not lao too liberal
IN tho matter of Appropriations for tho
protection of the health of tho people. The
amendment was adopted and the section
relating to quarantine adopted
The section making appropriations for the
Deaf. Dumb and Blind Asylum for Culored
nm amendment approprutlng sl2.0on for
new building instead of $500 for repairs
ns suggested In the bnl. lie had visited
tho asylum mud seen that the building liz
| n fraud Any money gInnt on II for re-
! pairs would be- wasted
| Mr.. Garrison and MIR stokes ngrcod with
| MIR Ewing. MIR Stosca said the building
| was absolutely dangerous and that he
would not stay In 1t one night for any
amount OF money
lao.
section passed
The section relating b. the sam Houston
Normal wnS read aud Alr Garrison offered
nm amendment increasing the approprla-
iion therefor 10y sthoo per year
Mr., Hligauc" explained that II the nh
proprlation wds made the school could
take caro- Of $50 additional pupils
An amendment to the amendment by MIR
Brighncc providing that each mctuhur nr
Tho Twcnty-finh legislature shall have
the appointment Of two scholarships 10 the
school was adopted. after which tho amend
mont was also adopted and tho section
passed
The section relating to the pcnitcn,iarios
was rend and MT pfclifor offered an
amendment raising the amount set nsdr
for The purchase al convict FIRMS TO SInN |
GOO from $50 600. rs provided In the bill. |
aud urged tho necessity of making pro- |
vsion Tor the abolition Of the contract, sya-
tenn
MIR Garrison offered substitute to
atrik" out altogether the appropriation for |
the purpose Indicated and animated that |
the governor would probably veto 1t any |
how when the hill reached him
MIR. oliver considered II ihe duty OF tho |
legislature to max" necessary appropria
tionS togardiosa Of what tho governor
might probably do with the bin In tho
end The appropriation Tor the purchase
OF convict farms Was hocoHatty. ~ro-
vision therefor should be- made for the
purpose Of gradually getting rid OF the
contract systcin mud for preventing lrSau's
OF oonNleis who were growing rich out af
tho huRincsS from combining and forcing
tbs state to turn It's cnnvlcts over to thom
AT tholr own pric- Y for nothing uise.
Mt browne favored tho appropriation
and called attention to tho HuccosB of the
experiment mado in the direction of con
10y the State
MIR Randolph 'houghl tho amendment
dhrr.cd with it the solution ~ tho convict
question ana should be adopted
MIR WiFoS thought the proposition 70
purchase and operns. state convict farms
practicable. but Insisted that the limo
was inuppOrtune for makinR the appro-
pflHtion. as to do so might create n de-
fcirrry.
M Curry argued that from every stand
point It was wHo FOR tho state to assume
absolute control of the labor OF ila can
WITS, aud that for ono he would br will
ing to vote for an Issue ~ bonds II neooS-
hhly 10 purchase convict firms
me I'eunor amendment was adopted by
n vote OF ~ to n. and MIR Garrison with
d'"w ms mbH'liutn and the section ro-
ihung &" pohitcntlnTi"H wuN pnHncd
II" section relating 10 the Agricultural
anu Mechanical college wna read aud an
ain"ihmuhe thereto nrproptihtiug S210u for
IN" erection of mn additional resIdcnee for
rioio"sorA was ndoplod.
an amendment By MIR Wclch adding
l'oop per year "a the appropriation for ck
pefitn"nial srntiouA van defeated and tho
aenlion raaHod
The section relating to the Pralrlo View I
Normal arhool ~aa r"nd and Attended by
VIII and tli0O Tor building a barn and Ia
'"ss'I q
,rnia G'n.p,,,,'n, ,.,, ~ ,' a',o,.n' zen
crhon offered an amendment sIrih,nr ont
p" sum ~ i2o opo for an cuchmpmont OF a
W. o,nh''ot '"nra 'of la'a a
,,.DstiIuto apnroprlstlng t,ooo NOE y,ar IN