The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-21
ArTrRNnoN SESSION


a; the afternoon session pending bust
mess in the shape u waras motion TO ad-
ioura sine die at s o'clock this evening
~Ss taken up and substitute by Ran
aolph changing the hour to II O'Clock to-
morrow morning MAS accepted by the au-
thor thereof
AYERS offered substitute changing the
hour to II O'clock Saturday morning.
Blair favored early adjournment,
Fields OF HIN spoke but failed to define
his position
Ward urged prcmp, adjournment aud
said 'hc sooner the legislature got Into an
eNtrA session the better: It would be in
no better fix 10 adjourn Saturday Than
Nov special session was Inevitable. no
matter who Was TO blame therefor. The
'Ns'sia'ure is IN no condition TO attend TO
public business now.
Ihe AYERS substitute was defeated by a
vote OF ~ TO ls
ne Randolph substitute 20 adjourn sine
DE at II o'clock tomorrow tFridayi morn
ing was adopted by vote Of 5S TO 81
evans OF Grayson made his second at
tempt Tor today to withdraw his peuilag
motion TO table the Blair motion to reject
the report Of the free conference committee
on the fee bill wAereupon Woltcrs said
mat there was a condition attached 10 the
withdrawal of the Evans motion 10 the
eheet mat the matter should not be called
uo again at the present session II there
vas TO be an extra session
Evans said he had no objection to such
condition and then proceeded 10 review
the history Of attempted Tee bili lccisla-
ZION 10 date. asserting that The fee bin
hal been substituted aud lobbiui 10 deatn
AZ the conclusion OF Evans romarks the
ran tNN Fs.,.
the fee bill was laid on The liable. subject
10 call.
Pending business, the bill prohibiting the
use u the gate system on railroad trains
was resumed and Dennis urged lis pas
sage.
Bailey favored the bill ami Kirk spoke
IN oppositton thereto. The house refused to
suspend and place 1t Oh thlri reading
senate amendments TO the JOINT resolu-
ton amending the constitution 80 as to
allow INDECENT Confederate Veterans TO
draw pensions in lieu OF maintenance at
the Confederate home were concurrcd in
the ~ nding bill by Senator Rogers author
i1ing fidelity and guaranty companies to
oe accepted as surety for guardians adj
inlnistrators. etc, was taken up and passed
finally
On molten of plair Lewis bill. creating
plumbing boards in cities. WAS taken up
and passed finally.
ne mouse COUCufreu III senate amend
ment to the bill transferring The direct TAX
fund 10 the general revenue. which
amendment urovides that proven claims for
penalty. interests and costs shall be paid
by the comptroller.
Dean called up the governors veto of
the bill leasing plates of out OF print court
REPORTS to II. 7. n. CANNED whcreupon
there arose an unprecedented racket, led
bV Fields OF HIN. who seemed TO have it
in for Btimpass because the latter persisted
III irving 10 exercise his constitutional
right 20 attract the speakers attention to
yet in a resolution
order having been restored the Bumpass
resolution which authorized the state
printing board to contract with the lowest
bidder for the publication from plates
owned by the state OF out of-print court
reports was read his purpose being. he
said. 70 show the house that the reports
could be published by the State itself Tor
less than il would have to pay If the hin
was passed over the governors veto and
the lob turned over TO a contractor
Bailey opposed the passage of llac bin
over the veto
Meade urged the house to sustain the
be authorized to let the printing board
should be authorized to let the printing of
the report to the highest bidder
Evans Of Hunt spoke for passing the hill
over the veto, after which the roll was
ealled aud the governor sustained ty a
vote of 90 to TO and the house adjourned
hnui o'clock TOMORROW morning.