The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-25
THE HOUSE.

Austin, Texas, March a4.--This being
senate bill day. the house this morning took
up and passed finally Senator Tcrrcll's
bill providing that a person entering
house in the daytime and concealing him
self therein for the purpose Of committing |
theft shall be guilty of burglary.
Mr.. Colquitts bill comforting Jurisdiction
upon the railroad commission over the
compression, OF cotton for shipment outside |
the State as well as within the State and
over the preparation OF merchandise for
shipment was laid before the house with
favorable majority and uufavorable min
GRITTY reports
Nj. Bailey moved to adopt the majority
report and Mr.. VOTERS moved that the
minority reroit be substituted and the
debate opened ur.
MIR. Logan of Smith spoke for the ma
jorlty report and contended that thd power
sought TO be conferred upon the commits
sion was absolutely necessary to enable
1t TO control cotton rates and prevent dis
examination.
MIR. Wolters followed In support OF the
minority report He said that 1t had been
asserted that the interior presses wanted
the bill passed. which was not correct
abatement. as the presses In his district
did not want II. That tho passage OF this
bill would injure the farmers because It's
operation Will prevent the concentration
Of cotton and Il this Is prevented thescot-
ton buyers expenses are Increased because
IL will require more classifying experts
and of course the greater the expense of
the cotton buyer and factor the lower the
,,r,. % ,,ts a. hat tha 80 ava pf
law is wrong in principle. That the Texas
legislature should not extend the powers
OF the railroad commission and restrict
commerce That a better policy would be
TO let every man attend TO his own husi-
ness without Interference of the State. aud
that the rules OF commerce Niil naturally
control 1t and upon a broad plane OF com
petition the fittest will survive. That UNI
der the operation Of this bill farmer
would not ship his cotton TO a market
without having II compressed at The near
est press. He paid his respects to the
Galveston board of trade and cotton ex-
change, who passed resolutions asking the
passage of the law. He appealed to the
house TO adopt the minority report and
| kill the bill.
| Mr. Bailey OF Dewitt insisted that the
| majority report be adopted. Under pres
| cnt conditions, he maintained. the Hous-
ton and Texas Central discriminates
against interior towns in favor of Houston
| and in favor of New Orleans against Gal
| weston. He did not understand that the
| bill would empower the commission 10
| interfere with the private rights of ship
| pcrs as cotton could still he shipped mar
| under its provisions at the option OF the
| shipper. Tho bill accords with decisions
| Of the supreme court, be said, and the
commission undoubtedly haY. control OF
| congresses. II was proper function OF
the commission and would prevent us
constant harassment by injunction suite
and otherwise.
Mr.. Dickinson though, the bill was moth
ing more nor less than carrying ou
of the republican doctrine of protection.
Mr.. Martin of Coryell supported the bill
because of his conviction that the lcgisla-
ton proposed was sadly needed and In
spite of the fact that he had received many
petitions urging him to oppose H.
Mr. Harris favored tho majority report
and replied to certain remarks manc pA
MIR. VOTERS against some OF his consult.
ucnts. He was monopoly hshter ant
did not propose TO let Few congresses a
Houston and Galveston crowd. out the bal
ance of the presses in the state. Referring
TO n remark made by Congressman Hutch
eson in committee when the bill was un
der discussion there, he denied that Cal
weston was guilty ol ingrntitude In hack
ing This bill Galveston had contributes
|
serted.
MIR Tucker of Taylor objected to tn
abortion of tho minority report on IN
ground that the bill Is paternaiistc an'
confers excessive power on the commission
The farmer can take care of himself, h
said. and wanted nothing more than to
let alone. The State has as much rlBht L
; Tell him where he shall get mis- corn sfoun'
into meal as 1t has TO tell where he shal
get his cotton pressed.
MIR. Kirk also thought the hill paternal
istic and had an idea that Galveston want
ed the bill passed because Houston wa
COMPRISING more cotton that she was.
was one city against another He was get
ting tired of having the farmer hidden l
s,ath on every measure that comes befor
the house.
l MIR. Dean spoke as follows:
"Adyocates OF the pending bill have IN
trenched themselves behind the PROPOSE
: ton that 1t is demanded by the FARMERS -. =
Texas and they have not neglected. 10 ara
, into the controversy the railroads NO"
gentlemen. the only actual farmers wh
have addressed this body upon TINS oil
have spurned the idea that the farmer
need desire this legislation. And as 10
the railroads. they are not involved III III
legitimate discussion OF this phi
"Tha real object Of the bill is the pro
, lection OF local congresses and any AZ
: tempt TO DRAG the railroads or farmers 9
+, Texas into the discussion is only Tor 81
; feet.
II was an original commission man nm
( am one yet. but my understanding OF IN
purpose OF the creation OF the coinmishio
was that IL was to regulate freight an
l passenger tariffs. and to prevent dlscrin
G nation by the railroads. No one eve
. heard that this body was created TO reg
4 ulate congresses. AS friend OF the CON
mission am opposed TO the extension
! its powers to that degree where 1t sha
4 include every kind of business In Its grasl
for such contamination would ineyitabl
: bring the commission into contempt an
}. the very people who created il would ari'
: and demand the repeal of the law giving
Its existence.
: IL can not see why the producer
a shipper should be denied the privilege
e having his cotton compressed at any plat
G where he desires to have 1t done. IN
n commission already has authority to mai
: rates for pressed and impressed cotton al
d ! to prevent determinations. and this pow
they have already exercised. and II an