The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-24


friends. The final section having been
reached q motion to adjourn was made but
defeated by vote OF So to A. The preyi-
Gus question was then moved, whereupon
a call OF the house was also moved by Mr.
Beard. The requisite number OF seconds
having been obtained, the call was ordered
The motion to excuse absentecs was lost
| and call Of the roll having been male IL
| was discovered that Messrs. Blair, Oallan.
| Drew, Evans Of Grayson, Logan. Lotto.
Patterson. Rudd, Smyth, Stampcr and
| Williams were absent, and the sergeant at
arms was instructed to nunt them up and
| bring them in. Pending the rounding up
| Of the absentees the following bills We're
| introduced:
BY Fields Of Hil!--A bill providing that
the United States tax shall be prima face
| evidence against 'person charged with
selling liquors in prohibited territory.
BY Carpenter-A bill to appropriate fi:ty
| thousand acres out OF the unappropriated
domain ASA permanent endowment for
| colored orphans home to be hereafter es-
| tabished
BY Melton--A bill to restore and confer
upon the county court OF San Saba county
the civil and criminal jurisdiction hereto
| fore belonging to 1t.
BY Hensley--A bill to make deeds OF
trust. mortgages etc. void unless made
| payable in this State.
House bill No. 96 was laid before the
house. The bill provides that bids for
| furnishing supplies to the various asylums
shall he passed on by the boards of man
ayers OF the various institutions, respect
lively
Reieer moved to amend by providing that
| preference shall be given articles manu-
featured in Texas. The amendment was
adopted and the bill was ordered ongrosscd
| Under suspension Of the rules the bill pass
ed finally.
The following resolution was offered by
| Wood OF Navarro
Whereas. il is a recognized principle in
| the philosophy OF commerce that the sooner
, the products OF any State or section reach
( navlgable connection with the high seas.
the greater will be the return for the labor
of the producer, and
| Whereas. the system OF ietty improve
ments at Galveston by the general govern
ment has been carried to a complete sue
, cess, and
Whereas. an appropriation has hecn made
! by congress for the survey Of Buffalo bayou
and it's conr ections from the jetties at Cal
weston to Houston therefore. be 1t
Resolved by this house, the senate con-
! curing. That W" do hereby express our
| qualification at the success of the deep
! water movement at Galveston. and record
| the hope that all the expenditures therefor
may be fully realized. and, believing that
ii will be success and great benefit will
waterway from the jetties at Galveston to
no o,ty ~ Uonston vo do tender the
| ,horLs -, .bie hodv =, our senator's and
rorresertatives in congress and TO the sen
| ators and representatives. % other States
| who aided in securing an appropriation for
the work at Galveston and for the survey
of Buffalo bayou TO Houston; and be 1t
further
Resolved. That this body does indorse
and onnrove The concentrated work of the
INFRINGEMENT Of buffalo bayou by the means
| - annrnrriati,rs hv tho general govern
mont as measure of great and general in,
,nrast 10, ,niv f. he neon,e OF Texas hui
~, ~ r ,ocnia =, an thot vas, and product-
i've territory Wing west of the Mississippi
I've , ,tii s,7a througb s,id waterway
h,, uay Of thn i,,ttins M galveston. a natu-
| rs, nrtio, =, tho markets of the world,
,rhorehv win be avoided tho great delay
~ WI ,nss ras,i,ipe from Tho haul
by rail .rrnss the continent to other ports
he I, further
| posolv,d Tba. our representatives and
.ora,or, In corgross no ard they are here
,' no1,,,at III ~, yive their MD toward Sc
o,,rinS th, necessary appropriations to
carr IN successful CONJUNCTION the work of
49,, ,,nrovonno,t If nuffalo bayou until it
nv i."p. w, 80 ,.,oabIc waterwav for the
10 49,, go;ng Vessels 10 the city OF
H r. ho =, f7r,bcr
r, -, ,hos. roso,r-
- ~ ,ra,s,,ittod unjar the hand of the
tons be TRANSMITTED unneI .ne nm VI
speaher uha thiel s'eln W ,srasontative-
IRON thls SIaie anu me- Me-, s,th oonsresa
elect from leNes 10 INC + IVY No. aIa,,r,,
House Dill NO oV, by Seapu.S, .hs
to the time ana ihaN,ns o. ie so', ~ nd
secretary OF STATE oil eles'iohs .o' n'so
district oiheers was lalu pe,uon ,v w" o,,,ssio,,
The measure is Simply 10 Supply ,, '.", satod
OF certain olnces mn,', ' ha ,r,ended was
since the Ia" suusnt 10 pV
adopted The bill passed
House bin No. 81 was iain oeInre .ne
house on thlra reaulhgi i. Is oS ~ hur.
son and is to define the ouehse o, ou,
giary so as 10 inclune lofoio'' eh''' W
day. Passed nnaliy. ,. ,ia,rg
House pill no. o'' oy ,,,,a.s sonarate
that no couNoNnhVc VI Ill ,oinod in