The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-12

Houston. the only change being that the
resolution was made concurrent.
He also read a telegram from Houston
signed by the citizens of Houston and G. A
Quinlan of the Houston and Texas Central
4, tcnding the legislature free transportation
| Harris Of Galveston opposed the resolu-
| ton He asked what facilities would be
provided for the trip down the bayou. and
when answered said he opposed it. He
very arrogantly claimed for Galveston the
legislature and said that tho people Of
Galveston had provided a special train. He
nacnanmously offered to let Houston have
the legislature for one day IL the members
desired to make the trip back to the Mag
/ nolia City.
| Motion was made to table the resolution.
| II was lest by vote of 10 yeas. 05 noes
The resolution was then adopted.
| Ward moved that a committee composed
OF the members from Harris and the men,
bers from Galveston and three other mem =
bers be appointed to arrange a programme
for the trip to Houston and Galveston.
Ward moved that the members of the
supreme court and court OF appeals be in
vited to accompany the party to Calves
ton
VOTERS offered an amendment that the
press representatives engaged In reporting
the house and senate be Invited to Join the
party The resolution and amendment were
adopted
Pending business was taken up 1t being
an amendment to the johnson grass bill Of
fered by Henderson, as follows:
Provided that this act shall be left to
the voters of each county in the State to
decide whether they shall accept or reject
its provisions and the commissioners
court Of the several counties of the State
shall order on or before August next an
election TO be held in the several counties
of the State to decide this measure: and
provided further, that there shall be no
compensation paid TO the managers of such
election. and that the tickets used at such
elections shall read For johnson grass"
and Against johnson grass" and that
returns be made as in other county cleo
tions.
This was tabled
Bailey offered an amendment inserting
knowingly and wilfully" in the law so as
to make 1t an offense only where the perpe-
traitor IL aware of q violation Adppted
Bailey offered an amendment to allow
three years in which to kill off the grass.
Adopted.
Pitts offered an amendment to strike out
section 3, which makes 1t unlawful for any
one to sow, plant or in any wise propagate
Johnson grass or Russian thistle; section
Z, which provides that it shall be unlawful
for railroad company to allow johnson
grass on its right OF way, and section 3.
which allows three years in which to kill
the grass
l'ftts' amendment was adopted.
Ayds offered an amendment prohibiting
the shipment of johnson grass and seed
into counties not exempted by this bill
Adopted.
Fields of Hill moved to reconsider the
vote by which number of counties were
exempted.
VOTERS spoke to this He is In favor
OF the bill in its original form, but he
can not support the measure which will ex-
gmpf "A 11inipinu hie nd oI1 IA
seed of the grass to be washed upon the
farms in his county and cause the grass to
grow Take out the exemptions and he
VIII vote for the bill. Exempt counties and
he will disobey the instructions of his peo-
pie, will vote against the hill and he will
go to his people and tell them why he did
so.
Kirk supported the position OF VOTERS
Crowley moved to table the m oton to re-
consider, Carried
The question was then put on the en-
grossmon. of the bin and it was engrossed
The following invitation was read
The people of the city of San Antonio
hereby extend to you a most cordial invi-
taticn TO visit said city as its guests Satur-
day and Sunday, February 10 and If. A
special train will be at .he disposal of the
invited guests in Austin Saturday after
nocn at o'clock and viii return Sunday
night. the 1ith inst.
o'Connor,
Childs,
blair.
The invitation Was accepted
The speaker announced tho following
committee to arrange the programme for
the Houston trip: Harris KilbouCh. uol-
land Browne, Ward. Randolph, MTKamy
Garrison called up senate bill No 81, ap-
propriating $4,000 to pay for publishing the
constitutional amendments voted on at the
last general election. The bill was finally