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

WcS BY MT. C0iQultt amenueu Wy tne "N"'
ton OF Thursday. and 1t was so adopted
BY Tillett-Bill prohibiting the issuahc
OF bonds Tor any purpose by any county
city or town in excess of one-fourth OF
PER cent Of the taxable values OF such, ex
cent upon an election TO he held therefor.
The special order for the day--the fellow
servant bill--was called for action on VI
amendment offered by Senator pibreii'
Mr.. Beall took the door fayoring IN
amendment.
concurrent resolution from Mr.. Burn
was adopted, being to the effect that whe'
I adjournment is taken on February !, 1t D.
until Monday February %. 10 a. M, for tn
purpose OF attending the bat;leship Texa
celebration aud be the guests OF the citi
zens OF Houston on the trip from Houston
, to Galveston. which viii he by the bayou
and return to Houston by the santa ~
I railroad. Accompanying the resolution wa
telegram from General Manager Quinlar
OF the Central rendering special tran
from Austin to Houston and return. Tn,
resolution. as was a similar one from th'
house. was adopted.
Mr.. Tillett spoke In favor Of the fellow
servant bill. which. when ne concluded
was made special order for Monda,
morning, on motion OF Mr.. Linn OF Whar-
ton.
MIR. Bowser presented a bill relating e
the purchase Of supplies Of every Kind fol
the use Of State, county and municipal gov
ernmtnts.
on motion Of Mr. Goss senate bill g.
was made special order for Tuesday.
MIR. Kerr sent up Joint resolution, pro
viding for joint committee to draw a bill
with a view Of adopting the Torrens sys.
TEN Of land transfers by certificate.
On motion OF Mr.. Goss an invitation ex-
Tod Inv 7 - 10 no In q
TO visit San Antonio Friday and Saturday
was accepted,
Senate bill No. l04 by Mr.. Stone. relat.
ing to the working of county convcts. and
fixing the amount OF money they shall re-
Ceiye per day, was called. amended and
passed for onerossment. The constitutional
rule was suspended and the bill presented
Tor final passage. II provides that county
piisonors working with county con-
victs shall bring % cents per day. which
has been amended by Senator Darwin
Poql to make it 30 cents per day.
MIR, Linn Of Wharton moved 10 table the
amendment.
Mr. Darwin spoke tG favor of the amend
ment
1t was lost by Is TO 8.
AIR Harrison amended BY striking out
the word Sunday" which the bill recog
ni1os as pay day. 1t WAS lost and The bill
passed finally.
On motion of Mr.. Yeti. house bill pro
Vlaing Tor an amendment to the charter Of
me city OF Austin was called for second
reading The constitutional rule was sus
pended ant the bin passed finally as re-
ported by the committee.
On molten, senate bill No. Q,
rcllting TO the collection Of taxes on
lands owned by non residents located in
Nnoreanized counties, was passed to en-
grossment
Mr.. Bowser sent Vi a resolution provld.
ing Tor reduction of the salary of the
committee clerks and postmaster to 81 per
dien and the appointment OF two add
ticnai clerks, stenographers and typewrit .
els at a salary % SIS Per month.
MI Burns amended by striking cut that
portor of the resolution With reference to
the reduction Of salaries, and Mr. Col
quit offered substitute to lay the resolu-
tion On the table indefinitely.
Mr. Bowser charged that his resolution
was in the line OF economy, and further
mat the clerks now employed in the senate
mad not properly attended to their duty and
the gentlemen Of the senate had been made
TO suffer for lack Of assistance from the
committee clerks. Then came calls from
all parts of the senate in defense of the
clerical help. and a speech was made by
Mr. Tillett acknowledging he had been ex-
'fanfdinarily courteously treated by the
CLERKS.
Mr.. Colquitt said that the senate should
get through with the clerk question and
step feoling about putting the State to ad
ditltnal expense by employing more help
Mr.. Bailey favored the resolution of Mr..
bowscr The substitute Of Mr. Colquitt
tabiing tho resolution was put and the vote
resulted in IL to ~, which was decided In
favor Of The substitute by President Jester
voting aflirmatively
President lester announced that Mr..
Kemp Of Wichita Falls will deliver an nd
dress on Irrigation N the house at a. m.
tomorrow. '''
ON motion Of Mr., Turney the senate ad.
loulned until tomorrow at 10 a. m.