The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-13
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THE HOUSE.

Austin. Texas. May l2.ln tho house this
morning Mr. Boyd introduced bill amend
| ing article 1867 of the Revised Civil Stat
ute, so as to compel railroads to keep and
! maintain their machine shops and round
house at such place or places they may
have contracted to keep them for a valua
Bile consideration received. Division shops
arc excepted and it is provided that they
may be moved for the purpose of concen-
| tratlug the shops of any railway at any
point on its line General offices aud shops
located in a county which has aided by an
issue OF bonds in consideration OF such To-
cation being made can not be moved.
| ON motion OF Mr. Carpenter the report of
the free conference committee on the Way
land Zee bill Was called up and read, and
the gentleman from Fannin moved It's
adoption and made brief talk in support
| thereof
| MIR. Woltors moved That the report be re
| jected and attacked II.
| MIR Evans Of Grayson moved that the
port he rejected and that another confer
cnce committee he asked for.
Mr. Ncichbors opposed the report ana said
| that fee regulation was Il populistic idea
| sprung for the purpose Of leading the dem
/ a.
| been rnouIding Legislation for six years, he
| asserted aud II they could hut get fee
| bin adopted they would succeed In realiz-
| Ing their fondest hopes which We're TO dis
organize the democratic party machinery.
| MIR. Dean supported the report and scored
| those who opposed It for their iuconsst-
| ency.
| Mr.. Seabury opposed the report and IA
vorcd the proposition asking for a new CON
! ference committee.
! Mr.. Staples vcntured the opinion that the
| report was a monstrostty
| Mr. Bailey, on behalf Of tho small ccun-
Ties of Southwest and South Texas. opposed
the report
Mr. Bell also opposed the report. Had
always been OF the opinion that fee lcgisla-
tlon platform promises wore made to catch
woes. and had not had occasion TO change
that opinion, Furthermore. he wanted to
| state that vote catchers such promises
| wcro failures. He was opposed TO any kind
VI fee bill
At the conclusion of Mr.. Bells remarks
the house took recess until 3 p, III,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT the afternoon session Eyaps Of Hunt
supported the conference committee sub
siitute for the Wayltnd fee bin and paid
his respects TO those Of his colleagues who
were willing TO pass bill that cut down
ties but jumped sideways as soon as a
measure was offered taat affected all
counties alike.
Boyd defended the report aud declared
that It's rejection or It's reference To an
ether committee meant The death Of amy
Kind OF Zee regulation az this session.
Blair attempted to have further consd-
Grafton OF the report postponed until next
"Wednesday, but Mas cut nfI by motion
by McGaughcy calling for the previous
question, which WAS ordered
A motion 10 reconsider the vote by which
the previous question had been ordered
having failed of adoption by a vote of ~ ID
i6, the question REQUIRED upon Wolter
motion to reject the report. which motion
was made this morning AZ a substitute foi
| the Carpenter motion to adopt substitute
fOr the Wolter substitute 10y EVANS OF
GraysOn, providing for rejection and call
Ing for new conference committee having
been ruled out OF order.
Wolters urged the adoption OF his sub
| stitute in "A ten minutes speech devoted &c
opposing any Kind OF fee regulation
Carpenter replied 10 Woiters, after which
the roll MAS called and the report Was re-
Jooied by vote OF 81 to 4s and the fec
bill Went dead.
! On motion OF Garrison. the report OF the
free conference committee on the appro-
priaiion bill was laid before the house aud
read
Garrison moved the adoption OF the re-
port and Shropshire offered a substitute,
motion providing for It's rejection, and
asking for another conference. lie main-
tainei that the report undid all OF the
houses work on the bill and spoke vehem-
entity against agreeing " cuts In the ap-