The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-15
ECONOMY IS THE ORDER.
Members Begin to Curtail on Post
age Stamps.
COMMITTEE SELECTED WITH CARE,
Full Text of Lewis Fellow Servant
Biil--Ruies VIII lie ChnnEed
Hut Very Little.

| Austin, Texas. January 1.-THE ccono-
mists started in this morning to make a
record. and the first decapitation was in
the matter Of postage stamps. Drew OF
Kaufman opened UP with a resolution that
members be allowed but $50 worth during
the session. which was superseded by a
substitute by Bertram allowing only Sl5
! worth of the government plasters There
were some who feared to express them
selves on this first measure of an economic
nature. and did not vote until the call was
| finished and they had an idea how things
were going. number changed when 1t
appeared that the ayes had il.
The governors message was given close
attention by some. while others attended
to correspondence or read newspapers.
The speaker has taken great care in Sc
lecting the committee on finance, and while
II Is yet too carly in the session to COM
ment on the complexion of II. the prODa-
bility is that he has made an excellent Sc
lection. Time will tell. Chairman Harri-
son has been pointed out as 1ne who would
be u leader In this house, and at the head
OF the fnance committee he VIII have an
Cpl ortuuity to distinguish himself. Brown
OF Harris is one of the members Of the
committee. Honest John" as he is known
In Houston, while being an economist, is
not man who is Jenny wise and pound
foolish"
me appointment OIL JOnn NJ. Moore OIL
Fort Bend county to the committee on
finance is q compliment to the young man
from Richmond. who is serving his first
term in the house.
In the senate business proceeded as if
it had been grinding Il month. The pres
ident announced his committees. and Sen
ator Burns OF Houston and Linn of Whar-
ton came III for splendid recognition. Like
his colleagues In the house, Messrs. Browne
and Holland. Senator Burns has made a
splendid impression, and all three WIN be
heard from as the session progresses.
Committee announcements having been
disposed OF. ten bills were introduced. two
OF which are of considerable importance,
namely. Lewis fellow servant bill and Col
QUITS dill, which aims to make 1t statu
tory requirement for express companies to
maintain general offices in this state
Senator Woods stirred up the natives
somewhat by introducing a resolution to
exclude professional lobbyists" from the
sacred precincts of the upper house. SEN
ator Bowser uf Dallas seemed to take more
interest in the passage of the revolution,
which went over until tomorrow, than did
the Senator from Grayson however. which
! has created the impression with some that
1t Is aimed solely at repres entatiYes Of le-
gal reserve insurance companies. Should
the resolution pass. and should its provis-
iuhs ne enforced. IT Is llahle 10 prove trou
blesomc to lobbyists who are not in tho
lobby proper. In other words. il literally
construed, it might be stretched to reach
some Of its hackers. who do not disguise
their interest in insurance legislation rot
| OF the legal reserve class
No tears were shed over the defeat of
the resolution providing for The purchase
out Of the contingent fund tive copies of
daily and weekly newspapers for cach SEN
ator, one of the gentlemen remarking that
II 1t had beer proposed TO buy nifty copies
| so that they could be utilized FOR dlstribu-
ton among his constituents to some eject
he would have favored the resolution, hut
that the purchase of but five ,opies was
nonsense. However. it is understood tat
the resolution will come up again tomorrow
and that provision Will be made or the
purchase OF twenty instead OF 1--WE copies.