The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25

counsel he would Law that son across his
lap and with n barrel staye persuade him
to do right.
This Was in answer to an argument by
Evans OF Hunt that II God ever made
good man that man was Graham OF Hen
derson, who introduced the bill.
Burns OF Brown favored the bill.
Beard moved TO amend by substituting
TIE word person for minor. Hender-
son moved TO table. The motion TO table
MAS carried by vote of 80 ayes, II nays
shropshire moved to amend by making
II a misdemeanor and punishable by iine
OF from S. TO 500 for a minor TO represent
himself as being OF age at the time he
purchases deadly weapons. The amend
ment was withdrawn
The bill was ordered engrossef.
AT O'Clock Mr.. Wclch moved 10 excuse
the absentees.
The speaker (Mr. Carpenter in the chair
ordered the sergeant at arms to awake the
sleeping members
The services of the sergeant at arms
were not necessary however. as members
who We're awake moved about 10 arouse
thtir friends who were doing. They
brought Moore of Lamar from a bed in
front OF the speakers stan\ Field of
Grayson and Drew from committee rooms,
ond OConnor. Mcfarland. Field OF Hiil
and others from reclining positions In their
easy chaira On the vote to excuse the alb
senteos the result was yeas ~, nays i3.
turner's bill to provide for the pur-
chase OF public lands IN quantities or
twenty acres or less situated on Islands Of
the gulf coast OF Texas by actual set
tiers. at the rate OF 81 per acre who have
settled on and placed valuable improve
ments thereon in good faith. or to their
vendees, prior to the lst day OF January,
1879, was read by caption.
When the bill was taken up at 800
o'clock a. m. the house had been in con
tinuous session for twelve hours and there
was no prospect for relief. The speaker ;
voice and the voices OF the two reading
clerks were very hoarse each OF whom
mad been forced to strain the vocal organs
In the discharge of duty.
turner moved to amend the bill by ad-
dlhs the emergency clause.
Mr.. Turney explained that ever since the
Republic of Texas there had been settle
ments on st. Joe and Mustang islands on
the gulf coas, IN the vicinity of Arkansas
Pass. The land belongs to the state OF
Texas. These settlers have built houses
and placed Improvements on what was
bare land. and he proposed by this bill TO
allow those settlers to acquire tltle TO the
land they had improves and held 50 long.
Mr.. Turner stated In he course Of dis
cussion that the settlers had been paving
state and county taxes on the land
price was the land rendered for taxation
Seabury suggested that the gentleman
apply at the comptrOler's department
and inform himself
Henderson moved to suspend considera-
tion of the bill until Nav / SO the mem
beers could inform themselves Of the prob
able value of the land
Turner replied to this indirectly lie
drew himself up to the full length OF his
sycamore height and calmly aud slowly
said that when he arrived here with COM
mission in his pocket as the representa-
tive OF n respectable constituency, he
thought his word would he taken as worth
He made denlfcd short
talk and asked leave to withdraw the bill
and amendment.
There were cries OF mo" from all over
the house.
VOTERS moved to table the motion made
by Henderson to POSTPONE. Carried.
II. m.-The previous question was Or
dered aud the amendmrnt Was adopted.
The constitutional rule Was suspended
and the question before the house Was the
final passage of the bill
Cureton stated that two years ago he
voted against this same measure because
the attorney general of Texas had advised
him to vote that way. lie had been al
yiscd that the settlers on those lands had
no more title TO the coast lands than the
deVil hnd 10 the Whole Wcrlu Whith ne o.
fered Christ from the mountain II Christ
would worship him. Curoton continued
and said II the United States ever had VAR
with another power those lslaud lands
would be valuable for Notifications, and il
title were vested in these settlers they
would have bill of damages against the
government ne moved 10 postpone.
turner saiu ne was soiry ms u'lle OIL
hau caused SO mucn troun'e' Meinhers MIH
voted TO validate the Illegal sales OF CO.
acre tracts OF iand now opposed the blll
10 aiio" those settiers titie 10 Il SAND bank
on the gun ne appea'eu 10 tue generosity
OF the house TO allow nm TO Withdraw the
oil from consideration a, tnis time
lhere were sounds oil no from various
parts OF me mouse ana nnoiloh WAS maze
10 table me motion TO postpone
me point OF no quorum w.s raised on a
standing vote ana the speaker ordered
ron call Az 80 a. m the sersean' at arms
WIS instructed to awake all sleeping men'-
hers, whether in their seats or in the COM
mlttee rooms.
me vote to tabie resuiteo' Ayes %,
rays II.
At A;3o O'Clock Bumpass moved that the
house he at ease subject TO inc sound of
the speakers faVel lie shid ne saw no
reason why inc speaker NolVe ana strength
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