The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-13

provides that In any county or Subdivision
I OF county in which stock Is pioh'bite'
\ from running at large. thar any person wn'
shall wilfully allow stock TO run at Iatse
! shall be guilty of misdemcanor ard shai
be fined not less than 30 and not n.or'
1 than $500.
Beard opposed the bill. lie said such
stringent law would move the smoke houses
Of Texas TO st. Louis and Kansas CITY,.
ktmhle SPOKE In advocacy OF the piIi-
Humphrey opposed the bill, and Evans
Of Grayscn favored 1t.
Burney said the people OF Kerr county
had their smoke housed at home instead
OF In Kansas City. BY common consent
hoIs wcrc turned out and they feed W.
the hounties OF nature at no expense to the
owner.
bertram opposed the bill and moved thai
II be tabled.
The motion to table was lost by vote
Of So yeas. 20 noes.
Bailey offered an amendment providing
that person can allow stock TO run at
large on his own land and shall be guilty
II he allows his stock TO trespass on the
land Of another.
Hailey's amendment was adopted and the
hill passed finally.
The hour OF 10 o'clock having been
reached. the special order Wards election
bill. was laid before the house. /, is very
lengthy and the clerk consumed thirty
minutes in reading It,
This bill has been commented upon In
The Post. the principal features being pub
lished,
The majority OF the committee reported
iavorahly. the minority reporting unfavor-
ably
Ward moved that the majority report be
adopted. Wolters moved as n substitute
that the minority report be adopted. The
minority report was slgned by Voters
Scabury. Childs. Bell. Blair Tracy. Neigh
bors. Barrett.
Ward spoke to tho measure He made
me remarkable statement that the election
held last November was held without war
rant OF law. The Constitution OF The state
prescrlbes that general elections shall be
hold every two years, and the Revised Stat
uies~ Of 1895 show that the law has simply
eral elections shall be held every two years
at such places and under such regulations
ms may be prescribed by law"
mere Is nothing in that law" SAID Mr.
Ward. that SAYS the election should be
held on the first Tuesday after the first
in November. We are holding our
seats today because by common consent the
people went TO the polls and cast their
votes"
Mr. Ward explained that the first part Of
the bill. down to and including section 80
Is an exact copy of the present law. except
me hrst section, which presCribes the time
when elections shall be held
He explained section 30. which legaliles
primary elections by political parties. aud
nat the commissioners court shall meet at
4 certain time before the general election
md receive the certificates OF nomination
rom the authorized representatives. OF the
political parties.
Mr.. Ward took up each section Of mis- bill
md discussed IT,
Mr.. VOTERS opposed the bill He made
long speech In advocacy OF tho minority
cport, which, II adopted would Kill the
lill
Patterson opposed the bill.
Blair Of Bear opposed the bill.
ITO explained some Of the customs Of
teNar county in carrying the election. He
nhde hum0rous argument against the
MI and told how tn, democrats vote the
latiVe who can not road lrc said that al
ne last election Charlie Culherson received
'loo majority, but under the Ward bill he
Nould be 300 in the minority.
Eel opposed the bill and at the concln
ion OF his speech the house adjourned until
o o'clock tomorrow.