The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06
THE HOUSE.

Austin, Texas, March 1.-THE house this
morning started out by extending the priv
ileges of the house to Captain Darlington
Mr. Patterson called UP Senator Colquitt' S
concurrent resolution providing for ad-
iournmont March 20 and offered an amend
ment thereto changing the date to April l..
The resolution and amendment were tabled
BY Il vote Of So to 30.
Mr. Robbins moved that the house do not
concur in the senate amendments to the
house hill No. Is, validating illegal sales
of land under the detached section act Of
1887 which ameDdment requires actual &C.
cuuancy of the land now or prior to jan
uary |. 1895. to reap the benefit OF the
valuation.
Mr.. McGaughey supported the Robbins
motion and maintained that the senate
amendment destroyed the original purpose
OF the bill, which was to remove the reces-
sity for making an appropriation to reini-
burse the purchasers under .he act OF 1887.
whose purchases would he forfeited unless
validated by the legislature. 1t was not
the intention of the detached section act
to REQUIRE actual settlement.
Mr.. Blair moved that the house do concur
in the senate amendments to house bill
No i3
=. Mr.. Robbins opposed the motion and Mr.
Freeman supported It,
MIR. Martin showed that the effect Of the
amendment was to force the actual settler
to pay out at 81 and SO per acre. while
the speculator could forfeit and repurchaso
AT 81 ner acre
Mr.. Wilcox argued that the senate amend
ment sought to impose upon purchasers con-
ditions which were not in the act under
which they purchased originally.
Mr.. Holland OF Harris favored the Blair
motion.
On motion OF Mr.. Turner the previous
question was ordered and Mr.. Blair's mo-
ton TO concur in the senate amendments
Was lost by a vote OF SO to "a.
Mr.. Robbins motion not to concur in the
senate amendments and asking for a free
conference committee was adopted.
PENDING business. in the shape OF the
Evans assignment bill was laid before the
house. with pending amendment by Mr.. Ro-
gan providing that preferences may he made
IN favor of landlords for three months rent;
IN favor of employees for three months
wages In favor of estates heirs and wards
for debts due as executors administrators
and guardians; in favor of the State county
and city or town for taxes; In favor of cred
itors holding vendors, mechanics or Inn
provement liens on the homestead. and
pending amendment thereto by Mr.. Blair
providing for the preferring of accomm0da-
tion ndorsers
Having obtained recognition Of tho chair 1.
MI Blair produced documentary evidence
o. opposition to the Evans bill on the part
OF leading firms OF San Antonio. and ridt-
culed Mr.. Childs. his colleague, on ac-
count N certain statements made by lin
last Tuesday in discussing the bill. He
pald MS respects also to the resident ct
tornev OF the New Orleans Credit associa-
lon, calling him the paid lobbyist OF a
foreign corporation which sought TO CO.
cree the legislature into passing laws to
subserve its outside interests"
MT Wo!ters followed Mr.. Blair and
charged that gentleman with ringing San
Anicnio nolitios Into the discussion and OF
throwing slime upon his colleague, Mr..
chiids. who was the ionly regularly nomi-
mated democrat from Rexar county In the
mouse. Blair and O'Connor represented Q
lot Of political buccaneers, he said. Con-