The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-11
MONEY HAS RUN OUT
LEGISLATORS NOW WORKING ron
GLORY.
The Conference Committees, su,,.,i-
tute Fee NH WIN Make some
Members DO Hard Thinking.

Austin. Texas, May 1O.-The appropria
ton for the per diem of the legislature
was exhausted yesterday and unless n
new appropriation is made the members
VIII have to work for nothing from now
on. And from what can be gathered to-
night any effort made to pass a supple-
mental per diem appropriation bin will
prove abortive. as it takes cishty-slx votes
to give II immediate effect. and at least
forty members have resolved to vote
against such measure. with a view OF
forcing an early adjournment. as the in
clination TO remain here and work for
legislation of minor importance will not
be 50 strong when there are no perquisitcs
in sight.
The members of the free conference
comiAt,ec on the fellow servant bill were
named today, but 1t is not expected by
Senator. Lewis himself that anything can
be done towards abrogating the doctrine
OF fellow servants at this session and the
best he hopes for Is that some improve
from his point OF view He Will resist
the application of tho Bell Neighbors sub
sti;ute to other than railroad and street
car corporations. however
The free conference committee TO which
was intrusted the task of harmonizing
the differences between the two houses
over the Wayland fec bill reported today
and brought forth an entirely new bill,
adopting some OF tho features of this
Carpenter bill. which was defeated In the
house. while retaining some of the Way
land Bills characteristics. 1t makes a
horizontal cut OF % per cent in the fees
collected by precinct. county aud district
Officers In criminal cases and makes
cut OF about is Ter cert in the fees OF
assessors and collectors County Judges.
county attorneys and district clerks are
subject TO salary limit ranging from
$1,000 TO S2500. according TO the population
of the county, and are allowed one -fourth
Of any cyccss to be turned into the county
general revenue fund. Tho county clerk
and county attorney can upon application
to the county judge and upon making a |
proper showing. obtain authority to APP |
point deputies and assistants. whose sal
nries shall not exceed $1,000 per anuum for |
chief deputy or assistant and 5000 for |
others Taking the amount OF foes paid |
in criminal cases last year as a basis the |
state would save about $50 200 per year |
by ;hc adoption of this substitute. which
differs from overy other bill and substitute
so far considered IN that IL would apply |
to every county and State For this reason
It Will probably provoke tho opposition of
many representatives OF smaller counties
who have heretofore voted for the Way
land bill. knowing that II would effect not |
over twenty OF the larger counties In |
other words. 1t is the only sure enough |
bill that has turned up mp 10 date aud !
the legislature Will have to fish or cut |
bait when 1t takes 1t mn.
The senate today stood pat on the matter
OF the deficiency appropriation bill free |
conference committee report and adopted |
Same without change. although the house |
cmphatically rejected it last week. This |
does not signify. however that the re-
quest OF the house for a second free con
ference thereon Will be rejected.