The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-14

winch dominates all the lines rnentsoned-
would have picnic 10 Texas. beside which
It's California festival would pale into in
s:rnihcnncc. And. speaking OF This uunt.
iirton grant bill. II Is woeth noticing that
today's dispatches from Galveston announce
That the boycott In cffe-t at that wort
against the Lone Star stun holds and that the
reads maintaining II tone OF whom the
Southern Pacific Is which, propose its con
tinuance in spite OF the Bailey act signed
by the governor Yesterday. relying upon the
Federal courts to sustain them. Yet the ad-
vccstes Of the Huntington bill assert that its
purpose is to invite 'ccmpetition." although
It's benefits shall accrue TO tbs chief factor
In war 10 crush competition which has been
waged at Galveston for more than twelve
months and whose only object in obtsuinga
foothold on the island is to Ret where he
can more effectively prevent opposition from
developing In the seaboard trade aud inysa-
ing the Texas field.
OVER IN THE SENATE they spent another
day on the Dallas charter bill. II was at
tackled by Stafford. Patterson aud odsll, the
latter having dealt IL the hardest blow Il
has vet received, Mr.. Potter spoke long and
well in defense thereof. but when, at the
conclusion OF his remarks, the previous
question was moved, the minority once
more resorted to flbustering, and, the ma
iority not being strong enough to excuse the
absentees, the bill went over for one more
day.
THE HOUSE had the appropriation bill In
hsnd again this morning and managed to
dispose OF nine lines thereof without chang
ing them, but when a motion was made "a
adopt the balance thereof down to and eN-
ceptng the last section, as well as excepting
the section relating to the university, scenes
OF disorder followed which demonstrated
that the members have reached that stage
OF -dollar-a-day irritabiluy at which il
is best for themselves and the country al
large that they fold their tents and, like the
silent Arab, steal away in the night a:
promptly as possible. The motion was de.
feated, but was Immediately followed eS
one from Mr.. Decker providing for an ap'
preparation to pay the so-caled Hoeg fee
This caused the house to adjourn at once
half an hour before the usual time. leaving
the motion suspended In the air.
WITH REGARD to the question as TO wheth
der in the face of the constitutional prohi
bition against the re-inroduction of bill
which have been killed. it is learned thu
the speaker OF the house (Mr sheriff. ha
been reading up thereon for several days, a
1t is sure TO be raised. 1t is understood. fur
Their. that he Ia inclined 10 the belief tina
vetoed bill is a dead bill to all intents an
purposes, but that he has so far been un
able to discover any authority on ethe
side of the question Precedents applloabl
TO the case In point seem to he scarce but
is not doubted that he will be equal to tn
emergency when the time comes
DREAD Of railroad commission regulatio
seems 10 be a characteristic OF the Hunt
ington people. Attention has already bee
called above to the manner in which the
objected to it In the matter of the Galvesto
bill II now becomes in order to state this
they have also objected to 1t in the matte
of the Texas end New Orleans conaolidatlo
hill. During the progress of said b
through the house yesterday, Mr.. Shame
secured the adoption of an amendmel
thereto providing that the securities of
| reeds sought 20 be acquired under It's term
must be cancelled and surrendered to tn
| commission, and that all new securities s,
sued must have the approval of the commits
| sion. When the bill reached the senate tt
| day, concurrence in the amendment was T,
| fused on motion of Mr.. Greer and tr,
| conference committee asked for Nothir
| that savors Of q real check on Mr. Huntin,
| ton can get into his bills II his attorneys 3
| II first.