The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-14

, ~ plvAt0 secretary to the eoyerpo,
s snu mr. mclean delivered special mes
Henderson Of Travis moves 49,, a.
message lay on the table subject - s .SS
dered. :" "as 10 or
W. s. conoly of Falls, who had M, -,
ticipated In the proceedings, took the csih
staples Of Bastrop offered . reso,,,,on
lnviung Il. M. Garwood of Bastrop 10 a
seat W.tnin the bar OF the house. Adopted.
savage OF Montague offered a RESOLUTION
directing that those who had SERVED =.
employees during the temporary oreanizas
ton OF the house be paid for their services
at the rate allowed the regular employees
Adopted. s'p'oses'
Vaughan OF Collin offered a resolution
directing the speaker to appoint a clerk
for the sergeant at arms.
substitute authorizing the sero.en.
arms to employ clerk at the same ma .
rs that allowed committee clerks was
adopted. was
CUP OF Coryell offered the resolution
authorizing the house to subscribe fnr Az
teen copies Of daily newspaper for each
member, providing such paper contain a
daily report Of the house proceedings.
hamilton offered as substitute nm
amenament that one copy each of The
l.
weston News, Austin Statesman and the
Dallas News be subscribed for
Little of Milan offered as a substitute
that each member be allowed to subscribe
LOT nVe daily papers, to be selected by
each member, -
Terrell of Cherokee moved to table the
resolution, on which motion the vote was
50 ayes, IS noes.
Kennedy Of Limestone offered n resou-
tion directing the printing of 10000 copies
OF the House Journal containing the mes
sage of the governor. Lost
Tarver of Webb offered resolution au-
thorizing that the pages who served pend
ing the organization of the house be maid
So each per day. The resolution was with
drawn.
kittrell of Harris offered the following:
Resolved, That as the State OF Texas
will be by good faith obligated to re-
turn to the treasury of the United
States the sum of $4,000 out of the
amount recently paid into the State
treasury as the balance of the fund
retained by the United States govern
ment for the creditors of liquidating
the claims of the creditors of the Re-
pubic OF Texas. the amount received
by the State being in excess OF the
amount due to the extent OF $4,000,
SAID amount having been heretofore
paid by the general government in
settlement of what Is known as the
Thomas Toby claim.
Therefore, the representatives and
senators from Texas in the congress OF
the United States are requested and
directed to take such action as will se-
cure from the government of the
United States the release to the State
Of Texas Of said sum of 5000 such
release from the obligation to return
said sum to be made by congress upon
condition that the same shall be APP
propriated and applied to the estab-
lishment, equipment and operation of
the agricultural. mechanical and indus.
trial department of the colored normal
school at Prairie View, Texas.
Referred.
The finance committee was announced
as follows: Henderson OF Lamar, chair
man; Robertson Of Bell, Morrow of Kauf-
man. Browne of Harris, Henderson of
Brazos. Pfeuffer Of Comal, Vaughan Of COL
I'm. Bolin of Morris Gordon of Hood. III
len Of Hopkins, Stewart OF Tarrant, Nor
RS of Montgomery Lake of Harrison,
LLOYD Of Ellis. Marsh OF Smith Maxwell
Of Travis. Grubbs of Hunt, Childs OF Bexar,
Shropshire OF Parker, Harrington OF La
VEGA, Wheless Of Galveston.
Adjourned to $3.50.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
inc mouse met at o'clock.
The speaker announced that Frank Gal
lagher Of San Antonio was appointed
page.
The speaker also announced the appaint-
ment of the following committees:
Judiciary No. 1.--Wooten. chairman;
Ayres, Schluter. Powell, Kittrell, Bolin,
Prince, Robertson OF Bell. Barrett, Mas
terson, Staples, Dies, Neff, Calvin, Al
len of Hopkins, Russell, Smith OF Gray
son, Wright, Derden.
Internal improvements Smith Of
Grayson, chairman Mckamy, Schluter,
gle, SAMSON. Garner, Grubbs, Masterson,
Decker, Gordon, Kennedy, Pfeuffer. Tomp-
kins. Rogers, Powell.
Judiciary No. 2--Bailey chairman; Pitts,
Lake, Greenwood, Garner, Garrett, Ellis,
Chambers Tate, Lane, Collins,
Jones, Henderson of BRACES, Turney, Cross,
Rogers, Shannon, Decker.
Henderson, chairman OF the finance COM
mittee, reported favorably the senate mile
Age and per diem bill, appropriating $780,
900, and 1t was passed under suspen-
sion OF the rules.
The bill appropriating $4,000 to pay con-
tingent expenses was passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
The speaker announced the following
Oh Stdtc VI dhdlo, tohCibdi hc'
chairman; Cooke, Barrett, Evans Of Gray
son, Schluter. Monroe. Thomas, Bolin,
Donah, Decker, Teagle, Staples,
Stewart, Roshell, Ellis, Tompkins, Poole,
Cholders, Bennett Gill. Walton.
resolution was adopted permitting
local photographers to photograph Gov
arnor- elect Sayers at the time the oath of
office is being administered.
Smith of Collin offered resolution re-
1uesting that our senator's bo requested toI
vote for the peace treaty and instructing
hem to vote for the independence of the
Jubans and OF the Philippines. when thel
latter are capable and when they REIMBURSED
he United States for the cost OF the war
A resolution was referred to the rules
committee providing that lobbyists shall
not appear before committees unless IN
rited by majority OF the members
hereof.
The senate resolution for the appoint
nent OF a joint committee to count the
vote for govunor was passed ana tne
speaker appointed on the part OF the
house schluter, Staples and Childs.
Adjourned to $3.50 a. m.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
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