The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16
sppOSITIOUS STORIES
!. what Occurred In the Executive
Session.
Y, STATEMENT or FACTS IN THE CASE.
-, WIN Approve Eli Previd-
80 the Investment OF the
,.,nanent school Fund.
The Post Bureau,

H1 Austin, Ioxes, Aprh 10.
:, ropAY's PAPERS contain stories
pss /. supposed to have happened in
SI Yesterday during the executive
han the list Of notaries submitted
.,r..tou county was reached. One
-. q that the regular list for said
p0'y ~ been supplemented by an "inde-
~ .sd.n,. list By the governor, and that oon-
-.,,ou OF the latter was refused because
eoutsined the names OF republicans
-urR STORY was that the governor had
~ ~ in list Of his own In contradistinc-
~ "a the lists submitted by "the two Gal
~ .,or representatives" and that 1t has been
49, dovn. Both stories related that Sen
pnrn. had championed the governors,
~ .,ndepsndent," list and had left the SEN
n disgust after Its rejection and threat
med to resign
.uv FACTS IN THE CASE are that but one
- -. aver sent to the senate for Calves
:, ana that 1t contains no names save
49,. admitted by Representatives Nolan
~ wheless and Senator Linn. The names
..hm,.ted by Messrs. Nolan and Linn had
~, beeu approved by the Galveston county
,.moeratic executive committee. while those
admitted by Wheeess were sent In by him
,.vardless OF the fact that said committee
IA ohieoted to a number of them. When
Il, matter came up In the senate yesterday,
!, u Linn objected to the confirmation oil
,,,h names submitted by Mr.. Wheless as
,.,s obpoxlous to the Galveston committee,
"A Mr. Burns attacked his position In the
ratt.r. as he had done in open senate sew
~, weeks ago Confirmation of said names
u. refused and MIR, Burns left the cham
ter. After his departure motion was made
"a carried to reconsider the vote by which
condemnation of the names referred was de-
,satsd AS to resigning, Mr.. Burns stated
IA The Post correspondent this evening that
bs had used no language calculated to lead
,ny one TO believe that he proposed taking
such step.
The GOVERNOR this evening requested The
Post correspondent to announce that the
hill that has passed both houses for the in
yesment of the permanent school fund will
receive his approval. but that the law will
not take effect until ninety days after the
adjournment Of the legislature. When the
law becomes effective, opportunity will be
Immediately afforded to counties and cities
for the disposal of such bonds as may be
issued and approved by the attorney general
10 the permanent school fund. II is believed
there will then be in the treasury for invest
ment more than 100000 The press gener-
ally is requested to notice this statement. SO
hiatt Ip
tHE GOVERNOR this evening approved SEN
stor Greer's bill permitting corporations
having the right OF eminent domain to enter
upon and take possession of property sought
10 Be condemned pending litigation upon the
< payment or security of the award Of the
fommissioners appointed to appraise, and
costs and the deposit Of money sufficient 10
cover additional damages that may be ad-
JUDGED and the giving of bond for future
costs.
fHE ANTITRUST BILL mentioned IN these
dispatches today as having been intro
crced In the senate yesterday has hit the
hfe insurance people right where they live.
seVersi punches OF them struck the city
't'snt ana early this morning, and they
nsNe been busy all day telling everybody
Sao would listen that the enactment of such
? law as the one contemplated would force
'pem to leave the State at once.
~ The HOUSE today bill was introduced
" Messrs Smith of Grayson. wooten and
nsnoefson OF Lamar to provide for the pun
hnment OF pools, trusts and conspiraoies Ia
"nl'ol prices. and as to evidence and prose
.uuons IN such cases (the Arkansas trust
Z nS'' MT scurry introduced joint resolu-
wv 70 amend article of the constitution
!" adding thereto section 20, providing for
we organization of irrigation districts and
~ 'esying and collecting of taxes for costs
4euf'ed for constructions of reservoirs,
3 ~. and canals. Messrs. Harrington and
a.ufel introduced concurrent resolution
l0fizing the governor to have properly
e'Aeo and designated the place where the
Ap'n massacre occurred, and appropri-
''ps 1900 for that purpose.