The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-22
"A HOUSE IS AT HARD LABOR
L,,eeded in Getting the General Deficiency
Bill Through Committee.
.,r4rR AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
by chairman Of COMMITTEES Which WIN Not Permit People
~" !. Saw Whether They Want Revision OF the Organic
Iaw-BiIs to Be Favorably Reported


OF the bills of the other. was reported
| from the house with amendment striking
out Thursday. and senate refused to con-
| cur In the amendment.
| The chair appointed Senators Goss, Ter
rell and Grinnan as committee to visit
| the various State educational institutions.
| Johnson's bill fixing the salaries of the
| stenographers of the court of. civil appeals
at $500 per annum was finally passed.
| Bill by James declaring the theft of
| cotton Of the value of $50 or over felony,
| and under the value Of $50 misdemeanor,
and afIixing penalty thereto, was next
| considered. Amendments were adopted
| making ii misdemeanor for stealing seed
| cotton at night.
| Morriss offered an amendment providing
| that persons purchasing cotton seed after
nightfall in quantities of less than 1000
| pounds be guilty of a misdemeanor; lost
The bill was finally passed.
| Turney's bill amending the statutes so as
| to permit municipal corporations having
: less than 100 inhabitants to abolish said
| corporations was ordered engrossed and
| the bill finally passed.
| Bill by Ross granting the city OF Paris
new charter was ordered engrossed and
finally passed under suspension of the
| rules.
| Senators Greer, Terrell, Grinnan, Burns
| and Miller were appointed as conference
|
| concurrent resolution setting apart Wod-
nesdays and Thursdays to consider bills
| of each house.
| Terrell's bill slightly increasing the fees
| of district clerks was next considered
| Amendment by Potter was adopted reduc
| ing from rs to so cents fee for serving
each copy of citation.
| Grnnan secured the adoption of an
| amendment reducing from 20 to 10 cents
for each 100 words in record or transcript
| transmitted to any inferior court. Amend
ment by Lewis reduced from 20 to 10 cents
per 100 words in records upon appeal or
writ of error. Greer's amendment was
adopted reducing from 20 to Is cents for
each 100 words in copies of petition.
Amendment by Dibrell was adopted in
creasing to So from 81 fee for filing and
recording the declaration OF intention to
become a citizen OF the United States, also
from so 90 to So for issuance Of certificate
| of naturalization.
The bill was then ordered engrossed and
passed finally under suspension of the
| rules.
Dibrell secured final passage of his bill
| authorizing commissioners precincts to I'M
pose tax for road purposes.
| Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The House.
| Austin. Texas, February 21.-House
called to order promptly with quorum
present.
| Memorial from citizens of Nueces coun-
/ ty in vicinity of Mustang island petitionng
/ that citizens on said island be allowed to
I purchase land on which they live to from
one to ten and twenty acres
Petition from citizens of Duval county
for increase Of Ranger service.
Petition from stockmen of Knox county
that at no time cattle pass the quarantine
limo without inspection.
I Mr.. Bailey called up senate concurrent
resolution No. 10, fixing Wednesday and
Thursday every week in each body for
he consideration of the bills of the other.
Mr. Bailey offered an amendment, striking
cut Thursday. 1t was adopted and the reso-
luton SO passed.
Mr.. Smith of Grayson called up house
substitute for bills Nos. 313 and 275. The
bill is for the investment of the big and
idle permanent school fund in a larger
class of bonds and securities than at pres
ent The committee report was adopted.
Messrs. Smith OF Grayson, Henderson of
Lamar and Powell spoke on the bill.
1t was set aside at 1880 to go into com
mittee of the whole ON the general de-
fclency bill. Careful consideration of each
item was continued. Vaughan offered
amendment to strike out the $4,000 for
special judges, as it was not true case
of deficiency, but should come up in a
special bill,
The amendment provoked a great deal
of discussion. but was finally killed, The
bill successfully ran the gauntlet of the
committee of the whole and was favorably
reported to the house. The few COM
mittee amendments were adopted. Mr..
Caldwell moved to amend by adding $500
for bailiff of the supreme court There
was much discussion. but the amendment
carried, 81 to 27.
The chair nnounced as the committee
under the Bigfoot Wallace remains re-
moval law Messrs. Tarver. Merces and
deficiency bill, tile house, at Ills y. M,
| Caldwell.
Pending further consideration of the
deficiency bill, the house, at lis p. M,
adjourned to $3.50 Wednesday morning.