The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-05
doyernor Sayers Aroused by the Efforts Of
the Katy People.
aeAUTIEs OF HUNTINGTON BILL EXPLAINED
~ Large Delegation from the Island City, Oueness
a. preserved Some OF the Salient Points, on Which In
formation Is Desired by Members
The Post Bureau.
Austin, Texas. ApriI 4,

s,r HOUSE TODAY PASSED the Gruoo'
IN, ,royiding for the creation OF a State
-, ..',,,o, school for girls and reconsdered
IN vo,e py which. several weeks ago, it
'.,,a an amendment to the OCCUPATION tax
-, rs,cb had for its object to permit quar-
- ,ol,eetion of occupation taxes which
N' ,,nder the existing statute. be paid
..,,y Said amendment was knocked
& =. .,,.r which general assault on the bill
,.,,.wed. Amendments of all kinds were
.x,,.a thereto and speech after speech was
& =. =, ne most salient features. but 1t was
r,,n any particular vitality chanSei. no
~, hs,ng had thereon. It having been left
'...n,nded In the air. subject to-future con-
sdsration'
ms EVENING the approximation bill was
\ 80, h.,ore the house and about two hours
W. consumed in trying to come to some
'.-.,,s,on as to what to do with It, After
,.o, time II was set for Friday and IL
~ determined to hereafter devote the
,orning session except on Wednesdays and
c.,urdays 10 Its consideration.
,ur HOUSE LOBBY presented an animated
,ppcarance today. Well dressed. afaple and
rsrsuasiye gentlemen circulated within its
Aounaari,s in large numbers and put in the
,,re talking 10 those OF the members with
vhom they we're acquainted and getting on
.teaking terms with those they did not
know. Many OF them were from Galveston
,sa the Huntington grant bill was their fay-
SoId hill rnu1ae I'm fon1nrrow
and. lest the house should fail to appre-
t.ate It's beauties. they had come here to
touch them UP and present them in the
most attractive light. Smart and quick as
p,ost Of these accomplished word painters
are however. not one OF them was able
or willing to explain Just where the in
,srest OF the Galveston Wharf company In
,ho Huntington bill begins and ends at. or
why Il Is that IL Mr.. Huntington purposes
The creation OF competition in wharf facili-
ties he Is so particular to specify that
rolhing In his bill shall be construed &
mean that his proposed wharf shall in any
way DO open to the public except at his
option. They failed also to clear UP the
mystery of why II. as asserted by the back
ers Of said bill. the State has no riehts
10 renduish In front OF the property Mr..
Huntington seeks to acquire it should be
| asked to surrender anything. even II
'oply" as matter Of form.
SUCH OF THE GENTLEMEN referred to as
! Mlng prominent in the LOBBY today as did
| not talk Huntington bill were quite
loauacous on the subject of the Katy con-
solidation bill. Katy Transportation has. II
Is understood. been easy to get for the
! past twenty-four hours and the result is that
many estimable business and professional
men have assembled here to convince the
house that the vetoed Sherman. Shreveporl
and Southern consolidation bill should h
passed over the governor. 1t has developed
also that not a few of his excellency's SUP
posedy close political friends have gone
INTO the business OF "bucking" against him
Ia this case. all of which has aroused his
ecmbatiyeness to the fullest extent.
20 USE A FAMILIAR EXPRESSION, thi'
has started him on the waIpath and he il
nov IN for scrap to tho finish. WheT
The battle will come off Is not stated, MS tn,
-" pe'pio w MOI tonlSnt themselves hnV"
ehen they will be ready TO sail in and arr
no, even sure that they will ever come tc
me scratch At all events. it will not b
before Thursday. as their bill has not We
reached the house from the senate and car
fot DO SO until late tomorrow as the sen
ave does not meet again until tomorrow
evening and 1t is not certain that there viii
De n NV hap DC there 4
20 occasion for that body to transact an
more business for some time. 1t having got
tel 50 far ahead of the Rouse that at tn
ia'e the latter is going now 1t would TAX
9rri rune to catch up