The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-14
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Accomplished, 1t Is Believed.
MEMBERS INTEND GOING TO GALVESTON
. Have No Quorum Today Even Though 1t Refused to Co
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Roads Will Be Favorably Reported

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tain extra services performed, which reso.
| tuition was finally tabled.
A resolution by Mr.. SAMSON thanking
Messrs Nolan and Wheless for the invi-
tation to visit Galveston during the pres
ence Of the battleship Galveston was
adopted.
A resolution to raise the salary of the
postmistress and reading clerk to So per
day was ruled out OF order.
resolution inviting all house employees
who may be dissatisfied with the pay they
are receiving to resign was ruled out of
order.
OF real estate sold under execution was
made the special order for tomorrow morn
ing
a motion to suspend the regular order to
take up the Austin city charter bill pre-
vailed. but the hour of IL o'clock having
arrived. the special order for the day In
the shape of the prairie dog bill inter-
vened. and said bill was laid before the
house on second reading.
An amendment By Mr.. Peery providing
that leaseholders with a three years lease
shall be subject to the provisions OF the
bill as well a6 owners was adopted; also
an amendment providing that the limit of
the assessable expense against owners aud
lessees for the killing of dogs shall not
exceed cents per acre. Several other
amendments of perfunctory nature were
adopted and the bill was ordered en-
crossed.
A motion to suspend the rules and place
the bill upon its third reading and final
passage failed.
Dies moved that the house do not con-
cur in senate amendments to house bill
making an appropriation for special coun-
sell in the commission injunction suits and
that a conference committee be appointed,
and Smith of Grayson offered q substitute
that the house do concur. The substitute
was defeated by vote CO Al to so, and the
Dies motion was adopted.
The speaker announced the appointment
of the following members of the confer
ence committee on the part of the house:
Smith of Grayson, Dies Morrow.
A message was received from the gov
ernor announcing the destruction of Hunts
Vile penitentiary by fire and that the peni-
Tertiary board had been directed to pro-
coed to Huntsville and make inquiry into
the matter and report as soon as prac-
ticable. the loss sustained. with recon-
mendations as to what should be done.
The message was referred to the commit
tee on penitentiares..
The regular order was suspended to place
the Austin charter bill on its second read
ing.
Lllard made the point of order that the
bill could not be considered today without
amending the rules. which required the
giving OF one days notice, as 1t Is local
bill, and the point of order was sustained.
Wooten offered resolution to the eff
feet that the committee on rules be re-
quested to more specifically provide for
giving local bills the right OF way on
Saturdays, which was adopted.
Wells introduced bill providing for the
amendment of the charter Of the city of
Sherman and Parish one recurring sur
veyors of land to furnish bond for the
faithful performance Of their contracts. and
the house adjourned until $3.50 tomorrow
morning.