The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-13
use IS NEARLY READY
|.,ttees Have Not Yet Been Made Up.
However.
rplr DRASTIC BILLS IN PREPARATION
...,, Mas one Relating 20 Game
several Measures Already
,.s.oduced In the senate.

n. rexas. January 1.-THE hous,
I,s,.a it's organization today BY elect
~ ~. j. Gatlin of Emory chaplain
su,herland Of Raines is the happles
!, town in consequences. He cam'
.,,h his heart set upon Rev. Gatlin''
md worked early and late for hi!
md is entitled to the CONGRATULATIONS
-,.xce,ved over the result. Rev. Cat
!. Hind and an x-Confederate; he came
49,. from Mississippi about thirt,
!. sro and has ministered to the spirit.
,ssas OF the people of Wood and
i. counties, to their satisfaction, ever
be.
other particulars the house transacted
.,a.rable routine business. but In sew
,,s,ances manifested disposition to
!. time over trifles and indulged In
A.. The further use of which will make
r,no,sible to adjourn in 100 let alone
: days, It was over the salary OF the
= and the assistant postmaster. A few
he members wanted to trim the COM
|.ation down to get up reputation for
!. retrenchers and cost the State about
n time wasted in useless talking over
,,nslccessful attempt to save about 800.
d bills were introduced in the house
av hut there are several Of drastic
M and calculated to stir up the ami
Is in pickle.
fittreil of Harris, for instance, proposes
ro after the knights of the greencloth
TO make it felony to harbor them,
alone to buck at their games. He also
knds to let Sunday law vioiators and
nj clubs which dispense liquor without
! deadly cigarette will also come In for
ocd share of attention, the proposition
81 TO make 1t misdemeanor to sell 1t
minors and to raise the license for the
Killing Of same to 800.
he following resolution, which was in
buced by Kittrell this evening and
pted, created a slight stir, but occa-
bed no discussion.
Resolved. That the finance committee
this house. as soon as II shall have
Zen named, be and is hereby directed
) ascertain what disposition, ii any,
as been made Of the money due the
tate of Texas as bounty upon sugar
foduced on the State farm in Fort
end county, which money has never
eached the treasury of Texas owing to
be action of the governor of Texas
ho was in office when said money was
he and payable. That said committee
b directed to report the result of it's
hquiry at the earliest practicable time,
J the end that If 1t be found that said
honey is now collectable that the same
bay be at once collected so that 1t may
g made at once available for the es-
Enlistment of an Industrial and train
Pc school for poor girls.
ne author OF the above says he means
what 1t says and that he proposes that
hall be observed to the letter.
number Of bills were introduced In the
ate this evening, among which the fol- |
INK are the most Important:
" Miller-To provide for the creation !
regulation Of level premium mutual
insurance companies.
Miller-To provide for the redemption
nin two years of real estate sold under
cution.
y sebastian-To provide for the cree.
OF an asylum at Abilene for the care
fpileptics
Y Sebastian-To provide that the fact
abusive language was applied may he
oed by defendant in assault cases in
nuation OF the alleged offense.
'eutenant Governor Browning's COM
ice assignments were officially an
ynced this evening and the senate is
ready for business.
~ reading of the governors MESSAGE
hstened to with close attention in
houses and the impression it left upon
minds Of the members was that It is
Eoaply the ablest of the many noteworthy
II papers for which the present chief
Eutiye is responsible.
10 references to the railroad commits
.ne investment of the permanent
Pvl iund and the formation of boards
.le management of State institutions
\ Heely commented upon and pro-
|lcsa especially appropriate. In brief.
~essage struck most OF those who
as being strong and bold and
ou. trace of demagogy. Every line
(r.s ssIaence OF the fact that its author J
~ o. his ground all the way through
nscn more familiar with the subjects
49, IMAM are others who have at
INsd 10 dispose of them.
er Sheriff. again devoted several !
vnight to the work OF making up
sssI h us' but will hardly complete
~, ~ before Saturday.
I w Sheriff. tonight decided to an
o. the house. A''''an' pos'inas' :