The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-26
friends We're Willing to Postponement
as They Want More Time.
ExoINd BILL THAT is BOTH NEW AND OLD
orued Two Points OF Order Which Assailcd consoIida
uu from Opposite Ponts-House Decided to Smotber
|vr the Vetoed Bills in the Committee Room,
The Post Bureau,
Att .,


,ossr OF THE SENATE was
~. visitors today in antlcipa-
action being taken on tho
Mi. which was set for this
,,t consideration thereof was
I'D to Friday. a number OF It's
,otipg for such postponement
reasons. Several Of them
Aims to wait until that time be-
I ne probability Of the courts
the Arkansas act by Thurs
I'M others have in mind the Of
4 amendments which Will ex-
4. .eooe Of the bill, In the prep
!, !, which they do not care to be
d In the meantime. the third
y continues to receive accessions
NM train of people who are IN
i, IA encompassing the bills de-
,Aus the people at large continue
!. hs,rd from on both sides of the
NJ, the petitions and memorials in
A the bill predominating now.
ryATE did not today. as expect
nuue consideration of the notarial
!, sviug 10 the fact that the governor
at as yet completed the supple
u, lists the receipt of which, it is
,s,tood, will be awaited before OPEN
lie matter up again.
HOUSE COMMITTEE on internal
kr,ements held another meeting this
sru,on for the purpose of coming to
4, understanding with regard to the
I'D Katy and Cotton Belt consolida-
u bills II lasted one hour and when
\ house met for the afternoon session
n Smith Of Grayson secured the floor
!. reported that he had been requested
majority of the committee to ask
h further time on the bills in question
N moved that said time be granted.
IL Garner opposed this; he said that
I. committee had had the bills ten
Ari and should now return them to the
>na ID some shape or another instead
sring to smother them in furtherance
purpose to circumvent the legisla-
Ia which forbids the consideration of
tw than one bill containing the same
Instance at the same session. In reply,
~ Prince stated that majority of the
srnitse had been prompted to ask for
nis time by desire to give the ere
F;Hructed" consolidation bills which
hw been introduced chance for their
'ilh ally. Sail bills, 1t was understood,
NJ been SO prepared as to meet the
pHnors objections to the originals.
M II the house wanted to find out
Iifher this was so or not 1t would
pant the additional time asked for.
Murphy spoke in the same strain as
Prince. and Mr.. Shannon expressed
opinion that some rather unusual
laedngs had attended the progress Of
we vetoed bills. 1t had taken a per-
sA request from the governor to get
I'm away from the senate, and now it
|"Eoposed to still further delay action
A'eln, although they had been in the
|onnlttee's possession for nearly two
|'@ss Mr.. McKamy denied that there
~ any Intention of smothering the
|'n' and the previous question was or
Nsa whereupon Mr.. Smith of Gray
~ Arose to close the debate on his
1'uon TO grant the committees request
- mltner time. A perfect storm OF
'1as Of order were raised on him by
Y 00nsoldators on the ground that he
|rV''sea TO speak against his own mo-
W. WHICH had been made at the re-
s''' Of a majority of his committee.
(. ~ points having been overruled, MIR.
'nn Proceeded TO quote the constitu-
u 10 support of the proposition that
-'lsr delay should not be tolerated.
! nay be, however," he remarked.
%'s lAe constitution is imperative
'''H railroad consolidation bills are
s-'s'ned Nevertheless" he added by
~ 81 parenthesis, this is the first
~ % record that 1t has been attempt
\. \ u ieSas to grease bill of this char
~ through with standard OIL" In
.-'u'ion. he submitted that common
!, 'y required that the house act on
I. oes' and suggested that II should
4. me manhood, II it desired to slap
!. sO'efnor in the face, to stand up
&, I. 70 so openly. The gentleman from
N. Vn spoke deliberately and to the
,,,,, 'na without paying the least at
NM, 70 frequent interruptions from
u, "nsoiidators who do not like to
!. As unvarnished truth about their
49, assures In spite OF his appeal,
!, - Tue request for further time
sAn'ed by vote OF 81 to 20.
/, = snVEs OF THE RACKET raised
~, Il request of the committee on in
NJ improvements had hardly died out
"A. second commotion was oc-
a py the Houston and Texas
I, ~ consolidation bill. which had
NJ. 'e' Tor this evening. 1t had no
|, oeen laid before the house than
M. '.n OF Grayson asked It's chap
i AR Stewart. whether it was a
!, NJ M OF the same old bill which had
,.,,. - oy the executive Ratchet. Upon
n !. s the snswer that it was a new
|, r "a Gentleman from Grayson raised
0a,s,, a' OF order that notice of its ~
81, ION had not been given by pub
4 ~ as required by the constitution.
~. ' ordered the bill read before
Va J, ruling. After the bill had been