The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-22

The House.
At the beginning ot the morning session
Mr. Powell made an unsuccessful effort TO
have Joint resolutions embodying proposed
constitutional amendments considered.
On motion OF Mr.. Tate. the order of bust
ness was suspended and his bill to amend
articles 3Os and 800. chapter 4, title s, OF
the code CT criminal procedure relating to
roccgnizances and bail bonds was taken
up and passed to engrossment. The bill
removes the requirement that the offense
OF which the defendant is accused be
specifically described in the bond and
makes it sufficient to state that the offense
is a felony or misdemeanor, as the case
may be-
Mr. Smith of Grayson called up the
motion entered by him some time ago to
reconsider the vote by which his bill to
provide for the investment OF the perma-
nent public school fund was passed. He
stated as his reason that the bill had
passed without the necessary majority to
give it immediate effect. He thought the
necessary majority could now be obtained
TO that end.
The motion TO reconsider prevailed.
Mr.. Powell offered the senate bill on
the same subject as a substitute for the
pending bill On motion of Mr.. Decker
the substitute was tabled.
Mr. Henderson of Lamar made another
speech against the bill. declaring il The
most Irrncicus measure that had been
before the legislature.
rh' bill was again passed (ayes "a, noes
29), which was insufficient to give the
bill immediate effect. as attempted by
Mr.. Smith, 81 affirmative votes being nee
essary for this.
The Confederate pension bill, which was
made pending business several days ago,
was taken up aud the committee substitute
for the several, bills referred to it was
adopted.
hr, Powell offered an amendment to re-
quirc the proof by an applicant to be made
1 before the commissioners courts instead
OF before county judges.
| MIR. Garner offered substitute for Mr.
! Powells amendment providing for three
| commissioners 10 be appointed by the dis
trict Judge OF each district to pass upon
applications
! lie contended that If the matter of pass
/ ing upon the proof of applicants be left
with county judges or commissioners
courts 1t would be subjected to political
| Influences, and there would be too much
danger of applications being recommended
without due re gard TO merit.
4 Mr. Shropshire opposed both the amend
ment and substitute. He called attention
/ TO the fact that the bill provides that the
/ comptroller shall finally pass upon the
! evidence bearing upon each application.
Messrs. Tarver, Grubbs, Sutherland and
| Monroe also opposed the amendment and
| substitute. while MIR. Kittrell advocated
! the adoption of the substitute.
| The substitute was lost; ayes Is. noes 10.
The Powell amendment was lost ayes IS,
noes 16.
| Mr.. Ayers moved TO postpone further
consideration of the bill until Friday next
at ~ a. M.
! He stated that he had received commit
| nication from a prominent camp OF ex-
/ Confederates submitting the draft OF u
bill on this subject which he would Ike
10 have considered In connection with tho
pending bill.
Mr.. Monroe Opposed the postponement.
He had examined the bill referred q by
Mr.. Ayers and declared that In all material
particulars IT was like the bill under con-
sideration.
The house took a recess to o'clock,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Consideration Of the Confederate PEN
sirn bill was resumed in the afternoon
session
The motion made by Mr.. Ayres In the
morning session to postpone the further
consideration of the bill TO next Friday
was defeated
/ An amendment by Mr.. Rittrell to pro-
vide that before any application is acted
on a copy shall be furnished to the COM
mander o. the Confederate camp in the
county In which tbs applicant resides, pro-
vided there Is camp in such county. was
tabled.
Mr. Decker moved to strike out the seq