The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-30
GOVERNOR SAVERS SUSTAINED
House Refused to Pass the Sheriffs' Fee Bill
Over His Veto.
APPROPRIATION BILL NOW READY TO REPORT
Carries About Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Than Does
the BillSome of the More Important the Items
No Hope Now Entertained for Consolidation Bills
The Post Bureau,

The Post Bureau
Austin. Texas, March TO-
rug FIGHT TO PASS the sherins' fee bill
49,. the governors veto was renewed In the
s,rss This morning and lasted until noon
"a I, ended-as was anticipated in these
aisnatobcs--in complete victory for the
,h,ef executive Following is the way they
,o,ca on the Bailey motion to override the
royernors objections.
Ayes-5i.
Allen OF Colorado, Ayers,
barrett Dtunett'
Haunt Bolin,
Childs, ,ViN,
s,Sss Dean,
riiis Frost
Garrett, oll,
cnodlctt Gordon.
Greenwood, Grogan,
uamilton Howard,
hurley Jones,
Ksnncdy, Klttrel,
iane Little,
Maxwell, McAnally,
Mcclellan Mckamy,
Teitsen Murphy,
Murray Neff,
No,an Peery,
phillips of Lam Phillips of Camp,
pasas Pitts,
p6 pS'a Ratcliff.
Robertson of Bell, Rochelle,
scurry Shelburnc,
Stripping, Sutherland,
Tsrver, Tate,
Tesele, Nation
Nocs--56.
Adams, Allen of Hopkins.
Barbee, bean
Realty Browne,
Caldwell, Calvin,
cbt ders Clements,
cookc Collins.
conoy. Crawford.
Derden Dorroh,
Evans Graham.
49, Gr,,hbs Henderson of Lamar,
lake Henderson OF Brazos,
Iillard Linsey,
Iconey Lloyd,
Marsh Mcdowell.
Mcclellan, Monroe,
Morris Morrow,
oliver Palmer
pfeuher Powell,
Prince. Robertson of Harrl-
Russell, son,
SAMSON Savage,
crhluter shannon,
Shropshire Smith of Grayson,
Smith OF Collin, Staples,
Harrington. Terrell,
Thomas OF WISE Thomas of Fannin,
Tompkins, Iucker'
Vaughan Wheless.
Absent and Excused.
Bailey Masterson,
Mercer, Rogers,
Absent and Not Excused
Culp Dies.
Eckols Garner,
Goodman, Mcfarland.
Parish,
Pared-Decker present who would vote
no. with Stewart. absent who would vote
aye; Chambers, present who would vote no.
With Brdgers. absent, who would vote aye
wHlLE THE HOUSE WAS ENGAGED in
sustaining the governor as above indicated
the senate was having fun with the bill pro-
yidlns for an extension of the uniform text
hook act to cities of 10000 inhabitants aud
over II was briefly discussed by that body
and unhesitatngy killed by a vote Of 10
to 10.
merry LITTLE WAS HEARD TODAY with
regard to the vetoed consolidation bills
Those who are interested therein sought to
obtain an interview with the governor with
regard to the general bill submitted to the
railroad commission yesterday, which 1t Is
proposed 10 Introduce as substitute for the
]. tsapproyed measures the text of which
! was given in today's Post but failed to get
an expression from him with regard thereto.
\ The consensus OF opinion tonight Is that the
4 vetoed bills will never be called up, owing
TO the emphatic manner in which the house
D. stood by his eXccllency in his dismissal OF
y the measure which was acknowledged to
4 nave the most friends of any Of tho half
z Dozen legislative propositions which have
K met with objections from him
III HE HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE com
u tieted its general appropriation bill tonight
4 ant will repor. It tomorrow. In the aggre
i Safe II carries about $1,000 900 less than the
u senate bill and appropriates s., $50 537 for th1
" maintenance Of the State government, courts
alv institutions for 1899. and s22Si, 232 for
y i''v' or an aggregate of $3.50, 769 for the two
y YEARS According to the comptrollers esti-
male the revenues for the two years
Il VIII amount to s5.S7oesS. Exclusive of the
II paeral appropriation bill to be reported to-
~orrow, SS0iO 900 has already been applied by
I'VE present legislature 10 take care of tine
usuciencS bill pay the expenses of the ses-
z s'0n' erect an asylum at Abilene. repair the
-" antonio asylum, etc, Adding this
~ ,mount to the amount carried by said bill
found that ii 1t carries in It's present
], ~. sape 'he total sum appropriated will come
\, .''u'n AsS,2io of absorbing the estimated
=. avenues which balance will lack nearly
'NV OF being enough to meet the $4,000,
su"ed to pay Confederate pensions under
constitutional amendment adopted at the
erection, provision for the carrying into
"a .Aec' OF which was yesterday made by bill
T u the house.
Y, =. AMOUNT APPROPRIATED for the ju-
say, sss exclusive of the higher courts /;
~ ---.,sVV lot each year. The eleemosyndty
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