The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-31
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me committee recently appointed 10
prepare reply to the communication re
ceiyed from the senate OF Indiana in re-
Spouse to the invitation to the legislature
OF that State and its officials 10 partici-
pate in the ceremonies attendan, upon the
return OF the battle flag to Terry's Texas
Rangers submitted its repor, to the house
upon the opening of the morning session.
Adopted.
The bill to regulate the sale of cocaine.
opium and other poisons was laid before
the house. as pending business. with amend
men, by MIR. Shropshire to strike out thu
provisions as TO opium and morphine
pending
Mr.. Poole offered as substitute an
amendment TO apply the penalty for sales
Other than as the prescriptions OF prap-
ticing physician and also TO include paten,
medicines that contain cocaine Adopted.
Messrs. Poole ana Hittrell supported the
bill and il was opposed by Messrs. Shrop-
shire, Dcrden. oliver and Beatty.
IL was passed to third reading--ayes
81, noes AZ.
The senate bill TO authorize the Houstor
East and West Texas Railroad company
to lease and operate the Houston and
Shreveport railroad extending from the
State boundary line al Loganaport, La.
to this city of Shreveport, was passed..
On motion Of Mr.. Nolan the regular order
OF business was suspended and the house
took up the bill to ratify the ordinance
OF the Galveston city council closing Ger
tain streets and alleys Of the city and en-
towering Coils p Huntington to erect
piers on the shore of Galveston bay and
relinquishing any claim that State may
have 10 part Of the property therein de-
hcribed, was taken up on its second read
ing,
Mr.. Grogan asked that the consideration
of the bill be postponed to next Wednes-
day He said that while he had signed the
adverse minority report on the bill he had
done so for the reason that he had not
had time to Investigate II sufficiently He
might support the bill II 1t was postponed,
but would not vote for it today
Mr. Greenwood also favored postpone
ment,
MIR. Nolan conceded sincerity to those
fayoring postponement, but said that by
such method there was danger Of prevent
ing the consideration of the bill.
Mcssrs. Wooten and Henderson OF La
mar also favored pnstponemont
Mr.. Nolan stated that the friends OF the
bill had no desire to press its considera
ton until members had ample Time to Elk
anime its provisions. He was perfectly
willing TO the postponement The fur
ther consideration of the bill was PEST
poned to Wednesday at 3 o'clock n. IN.
The amendments proposed 10 the bin by
he Galveston representatives were or-
dered printed in the journal.
On motion of Mr., Shropshire The regular
order of business was suspended and The
bill 10 equip the eleemosynary Institutions
with fire escapes was taken up.
Mr. Decker offered en- amendment tc
strike out tho enacting clause,
Messrs. Shropshire and Monroe made
earnest appeals for the passage Of the bill
Mr.. Decker spoke against y, He was ~
favor Of first providing for the proper care
of the unfortunate insane now confined in
til county jals.
Mr.. Pfeuffer called his attention to The
fact that the house appropriation bill Just
completed by the committee cen'dlnel pro-
Visions for the accommodation of from coz
70 1000 insane people In addition to those
already in the asylums.
Mr. Wells supported the bill lie ,e.
ferred to the burning OF tha cold storage
building at the Chicago Worlds fair, which
he had witnessed, and the loss of life that
II involved He said that people victims
against the bill might have cause TO lie.
greet It.
MI Robertson spoke in support Of tn,
bill.
Recess to 2 80 o'clock