The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-10
PROCEEDINGS.



the necessary number were secured to
make quorum.
on motion of Goss the senate refused Ia
concur in house amendment to his bin
providing for the sale of isolated and d.,
iacned lands in certain counties and
Tree conference committee was requested.
Goss. Terrell, Sebastian, James and Alice
were appointed on said committee on part
Of the senate.
On motion of Morriss the senate CON
Cured in house amendments TO his bill
authorizing the grand lodges OF the State
OF Iexas to be incorporated
BIZ by Burns autnorizing the purchase
OF LOU acres OF land known as the Magau,
/. Haoermehl homestead, located GA the
sue OF the battlefield san .Iclnto, passed
hhaily under suspension OF the rules.
a message was received from the gov
erhor nominating additional notarics pub-
ny ana presenting the names OF FRANK A.
Wllilams OF Houston county as Judge Of
the supreme court, vice Henry g. Denman
resigned; Charles II. Rogan of Brownwood
as commissioner of the general land ofire
wee George w. Finger, deceased. and Oscar
heynaud as clerk OF the criminal district
court OF Harris county.
On motion of Atlee the senate agreed IN
go into executive session at IL O'clock
tomorrow to consider the above appoint
ments.
The antitrust bill was laid before tho
senate with Greers substitute Amendments
Tor the bill pending. The substitute
amendment is the old or present law with
the auldavit of the new bill Incorporated
ana clause prohibiting he selling OF artf
GIGS, commodities. etc. below cost or Civ
ing same away for the purpose of driving
out competition.
Patterson offered an amendment to the
amendment, making the penalties the same
as prescribed In the Davidson bill
Greer spoke at length in support of his
substitute
The Greer substitute and Patterson 5
amendment were tabled by vote OF IL
to I.
Miller secured adoption of an amend
ment providing for the suspension of the
constitutional rulv.
Grinnan introduced an amendment which
Incorporates more thoroughly the extra
territorial feature. Lost: ayes. u MOS.
Atlee offered an amendment to the aft
davit providing that the incorporation max
ing the affidavit has not entered into any
conspiracy, defined in section OF this act.
TO form or secure trust or monopoly IN
restraint of trade; that 1t has not been and
is not now monopoly by reason of any
conduct on its part which would constitute
| 1t monopoly under the provisions OF
section of this act, and is not the owner
or Lessee of a patent to any machinery.
| intended. used or designed for manurac-
turing any raw material or preparing the
same for market by any wrapping baling
or other process, and while leasing, rent
| ing or operating the same refuses or fails
to put the same on the market for sale;
that 1t has not issued, and does not own
any trust certificates, and has not for any
corporation or agent, officer or employee
thereof. or for the directors or stockhold-
ers thereof, entered into and Is not now in
any combination. contract or agreement
with any person or persons, corporation or
! corporations or With the stockholders, d-
! rectors or any officer, agent or elnploye
of any corporation or corporations, the pur-
| pose or effect of which combination, con-
| tract or agreement would be conspiracy
to defraud as defined In article ! of this
act or to create a monopoly as defined in
sections 2 and 8 of this act.
The amendment was adopted.
Hanger offered amendment adding an
additional section which reads:
THE following corporations. copartner-
ships, firms or individuals are adjudged
a monopoly and subject to all the palms
and penalties provided in this act:
/ d,
or individual which may gather items
Of news or press dispatches for sale to
| newspapers and which shall refuse to sell
said items of news or press dispatches to
more than one newspaper TO a stated num-
Der Of inhabitants in any city, town or
subdivision of the State of Texas or
wlthing certain radius of territory.
Every association of newspapers formed
for Ne purpose of exchanging items of
/ II IND Ni
qure CT its members under pain of for
feiting their membership, that they do not
sell to or excahnge with newspapers not
members of said association any news
item or press dispatch" Adopted BY viva
voce vote.
On motion of Alice the vote was recon
sidered by which he following amend
ment by Davidson was adopted
Section 7. No purchaser OF any ar
ticle, thing or commodity from any in
dividual, firm, association of persons,
company or corporation, or any agent
representative, solicitor or canvasser
thereof fran said Individual, firm, ASSOC
claticn OF persons. ccmpeny or corpora
ton handling or manufacturing for sale
any article, thing or commodity the price
Of which Is fixed by any trust or combine
as hereinbefore defined, and transacting
business contrary TO the preceding Sec
u tions OF this act, shall he liable for tbs
price cf payment Of any article, thing oil
c-mmodity which he may have purchased
therefr m, whether the article thing Of
commodity be manufactured within Of
without the State OF Texas; and such
purchaser may plead this act as defense
10 a suit against him for recovery OF an
sum in payment for any article, thinF
or commodity so purchased as aforesaid
and this act shall be complete bar II
any such proceeding,
Alice then offered the following sub
stitute for the amendment:
Section T. The purchaser NJ any articl
or commodity from any Individual, com
pany or corporation, transacting bushes
contrary to the provisions of this act
within this State or elsewhere, shall no
, be liable for the price or payment thereof
, and may plead this act as defense to an
suit ~ such price or payment whethe
the purchase was made directly from tn
! Individual. company or corporation so un
lawfully transacting business or Indirect
iy from one who acted for such Individual
or company or corporation as agent rep
resentative. solicitor or canyassel
: Adopted. !.