The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-24

The roll call in the house this morning
showed that but twelve members were
absent.
Mr.. Mcfarland called up ris bill to
render more effective and efficient tie
present road law of the State in its ar
plication and operation in Calhoun county
and to authorize the county to issue bonds
for the construction and maintenance of
public roads and highways within tie
county and moved to concur in the senate
amendment to include Victoria county
within the provisions Of the bill. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Kittrell the house
concurre1 in the senate amendments to
the Houston charter bill. The bill in
cludes the retroactive feature as 10 tax
suits--applying the limitation Of four
years 10 suits already filed as well as
those to be filed.
On motion of Mr. Childs the order Of
business was suspended and the house
took up his bill to protect workingmen
in the right Of organization and the pur-
poses thereof.
The bill provides that It shall be lawful
for any and all persons engaged in any
kind of work or labor, manual or mental,
or both, TO associate themselves together
and form trades unions and other orSanl-
cations for the purpose of protecting
themselves in their personal work, per-
sonal labor and personal service in their
respective pursuits and employmeuts; that
II shall not be held unlawful for members
of trades unions or other organizations or
any other person TO induce or attempt TO
induce, by peaceable means, any person
to accept any particular employment, or
quit or relinQuish any particular employ
ment in which such person may then be
engaged or to enter any pursuit or re-
fuse to enter any pursuit or quit or re-
linquish any pursuit in which sucn ner-
son may then be engaged. 1t prov ies,
however, that the bill shall not be Aeld
to apply to any combination or assoria-
tions of capital, or capital and persons
natural or artificial, formed for the rur-
pose of limiting the production o: con-
sumption of labor's products. or for any
other purpose in restraint Of trade.
Mr. Decker offered an amendment TO
strike out the enacting clause. Lost-ayt +
"a, noes "a
Mr. Wooten offered an amendment TO
insert the words land lawful after the
word peaceable, as relating to The rlght o.
unions or persons to induce others 70 oul
labor which was adopted; als1 to plo'
vide that nothing in the bill should DC
CONSTRUED 10 Itptdlt diipNS ~ NiAA''-@N~''
force of any statute now existing on ln'
subject of trusts, conspiracles agalns
trade, pools and monopolies.
Mr.. Lane offered a substitute proposing
to strike out section OF the bill, nallnt
It legal to induce or attempt to inuues
persons to quit employment. The su'stl
tute was lost--ayes %. noes CO,
The amendment by Mr. Wooten was
adopted and the bill was ordered eE-
crossed,
on motion of Mr.. Chllds the rule requir'
ing bills to be read on three several day.
was suspended and the bill was PLACED
upon its third reading and final passage
| An amendment by Mr. Morrow TO pro
vide that the bill shall not be construct
I TO authorize three or more persons TO en-
tar upon the premises of another TO IN
| terfere with laborers was tabled,
An amendment by Mr.. Lillard to pro
vide that any member Of a trades union o
labor organization who may desire 10 per
suade or influence any workmen or labor
ers to aufe or relinquish any employlheh
shall not enter or remain upon the prem
| ises OF another during the regular Work
| ing hours prescribed for such employs
was tabled The speaker voted 10 tapie
thus determining the result.
Pending further consideration the nous
took a recess to o'clock p. m.