The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16

an amendment offered by Stafford s,sun,
Ing from the provisions OF the h,li ~.
pers. anu pupno pau
fantis offered amendment to the amend.
ment striking out halt and MAIN. Lost.
IL yeas to 10 noes.
The Stafford amendment was adoptea
by viva voce vote.
davidson moved 10 recommit tho b,,,
10 judiciary committee No. 2.
Al. DAVIDSON opposed the bill on the grounds
nat snst IL exempted certain citizens OF Texas
apply to everybody.
noes. 'es'' AZ
burns offered an amendment permit.
Ting the ofhcers and employees OF the rail-.
road commission TO ride on passes,
Yantis and Dlbrell thought that mas
much as the commission In It's report had
recommended the passage Of this bill.
tney should be the last to have free passes
ana therefore both were opposed to the
amendment.
The amendment was lost by s yeas 10
20 noes. "
Morriss moved to indefinitely postpone.
Lost; IL yeas TO Is noes.
odeil opposed the bill on the ground
that 1t prohibited the issuance Of free
passes to employees OF railroads. which IA
IN contravention to the plank on this sub
)ect IN the democratic platform.
stafford thought 1t ought to pass. an
IL is the best bill that can be gotten from
the senate.
On motion of odell the bill was referred
to special committee.
Hangers bill permitting sheriffs and
constables and other officers to demand
a bond of indemnity before levying writ
VI execution was passed finally.
Miller moved to excuse absentees. he
1ore the result was announced, Lloyd in
a short talk, changed his vote from .no"
to aye. and stated that he did so. not
because he had changed his mind but will
vote against the bill on passage to third
reading and final passage. but for the
reason that nearly two-thirds OF the senate
favored the bill and he now voted to ex-
cuse absentees and bring the matter 10 a
direct vote. :
The absentees were excused. 10 to Q.
Turney objected to ordering the pre-
vious question, and wanted time to dis
cuss the bill
Cough and Miller secured unanimous
consent for Turney to speak.
Turney stated that he had not read two
lines OF the bill and was not prepared to
speak at this time
hV PioNious uutstloG was ordered nv a
vote OF 16 to IL. The chair refused to
entertain motion for call of the SEN
ate for the reason that the absentees had
just been excused
The vote recurred on Stafford's amend.
ment to strike out section 1903. which
reads as follows: ITO license, regulate.
locate or prohibit billiard tables, pin al
leys and bowling alleys, to regulate. To-
cate and prohibit disorderly houses and
houses of prostitution and prostitutes, and
to regulate, control and prohibit gam
bling houses and games OF every kind, lot
teries and all fraudulent devices and
practices
The amendment was lost; II yeas to IS
noes.
The chair stated the question: Shall
the bill pass to a third reading?'
STAFFORD caused a breeze by demanding
that the bill comprising eighty two
printed pages) be read in toto.
Cough and Miller objected, but in a
few minutes Withdrew their objection and
the clerk proceeded on the laborious task,
commencing at 1920. After fifteen min
utes had been consumed, stafford with
drew his motion for further reading and
the bill was passed to a third reading by
the following vote: