The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-20

that nothing In the bill shall be held to
authorize any person TO hunt In any en-
closure which Is farm or In which are
growing crops without the consent Of the
owner or lessee of such enclosure was
adopted.
! An amendment by Mr.. Bean. to provide
that the act shall not be enforced in any
county unless adopted by vote OF the
qualified voters was lost
Amendments exempting various counties
from the provisions of the bill were
adopted.
The bill was then passed to third read
ing; ayes 81 noes s2
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| At the afternoon session the speaker
laid before the house the bill to validate
patent issued to A. ]. Gray to ias acres
| of land in Comanche county,
On motion OF Mr.. Cooke the order Of bus
mess was suspended and the bill to pro-
vide for the establishment, maintenance
and government OF a state normal school
to be located at San Marcos and to be
known as the Southwest Texas Normal
school was taken up.
! Or. Derden offered an amendment pro.
posing to establish the school at Hills
boro and made a speech presenting the
advantages of that place. The amendment
was tabled
Messrs. Cooke. Savage, l.ilard and
Shelburne advocated the passage of the
bill and Messrs. Robertson OF Bell and
Shropshire opposed It.
The bill was passed TO third reading;
ayes IS. noes So,
A motion by Mr. Greenwood to suspend
the constitutional rule and place the bill
upon It's thlrd reading and Anal passage
was defeated not receiving the necessary
four-htths majority.
on motion of Mr.. Masterson the house
non-concurred In the senate substitute
for the house bill to regulate and fix the
times OF holding the district courts In the
Twenty-third judicial district and con-
ference committee was appointed 10 adj
ius. the differences between the house and
the senate
MIR. Powell called up his concurrent res
olutlon providing for final adjournment
OF the legislature.
Mr.. Terrell moved to substitute for 1t
his concurrent resolution nXing May as
the date for adjournment sine die
On motion OF MIR Phillips OF Lampasas
both resolutions were laid on tho table
subject to call.
On motion Of Mr.. Connolly the order Of
business was suspended and the house
took un the bill to amend article apis of
chapter l2A, of title ST. OF the Revised
Statutes, relating TO the sale OF timber
lands.
Mr. Shropshire offered an amendment
providing that the provisions Of the act
shall only apply TO persons or their VEN
doris who purchased the timber upon tho
lands prior TO the passage of the act OF
1895 and purchased the land subsequent
to the passage Of that act and to whom
patents have issued. II provides further
that those who purchased the timber prior
to 1895 and have complied with all the
provisions of the law in regard to the
sale of the timber may purchase the land
within six months from the passage of
this act at not less than 81 per acre cash,
not more than four sections to be sold TO
any one person. Arm, association or cor
poration conducting, owning or controlling
a saw mill business. Adopted,
The bill was finally passed under a sus-
pension of the rules.
The senate bill to validate patent issued
to a. j. Gray to 426 acres OF land in
Comanche county was passed.
Mr. Stewart moved to suspend the order
OF business and take IN the Houston and
Texas Central consolidation bill and make
IL a special order for Tuesday at O'clock
Mr.. Smith Of Grayson made the point Of
: order that this being a day set apart by q
concurrent resolution for the consideration
r OF senate bills In the house II was not IN
order to take IN this bill which was q
! house bill
The speaker overruled the point of order
stating hat he would let the house take
the responsibility Of deciding the matter
Mr.. Garner made the point that the sub
! stance OF the bin had already been before
the house at this session in the form of !
I bill and that n could not be considered
again. Overruled.
| The senate bill defining the offense Of
7 defrauding hotel and boarding house keep.
o ers OF their charges and poviding "A pen
atty was passed finally, also the bill Il
amend the law relating TO the apprehen
sion OF lunatics.
Austin. Texas. April l9.--The committee
or public lands and land office today re
ported fevorably the senate bill TO amend
article 421S-y, Of chapter 1929 acts of 1897
providing for the sale Of isolated and de
tached land In certain counties.