The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-18
AFTERNOON SESSION

The house resumed consideration NJ tba
senate bill declaring mortgages. deeds on
trust. contracts and other obligations
whereby land or real property is made
security for the payment OF debt, together
with such debt, to be land or real pron-
erty for the purpose OF assessment ana
taxation to provide for the assessment
thereot for taxation and to provide for
tne sale of such property for taxes; with
an amendment by Mr.. Bailey 10 strike out
tbe eighth section and substitute bv
Mr. Schluter to strike out both the sew
enth and eighth sections pending. The
question was divided and the vote being
hrst taken on striking out section Z. and
the amendment prevailed--ayes 81. noes 9
2s. ~ y '''D '"'''''e' w. noes
Mr.. Schluter moved to indefinitely post
pone the further consideration of the bill
Hostages 46, noes SO.
! Mr. Schluter offered the following as a
substitute for the entire bill:
Section l. II shall be the duty OF
! the assessor of taxes in each county
! OF this State to assess all liens,
mortgages, bonds, notes and other
evidences Of debt secured by deed OF
trust lien or mortgage and of rec
ord in the office OF the county clerk
OF his county and list the same for
| taxation against the beneficiary un-
der such lien, deed OF trust, mort
gage, bond or note and such assess
ment shall be collected by the tax
collector of such county from such
beneficiary. And no sale, judicial or
otherwise. under such mortgage, lien
or deed of trust shall be valid unless
such taxes have been paid each year
as is required of other property.
| Adopted
Mr. Derden offered an amendment to
render void all contracts by which the
debt or a debt secured by a mortgage
deed of trust, contract or other ubliga-
ton on land or other real property is re-
CURED to pay taxes. Tabed-ayes 81,
noes 2S
4 An amendment by Mr. Beatty was adopt
/ ed providing that all vendors liens and
mortgage notes shall be rendered for taxes
IN the county IN which the property is
situated to which such notes refer and ali
bonds shall be rendered for taxes In the
county in which they were issued The
bill was then passed TO third reading.
The speaNe. appointed Mess s. w o.en,
Schluter, Smith OF Grayson, Garner and
Murray as members on the part of the
mouse on the free conference committee
on the antitrust bill.
The speaker lais before the house the
senate bill to provide for the correction
and division Of uapatented alternate sur
veys between individual owners and the
State school land in conflict with older
valid surveys and to protect the pur-
chaser of school land In conflict Herewith
and for patenting the same. The bill was
passed,
The senate bill to amend article 400 OF
the Penal Code relating TO irrigatins
canals. wells, reservoirs. etc, and the pro-
lection thereof was laid before the house
and passed
On motion OF Mr. Henderson Of Lamar
the order of business was suspended and
tho house took up and passed the senate
bill TO amend article 1898 OF the Revised
Civil Statutes relating to the investment
Of the permanent school fund In county
bonds. The bill eliminates the provision OF
the existing law, which requires that
bonds purchased with the permanent free
school fund shall not bear less rate OF in
terest than per cent.
On motion OF Mr. Lake the order of
business was suspended and the house took
up and passed up the senate bill to pro-
vide for perfectng appeals in criminal
cases from convictions had In Justice
courts or other inferior courts to the coun-
ty courts.
On motion OF Mr.. Garner the house took
up out OF It's regular order the senate
bill to authorize the several counties to
invest their permanent school fund In their
own bonds and to use the proceeds for gen
eral purposes and TO make the counties
liable for such investments,
Pending consideration OF the bill the
house adjourned to $3.50 tomorrow morn
ing