The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-25

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The house then took recess to 3
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon session Of the house
tho speaker laid before the house the
house bill to define and regulate fraternal
beneficiary societies. orders or associa-
lions; to prescribe the terms and condi-
lions on which such societies organized
under the laws OF other States or those
doing business in other States may be per-
mltted TO do business in Texas and to
define the duties of the commissioner OF
insurance OF this state In relation there
TO; providing for the incorporation of such
societies.
A number OF perfecting amendments
were adopted, among them ono by kit
trell. Dorroh and Ma-sl excmpting from
the provisions of the act the Order of
Railway Conductors. Order OF Locomotive
Engineers. Order OF Locomotive Firemen,
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and Or
der of Railway Photographers which issue
policies of insurance Dr. benefit certificates
CARNATIONS.
The bill was then passed.
Mr., Greenwood called up the peddlers'
occupation tax bill and moved to concur
in the senate amendments. striking out the
portion OF the bill exempting from tho
provisions OF the bin peddlers who ex-
change goods and wares for poultry and
country produce exclusively
Mr.. Oliver moved as a substitute that
the house non concur, Tho substitute was
lost and the motion to concur prevailed.
The provisions OF tho bill as passed are as
follows:
Section /. That there shall be collected
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cupation tax on all persons or firms pur-
suing any of the following occupa IONS,
to-wit: From every foot pedder, s. In
each county IN which he peddles from
every peddler with one horse or one pair
Of oxen. the sum of $3.50 in each county
where he peddles; from every peddler
with two horses or two pair of oxen, $40
in each county in which said occupation
is pursued: from every peddler with sail
or other boat in streams along coasts or
bays of this state so in each county In
which said occupation is pursued pro-
vided that nothing herein contained shall
be so construed as to include travelling
vendors of literature exclusively religious
in character or travelling vendors of poul-
try. vegetables. fruits or other country
produce exclusively and fruit exclusively.
Sec. ,. From every person or firm who
! peddles out clocks, agricultural imple-
ments, cooking stoves or ranges wagons,
| buggies, carriages, Surveys and other sim
| liar vehicles, washing machines and
churns. an annual tax or $3.50 TO be paid
In each county in which said occupation
is pursued; provided that merchant who
! pays an occupation tax as now required by
1 law shall not he required to pay this spe-
cal tax for selling the articles named in
this section when sold in his place of
| business
/ Sec. 3. Every county in this State where
| any of said occupations are pursued shall
be entitled to collect for the use of said
! county ne-haf Of the amount required
to be paid TO the State.
Sec. 4 Emergency clause
The speaker laid before the house on its
third reading the bill to levy an occupa-
tion tax upon the gross earnings or royalty
accruing to persons, firms, corporations or
associations of persons engaged in the
business of renting or leasing cotton
and to require lessees, their agents OF
managers to make returns of said gross
earnings or royalty TO tax collectors aud
10 prescribe penalties for failure to dc
the same. The bill passed finally ayes g.
noes 80.
on motion of Mr., Bailey the order oil
business was suspended and the house
took up his bill to so amend the law re-
Iating to the house OF correction and -
formatory at Gatesville as to place tbs
institution under the MANAGEMENT anC
control of the governor and board of pen
itentiary commissioners.
Messrs Bailey and Wooten spoke In sup
port of the bill and Messrs. Culp anC
Savage opposed 1t.
Mr. Culp moved to postpone further
consideration of the bill 20 next FRIDAY
at o'clock p. IN.
Mr. Wooten moved to table the motion
to postpone The motion to table pre-
vailed. The bill was then passed; aye
So noes q.
On motion of Mr. Neff. the order o
business was suspended and the hous
, took up the house joint resolution to s.
, amend section /, article 6. of the con
stitution as to impose poll tax qualifca
ton for suffrage
With this joint resolution pending III
house adjourned to $3.50 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
The committee on judicial districts re
, ported favorably the senate bill 10 eX
, tend The time Of the terms of the dlstrc
: court in Nacogdoches county and chang
the time OF holding courts in Angelina an
: Cherokee counties.
Petitions and memorials favoring tn
passage OF the antitrust bill were pre-
sented In the house this morning as FOL
lows: From a mass meeting at Garland
from 14f citizens of Navarro county, fror
i l27 citizens OF Robertson county; from IL
G citizens of Limestone county.