The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
PROCEEDINGS.

Austin, Texas, March 17.-ln the senate
Miller introduced a bill for the better pro-
Nation of the interests of insurance policy
holders.
sBill by Morriss defining whitecapping
and fixing a punishment therefor was or
dared engrossed and passed finally under
assuspension of the rules.
q sOn motion of Davidson the senate con-
c4irred in house amendments TO his bill
amending the fish and game law
I4oyd's bill repeating the act incorporat-
ftg the town or Jacksonville was passed
dnally.
The general appropriation bill was next
considered.
S Dibrell offered amendment increasing
&xlary of State revenue agent from $500
ID $4,000; adopted.
'essNiiler offered an amendment providing
+ that the commissioner of insurance be
e. competent actuary. In speaking to his
A Am endment he claimed that by all means
Z thai department should have an actuary;
\ be declared that there is not man in
the insurance department who can value
q policy, although the law requires an ex-
rerienced insurance man at the heas of
the department. He said that it is impos-
Bible to secure An actuary at less than
$1,000 per annum and as a saving to the
4 Suite, the commissioner of insurance
n should be required to be an actuary. He
read an extract from Commissioner Johp-
sons last report. in which attention is
called to the need of an actuary In that
department and asking tho legislature to
make an appropriation for the employ
ment OF an actuary.
\ spibrell was OF the opinion that such
prcviso could not be inserted in the APP
propriation bill.
MILLER stated that such might be the case
M~4r ll Al 1ptx
u Hqns being made for this department when
&S $500 clerk in the comptroller's office
t0hld render the same service TO the State
~ the insurance department has,
atfireer offered an amendment reducing
4 pm $500 to $1,000 the salary of the head
les clerk and increasing from sll4O TO
f5N1R00 salary of assistant sales clerk in the
md office; lost.
stafford offered an amendment striking
I. nut $3.50 and inserting $500 each for
Grst and second assistant physicians at
& TIE North Texas insane asylum.
s Morriss offered an amendment to the
amendment giving the third assistant ply
stcian the same increase; both amendments
were adopted.
Linn offered an amendment increasing
from $1,000 to $1,000 the salary of the as
sistant redemption clerk In the comp
8 trpller's Office adopted.
Furney secured the adoption of an
amendment allowing the superintendent
OF public buildings and grounds. six in
stead OF four cleaners in the capitol; $500
instead of 5000 and 500 instead OF SIS for
heedstcnes of Confederate and Texas vet
Grams respectively buried In the State
cernetery. The $4,000 for two years for re-
y pairs to the capitol building was trans
ferred to the first year; $500 for weather
trppings; $500 for pipes and connections
4 and $4,000 for an additional engine and
dynamo.
Stafford secured the adoption of amend
ments giving the three assistant physicians
= A. the lunetic asylums at Austin and San
81 antonio the same increase as allowed
epoye 10 the three assistant physicians at
the North Texas asylum.
On motion of Dibrel, the vote was re-
consdered by which Loyds amendment
ms lost yesterday, increasing from $500
~ $4,000 for pay of experts and other
NECESSARY expenses OF the railroad COM
n Mission and the amendment was adopted
4f Fer the payment of commissions and
&<ees due district and county attorneys or
4 44torneys ad litem on collections of iu-
<qcsts and forfeiture OF all school lands,
444id money so collected and land so for
lifted being the property of the free school
|X4nds. The accounts of the district or
49unty attorneys approved and verified by
''0e State treasurer shall be sufficient au-
{ 8ority for the comptroller TO draw his
& rrant for the payment Of such commits
< l{bns; $780,"
* McGee offered an amendment scaling the
laries OF the clerks in the treasurers
< ID land office.
Stafford opposed the amendment on the
MOUND that the clerks in the State treas
Wfy are not only worked very hard. bu.
Did very responsible positions.
4Tsrrell charged that the finance commit
has Disseminated against the general
pd office. that the salaries In that de-
n rtment had either been cut or left to
"a main at the old figure. while In the other
n partments salaries had been raised. es-
MA cialiy In the comptroiler's and treas
er's office Dibrell denied this,
Patterson. member Of the finance COM