The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-23
The Post Bureau,
Austin. Texas, May ~.

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- n,vIason called up the free con-
!. committee report thereon adopt
IN. house last Friday and moved
.,,,,,ou 1t was opposed by Messrs.
f;yeer and Hanger, because 1t
.,nsuded the dropping from the Dill
N specific exemption of labor or
.,,,lnps from its operation. MIR.
,a,on, in reply to their objections,
IA mat he did net look upon labor
,,aI,atlons as trusts or monopolies
nat the bill would not affect them,
The absence OF necessity for
,spg exceptions in their. favor which
~ lad 10 the lnvalidatlon OF the
BY the courts on the ground that 1t
i class legislation The report was
ned by the following vote;
Ayes--15.
b, Burns,
hyiiscn, Dloreil'
ugh, ullnndn'
ms Kerr,
Ina MCGEE,
&na Morriss,
E,forj, Terrell,
Noes--6
,m Hanger
Ehastn, Lewis,
3,tterson, Ross
Toe bill is now UP to the governor ana
L one doubts but what he will sign it
4 ID with considerable pleasure at that.
bE HOUSE BILL amending section 40
II The Houston charter, which was pub
|shsd In The Post last week, passed |
lastly in the senate today with two
)nsndmens. AS amended, section 40
II ihs charter reads as originally intro /
lacti iniboth the senate and house and |
provides that all claims for taxes shall
b filed within four years next after
Eiturlty and II not so filed within said
bsnrd Of time shall be barred; and pro-
|yiss further, that limitation OF four
Fhrs shall be defense In tax suits
FHstofore or hereafter filed. Said Sec
llcl was further amended so as to pro.
'as that In the event of sale of prop
my for taxes under decree OF court,
DO purchaser at said sale shall not be
'ilhled to possession of property until
No years from date of sale. This last
'oVlslon Is in harmony with the gen.
ia law OF The State, as enacted by the
resent legislature, the measure having
yea introduced by Senator Burns early
'ne session. The amendments above
'lsHsd to we're agreed upon by the two
spiessnIaiiyes and the senator from
''ls'cn and the measure was in such
lnel'lon that the amendments could not
dsparted from at this late day in the
sslOn without defeating the measure.
! FREE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
which has been assigned the task of
'0icillns the differences between the
'o'e and senate over the general ap,
Vpilauon Dill failed to come to a final
outstanding this evening and ad-
0'nsd until tomorrow morning. Be.
% sdllufning, however, propositions
y submitted from both sides anent
TWO Items over which there is the
''''N difference of opinion, namely
university and the Rangers. The
ue portion of the committee offered
su0w the university $4,000 per year
y !. senate committeeman would agree
'''pvu per year for the Rangers. In
70 'ns latter offered to compromise
''''VVo Tor this university and s35,
vac Rangers and there the matter
. ne committee has agreed upon
y, WV appropriation for the live stock
u' commission, as well as upon an
"'p''s'lon for a sewerage plant for
leu''ural and Mechanical col
- ,suu 10000 for new building at the
NJ, view normal and $4,000 for an
s ~. 70 the deaf and dumb asylum,
~ o. which there has been conten-
~. Use when called 10 order this
wy. lacked seven OF a quorum and
'''nsd until tomorrow.
!, NAiE FINANCE COMMITTEE
q, unent on Morrow's income tax
Il, evening, after which 1t dealt
r..' I" me coup de grace by deciding
. 'usna that 1t do not pass, but
% referred to the tax commits
PROCEEDINGS.