The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-20

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oIs FIRST WEEK Of .a the urss.
ID 4 the legislature a con concur nv
~ a tbe senate providing for
~ .'.nrrment of the legislature at
a March 10; s,'ni,a. e@o ~
~ the same date had Just pre-
sefcated in the house. but ,
nm the senate is now pending IN
and should 1T be concurred IN oy
sssav tbe session would end on
hitch tho reduction IN salaries
y. would begin. This could not.
4 fairly termed strike for nisn-
M IN effect 1t would be about
4. as It is generally understood
!. ,,ra session will be called regard,
~ The present session ends. But
means certain that any effort
I Z made to adopt the senate resoiu-
a the date fixed by 1t. There is YET
4 work to be lonesome OF IT con-
i,.essary--to OCCUPY members for
M longer and those who base their
r,,,os upon observation and experience
us s..m TO think they will be doing
4 ret home by the ihiuu'o
ris however, great SUI" VI mus
toih branches, anu sinee 'u
.nd buucombe season OF the session
4, business Is peing uispa.eheu "i'A
bstter progress.
,,,pN nm to date nearly
A ,a,sosncea and probably not ex-
s's No. s,s anvon have become laws.
U.s. ,omm.nded nv the COVER
~, ana,ng "a also are the two
y s.'' IN. navu,ar and deficiency.
a'A' ..,i..;on b;ll which embodies
u y recommendations of thu
m - r,ssed rho house but ap-
W.. t,ns I'm IN the senate. where
"a ~ no milton among some
Tint the commission idea
" 80 ,,,,,A ton far Some time
Fs''s ..ss,or1,y he consumed in dis
b y 49, ana other matters.
IA
i .stsr. -
bIO THE APPRopkiA'loN BILLS ons
....., = .ho house finance commit.
1 Z ~ Il ,,s own. THE latter Will be
4. = ,omorrnw and some of its items
a man, with oppcsitlon. especially the
for salaries of stenographe 5
\ 4, ,,,,,. of civil appeals. There was o
.s,,.a uranoIe in the last legislatur.
X, .nnronrIaticns for these sllario.
'.s.s,v vsra ep,llv defeated. but a stron,
=. IA, ,sain he made to pass them
49,, Henderson of the house financ,
"a. A,so s,a.as that the general appro
~, An vii, he renorted this week. Hi
~. IRA, q would have been ready las
,,,t M, for The time lost by the Calves
!, a,ntd,t,on Tho senate finance com
r'lss Is also preparing an appropfia'ioi
y and Is giving caretul at'ehtloh " ~
= asfaiis. sIhfre IS d manifest u'spo-'''
~ II Inc senate ana mouse LOT 'feiioli !,
h-l ana the lNehty-slAth iehts'a.u'o
Ag''e 70 make a is'r ieeoiu IN 'n's -
'''Vl'
long THE SPECIAL ORDERS IN tn
srs. Il the general oocupation tax b.l
rll,h has bAon cot for Tuesday. THIS |
r. Al the revenue raising bills that nevc
M IA nroarce n great asal of discussio
"A - tapa IN aooa dool of time Th
ouse viii bo fortunate ~ n gets throug
tth Il /, lsss than two or three DAYS TIL
cicy a taking I'm this matter now
/ doph,fp, ADVANTAGE since If the Il
cuIpistion recommended nv Governor Sa.
/, Il nrovidod for tho occupation tax sy.
M win haze in no enilre,v overhaulc
,e,e with mo othor raven,s laws and ii
ND ard lnn,r inva,vcI In IT'S plcs,i
,,sd,ration hv tho house Will be lost.
= PRAIRIE DOG BILL, which mas o.
-apLsd considerable amusement sihce :
'aoauetlon IN the mouse anu which
No reens more or less cmparra@s'nS
enbers who. while wanting TO pc u
to the Northwest were sym
as to the merits OF the DIT
yea plan for the suppression OF the pr1
cog nuisance. is now with the seha'
'la It's fate In that BODY WIZ epe 10
'us mere mater oi eohaeS'
'sie are good reasons Tor pei'es,nh w.
WI encounter some roukha r.
w members OF the mouse Ra,c ~, !,
'DSfsi purpose Of the bili is al iieAs
ne are many who think--ahu sone
" number stretched their cour'ess !,
= extent Of voting for it-that the %sl IN
esus. In the first place. the secti