The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-01
SPEAKER sHERRILL,s RULINGS.
Extracts from the House journal In
Evidences.

Extracts from the House journal In
Evidence.
The following extracts from the House
Journal which show Speaker sherrill's
rulings on the railway bills, are published
by request of friend Of the speaker
The speaker laid before the house, on
its second reading, as special order for
the hour, sIl.yr
Substitute house bill No. 7s2. A bill TO
be entitled AN act to authorize the Hous-
ton and Texas Central Railroad COM
pany to purchase, own and operate the
railroad of the Central Texas and North
western Railway company with its fran
chises and appurtenances, the railroad of
the Fort Worth and New Orleans Railway
company, with its franchises and appur
tenances the Lancaster Tap railroad
with its franchises and appurtcnances
the railroad of the Austin and Northwest
ern Railroad company. with it's franchises
and appurtenances. and the railroad Of the
Granite Mountain and Marble Falls City
Railroad company, with its franchises and
appurtenances, or either or any OF such
railroads with its or their franchises aud
sppurtenances. and to authorize tho own
ers OF each of said railroads and It's fran
chses and appurtenances TO sell the same
and to authorize said Houston and Texas
Central Railroad company TO issue addi-
tiona mortgage bonds, TO tho amount of
the value Of the railways, franchises and
appurtenances 20 purchased. and to the
amount OF the value Of the railroad here
after constructed by II under the proyi-
sions of this act. as fixed or as the same
may be fixed by the railroad mission
of Texas, to regulate the reports of such
and to authorizes tho Houston and Texas
Central railroad company to construct
own, operate and maintain or to amend
it's articles of Incorporation so Ms tn ail-
thorize It to construct own, operate and
maintain a railroad from connetaon
with the Austin and Northwestern i1ll-
rad in Burnet county to the town Of
Lampasas.
The bill was read second time. the com
mittee having reported the above substi-
tute for the original bill
ouestion--shall the COMMITTEES report be
adopted
Nj woor4n rose to point Of order
and said
"Mr. Speaker; make the point OF
order that the chair having stated ana
held that the pending bill s substantially
the same as the senate bill on the same
subject which has been vetoed by the
Grafton in the committee on internal inn
provements, the house can not consider
this bill.
"q) Because the constitution and rules
Of the house do not authorize the
consideration OF new bill when bill on
the same subject has been passed and
vetoed and is pending on reconsideration
under the veto. but the vetoed bill must
be FIRST disposed OF.
"(2) The original bill is in contempla-
ton OF law a defeated bill. because II
has been vetoed and the house has not
overriden the veto nor acquiesced in Il
by definite acticn. II NV veto Is sus-
tanned by the house. then this bill can not
be considered, as it covers the same sub
ject II the veto has not been sustained
and is still pending, this method OF avoid
ing decisive action on the veto Is wholly
uuwarranted and Is In violation OF the
constitutional procedure for acting on a
veto message Therefore. this bill can not
be properly considered at this time"
The chair held the point Of order not
well taken on the ground:
/. That the original bill has not been
considered and defeated by either house
or the legislature as provided in Sec
ton a. article g. Of tho constitution.
9. That when the vetoed bill was re-
ceived from tho senate the house had
referred Il to the committee on internal
improvements. and the house has granted
further time to said committee for consid :
GRAFTON Of said bill
3. The point OF order is not sustained
b. precedent in this or any other STATE.
Mr. Smith Of Grayscn rose 70 a point OF
order, and said.
'sMr. Speakers rslse-the point Of