The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-21
PROCEEDINGS.
In the senate.

In the senate.
Austin, Texas, February Gothic SEN
ate met this morning pursuant to ad-
iournment, with a quorum present.
Davidson presented a petition from cti-
zens of Bee county asking that appropria-
tions be made for the support of the
frontier battalion of rangers.
Greer secured the adoption of n con-
current resolution providing on Wednes-
days and Thursdays of each week the SEN
ate consider house bills and the house
consider senate bills.
Wayland secured consideration of his
bill providing for the protection OF the
farmers BY having commercial fertilizers
and commercial posons examined by the
professors of chemistry of the A. and
M. College, who shall have printed a label
containing the ingredients of, such ferti-
lizer. The bill was ordered engrossed and
finally passed under suspension of the
rules.
Bill by Norris, creating more efficient
road system for Cass county, was slightly
amended and finally passed.
Davidson's bill, amending the general
fish and game law SO as to make the same
constitutional was engrossed and finally
passed. The court of appeals had declared
the law unconstitutional because 1t pro-
vided that only citizens of the United
States, of Texas and taxpayers could be
licensed under the law. The bill passed
strikes out the objectionable features.
Committee en- towns and city corpora
tions reported favorably Turneys bill al
lowing cities and towns OF less than 100
inhabitants TO vote themselves out Of ln-
corporation.
Potter's bill, authorizing railroad com
psnies OF this STATE to accept and exer-
else the rights and privileges conferred
upon them by acts of congress granting
them the right OF way for their roads in
and through the Indian Territory, with
out Initiating the laws of Texas over SO
much of such railroad as may he within
the State OF Texas, was engrosscd and
passed finally.
Grinnans bill, providing for the APP
|, pointment of a receiver to take charge,
control and manage all the property and
assets of any railroad company when the
enforcement of any of the freight or tariff
rates fixed by the railroad commission Is
or has been enioined by suit in any court
| State or Federal, was next considered. an
unfayorable majority with favorable minor
ity report accompanies the Dill from
| judiciary committee NO. l.
| Grnnan moved 10 substitute the minor :
ity for the majority report ana spoke NJ
| come length on the motion.
| Burns moved to table the motion, when
| prevailed by vote of 16 TO ana inc
| bill was killed, the uniaVorapie repoft po-
| ing adopted. H..
| House bill by Decker, authorizing the
] Southern Kansas railway company OF Tex.
i AS 10 purchase and operate the Pahhahaie
railway, was passed finally.
House bill by Murphy, restoring ana
| comforting upon the county court OIL p '.ss,
county the civil and criminal Jurisdiction
| heretofore belonging TO the said court,
| was amended by Lewis. by changing iI ,ii
| thirty TO ninety days the time WITHIN
which the district clerk is required TO
| transmit transcripts. The bill was maj
| w passed under a suspension OF the ~,
! ktlee's bill empowering the distrlc'
Judge at the instance of the grand jury,
! to Investigate into the anairs OIL nn1
municipality in the county, was ordered
| enrrossed and passed finally under sus-
pension of the rules. ,.arobty
Finance committee reported iuNo. .,u,.
Wayland's bill providing FOR the eiup'Vh .
ment of an expert entnmologist a.. A. Az
| A. and NJ. college to devise means LOT us
stroyine the Mexican boil weayli. aao
Committee on educational aiialrs MAJ .,,.
favorable report on Terrells Dill s.rih.
ing out OF the text book lay inc pr pr, - "A
exempting cities of 10000 inhabitants '''
adding all cities ,.,, conn
SEBASTIAN presented petition from coun.
ty officials of Taylor county asRlns u sn
the code of criminal proceuuLe p IN
amended as to require county ]uaseS
have regularly drawn juries. ,-,,r and
| House bill by Willacy authori.nss IA
| directing the president and boaru o. ".
Factors of the A.. and NJ. college 81 lsA asn
10 emnloy an expert entomolcgist, WE
duty ii shall be to devise means, = no ho,l
sible. of destroying the "MeNlcun -
weeyil' and other insect pests, az on
perform the duties of professor y roxas
/ tomology in the A. and M. coiiege %, ase a,
and appropriating $4,000 Tor inc puin nonsid.
carrying the act into effect, WAS so n,'ias
orad Under n suspension of the Iu,e =.
peach bug. fly and wora,, was au ',sor 3
40 III, and II was finally passed unae'
suspension of the rules ..rroy
Adjourned until ~ o'clock tomor'o"'
The House. a..
The thirty-sIxth days session % ~
house opened with quorum present
An elaborate docket of excuses iof noA
attendance was disposed Of -,
Memorial from the dreehvnie ps
schools protesting against the ek'eh''y ~
Of the text book law to cities OF over iV'VV'
citizens. ,x
Petition from citizens of Coke couh''
nrotesting against the passage OF tne
Wright Garner land bill.
petition from 1875 citizens OF wharton
county asking that the stock law ~
amended SO as to include horses ea'u'
aud mules. r.,y,,,