The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-28
PROCEEDINGS.

Austin, Texas, January e7.--rhe senate
convened at 10 O'clock i
Miller's bill for the creation OF level pro-
MUM mutual life insurance companies in
this State, and for the regulation thereof,
was slightly amended and ordered en-
crossed.
kerr's bill, giving authority to Justices
OF the peace to try persons charged with
lunacy, was ordered engrossed.
House bill by Willacy Diminishing the
civil and criminal jurisdiction of Duval
county, was reported fayorably by ju-
dietary committee No. 2 this morning and
later finally passed the senate under sus-
pension of the rules.
On motion of Greer, the regular order
was suspended and his bill was taken up
which promotes stock raising and pronib.
iting the hunting with firearms and dogs
on the marsh lands of another, and dehn-
ing marsh lands. The bill was ordered en-
crossed.
message was received from the gov
ernor nominating boards of managers for
the several State asylums and on motion
of Atlee the senate agreed to so into ex
ecutive session next Monday at 10 o'clock
to consider the appointments.
Judiciary committee No. ] announced
for continuing the work Of converting the
site Of the battlefield of San Jacinto into
q park.
Lewis secured consideration OF his bill
to require city and county treasurers to
report condition of interest and sinking
fund to the State comptroller; to prohibit
them from diverting said funds. The bill
was ordered engrossed and passed finally
under suspension of the rules.
Adjourned until Monday morning at 10
o'clock.
The House.
In the house this morning, after the
usual flood of bills, Mr.. Grogan offered a
resolution reciting that in view of the fact
that w. j. Bryan had decided not to pay
his expected visit to the legislature, there
fore an appeal be made to him to come and
address the house while the body is in SEES
sion.
Mr.. Teagle said he was opposed to max
ing such an appeal to anybody and moved
to table the resolution. The resolution de-
missed by vote OF 46 to A.
The committee appointed to draft resolu-
lions on the death Of S. p. Burns of Brown
county submitted It's report. which was
adopted.
Mr.. Schluters resolution asking congress
to make Cypress river navigable, was
adopted.
MI. Kennedy's bill providing for the
bonding of the secretary of state was laid
before the house. An amendment provid-
ing that his chief clerk also be required TO
give bond was defeated The bill passed to
engrossment and then passed finally under
suspension OF rules.
House bill by Mr.. Evans of Grayson pre-
scribing qualifications for the superintend-
ent OF buildings and grounds, and making
it necessary for a man to be skilled ar
chitect, practical engineer or electrician,
was laid before the house with favorable
report, the word carpenter" having been
struck out of the requisite qualifications by
the committee
Turner sent UP an amendment striking
out the words "or electrician.
Mr.. Ayres spoke in favor of the amend
ment Mr.. Vaughan Of Collin asked Mr..
Ayres II he did not think the governor had
sufficient Judgment to make this appoint
ment.
Mr.. Ayres-I also think the legislature
should prescribe the qualifications of this
officer.
Mr. Evans said the basis of his bill was
that such officer should be skilled archl-
tect and practical engineer. He wanted
the bill Just as 1t was. He was after no.
body and had nobody to punish. He sim
ply wanted to place the property OF the
State in competent hands. He moved to
table the amendment. stating that If the
bill passed 1t would not affect the present
superintendent. He moved to table the
amendment and the motion failed. The
amendment was then adopted.
The bill was then engrossed.
Mr.. Savage called up his bill repeating
article 491 of chapter 2. title IL, OF Penal
Code, relating to the working of the public
roads. Accompanying the bill was COM
mittee substitute signed by Bailey as
chairman, reciting that there was a con-
Fiction in the articles and repeating article
492. instead OF article 491. The committee
report was adopted. after which the bill
was engrossed
A motion to suspend the rules for final
passage of the bill prevailed, after which
the measure was sidetracked by motion
to adjourn.
Numerous announcements were made. az
ter which adjournment was taken until TO-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.