The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
The House.


The pending order of business the tcxt
book bill. was suspended at the beginning
of the morning session In the house. ana
on motion of Mr.. Looney his dill to amend
the law providing for elections In counties
VI subdivisions of counties to determine
whether hogs, sheep and goats shall be
permitted to run at large. was taken up;
the bill provides that after the adoption
OF the stock law an election may be held
within not less than four years, upon pc
tition OF a majority of the fresholders
who arc qualified voters, TO the commits
sioners court, to determine whether 1t
slail continue in force. The bill was
passed-ayes 80. noes A.
The text book bill was then laid before
The house.
The pending amendment being that Of
fered by Mr. Cross on Tuesday last, poo
vding for elections in cities of 10000 in
habitants or over to determine whether or
not the provisions OF the law shall BIO
adopted Mesrrs. Savage, Bridges and
Crcss offered the following as substitute:
provided, that this act snail not apply 10
cities and towns of 10000 or more inhab-
itants unless a majority of the qualified
voters who are patrons OF the public
schools in such cities or towns shall have
voted in favor OF the adoption OF the uni
form system of text books; and 1t ia fur
Their provided that the mayor OF any city
or town OF 10000 or more inhabitants
shall, upon the written application Of not
less than 100 OF the qualified electors as
aforeS aid of such city or town. order an
election t. be held within thirty days BY
the said qualified voters of such city or
town. TO be conducted as other municipal
elections to be decided by majority Of
the votes cast by the said qualified cleo
tors of such city or town at such election
whether such city or town shall adopt the
uniform system of text books, and II tho
| majority OF SAID qualified voters of such
| city or town shall vote for the adoption
az the Uniform text book system, then this
act shall apply to such city or town; BIT
| II majority of the said qualified voters
at sdch election shall declare adversely
| - the adoption of the text book system,
| then the provisions of this act shall not
apply to such city or town; provided, that
IL an election shall be held and shall re-
suit adversely to the adoption of the uni
form text book system, then another cleo
| ton under the provisions of this act shall
| not be held at an earlier date than " Give
! months succeeding such election"
MIR. Shelburno stated that the substitute
| Lad been agreed 10 by the friends of the
| bill as a compromise.
Mr.. Bridges moved 10 amend the sub
| stiiute by adding the following: Pro
vided. that nothing in this act shall pre-
| vent the city board of trustees Of any such
city from adopting the provisions OF this
law by a majority vote cf said trustees"
| ADJ pied.
The substitute was next adopted.
| An amendment by Mr.. Dies was adopted
striking out the provision that none but
| patrons OF the public free schools shall
vote In sueh elections. The bill was then
ordered ensrossed and was passed-ayes
9S: noes .e
1 NJ, - M ~ 7 ~
the regular order of business was sus-
pended and the Confederate pension bill
| Yves taken up
Adjourned TO $3.50 tomorrow morning.
Committees reported as follows:
Judiciary No l. Favorably house bill to
name the several counties composing the
Fifty-first and Thirty-third judicial dis
tricts and to Ak the times for holding the
! district courts therein and to attach the
uncrganized county OF Schleicher TO the
county Of Menard until its organizations
favorably house bill to diminish the civil
and criminal jurisdiction OF the county
! court OF Coke county,
Committee ON constitutional amend;
ments, Unfayorably senate Joint resolu-
ton relating to the construction OF a. re-
lief railroad from the gulf coast to the
State boundary on the North on Red river
with favorable minority report by Messrs.
Kennedy and Smith of Collin; favorably
congress to call constitutional convention
to amend the constitution OF the United
States.
Committee on internal improvement; Fa-
vorably bill to authorize the Houston East
and West Texas to lease and oherate the
Houston and Shreveport railroad, extend
ing from the State boundary line al Lo-
gansport La. through DeSoto and caddc
parishes into Shreveport.
| Committee on finance; Favorably senate
bill to amend article 1858 OF the Revised
Civil Statutes relating to the investment
of the permanent school fund in county
bonds SO as to remove the limitation as
10 the rate OF interest said bonds shall
bear.
Committee on State asylun1s: Fayorably
bill 10 provide fire escapes for certain
sleemosynaFy institutions: fsvorably bill
10 change the name OF the State orphan
asyium to orphan home and 10 provide foi
an industrial manager, etc,
Committee on Federal relations: Recon-
mendipg that the resolutions Of citizens oil
Marta, Texas, protesting against the with