The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-14
The Post Bureau,
Austin, Texas, April IL.

Austin, Texas, April ID.
,-.sor smoked the railroad con-
y 49, ~, a., today. Several weeks ago
n.s ,hs Katy and Cotton Belt bills
~ ~.,o in the senate. but failed TO
~ Z. AZ The constitutional requirement
n .slsr vetoed bill has been passed
i. sxscutive's objections by the house
W.,,,r n such bill shall be sent TO the
~. With the governors objections
- =, confederation. A close poll OF
INV had satisfied the friends OF the
m. a question that they stood no
W - bsius pushed through a second
,h.rs. 40 II was decided 10 withhold
g. awhile TO give the railroad representa-
N. . sh,uee to, II possible. by the exer-
~ ,r,ssure from the outside and In
~. 80, cause enough representatives to
IA overcome the odds In favor OF
Mssrnor.
| 4 ssp MEANTIME, the plan OF introducing
~ Nh. alleged TO have been prepared go
.-,,,v that the governor would be unable
~ ANYTHING out of joint therein, was
.,,,,d And II was essential to the success
saId plan that the vetoed bills be kept out
| ! M house until they could be taken up,
.ysId coming In conflict with that provis-
I. :, ma constitution which bars the intro
s',,.r Al the same session Of d bill con-
,,,,,rs the substance of bill which has
g. talsd although II is an open question
-,,,h.r the provision referred to would not
~. ,,oved an insurmountable obstacle In
4, psth Of the new bills, anyway. In spite
Il tisr npn-return.
tsovrNG TIRED OF THIS JUGGLERY, the
rusyuor today called the attention OF the
,,,sidsnt Of the senate thereto, and the lat
n Immediately proceeded to investigate.
ytom the secretary of the senate he learned
MI The vetoed bills had been held back at
Il, request Of Senators Cough and Hanger.
xAersuoon he gave Instructions that they be
| pnt 10 the house at once. They got there
h,t after that branch had settled down for
lie afternoon. session, and the first words
II the MESSAGE accompanying them had
h,rdy been read before the attention at
tacted thereby became general and all
issorbinE
;HE RAILROAD ATTORNEYS and Hunting
too gfant hill boosters in the lobby stared
It one smother In amazement. Would the
lsuK call the bills up at once and under
nike their confederation? waS the question
Dat could be read in the eyes OF both. IL
hey were taken up. 1t would be good bye
huntington bill until next Wednesday. and
allc good bye reconstructed consolidation
M But the consolidators and Hunting
aaits recovered quickly from their sur
FhR and openly gave away the understand
ng that has all along existed between them
lyo Missouri. Kansas and Texas attorneys
r,dss dive for friends of theirs among the
rsusus and whispered to them to move to
kier the bills to some committee, and the
huntington managers gave their leaders the
W 70 vote for the motion.
w FITS was too quick for them, however
sNur'ng recognition, he moved that he
hau bill be taken up at once and passed
vet ihsyeto, and made the statement that
hsoud vote to support the governor AID
WI me object OF his motion was to securs
immediate disposition OF the question.
~ porroh offered substitute motion call
ny ir reference of the bill to the COM
hles on Internal Improvements. Mr.. Pitts
laae ine point OF order that the question
" privileged and that the constitution
Fasidsd for the consideration of veto mes
8" Wtnout reference to a committee. He
ao'erruled by the speaker (Mr. SherrlD
ue Dorroh motion prevailed, with the
issuance Of the Huntington crowd. Mr..
~ 'uereupon moved to take UP the Cotton
~ Mli anu Mr.. Dorroh renewed his mo
reier. Mr.. Pitts wanted to talk to
ao0n' but tho chair ruled that "limit-
debate only was permissible thereon. to
apparent satisfaction OF the Hunting ton
.'~ sno we're beginning to show signs
'usness. and the Dorroh motion
SairQfsvsiled.
~" AFTER disposition had for the time
0sen In the above mar ier made Of tho
'uoeo bills, notice appeared on the
blackboard that the committee on In.
.s' Improvements would meet immedi.
WY alter the close of the afternoon SEES.
soon as his caught the eye OF the
lawyers camping in the lobby, the,
~, work on the members OF the com
one AZ time. TO prevail upon then
meet this evening. and the appeal.
MI THIS direction were In some in
IL, p'teous In the extreme. The railroad
" 49, eai1lng that the jig was up for them
understanding full well that all theii
OF the past few weeks had beer
~. ent begged most abjectIy for a it'll,
n. aud they begged not In vain, fol
~ u'uee failed to meet. But this doe
~. sAps mat It will not get together ii
report the bills back soon enough
ese 'ns house chance to dispose o
~ u me manner anticipated by thos
ave taken the trouble to ascertain TN
M a' OF Its members. enough of WHOM
m. 70 sustain the governor hand
~ sorTBN RID of what at first seem
M ss Troublesome obstacle In thel
s,r,n. ~ huntington grant bin layout begsi
hi Mr.. wheless, who Is usual
Az sd' secured the floor and mad
MI. "'natursd remarks before hsvin
i-,t.a Sv'ered from the fright the unex
tc,,r,.s'''a from the senate Of the vctoe
k,,e, bills had given him. Mr.. Rob
n Sell made speech for the bill. an
Nth 80 enersd a slight amendment
%, n, oesp'ed BY Mr. wheless. where
J sa,,i,s "oFan moved to strike cut III
T. ~ .'euse and In a few well chose
ND. h,,, words gave his reason.-.er wan
nj. ' asleated. His motion was tabls
uls,t '.encm'nt was offered by Messr
rno,. ssu shannon providing that II sue
: ~ IN o.. an as shah be made on the pro,