The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-14
PROCEEDINGS.


Austin. Texas April 1S.-There was a
quorum present when the chair raped tor
order in the senate this morning, ana
Miller Immediately moved to excuse Sena-
tor Yeti, absent unexcused. which motion
prevailed by vote of 10 TO s.
Miller moved to excuse Cough. absent
unexcused, upon which motion Stafford
E.cyed a call of the senate.
On motion Of Hanger absentees were
excused.
Committee on insurance, statistics and
history reported fayorably house bill by
Robertson further defining and prohibiting
overhead insurance.
The Dallas city charter bill was then
laid before the house.
Stafford offered an amendment striking
out the section giving the commission au-
thorty to license, regulate. locate or pre-
hibit billiard tables, pin alleys and bowl
ing alleys 10 regulate locate and pro-
hibit disorderly houses and houses Of
prostitution and prostitutes. and to regu-
late, control and prohibit gambling houses
and games Of every kind, lotteries and all
fraudulent devices and practices.
Stafford addressed himself to the amend
ment at length taking the position that
II is giving the commission entirely too
| UGH power
The discussion was interrupted by q
| message from the governor withdrawing
| ty and F. ]. Maier of Comal county, nomi-
mated for noiaries. and nominating A. G.
| Wilmeth of Scurry county 10 be district
| attorney of the Thirty ninth Judicial dis
trict, vice r. C. Crane, resigned. Also
nominating James NJ. Goggin of Mavericks
| county 10 be Judge OF the Forty-first ju-
| dicial district, vice Walter Gillis, resigned
| and presenting the names Of r. A. Mercy
Mods W H Giillland, John Dillon Gus
! Riqhy and A. H. Poland OF jefferson coun-
| ty as pilot commissioners for the port o.
| Sabine Pass.
| patterson was recognized and addressed
himself to the Dallas charter. He OBJECTED
nartjcularly 10 the proviso allowing M
| commission 10 license and control all va
riety theaters and games carried on in thu
| satd theaters He declared IL would tneaI
tho licensing of all kinds OF disreputahl'
games. and prize fights could be licensed
| 10 take place in the said houses. lie 40
| uealed TO the Christianity OF the member
TO vote against the charter.
| Miller stated that Rev. Dr. Rankin. for
merly pastor OF the First Methodist churcl
AZ Dallas. and at present editor OF tn
Methodist paper, has written Il letter In
dorsing the charter. and In answer to
question. said he knew that the gentle
man had read the section regulating va
riety theaters. because be bad proposed
amer dment TO II.
Odeu stated that his action ir filibuster
ing mad been criticised and his motive
abused In his opposition 10 the charter II
asked If II Is wrong to flibuster whe
such a far reaching law is sought % b
passed. affecting 10000 or $4,000 people
! embracing eighty printed pages and al
tempting TO pass such volumnous la
without giving the senate sufficient tn'
to examine into II. and again asked II
wore wrong 20 filhuster under such cor
eisions2 N Il is he hoped God in h
Justice would enshrine around the seaai
enough fllbustering 70 kill this 0bnoxlo,
, law. lie then addressed himself 20 viii
i he termed the plenary power Of the cor
mission. and attacked thai feature mo-
vigorously He suggested that tho oih'
{ OF mayor and the CITY council AMI y
school hoard ha
d commission will
; that is performed "