The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-24
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u,r. !. ha seized with the idea touay
r.,s., ba Mt once secured the setting
\. "a proposed measure there was dahkes
's,m. meeting with death on the speaker
III SO that for nearly an hour after rol
"a mare was a continuous round OF mo-
- "a suspend the pending business to
"a. eertain bills tho speciar order for
s..r hates until every legislative day up
IA including March had bacn set
Ia Tor the consideration of first one bill
"a then another. At the conclusion OF the
s.ds order performance. pending bust
80 in the shape Of the COMMITTEES sub
sl.ute bill removing the restrictions as
II. ,he rate Of interest TO be borne by Sc
.r,,,,sa In which the permanent school |
t,na may be invested and including munich
Y, honde In the list of said securities. was
ntsn up and all pending amendments and
mbstitutes having for their object the cut
,nr out Of the bonds of cities having less
NAN ten, six, fiye or four thousand inhab-
nsnts we're defeated.
liter WHICH. consideration of the com
mjttec substitute occupation tax bill. which
"a the special order for today, was had.
ssd bill reduces the tax on circuses TO
maximum of 800 for each performances;
,,ives the tax on theaters to $500 per an
uum: abolishes the tax on physicians and
aree, cotton buyers; imposes a tax of $3.50
n travelling dealers of agricultural imple-
ments. buggies, churns. ETC.. Axes the tax
an merchandise brokers at $50 per annum
and eliminates the unconstitutional feature
frpm the section fixing tax upon pedoiers
Numerous attempts were made to amend
he bill as well as other sections OF the oceu-
nation tax law than those changed by the
AMI no above noted, but all failed except In
ma instance and that was when MT.
Greenwood offered an amendment proVia-
Ing that occupation taxes may De PAID
Quarterly as well no yearly In advance
which was adopted. This amendment IL
not looked upon with favor by the comp
troler's department. where 1t is believed
that IT will have the effect OF causing the
state 20 lose much occupation tax money
and as n general proposition the attemp
N tamper with the occupation tax law a
Al at this time does not meet with favo
IN administration circles in view of tn
probable creation Of tax commissio
whose business 1t will be to pay special at
tentton to this matter and to prepare
statute that will cover the case more salts
factorily than has heretofore been don'
The bill was left pending on its secon
reading.
THE SENATE today passed the bill author
,1,rp the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Ran
way Company OF Texas to acquire ana u.
.orb the Sherman. Shreveport ard Sou'i
.ru railway property and engrossed--att
having literally emasculated it-Goss' D
deriving debtors the power to contract avs
tl,eir right To be sued in the county
their residence where the oolisati
amounts to $500 or less.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on internal II
nroyements this afternoon decided to IT
ommend the passage Of bill authorizing
Houston and Texas Central to absorb
Austin and Northwestern the Central 7
.s and Northwestern, the Fort Worth
New Orleans and the Lancaster rap
deferred action upon the bill authorizing
consolidation of the Texas Trunk Win
Texas and New Orleans and other 10
owing to the filing OF protest by Mes
w. II. Clark Of Dallas and NJ. ID. Cos
Of Terrell who report that there are
0o0 of unsatisfed labor liens outstan
against the Texas Trunk which shoult
satisfied before 1t Is permitted to lose
identity.
CAPTAIN JAMES MCDONALD. Of the
weston Pilot association and Mr.. Jens \
ier Of the Galveston board or piiot com
eioners are here to attend the hearing Q
Galveston pilot matter to be had
the governor tomorrow morning. Mr.
Ter Is also interested Ia the proposed
OF certain water front lands to Hunt
in Galveston and when the bill prov
for such grant reaches the house next
a. will insist that II be amended In three
tlculars before legislative ratification
grant is had. He 10 of the opinion Thu
fore the land in question Is turned
10 the Southern Pacific magnate he
q be bound to maintain a 25-foot chan
"A front OF 1t; to give free wharfage o
and to dedicate sixty feet of the so'
extremity thereof to be added TO the
street provided for there 80 as to leay
l2O-foot tioroughfare for the accom-
ton OF wagon traffic.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on towns a
corporations at last mustered UP
courage this afternoon to tackle u
las city charter amendments, and
i crowd of citizens from that burg
hands to listen to about 1t. Mayor
lcr, City Attorney Allison and Colon
land spoke in favor of the aniendmel
tomorrow thoee who oppose them
heard from. The fight Is over
ton to create board OF public
consist OF the mayor and TWO otn
to be appointed by the governor.
4 BILL authorizing the St Louis
western 10 absorb the Tyler sout
was introduced IN both houses To-
n 10 tho lower house Mr. Masterso
duced bill providing for the aDo
4 the office OF fish and oyster comm
x and Mr.. Gill introduced a biil
that the maximum amount 10 De
yearly as a salary out Of The iees
Office by constables shall DC. siov
Il 1920 as under tho present ~
house committee on constltut'ona'
ments killed a resolution prosiui
four,year official term without
fer State, district and county ONO
HON. FRANK HOLLAND OF psila
working for au application Tor
cultural and horticultural builaiI
Agricultural aud Mechanical con